REGULATIONS UNDER "THE NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACT, 1885."

Otago Witness, Issue 2410, 10 May 1900, Page 16

REGULATIONS UNDER "THE NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACT, 1885."

RANFURLY, Governor. O Pv D E R IN COUNCIL. At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of January, 1900. Present: His ExcELLEXcr the Govbenoe in Council. IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by " The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885," His Excellency, Uchter John Mprk, Earl of Banfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the- advice and consent of the Exec utive Council of the said colony, doth hereby I revoke the Order in Council dated the twenty - seventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and the several regulations contained in the Schedules thereto, and in lieu j thereof doth hereby make the regulations conj tamed in the First and Sacond Schedules hereto: Provided such revocation shall not • b9 deemed to prejudicially affect any right or privilege acquired, work authorised, offence committed, forfeiture, penalty, or liability iv- ! curred. action or proceeding commenced, un- ' der authority of or against the provisions of the said regulations prior to such revocation j^ taking effect; and it is hereby declared that ;j "these 'regulations shall come into force and j take-effect on and after the first day of April, one thou^aAid nine hundred, and shall apply 1 to Slate forests generally. FIRST SCHEDULE. Genshal Rsgulatioxs. " Fobbst '' in these regulations means any State forest or forest reserve subject to the provisions of " The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885" (hereinafter termed " the said Act"). "Animal" includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, foal, ass, bull, ox, car/, steer, heifer, calf, goat, ram, sheep, or pig. '" Conservator" means tho Conservator of State Forests having the management of any part of a forest to which any regulation herej under relates. | 1. The regulations hereinafter appearing, ! inter alia, prescribe the duties of Conservai tors of State Forests and of Forest Rangers ! and the powers of such officers for prevenlinj; ' j the cutting, removing, and destruction of tim- ] | ber, contrary to the provisions of the said j Act and of these legulations. 2. Applications for any sawmill license or privilege in a forest must be made in writing, and delivered at the office of the Conservator ' of State Forests having- the management of the forest to which the application relates. 3. Every application for a license or grant j i of a privilege in a forest shall be in the foria \ or to the effect set forth in the Form No. j 1 appended to these regulations. / 4. Applications for licenses to cut timber or for any privilege or concession in any forest shall be made at the office of the Conservator, addressed to "The Commissioner of State,, Forests," who may at his discretion grant ; such license or privilege. [ 5. Every application shall be accompanied ' by a sketch showing the position and extent ; of the area selected, and shall state the par- j ticular purpose for vhich the license is re- ! quired; and the applicant shall, where re- j quiied by the Commissioner of State Forests, ; deposit suoh amount of survey fees as he shall ! consider necessary, which sum shall be for- ■ feited if the application be abandoned or not i proceeded with by the applicant for the space i i of one month after he has received notice of 1 completion of survey or that his application f has been granted. j 6. Where it is necessary to grant to any li- J censee or other person authorised to cut and i I remove timber, bark, or wood for fuel from } any forest, any right or rights of ws.y through 5 any part of the same, the Commissioner of j State Forests may grant such right or rights j and may impose such conditions in each cass as may be deemed necessary. But no such light shall exist for any period beyond the term specified in the license or authority. j 7. All timber and other produce within any j forest may be disposed of, either by auction ; at per 100 ft, or by appraisement, or license ( to fell, upon such terms as the Commissioner j of State Forests shall prescribe; and all [ moneys which shall be payable for such tim,- j ber or other produce shall be paid, in such j manner as he shall direct, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, to be credited by him to the State Forests Account, as required by section 6 of the said Act. 8. When required by the Commissioner of State Forests, any person holding a license to fell limber shall' use a brand, and shall register the same in the office of the Land j Board for the district; and no two persons shall tide the same brand. 9. Any person marking any timber with any brand not belonging to him, or branding any timber belonging to any other person I with anj- brand other than the brand of the owner of such timber, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50 for each offence. 10. Any person lighting any fire within or ; outside a forest, and intentionally or negligently allowing the same to spread in or into such forest, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty j not exceeding £50 for each offence; but the payment of any such penalty shall not prevent the recovery from the wrongdoer of the value of any damago which may be done by such fire: and provided also that nothing heroin, or in regtilation No. 11 hereunder, shall prevent the offender being indicted under " The Criminal Code Act, 1893," for an offence or crime thereunder, or otherwise. 11. Any person who shall permit any fire lighted by him outside the boundaries of any such forest to spread into or cause injuries to such forest shall be guilts' of an offence, and shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50 for each such _ offence; but the payment of such penalty shall not prevent the recovery from the wrongdoer of the value of any damage which may be done by such fire, nor prevent his being '. indicted for an offence or crime under "The J Criminal Code Act, 1893," or otherwise, as provided in the preceding'regulation. 12. Any Forest Ranger, or person autho- : rised- for that purpose by the Conservator, may drive any animal trespassing in such ' forest to the nearest public pound,' and the same shall not be released therefrom except upon payment of the usual driving fees and ' poundage charges. Nothing in this regulation contained shall be deemed to limit or prevent the taking of any proceedings for, the < recovery of any penalty or otherwise in respect of the trespass of such animal. i 13. Any person who shall suffer or allow . < any animal to wander in any foresb, or browse i c up_on or. gtherwise destroy anjf timber, tree, !

