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Upon the certificate of any officer appoiuied under this part of this Act that the 

 terms and conditions imposed by this Act have been complied with, theperson to whom 

 such certificate is given shall be entitled, on the production of such certificate to the 

 Commissioner of Crown Lands, to receive an order for an amoimt to which such certifi- 

 cate shall prove him to be entitled. 



Eveiy such order shall be transferable, and shall be exercised within five years from 

 the date hereof, and if not exercised within such period shall be absolutely null 

 and void. 



It shall be lawful for the holder of any order, if the sum of money named therein 

 exceed fifty pounds, but not otherwise, to exercise such right wholly at one time, or 

 from time to time (before the expiration of the period aforesaid), and to purchase, under 

 such order, land in one parcel, or in more parcels than one ; and whenever such order, 

 whatever the amount thereof may be, shall he exercised by the purchase or selection of 

 any such land as aforesaid, the holder of such order shall, at any time, when under the 

 law in force regulating the sale of such lands he would be bound to pay any deposit, 

 interest, rent, or purchase-money, if such purchase had been made under such law 

 alone, and not under this Act, produce such order to the person to whom such deposit, 

 interest, rent, or purchase-money may be payable ; and such person shall thereupon 

 note by endorsement on such order the sum of money which would be payable by such 

 holder as such deposit, interest, rent, or purchase-money as aforesaid, and shall also 

 give to the holder of the order a receipt or certificate in the like form and to the like 

 effect as such, holder would be entitled to receive if he had paid in cash the sum so 

 endorsed ; and such receipt or certificate shall have the same force and effect as if the ' 

 holder of such certificate had paid such sum so endorsed as aforesaid : Provided, how- 

 ever, that when the order has been fully exercised it shall be given up to the Treasurer. 



No land once planted shall entitle the owner to more than one order in respect of 

 such land. 



Any person holding a lease from the Crown for pastoral purposes may give written 

 notice to the Commissioner of Crown Lands that he wishes to sow, plant, or transplant 

 forest trees on any tract of land not being less than twenty acres, on the land held by 

 him on lease, and in such notice shall define the number of trees on each acre, and the 

 description of trees which he intends to sow, plant, or transplant, and state the amount 

 of compensation which he expects in case of resumption ; and if no objection is raised 

 by the Commissioner within six months after the giving of such notice, all trees sown, 

 planted, or transplanted in pursuance of any such notice which shall at the time of re- 

 sumption be in a vigorous and healthy state, at least ten feet high, and securely fenced 

 against sheep and cattle, shall be an improvement for which compensation shall be given 

 if such land is resumed : Provided that in no case more than two pounds shall be paid 

 for every acre sown, planted, transplanted, and resumed. 



The following regulations relating to the planting and preservation o| 

 forest trees -were, in accordance with clause 29 of " The Forest Trees 

 Act," made and issued by the Forest Board on the 16th October, 1876 : — 



Persons planting trees and wishing to avail themsejves of the provisions of clause 

 22 of this Act, may claim the orders referred to in such clause, not earlier than two 

 years nor later than five years after the date of planting, such claim to be made in 

 writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Forest Board. 



Persons planting trees as above and maintaining them in good order, will be entitled 

 to the orders specified in the Act at the end of five years from the date of such plant- 



