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feited in the same way as if such person had cut, gathered, made, 
burnt, or dug, or had removed or carried away, such article or articles 
on, or from, lands of the Crown not licensed or granted to, and not in 
the lawful occupation of, any person. 
These regulations are undoubtedly productive of evil, 
in more ways than one ; and a change in them is needed. 
The Crown Surveyor in his official report for 1881 pro- 
poses certain definite alterations in these. He would 
have them as follows : — 
1. All aboriginal Indians shall be at liberty to cut on any 
crown-land not granted to, nor in the lawful occupation of, any person, 
timber to be used by them or to be disposed of by them, in the shape of 
squared timber, under the restrictions hereinafter set forth and of a 
size which will square not less then eight inches. 
2. They shall be at liberty to cut and gather on any such land of 
the crown as aforesaid any troolies, palm, or other leaves, and to make 
any shingles from trees of any size, and to burn any charcoal on any 
such land of the crown. 
3. No aboriginal Indian shall be at liberty to dispose of anything, 
shingles, staves, beams, posts or spars, to any person whatever, but all 
such shall become the property of the Government, to be applied in the 
construction of public works, and they shall be remunerated therefor 
in such manner as His Excellency the Governor shall deem most con- 
ducive to their interest, value at not less than the current market rates 
being allowed to them. 
4. Any timber, shingles, staves, beams, posts, or spars that may have 
been taken from the crown forests by any aboriginal Indians, and that 
shall be found in the possession of any person other than an aboriginal 
Indian shall be forfeited in the same way as if such persons had 
made such shingles, or cut such timber, staves, beams, posts or spars, 
on lands of the crown not in the lawful occupation of any person. 
5. His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time appoint 
such depots for the reception of timber (etc. etc.) made by Indians, on 
the different rivers, as he may deem requisite. Under these regula- 
tions they will be permitted to dispose of charcoal, troolies, palm, 
or other leaves to any person. 
