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Otago Daily Times, Issue 94, 5 March 1862, Page 3

lore than 5,000 acres, over a block of land comprisig anrl circumjacent to bis homestead to the extent f 5 per cent of the acreage of the run. Por a run of ,000 acres and upwards, over 250 acres of land com- 1 rising and circumjacent to his homestead or principal ill ion. And for'kll runs, over all lands occupied by C'< ny buildings, enclosures, plantations, cultivations, i- any such other improvements as shall in the judgir»l. of the Waste Lands Board be deemed sufficient ir the purposes of this clause, together with fifty ( .j H cri'S comprising and circumjacent to the lands so ocupied or improved. tin 01. The License: shall at the time of his application an i the Board give a sufficient description ofthe lands W vcr which hc'chtiins such pre-emptive right, to the tin itisfaction of the Chid' Surveyor. Anil the same imll be marked off on the authenticated Maps in the led .and Ofiice. i>i 02. The lands included in such pre-emptive right P°. my be of such form as the applicant shall choose ;V V ut any land purchased by him in the exercise of such tin ight shall be subject, to tlie regulations as to form and th •ontage herein contained. slt 03. The AA'aste Lands Board shall not receive nor sa j nterrain any application to purchase, from any erson other than the runholder, the aforesaid block ) al round the homestead or principal station which does t ], ot include the whole of such block. „. (jm 04. The right of pre-emption hereby given shall be xercised within one week for till lands within twenty dies of the Laud Oflice, at Christchurch; ami ,'ithin one month for all lands at a greater distance herefrom ; such time being reckoned from the date f service of a written notice from the AVaste Lands 'oard, setting forth a copy of the application for any f the lands included in the. pre-emptive right. Such oticeinay be served either personally on tho runolder, or by leaving the same at his last-known lace of abode within the Province, or at the principal lomcstcad or station on the run. Go. The applicant for any rural land included in ny pre-emptive right shall deposit with the Treasurer if the AVaste Lands Board a sum equal to 4s. per acre f the purchase money, and the remainder he shall iay within one week from the date of his application el: ii-ing granted, or forfeit such deposit. Such deposit, lowever, shall be immediately returned on demand, th I' the holder of the pre-emptive right shall givfi notice at I* his intention to purchase any portion of the land W pplied for, and pay the requisite deposit. th 00. If the holder of tho pre-emptive right decide !ci ipem purchasing auy portion ofthe laud applied for, p ie shall forthwith pay to the Treasurer of the Waste „ c '..auds Board a deposit of 4s. per acre of the purchase \. iionuy of such portion; and, if he shall uot within six reeks thereafter have paid the remainder ofthe pur- t jj ihasc money, ha shall forfe.it such deposit, together vitli all right or title to the land. 'jj, If the holder of any pre-emptive right other than hi hose created by clause 00 ofthe Waste Lands Regu- tli ations shall neglect or refuse to purchase any portion le if the land applied for, such portion shall from and of mmediately after such neglect or refusal be released q rom all right of pre-emption and open to purchase m the terms of these Regulations, as if the same had lot been included in any pre-emptive right. 07. Pasturage Licenses with pre-emptive right in lonnection with purchased lands, whether under the Canterbury Association or the Crown, shall, from and ifter the "first day of April, one thousand eight lundred and fifty-six, be taken and deemed to be xisturago license's over the lauds included therein, ipon tlie terms of these Regulations, with a pre'inptive right over ail such hind, to be exercised subect to these Regulations as regards notice of applicn- p ion, payment of deposit, purchase money, price of and, and size and shape of blocks. If the land lovercd by such pre-emptive right shall be included yithin the limits of a run held by license under ilauses 50 and 53, the holder thereof in paying c ] •entfor the same may take credit for the amount paid U j >y him in respect of'lands covered by such pre-emp- v i ive right. ct 08. Holders of pasturage licenses without pre- '"i motive right shall be entitled to hold such licenses or sa o have them renewed upon the terms of their con- v raet with the Canterbury Association or the Crown, tl is the case may be; but if any person holding a"> icense under the Canterbury Association or tiie v] ,'rown shall voluntarily resign the same, he shall be <-.