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(iv) In the event of any fire breaking out in the reserve, the inhabitants of 

 any village or farm situated within the reserve are liable to be called 

 out by any Forest Officer to help to extinguish the fire. 



Smoking is prohibited except within areas that are sufficiently fire- 

 traced to prevent the spread of fire from such area to the adjoining 

 portions of the reserve. 



(5) Hunting and fishing within a Government reserve may be allowed 

 provided that : 



(i) Such hunting or fishing is carried out in accordance with conditions 

 specified on a hunting or fishing licence, and that the prescribed fees 

 for such licences are paid. 



(ii) Such licences may prohibit altogether the hunting of any or all animals or 

 birds during certain seasons of the year, as, for instance, when fires 

 are prevalent or during the breeding season, and may prohibit alto- 

 gether the hunting of certain specified animals or birds. 



Animals and birds so protected within reserves will be notified from 

 time to time by publication in the Gazette. 



In the case of fishing licences, similar restrictions may be imposed. 

 Hunting or fishing licences may be obtained from the Provincial 

 Forest Officer. 



(G) Buildings or similar structures may be erected in reserves provided 

 that : 



(i) Such buildings or structures are erected in accordance with the conditions 



of a licence and the payment of any fees prescribed by such licence. 

 (ii) The erection of villages in a reserve or farming may be allowed free of 

 any fees if the inhabitants of such a village 



(a) Agree to plant up the farm lands allowed them when the latter 

 have reached the fallow stage with any plants that the Conservator or 

 Provincial Forest Officer may require to be planted out. 



(5) Tend the young plants so planted out for such a period as the 

 Conservator or Provincial Forest Officer may direct. 



(c) Limit their farming operations to such areas as may from time 

 to time be set aside for that purpose by the Provincial Forest Officer. 



(//) Fire-trace their villages and help to put out any fires that may 

 occur within the reserves. 



A breach of any of the above conditions will render the inhabitants 

 of the village liable to expulsion from the reserve. 



2. The forms contained in the Appendix hereto shall be used as far as they 

 may be applicable, and the fees shall be paid according to the rates set forth in 

 the said licences, or according to rates which may hereafter be fixed by order 

 made under section 19 of the Ordinance and published in the Gazette. 



3. Whoever shall commit a breach of any of the provisions hereinbefore 

 contained shall be liable upon conviction thereof to a penalty not exceeding 50/.. 

 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 



APPENDIX. 



Licence Farms. 



FORM A. 



Licence In collect Major Forest Produce (Timber). 



Permission is granted to [i/a/i/r of person"] of [his residence'] to fell and take 

 the timber procured from [number of'\ trees of the following kinds [cuter 

 number nf each kind to be felled] situated within the limits of block or compart- 

 ment [number or name of blocl- or compartment] of the [name of] reserve during 

 the period [date of issue of licence] to [date of expiration of licence] on the 

 following conditions : 



(a) That only such trees are felled as have been marked by Government for 

 that purpose, 



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