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so occupied, the Permit shall be called in and cancelled, anda 
regular grant issued in hen thereof. 
15. It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Lands, upon The Govern- 
the application of the Lessee or other duly authorised person, to or may subdi- 
accept a surrender of any original grant of land, and to grant new vide ouginal 
leases for sub-divisions of the same, provided that all arrears of ee 
rent due under the original grant have been previously paid, and ars of 
provided that in no case shall the quit-rent for any portion of a pent be first 
Lot so sub-divided be less than one dollar per annum. paid. 
16. All coal, minerals, precious stones and mineral oil on, The right to 
under and within the said lands are absolutely reserved to the work mine- 
Government or its Licensees, together with the right to enter upon pee 
the said lands and to search for, get and take away coal, minerals, ee 
precious stones and mineral oils in, on, or under the same, and to 
reserve such portions of land as may be necessary for examining or 
working any mines, or conveying away the products thereof, upon 
payment of reasonable compensation to the Lessees for surface 
damage to such land or any buildings thereon. 
Mining licen- 
ses may be 
granted by 
Governor. 
18. The Government reserves the right to resume possession Reserves for 
of such portions of land as may be necessary for public purposes, Public pur- 
such as police, revenue and telegraph stations, roads, railways, Poses. 
tramways, canals, &c., upon payment of reasonable compensation 
for loss and damages actually sustained by the Lessee. 
17. It shall be lawful for the Governor to grant mining 
licenses on favourable terms to the Lessees of demised lands. 
Government 
reserves for 
roads, &e. 
19. The Government reserves the right at all times to take, 
or to authorise others to take, timber, stone, clay, sand and other 
road-making material for the construction and repair of neighbour- 
ing roads, bridges, &c.,on payment of reasonable compensation 
for loss and damages actually sustained by the Lessee. 
20. The Government reserves all navigable streams, rivers Land re- 
and creeks and a belt of land 50 yards wide along the banks of the S°TV¢s- 
same, and also a similar belt of land from high water mark along 
the sea-shore ; ample provision, free of rent, being made for land- 
ing places and other purposes, for the convenience of the neigh- 
bouring Lessees. 
; ; Bird’s nests 
Bs a 7 a at x } _ oe athe 5 4 Y pbs 
21. The Government reserves all edible bird’s nests and and Guan 
guano, and also the right at all times to enter on the demised yesepved. 
land, and to take or authorise others to take such edible birds’ nests 