< intitled to receive a license under these Regulations, md shall from the date of such exchange hold his run tl it the rate and on the conditions specified in these »' Regulations. " 09. If any person exchanging his license shall for « my period included in the new license have paid rent it a higher rate than would bo payable under such ijense, such overpayment shall be adjusted at the; next niymcnt of rent. 70. fn the event of improvements having been efected by the licensee of a run on any land which shall he resolved by tbe General Government or by :ho Provincial Government under these Regulations, :he liccnseee shall receive payment of the I'iiluc of such improvements, such value fo be dc- . :idcd by arbitration under direction of the AVaste " Lands lioard, and to be paid by the Treasurer ofthe 2 Waste Lands Board out of the land fund. j 71. All payments on aeceuut of pasturage runs sliall in future be made on or before the first day of Slay, in accordance with clause 51, at the Laud Office, - jt 'Christchurch, and the AA'aste Lands Board slinll a sit at that place for the Treasurer to receive the same. 72 All payments fo be made on account of pastur- - ige runs before the first day of May next ensuing shall be made for the portion of the year only whicli shall elapse between such day of payment and the said first day of May. , 73. In calculating the amount of the license fee and ~, the stock required to be on the run, the year commencing on the said first day of May shall be deemed t > be the same year as that for which such part pay- ~ ment shaU have been made. -, 74. Notwithstanding anything contained in these J emulations, it shall be'lawf'ul for the Governor, upon rhe recommendation nl the Superintendent, and Provincial Coitnil, at any time, and from time to time, be - proclamation in the Government Gazette of the ■] Province, to reserve for tho purposes hereinafter mentioned any lands within the Province, adjacent to or in the neighbourhood of any town, now or which \ may hereafter be formed, and to declare that on and , from a day to be named in such proclamation all de- Jpasturhiif licenses issued under these regulations, in ' respect of such reserved lands, shall cease and be of ' no effect; on and from which day. all such licenses ' shall, as respects such lands, cease and be of no effect accordingly. And it shall be lawful for the Governor at. any time, hereafter, by regulations to be issued in _ that behalf, according to the provisions of tbe AVaste Lands Act, upon tbe "recommendation of the Superintendent and Provincial Council, to regulate the occupation of the AVaste Lands of the Crown within such reserved districts. a i TIMBER. 75. If any tract of land sliall have been reserved for the sale of the timber thereon, such timber may be sold by public auction at an upset price and subject to conditions to be fixed by the Superintendent, and the purchaser shall agree "to remove, the same within - a certain time; and all the timber not removed within such time may be again put up to public auction. ' 70. No person shall, without a license, cut or re- j move any timber from tiny Waste Lands ofthe Crown (except timber which lie shall have purchased under the last clause); and any persons so cutting or removing timber shall bo liable to pay the cost of such license for one year together with the costs of recovering the amount of the'same. , 77. Every license for cutting or removing timber shall be issued for ono month, or for one year, at the f request of the person applying for the same; and a r fee of 10s. shall be paid upon every monthly license, c and of £5 upon every yearly license. 78. A license sliall entitle no one but the person named therein to cut down standing timber, but. it will authorise him to employ any number of persons, during the term of tbe license, to saw, split, or remove - the timber so cut; and such license shall not be transferable. |j 79. A license to cut timber shall extend only to the district named therein. 80. If any person duly licensed shall have established a saw-pit for the purpose of iawing timber, no other person shall cut timber witliin 50 yards of such pit without consent of the person first occupying such saw-pit; provided that if the person establishing such pit shall not use the same, and shall not cut timber within such distance as aforesaid from the pit for 28 consecu ti ye days, it shall be lawful for any other holder * of a license to enter thereupon, and to cut timber as though such pit had not been established. 81. If any person shall, for the purpose of removing timber, have made a road upon land being the AA'aste Lands ofthe Crown and not being a highway, it shall not be lawful for any other person to use the same without tbe permission ofthe person making the same first obtained; provided that if such road shall not be used at any time for 90 consecutive days, it shall be lawful for any holder of a license at anytime tliere- ' alter to use the same. 82. If auy person holding a timber license shall be . proved before the AVaste Lands Board to have offended against any regulations herein contained respecting timber, or to have wilfully or negligently inured pr destroyed by fire or otherwise any timber be^longing to the' Crown, such license shall be, and shall be immediately declared to be forfeited, and it shall be at the discretion ofthe Board to refuse to issue another timber license to the same person.