A.—sb.

Mining.

(a.) The Warden may grant to the holder of any such claim as many residence-site licenses as the Warden thinks reasonable, having regard to the number of such workmen. (fr.) Such licenses shall be held by the claimholder, and the land comprised therein shall be available as residence-sites for his 5 workmen, subject to such terms and conditions as are specially prescribed. 145. The Warden may from time to time as he thinks fit set apart land for business-sites and residence-sites respectively, and cause the same to be surveyed and laid out into such allotments, reserves, 10 streets, and rights-of-way as in his opinion public convenience requires ; and with respect to such allotments the following provisions shall apply :— (a.) In no case shall the area of any such allotment exceed the maximum area hereinbefore prescribed. (fr.) All such allotments shall be numbered and marked as busi- 15 ness-sites or residence-sites, as the case may be, and shall be open for application accordingly on and after a day to be appointed and publicly notified by the Warden. (c.) For the purposes of such application it shall be sufficient if the allotment applied for is identified by its number, situation, 20 and area, without marking out the ground. (d.) In any case where the Warden is of opinion that any allotment set aside as a business-site or residence-site is not required for that purpose he may withdraw it, and in such case it shall cease to be subject to the foregoing provisions 25 of this section. 146. The provisions of this Act relating to business-sites, resi-dence-sites, and special sites shall not apply within the limits of the Towns of Shortland, Grahamstown, and Tararu, as such limits are defined in a Proclamation gazetted on the sixth day of January, one 30 thousand eight hundred and seventy-two. Timber-cutting Rights. 147. Subject to regulations under this Act, the Governor may from time to time define and specify in any mining district areas (hereinafter referred to as " Warden's timber-areas ") within which timber licenses and 35 other timber-cutting rights may be granted under this Act exclusively, and other areas (hereinafter referred to as " Land Board's timber-areas ") within which timber licenses and other timber-cutting rights may be granted under sections two hundred and twenty-two and two hundred and twenty-seven of " The Land Act, 1892," exclusively. 40 148. All rents, royalties, and fees received in respect of timbercutting rights shall be deemed to be goldfields revenue in the case of rights granted within the Warden's timber-areas, and territorial revenue in the case of rights granted within the Land Board's timber-areas : Provided nevertheless as follows :— 45 (a.) In the case of timber-cutting rights granted in respect of land which, pursuant to the contract between Her late Majesty and the New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), was set apart as reserves for mining purposes, the rents,

Warden may set apart lands for business and residence sites. 1898, No. 38, sec. 124

Certain towns excepted. Ibid, sec. 125

Warden's and Land Board's timberareas. 1900, No. 64, sec. 9

Application of rents, fees, and royalties. Ibid, sec. 10

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