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Suggestions. 



4. That the permits be signed by the person who issues 

 them, and by the person who receives the money. 



5. That no permit be valid without both these signatures. 



6. That neither the Receiver- General in Levuka, nor the 

 magistrates in the provinces issue permits ; but no permit 

 will be valid without the signature of one of these officers to 

 certify that the sum mentioned in the permit has been paid. 



7. That all payments be made in advance. 



8. That each permit state the time for which it is issued, 

 the name of the person in whose favour it is granted, kind of 

 trees he is permitted to cut, the number of them, where they 

 are growing, and the SIZE under which they MUST NOT be cut. 



9. That the permit-holder may not transfer his permit to 

 any person without the sanction of the Government, nor cut 

 trees in any part of the forest, except the one mentioned in 

 the permit, without the authority of Government. 



10. That the permit-holder be responsible for all damage 

 caused by fire raised either by himself or his servants, or that 

 may be done by any animals belonging to him. 



11. That the permit-holder be responsible for all needless 

 destruction of young trees by his people, either in felling or 

 removing the timber, and for any injury done to any tree by 

 cutting or otherwise, either by himself or his servants. 



12. That the permit-holder be responsible for trees being 

 felled either by himself or his servants, within 50 feet hori- 

 zontal measurement, of a stream, or spring, or of a fresh or 

 -alt- water marsh, or within 150 feet perpendicular elevation 

 from the top of a mountain or mountain ridge, unless such 

 trees have been marked for him to fell either by conservator 

 or his duly qualified assistants. 



13. That the inspector of native taxes shall be the judge of 

 needless destruction, and from his decisions there be no appeal 



pt to Government in the instance of the award to be paid 

 tor damages being thought too high by permit-holder. 



