Common of Pasturage within the Limits of a Hundred.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 254, 4 November 1848, Page 6

Common of Pasturage within the Limits of a Hundred.

22. Whenever the Governor shall, by Proclamation duly made, divide any County or settled portion of the Province into Hundreds, and declare the boundaries thereof, the right of Pasturage on the Waste Lands of the Crown comprised within those boundaries, and the apportionment of the same, will be granted exclusively to the occupants of land held under Grauts from the Crown within the Hundred, to the New Zealand Fencibles and then Officers, to the Natives and Half-Castes occupying land within the Hundred, with permission of the Government, "n ho shall respectively take out a Depasturing License as hereinafter provided. 23. A depasturing License will be granted to every such occupant who shall apply for the same to the Commissions of Crown Lands on or before the Ut day of Januaiy, in. each year, provided that he shall first deposit with that Officer a return of the number of acies held under Crown Grants (ov in the case of New HiulanJ Pencibles, Natives and llalf-Casfces, held by permission of the Ciown) occupied by him in every Hundred for which he claims such License, such leium to be in the form of .Schedule D. hereunto annexed. 24. Eveiy such License will commence and take effect on the Ist day of January, and will continue iv foice for one year. 25. For eveiy such License there shall be paid the sum of 10s. 6d. 20. A? soon as conveniently may be after the .said Ist day of January, in each year, the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall publish in theGovERNMhNr Gazette, a list of the persons to whom, and the names of the Hundred in respect of which such Licenses shall have been gt anted. 27. The persons whose names shall be comprised in such libt shall have the exclusive right of Pasturage on the Waste Lands of the Crown within the Hundred in respect of which they shall hold such License. 28. As soon as conveniently may be after the publication of such list, the Commissioner of Pi-™™ T.!.mis shrill, in each. Hundred, call a

meeting of such persons, for the purpose of electing from amongst themselves, by a majority of votes, three persons (to he called Wai dens), who shall have the regulation and apportionment, for the ensuing year, of the light of pasturage within the Hundred, as heiemafter provided. j 29. At every such Meeting the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall preside, and in case of an equality of votes shall have a casting vote. 30. No Member at such Meeting shall he entitled to more than one vote. 3 1 . The pei sons so to be elected shall have the power, and shall forthwith pioceed to compute the quantity of cattle capable of being depastured on the Waste Lands of the Crown within the Hundred, to deteimine the desciiption of Cattle to be depastured therein, and to apportion the number of gieat Cattle and small Cattle, which may be depastured for the ensuing year by every person holding such License as aforesaid, regard being had to the quantity of land occupied by each such person, or to the price or sum per acre which may have been paid for the same into the Public Treasury, or to such other general rule as the persons so elected may deem belter suited to the circumstances of the case or to the condition of the Hundred. 32. The regulations so to be made shall be agieed to by two at least of the peisons &o to be elected, and a copy of the same, under their hands, shall be furnished to the Commissioner of Ciown Lands, for publication in the Government Gazel'Te. 33. In the event of the death, resignation, or refusal to act, of any of the persons so to be elected, the remaining Wardens shall supply the vacancy by electing his successor. 34. In case the persons so elected for any such Hundred shall neglect for the space of two calendar months to make such regulations as aforesaid, all the powers hereinbefore given to them .shall be held and exercised by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. 35. No defined Huns will he granted hy the Crown within the limits of a proclaimed Hundred.

Timbfr Licenses. 36. Persons occupying Waste Lands of the Crown for the purpose of cutting timber "will be required to pay a fee of Five Pounds yeaily to the Crown upon the issue of the license. 37. The Commissioner of Crown Lands will determine the extent of land to which such license shall give a light of occupancy, and the Licenses only to have effect within the district specified in them. 38. No fresh applicant for a License will be permitted injuriously to interfere with a portion of forest upon Avhieh any other person may have expended capital and labour. 39. In the event of an occupant of a portion of forest upon which he may have expended any considerable sum in the formation of roads or improvements to facilitate the removal of timber, wishing to resign his license, he will, if in the consideration of the Commissioner he should be regarded as having established a claim to this indulgence, be permitted to transfer his license and right of pre-occupancy to such person as he may select. 40. All applicants for Timber Licenses must address their applications to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating their names and residences in full. 41. When the application has been approved, it will be forwarded to the Colonial Treasurer, by whom, upon payment of the required fee, the License will be issued. 42. No person will be allowed to cut or remove Timber on or from the Crown Lands, which have been reserved by Government for the public use.

General. 43. All future Licenses of the above kind will be so drawn as to expire simultaneously on the last day of each year. 44. Those applied for aftei the Ist June, in each year, will only be chargeable with half of the usual fee. 45. Licenses are to be signed and issuedby the Colonial Treasurer, on payment of the proper fees. 46. Nothing herein contained shall be taken to prevent the sale by the Crown, at any time, of any portion of the Waste Lands of the Crown as aforesaid, nor to affect the enjoyment of any purchaser or occupier thereof, when purchased. 47. The words " Great Cattle 1 ' shall be construed to mean horned cattle, horses, mules, and asses, male and female, and their offspring above six months of age ; and the woids " Small Callle" shall be construed to mean sheep, goats, and swine, male and female, with their weaned offspring. 48. All disputes between persons claiming runs, and all complaints having refetenceto luns and timber licenses shall be heard and decided by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. 49. Any licensed person against whom the Commissioner of Ciown Lands shall give a decision upon the complaint of another licensed person in any matter relating to the depasturing of cattle or the cutting of timber upon the I Ciown Lands, wall be required to pay a fee of five pounds. ' 50. The form of Licenses, both for depasturing stock and cutting timber, to be according to the forms of Schedules E and F, hereunto annexed.