shrub, or vegetable • growth in such forest, shall upon conviction be liable to a. penalty not exceeding £20 ; and the payment of such* ■ penalty shall not prevent the rccove'ry from. \jj [ any wrongdoer of the value of any damage which may be clone by such animal. 14. Any person who shall trespass in any, forest shall be guilty of an offence, and on, conviction thereof shall be liable to a penalty, not exceeding £50. Any person, whether a licensee or not, who may be found trespassl i ing in any forest during the months of November, December, January, February, and March in the North Island, and during the months of December, January, and February in the Land Districts of Nelson, Marlborough,, d Westland, Canterbury, and Olago, and durl' j ing the months of January and February in '> the Southland Land District and Stewart c Island, or who shall do any act whereby there y is a danger of the forest being destroyed by '- fire, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall y upon conviction be liable to a penalty not - exceeding £50; but nothing herein shall refc strict the holder of any sawmill license in 11 [ felling and removing timber within the area. V j granted to him, during any such period, :l j if not prohibited therefrom -by the terms of i- his license. ' l 15. No person shall, without the written •■ permission of the Conservator, carry or use s j any gun or firearm, or use any engine, net, t instrument, or c'ther device, or use any dog, t for the capture or destruction- dfShy, bird or 8 ai.imal, or take the eggs or young of any ■- bird in any forest., Any person acting con- - trary to this regulation shall upon conviction i be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50;, 1 and any Forest Ranger may seize any gun, E | firearm, net, engine, instrument, or device 1 , found in the unlawful possession of any per- » l eoii so trespassing in any forest, and any dog* I found in the forest may be destroyed by such Banger. 16. Whenever a Conservator in any case ' shall deem it advisable to use an official brand, this shall consist of the device, F over broad airow, branded on a, space exposed T by the removal of a chip near the aase of 3 ! the tree. " i 17. All trees when branded shall be-felled 3 above the official brand. • j 18. In the event of any dispute arising as ' to the correctnois of -any valuation of timber, • ! or ap to the correctness of any statement of "■ . timber cut, where royalty or other payment • , has to be made by a licensee, the decision o£ Ihe Commissioner of State Forests shall be final ; and in the case of any dispute as to 1 the quantity of timber cut, the decision, of " such Commissioner as to the amount to bo » paid shall be forthwith complied with, sub- > ject, however, to the right of the licensee to " proceed in any Court; of competent jurisdiction for the refund of, any sum alleged to be overpaid. 19. Every licensee shall point out the ex1 tent of his cutting when required so to do by \ any Conservator or Forest .Ranger. : 20. A Conservator shall have power to reserve trees required for special purposes on ' j any area for which a license may be granted ; ■ j siich trees must be branded with the letters ! F.R., and when so branded they shall not be cut by the licensee. i 21. A Conservator may cause to be seized ■ all timber, wherever found, which he may have reason to believe has been cut in a forest * '; under his management by an unlicensed per- ' ) son; but in case a right to such timber shall ! be asserted within fourteen days after tha ' notice hereafter mentioned, and such right I shall be established to the satisfaction of such ( Conservator, such timber shall be restored ! to the claimant. j 