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Species of Timber to be staled in Licences. Sample. 



18. Every licence shall specify the species of trees which the holders of the 

 licence are authorized to fell. Such description shall include the vernacular 

 name of each species in the local dialect. Provided that the holder of a licence 

 may, on giving notice to the Conservator or to any officer appointed by him, cut 

 down and carry away a sample tree of any other species. Such sample tree 

 shall not be liable to royalty or duty. Provided further that the holders of a 

 licence may apply at any time to the Conservator for permission to fell and 

 carry away any other species of tree, and if the Conservator advises that such 

 species of tree may be cut, the holder of the licence may apply for a supple- 

 mental licence granting the right to fell and carry away such species, but only 

 on condition that no such species of tree shall be taken except in accordance 

 with such instructions regarding the minimum felling girth as the Conservator 

 may in his discretion prescribe. 



ORDINARY CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH LICENCES ARE GRANTED. 



Commencement and Continuance of Work. 



19. The holders of a licence shall commence work within six months from the 

 date when the Governor's assent to the issue of the licence is communicated to 

 them, and during the continuance of such licence shall not discontinue work for 

 any period of more than twenty-four weeks in the whole of any je'tr, or for 

 any consecutive period of more than sixteen weeks, provided that the licence 

 .shall not be liable to forfeiture, nor shall the holders thereof be liable to 

 any penalty under these rules or to proceedings on the Bond, if such cessation 

 fro:i; work has been, in the opinion of the Provincial Forest Officer, due to 

 causes beyond the control of the holders of the licence, or if such cessation 

 shall in his opinion have been desirable on any other grounds. 



Procedure to be adopted before Trees are Felled. 



20. (1) The holders of licences shall mark all trees which they desire to fell, 

 and shall from time to time prepare a list of such trees describing : 



(a) The girth of the tree at a point 10 feet from the ground ; 

 (ft) The vernacular name of the tree intended to be cut ; 



(c) The situation of the tree ; and 



(d) The name of the Head Chief of the Native community owning the laud 



on which the tree is growing, aud the name of (lie nearest village of 

 such Native community. Such list shall be made out in duplicate and 

 shall be forwarded to the nearest European Forest Officer of the 

 Province. Each copy shall be certified in writing to be correct by tbe 

 grantees or their agent. 



On receipt of the lists the European Forest Officer shall endorse one copy with 

 a statement that f ermission is granted to fell the trees described in the list, and 

 after signing his name and adding the date on which the statement is signed, 

 shall return such copy to the holders of the licence or their agent. The other 

 copy shall be filed by the Forest Officer in his office. Upon receipt of the copy 

 of the list endorsed with the statement aforesaid the holders of the licence may 

 forthwith fell the trees described in such list. 



Inspection. 



(2) The European Forest Officer shall as soon as possible inspect, or cause to 

 be inspected, the trees mentioned in the list, or the stumps of the said trees which 

 have been felled in accordance with any permission granted as aforesaid. 



Production of 



(3) The holders of a licence shall retain all lists aforesaid, and shall produce 

 the same when required in order to show their authority for felling the 

 trees. 



(4) No timber shall be exported unless it bears the Government pass mark 

 which the European Forest Officer will affix or cause to be affixed at such time 

 and place as may be agreed upon with the licensee. 



(5) Every European Forest Officer shall keep proper records of all trees on 

 which he has granted a certificate of rebate under rule 39. 



