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these rules to take timber over an area in respect of which no such mining 

 licence or lease is in force, the holders of the licence to take timber shall have 

 the right of applying under tha said law for an exclusive or general mining 

 licence over the area over which the said licence to cut timber his been granted, 

 and this right shall give the holders a prior right to be granted such mining 

 licence, which said prior right shall last for sis months from the date of the 

 said licence to cut timber. 



Duration and Renewal of Licences. 



(3) Subject to the provisions of this rule, licences shall be granted for five 

 years with a right to renew for further periods of two years. Such renewal 

 may be grante i on a certific ite from the Conservator that the holders of the 

 licence havj substantially complied with the conditions subject; to which the 

 licence is granted. 



The refusal of the Conservator to grant a certificate shall be subject to appeal 

 to the Governor. 



Applications for renewal shall be made to the Conservator in writing nine 

 months before the date on which the licence would elapse but for such renewal. 

 The order for the renewal shall be endorsed upon the copy of the licence filed 

 in the Land Registry, and a copy of such endorsement shall be sent by the 

 Registrar to the Conservator for transmission to the holders of the licence. 



If the applicants or the holders of a licence desire that their licence shall be 

 granted for a longer period than above-mentioned in order that they may 

 construct tramways, monorails or other works for working the timber to be 

 included or included in their licence, they may apply at any time to have such 

 period fixed by the Governor. 



Exclusive Water Frontages and other Rights. 



(4) If for any reason it appears to the Governor desirable for the proper 

 working of the timber included in a licence that an exclusive water frontage 

 should be granted, the Governor may issue an order conferring such exclusive 

 frontage. Similarly, if it is conducive to the proper working of any timber 

 that no roads, lines or timber tracks should be made over tha lands to be 

 included or included in a licence by the holders of other licences, the Governor 

 may make an order restricting or prohibiting the making of such roads, lines or 

 tracks. 



Effect of Provisional Consent to Application. 



8. If the Governor grants his provisional consent to an application for a 

 licence, the fact shall be forthwith notified to the Provincial Forest Officer for 

 the information of the applicant. Unless otherwise stated, the Governor's 

 provisional consent shall mean that the licence shall be drawn in accordance 

 with these rules. The Governor may, however, decide not to give bis consent 

 unless the licence contains special clauses in modification of or supplemental to 

 these rules. 



Reference to Attorney-General for Report on Title of Grantors. 



9. In case there is any doubt as to the title of the grantors, the matter shall 

 be referred to the Attorney-General for report. 



If Report lie. Adverse. 



10. If such report be adverse the Colonial Secretary shall forthwith notify 

 the Provincial Forest Officer, who shall inform the applicant of the nature of 

 the report, so that the applicant may discontinue any expenditure which he may 

 be incurring or which may be incurred on his behalf with a view to obtaining 

 a licence or so thut he may endeavour to cure the defect in the title. 



P aliment of Expenses. 



11. All expenses connected with the delimitation of the lands included in a 

 licence, the marking off of the boundaries, the preparation of the plan of the 

 area of the lands aforesaid and the preparation of and recording of the licence 

 shall be borne by the applicants. 