22. All- timber when seized shall be marked ■ with a forest brand, F over broad arrow, and, after due notice of the seizure thereof in writing (to be posted up in the Land Office and at the police station in the district where such ! seizure was made), shall, in case the claimj ant shall not appear and establish his claim, i within 14- da3 r s therefrom, be sold in such j manner and subject to such conditions as j the Conservator may direct. In. all cases ! where the address of the leputed owner cf ! such timber is known to the Conservator, I he shall cause notice of seizure to be served ) upon him by means of the post or otherwise, i but the non-receipt of such notice by the reputed owner shall not invalidate the sale. 23. All timber cut under a license must be removed during the currency of the license, j unless an extension of time be granted by i the Commissioner of State Forests; other- '■ whs such timber may be declared forfeited, I seized, and sold on behalf of the Crown, j 24. The proceeds of the--sale of timber so f seized are to be accounted for aiid paid as ' moneys payable to the State Forests Account, j 25. The right to take, lay off, and use Toads and tramways within the area comprised in every license issued under the paid Act and these regulations h reserved to the Crown; and the Commissioner of State Forests may authorise the talcing. laying-off. and using of any such roads and tramways by any local body or by tli6 holder of any other sawmill i or timber license other than the holder of the license over the land upon which such roads or tramways may be authorised, andsuch last-named holdei shall .not fell timber upon or in any way obstruct the same ; but. j such authority shall not entitle sucli local body or other licensee to remove any timber 1 from such land, or confer auj r rights other than is herein provided. " 26. If, for the purpose of removing timber, any license-holder shall have lawfully made j a tramway or road through any forest, not being a highway, it shall not be lawful for any other person to use such tramway or j road, or in any way to obstruct "or fell tree, across such tramway or road, without permission of the person making the same first; obtained : Provided that, if such tramway or road shall not be used at any time for 90 consecutive days for removing timber, it shall be lawful for the Commispioner of State Forests to determine and declare that- the constructor of the tramway or road has forfeited his right to the same : Provided also that, as regards tramways, such Commissioner shall have the power of deciding "on the merits of each case as it arises. 27. All trees shall be felled and removed from ihe forest in such a way as to cause the Jeast possible amount of injury to the young growth. Should needless damage be caused, it shall be estimated in manner hereinafter provided, vmless the Commissioner of State Forests shall otherwise direct, and the amount | of such damage shall be paid by the licensee, together with any special costs that may be incurred. In 1 default of payment of such moneys within 14 days after demand, the same may be recovered from the licensee as liquiI dated damages at suit of the Commissioner o£ j State Forests, and the license held by the r licensee may, at the discretion of the saidi j Commissioner, be absolutely forfeited. All f trees shall be felled inwards. | 28. The licensee of a sawmill area, or of any, other area from which he shall have the right i to remove timber, which has been surveyed,' ■ shall at all times keep the surveyed boundary, clear of fallen timber and of young trees, ill* order that such boundary may be evident to^ himself and to hi*- neighbours. If. two savr^*

