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(1) by a Bond with two sureties or (2) by deposit of a sum of money in the 

 Treasury. The amount for which the Bond shall be given or the sum which 

 shall be deposited in the Treasury shall be four hundred pounds if the area is 

 estimated by the Conservator at one hundred square miles or under and one 

 thousand pounds if the area is estimated by him to exceed one hundred square 

 miles. 



Seizure. 



37. Any Forest Officer or any Commissioner may himself, or by any person 

 acting under bis direction, seize any timber cut in contravention of or not 

 marked in accordance with these rules or any order or rule made under the 

 Forestry Ordinance, and may detain the same until the Court has given direc- 

 tions as to the disposal thereof. 



Fees. 



38. Applicants for licences shall pay the following fees : 



(1) Upon application ... ... ... ... ... 3 



(2) Upon execution of the licence 5 



These fees shall be paid by stamps affixed to the application, or as the case 

 may be to the licence. 



Fees 



39. Holders of licences shall pay the following fees : 



Upon each tree authority to fell which is given under rule 20 supra. 



(a) Upon each mahogany or cedar tree ... ... ... ... 56s. 



(6) Upon any other tree 20s. 



Provided that such fees may be reduced by the Governor so as to permit the 



profitable working of the lower classes of timber. 



And provided that in the event of a tree felled proving to be unsound the 

 licensee shall forthwith notify the fact to the nearest European Forest Officer 

 of the Province, who shall examine the tree or cause it to be examined, and if 

 after such examination the tree proves to be unsound, and is passed as such by 

 the European Forest Officer, the latter shall grant a certificate to that effect, 

 upon production of which the Conservator or the Provincial Forest Officer shall 

 grant to the licensee a rebate of forty-two shillings on the tree if mahogany or 

 cedar, or of ten shillings if the tree be of any other kind. 



Disposal of fees. 



40. These fees, which include the export duties, royalties and inspection fees, 

 shall be paid by the holders of licences to the Conservator or Provincial Forest 

 Officer before they commence felling any of the trees authority to fell which is 

 given under rule 20 supra, and shall be divided by the Conservator or Provincial 

 Forest Officer as follows : 



() Forty-six shillings of the fee for mahogany or cedar and fourteen 

 shillings of the fee for any other tree shall be paid into the nearest 

 local treasury, and shall form part of the revenue of the Colony ; and 



(b) Ten shillings of the fee for mahogany or cedar and six shillings of the 



fee for any other tree shall be paid to the Commissioner of the district 

 in which the lands included in the licence or the greater part thereof 

 are or is situated, and distributed by him among the grantors of the 

 licence in the proportion to which they are entitled. 



(c) Any rebate granted under rule 39 of these rules shall be allowed out of 



the fees payable under sub-rule (a) of this rule, and shall be deducted 

 from the fees payable upon the next authority to fell granted under 

 rule 20 hereof. 



Penalties of Breach of Rules, 0c. 



41. If the holders of a licence shall commit any breach of any of these rules 

 (including the clauses or conditions contained in the licence) they shall be liable 

 to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or to imprisonment for any period not 

 exceeding six months with or without hard labour, and in addition to such fine 

 or imprisonment the licence may be determined. 



