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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE STATUTES COMPILATION ACT, 1902." MEMORANDUM BY THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL ON THE COMPILATION OF THE MINING ACTS

Prevented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Act.

MEMORANDUM.

Pursuant to section 2 of " The Statute* Compilation Act Amendment Act, 1903," the Solicitor-General submits the following memorandum directing attention to the consequential and other alterations in, additions to, and omissions from the text of the Acts compiled, with a statement where necessary of the reasons therefor :— " The Sunday Labour in Mines Prevention Act, 1897," No. 7 :— Section 2 : The words " within the meaning of ' The Mining Act, 1891,' or ' The Coal-mines Act, 1891,' " are omitted. Section 5 : The words " under this Act " are omitted. Section 7, fixing the date of coming into'operation of the Act, is omitted. " The Mining Act, 1898," No. 38 :— Section 1 : The reference to the coming into operation of the Act and the proviso authorising the taking of steps preparatory to the coming into operation are omitted. Section 2 : The proper references to sections have been made. Section 5 : Effect has been given to the various amending sections noted in the margin of the section. " Former Mining Acts " is made to include the compiled Acts. " Compiled Acts "is defined. In this section and elsewhere throughout the compiled Acts, references to " Her Majesty " are altered to references to " His Majesty " or " the Crown " as the case requires. Section 6 (repeals) is omitted. Section 7 : A second proviso is inserted to prevent the necessity of surrender and exchange of titles acquired under the compiled Acts. Section 13 : The reference to business-site licenses is omitted —-to give effect to section 6 (2), of the Act of 1899. Section 43 omitted (repealed by section 4 of the Act of 1904). Section 59 : Reference to " lease or license " inserted to give effect to section 11 of the Act of 1899. Section 62 : " Five " is substituted for " ten " in subsection (8), (a), to give effect to section 2 of the Act of 1901. In subsection (2) a proviso is inserted to give effect to section 2of the Act of 1899. Section 63 : " Five " is substituted for " ten " in subsections (1) and (2) to give effect to section 3 of the Act of 1901. Section 66 : Above this section the heading " Prospecting Warrants and Prospecting Licenses " is inserted for clearness. Section 76 omitted (repealed by section 3 of the Act of 1900). Section 85 : In subsection (2) a third proviso is inserted to give effect to section 4 of the Act of 1902. Section 86 : Paragraph (a) is inserted to give effect to section 5 of the Act of 1904 ; in paragraph (b) a proviso is inserted to give effect to section 5 of the Act of 1902 ; in paragraph (c) two provisoes are inserted-to give effect to section 24 of the Act of 1899. Section 87 : In paragraph (2) the rent is altered to give effect to section 4 of the Act of 1900. Section 92 : A proviso is added to this section to give effect to section 5 of " The Water-power Act, 1903."

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