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mill or timber-cutting areas adjoin each other, each licensee shall be liable to keep half the common boundary clear, and if any dispute arises as to which portion each licensee should clear, -it shall be decided by the Conservator, iff any licensee shall not clear any such surveyed line -to the satisfaction of such Conservator within 14 days of the receipt by him of a notice from such Conservator, the Comxnisskmer of State Forests may forfeit his license.

29. Royalty oil timber shall be paid at the rates specified in "the classified scale in the "Second Schedule; but where the timber v ■easily accessible, and can be procured without great difficulty, the Commissioner of State •Forests may increase the amount of the royalty specified. Licenses, and Licenses' for the

Sale of Timber in Large Quantities.

30. Generally the area of a sawmill license ehall not exceed 200 acres ; but the holder may apply to have three additional areas of not more than 200 acres each adjoining the first reserved for his exclusive use : Provided

that the reservation of any or all of such additional areas shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner of State Forests; and provided also that such holder shall not be allowed to fell timber on any reserved area until he has complied with the terms of -payment, and has otherwise complied with the terms of- these regulations.

31. The original license for the first area shall be for a period of-three years from the da+e thereof, and the licensee shall not enter upon 'any /additional' or reserved area, nor cut nor take timber therefrom, until, it- has,, been granted to him upon the termination or surrender of his original or previous licenss.

32. period during which the whole area of 800 acres, or suc-Ii other area as may be agreed upon, may be reserved for the use of the licensee shall be as follows : For the 200 acres or other area comprised in the -original license, three years from the date of such license; ,and for the remainder, at the late of one year for each 50 acres : but in no case shall the reservation or any part of it be held for the use of the licensee beyond 21 years from the date of the original license.

A license to enter upon any sui»_- reserved area shall only be granted upon application in the prescribed form, and the production of a certificate from a Forest Ranger, that with res£)ecii to the original or previous ta«vmill area the regulations applicable thereto have been duly complied with.

The royalties payable on the reserved areas ehall be upon the scale fixed by the regulations for the time being ■ in force when a license to cut timber therein is issued, or may be fixed by auction, or may be at the rates fixed by auction for the original license, as may be decided by the Commissioner oi State Forests- when granting the license for such reserved areas ; and nothing herein shall entitle a licensee to claim-that the royalties then payable shall be on the scale set forth in these regulations. The title of the licensee to the reserved areas shall be absolutely dependent upon his complying with the condition as tothe continuous working -of the sawmill with "which they are connected, and with his complying 'with these regulations, and such title shall accordingly lapse whenever there has been -a breach of conditions. Every" sawmill license shall be in the Form No. 2 appended ; to these regulations.

33. In the case, of sparsely-timbered country, or where the bush has been partly cut or destroyed, and where large initial expenditure by the licensee is required, the Commissioner of State Forest may, in' his discretion, authorise the issue of an original license for a sawmill area of any area, and for such term and on such special conditions as the Commissioner may think fit. In any such event, the original license shall be for a period of three years, and with this exception, the foregoing provisions as to additional areas and the periods for which they may be reserved shall, '"mutatis mutandis," apply.

34. As far as possible, sawmill areas shall be in a rectangular 'form, with the proportion of length to breadth of not less than three to one, or shall include one side of a watershed, except where previous surveys or other circumstances render this impracticable.

35. As soon as practicable after payment of survey fees for a sawmill area, the necessarysurvey and valuation shall be made, 'the survey to be made in accordance with such regulations as the Surveyor-General may prescribe.

36. Upon the application being granted by the Commissioner of State Forests the applicant shall, as may be agreed, pay the value of the timber included in the area, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, or execute -such agreement as may be prescribed, after which a license may be issued.

37. The area of a license to cut and saw kauri or other large timber may include the whole or part of one side of a watershed within specified limits, and the Commissioner of State Forests may dispose of such kauri or other timber growing within such limits, to be sawn at a mill erected within or adjacent to the said area, or to be uemoved for manufacture elsewhere.

