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25. Nothing in this Proclamation provided shall be taken to Special Regu- 
alfeet the es conditions under which Lots of one hundred acres lation for 
and upwards in extent are leased in ee with the Special lands of 10 
Reeuk ations ‘approved by the Court of Directors of The British carne 
North Borneo Company on the 7 7th day of ee 1885, or such ede 
other Special Regulations as may hereafter be in the same manner 
approved by the said. Court of Directors. 7 
26. All dealings in land between. European and Chinese and Dealing in 
other foreigners on aie one hand, and the natives of the country land with na- 
on the other hand are hereby expressly forbidden, and no nee tives forbid- 
dealings shall be valid or shail be recognised in any Court of Law @2- 
unless such dealings shall have been “entered into and concluded 
before the 16th day. of January, 1883. : 
27. A foreigner desirous of purchasing land from a native Foreigners 
shall address his “application to the Governor ¢ through the Com- May acquire’ 
missioner of Lands, and the Governor, if he sees fit to sanction oe 
such purchase, shall, it the native owner consent, acquire the land een 
on behalf of the Government, and shall fix the premium at which 
the same shall be leased by the Government to the applicant, and 
the land when so leased shail thenceforward be deemed to be 
alienated under the provisions of this Proclamation, and shall be 
subject to all the provisions thereof. 
28, This Proclamation may be cited as “The Land Procla- Short Title. 
mation, 1885.” 
29. In the Interpretation of this Proclamation the word Interpreta- 
“Governor” shall mean and include the Officer administering the tion Clause. 
Government of the Territory of the time being, and the words 
“Commissioner of Lands” shall mean and include the Officer in 
charge of the Land Office for the time being, or his duly appointed 
deputies, and m Section 11 the term ‘‘ unoccupied and unimproy- 
ed” shall, so far as regards Town Lots, mean Lots on which 
tenantable houses have not been erected and maintained. 
Sandakan, 1st August, 1885. 
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