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Propositions. 

 property of Government, to be disposed of as Government 

 may direct. 



111. That any person committing an offence against the 

 forest laws be brought before a magistrate by summons if well 

 known, or warrant if necessary. 



112. That if need be, any person committing an offence 

 against the forest laws may at once be arrested and taken 

 before a magistrate. 



113. That conservator, deputy conservator, forest ranger, 

 officer of police, or police constable may arrest, or cause to 

 be taken before a magistrate, any person for a breach of the 

 forest laws. 



114. That in case of the illegal arrestment of any person, 

 he who made, or caused to be made the illegal arrestment, 

 pay damages, or be imprisoned as the magistrate shall decide. 



115. That no case of offence against forest laws be ruled out 

 of court because of informality of proceedings or of information. 



11G. That any person who shall hinder any officer of the 

 forest department from doing his duty be brought before a 

 magistrate, and awarded such punishment as the magistrate 

 shall deem necessary. 



Section XV. — Power to make Regulations. 



117. That Government make regulations, with the advice of 

 forest committee, for the carrying out of forest laws. 



118. That these regulations, if in accordance with the tenor 

 of forest laws, have the same force as the law. 



119. That because any part, article, or clause of these regula- 

 tions, or the meaning of such be contrary to sense of forest 

 laws, all and every part of regulations be not considered 

 contrary thereto. 



120. That all rules and regulations drawn up by conservator, 

 and approved by Government, for the disposal of timber, prices 

 fixed on it, &c, and for the carrying on of all works and 

 contracts for works of all kinds for the benefit of forest 

 reserves, or facilitating the extraction, floating, carting and 

 removing of timber, firewood, or other forest reserve produce 

 from any reserve, have the force of law. 



John Horne, 

 Director of Gardens and Forests, Mauritius. 