38. It shall be optional with the Commissioner of State Forests to decide whether the royalty shall be paid either wholly or partly before the issue of the sawmilling license or during its continuance. Such royalty shall be paid in cash, or partly in cash and the balance "by instalments spread over such period as the Commissioner of State Forests may think expedient; and the said royalty may be assessed either on the estimated number of superficial feet of milling timber in the forest, or be assessed in any other manner the Commissioner thinks fit. In cases where the royalty is payable on the actual output of the mill, such output shall be ascertained and verified by inspection of the books of the mill, or by such other means as the Conservator may devise, and for this purpose the accounts and books shall be open to the inspection of any Conservator, Forest Ranger, or other duly authorised officer, and the Conservator may in addition lequire the licensee to supply monthly accounts verified by affidavit showing clearly the output of the mill.

39. A sawmill license may be transferred on payment of a fee of £1 Is to the Receiver of Land Revenue; but the Commissioner of State Forests , shall have power to refuse to transfer any license if the licensee or transferee has committed a breach of these regulations, or/if, in the opinion of such Commissioner, the transfer would be prejudicial to the public interest.

40._ The holder of every sawmill license other than for 'kauri must, within six months of the date of his license, provide and fit up, eithei upon his sawmill ar«a or on some other cite approved of or granted by, the Conser.vator, a substantial and fully-equipped sawmill plant, including all the necessary •buildings thereto appertaining, which sawmill plant shall be of sufficient capacity and shall be kept, in continuous working-opera-lion, unless valid and satisfactory reasons can jbo given to the Conservator for any terapo-

rary stoppage. Should at any Lime the mill be closed for a longer time than the Conservator thinks necessary or reasonable, it will be competent for him to give the licensee one month's notice in writing, and should the licensee fail or neglect to resume and continue the bona fide working of the mill, the Commissioner of State Forests may declare the license forfeited, and may immediately reoffer for license the sawmill area and the attached reserve as if the rights of the previous licensee had never existed. The licensee may within three months from the date of forfeiture, however, remove any building or machinery he may have erected. Whenever a sawmill licensee applies for a license to cut timber upon any area reserved for him under the powers hereinbefore contained, he shall then surrender his license for the original area or such other area as he then holds, and such last-mentioned area will be deemed to be worked out, and the land and remaining timber, if any, will immediately and absolutely revert to the Crown : Provided, however, that the Commissioner of State Forests may, within a period of six months from the date of the surrender", permit him to remove any remaining timber purchased and then on the land, or may permit him to work his mill, or use such tramways or roads upon the land so surrendered, for such time and upon such conditions as may, in his opinion;, be necessary fdr working- such mill, but not further of otherwise ; and .the land so surrendered may, subject to such permit, be leased, -replanted, or otherwise disposed of as the Commissioner of State Forests shall think fit.

_ 41. Nothing herein shall give a licensee any right to apply for a license for any reserved area, or to surrender any area he holds for the purpose of obtaining the same, unless the Commissioner of State Forests, upon the report of the Conservator, or otherwise, is satisfied that all suitable milling timber that can reasonably be cut has been removpd by the licensee from the area to be surrendered by him.

42. No timber other than what is necessary for work in connection with the establishment of a say/mill shall, in cases where ii i^ stipulated that a sawmill shall be erected, be removed irom the area under license until such times a? the milling plant is erected thereon.

43. The license, for the purpose of fulfilling conditions, is to date from the time the applicant is notified of completion of hurvey, or from the date of the license when no survey is required.

44. The Commissioner of State Forests may, at his discretion, authorise tha acceptance of l^romissory notes bearing good indorsements as part payment of royalty in advance. Such indorsements shall be deemed to fee good if the Conservator officially recommends the acceptance of the same.

45. The applicant for a sawmill area shall state in his application what timber he proposes to use, and if such application is entertained he will be charged with such timber only, but such proposal must include all generally marketable timber on the land. Other timber not included in the application shall not be -cut er used excepting for tramways or Buildings.

46. No black, red, or white pine, to I am, mii'o, or other milling limber of le*s than 12iri in diameter at the "butt will be included in the valuation, and the cutting by the licensee of any timber under the sise specified, unless specially authorised, shall be deemed to be unlawful : Provided, however, that smaller timber for laying tramways, building sheds, or other eueh purposes connected with the sawmill, may be cut and iised in quantity to be approved by the Conservator.

