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Re-planting by Owners of Lands. 



46. The provisions of rules 27 and 28 relating to re-planting shall apply 

 to owners of land felling trees, provided that such owners as fell trees 

 for export shall not be compelled to cultivate and keep clear from 

 undergrowth young trees planted by them after such young trees are four years 

 of age. 



Certain Rules to Apply to Owners of Lands. 



47. The provisions of rules 21, 23, 25, 26, 37 and 41 shall apply to owners of 

 lands taking timber for the purposes aforesaid and to the timber taken by them 

 as if they were holders of licences granted under these rules. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

 Cutting of Timber for Local Use. 



48. On native lands in respect of which no licence has been granted under 

 these rules, such timber as may be required locally for domestic, agricultural or 

 other like purposes or for the construction or repair of canoes, vessels, buildings, 

 bridges, tramways, railways or other like works but not for purposes of sale 

 may be felled by the owners of the lands or by any persons authorized by them, 

 provided the consent of the nearest Commissioner or European Forest Officer 

 be first obtained. 



Procedure for Receiving of Amount Due on Bond. 



49. In any proceedings which are taken on a Bond required to be given in 

 accordance with these rules the amount due and recoverable in such proceedings 

 shall be the amount (not exceeding that named in the Bond) which the 

 Conservator may fix as and for liquidated damages. 



Ditties of Chiefs and Grantors interested in a Licence. 



50. The Chiefs or grantors interested in a licence shall assist the Forestry 

 Department in the work of inspection and shall report to the nearest European 

 Forest Officer any instance in which any of these rules or any rule or order 

 mnde under the Forestry Ordinance has been broken. 



If the Chiefs or grantois fail in the fulfilment of this duty the Conservator 

 or Provincial Commissioner may recommend that the royalties due or becoming 

 due to such Chiefs or grantors shall be paid into the general revenue of the 

 Colony or to any Chief or grantor who has rendered valuable assistance to the 

 Forestry Department, and the Governor may rrake an order to that effect 

 accordingly : Provided that not more than one year's royalties shall be forfeited 

 under this rule for any one failure. 



Application of Rides. 



51. These rules i-hall apply to all Crown lands and lands leased by the Crown, 

 and to Native lands : Provided that they shall not, without the consent in 

 writing of the parties interested, apply to any concession granted before the 

 rules came into force ; but all such concessions shall be regulated by the rules in 

 force at the time of the granting thereof. 



APPENDIX. 



Timber Licence. 



Tins INDENTURE made the day of , 19 , BETWEEN 



of (hereinafter called the Grantors, which expression shall include the 



Grantors and their successors in title) of the one part and (hereinafter 



called the Licensees, which expression shall include the Licensees and their 

 successors in title) of the other part : 



