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certificate of a sworn Surveyor, on or before 31st July following. If half 

 occupation only be proved, the former bolder may retain one-half of the 

 berth after it has been equitably divided in the opinion of the Agent. 



10th. Vacant berths are to be granted to the first applicants and bo 

 described in the licenses as — "not to interfere with prior licenses existing, 

 or to be renewed in virtue of Regulations," but applicants for vacant berths 

 must call for license and pay the required Ground Rent (giving satisfactory 

 security for the payment of all duties that may accrue under the license) 

 within three months of the receipt of their applications in the Bytown Tim- 

 ber District, and all other parts of the Province where the lands are not 

 laid out into Townships or otherwise surveyed for settlement, and within 

 one month in those portions of other agencies where the lands are surveyed 

 or otherwise laid out for settlement ; otherwise their applications will be 

 void and the berths be grantable to the next applicants in succession. 

 Ground Rent received to be returned to the applicant, should it be found 

 that the berth asked cannot be made good to him. 



11th. Licentiates who have complied with all the regulations, will be 

 entitled to renewal of the licenses for their berths in preference to other 

 applicants for them, if they apply in writing for such renewal before the 

 Ist of June next ensuing their previous license, and comply with the condi- 

 tions mentioned in last clause before the 1st November following; failing 

 which, the berths they held will then become vacant and will be offered for 

 sale on 10th November following to the highest bidder making immediate 

 payment, and if not then sold, will be granted to the first applicant there- 

 after as usual. 



12th, When two or more applications are received at the same time 

 for the same ground, it shall be divided between the parties by lot, — should 

 any of them wish it to be so, otherwise the right to the whole is to be deter- 

 mined by lot. But on Rivers, where the cost incurred for surveys or other 

 causes may render it suitable, the preference to license for timber berths 

 may be disposed of at such upset price as the Commissioner of Crown Lands 

 may direct, and be awarded in whole, or in part, to the highest bidder at 

 Auction 'making immediate payment, in case of clashing applications of 

 equal right. 



13th. In the Bytown Timber District, and all other parts of the Pro- 

 vince where the lands are not laid out into Townships or otherwise sur- 

 veyed for settlement, when an applicant has been obstructed for a month or 

 more by a prior application — (for the same ground) — that has become void, 

 he is to be allowed one month in addition to the stated period to take out 

 license, provided he applies in writing for such extension of time, within 

 three months after the receipt of his application for license, and in those 

 localities where, by the 10th clause of these Regulations, one month is the 

 period for which an application is held good, ten days only shall be allowed 

 in addition, in case of ten days or more of obstruction. 



14th. When an application cannot be decided upon till the result of 

 some pending survey be known, or till it be projected, the applicant is to 

 be allowed three months in the Bytown Timber District, and all other parts 

 of the Province where the lands are not laid out into Townships, or other- 

 wise surveyed for settlement, and one month elsewhere, to take out license, 

 after the notification of the result, if in his favor, has been sent to his address ; 

 and when the explorations necessary for the preparation of the sketches 

 required by these Regulations cannot without serious loss be effected with- 

 out an extension of time, it may, on written application, be granted. 

 Licenses granted on erroneous descriptions or sketches furnished by appli- 

 cants, are to be subordinate to subsequent accurately described licenses. 