47. In the event of an existing sawmill license or of any sawmill license hereuncler being renewed, it shall be subject to the regulations for the management and utilisation of the bush for the time being in force : Provided that before the issue of any renewed license the licensee' shall produce a certificate from the Forest Ranger or other person duly appointed in that behalf to the effect — (1.) That the timber has been cut in a continuous and regular manner; _[2.) That the sawmill has been kept continuously in operation, when not stopped causes considered unavoidable by the Conservator ; (3.) That, where so provided against, no trees or saplings under 12m in diameter have been cut for sale, or destroyed by the act of or by the neglect of the licensee or his servants, and that none of the provisions of the regulations under which the license was granted have been violated.

48. If at any time it sliall appear necessary to ascertain what damage has been committed in a forest either by a licensee or other person, then the Conservator shall appoint a valuator to ascertain and assess the amount of such damage, iinless the Commissioner of State Forests shall otherwise direct ; and no new licenses had been granted until the amount of damage so assessed bhall have been paid, in addition to the sum due by way of rent, royalty, and expenses of valuation.

4-9. If at any time during the currency of '' the license the Forest Ranger shall report, or | it otherwise appears, that the timber on the licensed ground is being improperly cut, the Commissioner of State Forests may, by notice in writing to the licensee, suspend the license pending investigation, and such Commissioner may cancel such license if it is found that the regulations have been infringed, without prejudice to any proceeding for damage done, recovery of rent, or royalty due, or otherwise. Special Licenses by Appraisement on Auction.

50. Special licenses for single trees or clumps* of trees may be granted at the discretion of the Conservator, on payment of such fees as may be fixed by him. 51. It shall be a condition precedent to the sale of any quantity of timber other than a single tree that a Forest Ranger or other officer shall first report on the estimated quantity, quality, and general' position and value of such timber ; and such report shall be forwarded by the Conservator to the Commissioner of State Forests, who sliall decide' in what manner the timber is to be disposed of.

52. Timber sold by auction shall be subject to such terms of payment as may be fixed by the Commissioner of State Forests in each case. If any balance of purchase money remains unpaid for the space of seven days after the time_ limited for payment thereof, such Commissioner may declare the contract of sale, and all rights and privileges of the purchaser thereunder, to be at an end, and thereupon any moneys paid in respect of such contracjj shall be absolutely forfeited to her Maiesty

53. Before any license is issued lo any purchaser of limber bought afc auction, all timber so sold shall bo branded by a Forest Ranger F over broad arrow on a space exposed by the removal of a chip near the bass

of each tree sold, and only such timber as bears such brand shall be felled, cut, sawn, or removed by the licensee. Licenses to Hand-sawyers, Woodcutters, and Splitters. 54. Areas of from 1 to 20 acres may be granted to hand-sawyers on the same terms and under similar conditions as those for sawmill licenses ; but no additional area shall be reserved for the use of the applicant, and no such license shall be issued for a, longer period than tWo years. Hand-sawyers and splitters shall have the -right" to construct saw-pits, and huts -on siter'ft'pproved by the Conservator. 55. Licenses to cut firewood,, or to split posts, slabs, rails palingsj- shingles, and fencing stakes, in forest reserves when cleared of milling timber, or in forest reserves which are not heavily timbered, may be granted within specified areas at the following rates, viz: —

For au area 200 ft by SGOft "... £i 10s ~t Per 200 ft by 100 ft , . £1 10.5 }- annum- ,, 200 ft by EOt ... £1 jperman' For a license to cut one to or moi\3 kauri treep, at schtdul« rates. In sjparsely timbered area? these areas may be extended at the discretion of the Commissioner of State Forests, but so as not to include more timber than can ba. felled by one man within one year. „

56. Licenses to en.it iirewoob!, or to split posts, slabs, rails, palings, shingle?, or fencing stakes, within virgin forests heavily timbered and within the areas defined in the preceding two .regulations, may, at the discretion of the Commissioner of State Forests, fl be granted at the following rates: For firewood only," £5 per annum per man ; for posts, rails, slabs, palings, shingles, and sleepers, £7 10s per annum, per man. The Commissioner of State Forests niay, as the ease demands, grant licenses at a fixed rate per annum, or at the schedule rates of royalty hereinafter specified, or may, if the timber is exceptionally valuable or plentiful, increase' any of- such rates, or he may refuse the application. 57. It shall be competent for the Commissioner of State Forests to refuse to grant licenses for cutting firewood, or for splitting timber for sle°pers, posts, slab?, rails, fencing stakes, paling-, shingles, or firewood, within a virgin foresl, or within any iorest which contains milling timber in quantity sufficient for milling or handsawing. Special Licenses. 58. Licenses may be granted to settlers not entitled to tree firebote, and to others, to cut firewood, fencing, shingles, and paling?, after valuation and payment according to the schedule. Licenses to settleis entitled to free firebote shall be issued on application ; but such license shall not entitle the settler to cut timber or firewood for sale, or for any j other purpose than for fuel for himself and household. 59. Licenses may be granted, on payment of fees to _be fixed by the Conservator, to cut wood to burn for charcoal, or the extraction of potash, . tat', pitch, oi other secondary products; but the licensee shall observe such precautions as may be deemed necessary to prevent injury from fire, and he will be held responsible for any injury done to any forest by improper or negligent operations ; and aiothing herein skall entitle him to carry on any operations in any forest during- the periods within j which such forest is closed, pursuant to these j regulations. 60. -Licenses to peel bark may be granted at the discretion of the Commissioner of. State Forests, but only under such terms and conditions as he may deem proper. SECOND SCHEDULE. Ordinary royalty shall be' paid by the purchasers of timber in forests according to the following classification: — - At ptir 100 sup. ft. Class I— • s . d. Totara, matai, puriri, maire-raunui, silver pine, and pohutukawa, not less than 2 0 Class ll— Kauri, not less than , „10 Class III— Totara and matai less than 25ft in length, tooth and entire leaved beeches^ manuka (tea-tree), manoao, tanekaha, "kawaka, kaikawaka, rata, tangeao, not less than 1 0 Class IV— Rewarewa, mapau, toro, hinau, taraire, miro, not less than .. .. 0 6 Class V— Mountain and silver beech, not less than 06 Class Vl— ' Birnu (red pine), kahikatea (white pine), kamai, pukatea, tawa, not less than 0 6 Class VII— Puriri, tofcara, kauri, silver pine, and matai posts and sleepers to be charged under Classes I to 111. ■ - Per 100. Other posts, rails, and sleepers .. 8 0 Fencing stakes 4 0 Per Cord. Firewood, not less than 1 0 No standing totara or black pine and no timber required or suitable for milling purposes to be permitted to be cut under this class. The royalty to be paid under this Schedule is subject to the right c f the Com missioner of State Forests to cause yi.y timber to be sold by appraisement or 1 y auction in the manner set forth in the foivgoi.ig regulations. Form 1. " The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885." Application fob, [state nature of license, required] License. To the Commissioner of State Forests. I, [name in full], 'of [residence and occupation], do hereby apply for a license [give full particulars of license required] to over all that area, described in the schedule hereto; and I also apply [if the application be for a sawmill license with reserved areas, give particulars of the extent of such areas, or, if any other privilege be lequired, state the nature of the same]. I deposit herewith the stun of* as required by the Commissioner of State Forests, such sum to be counted as [survey fee, royalty, or license fee, as the case may require] ; and I agree to comply with, the regulations now in force relating to State foicsts or forest reserves within the district, in so far as they affect the license hereby applied "for. I attach a sketch showing the area and locality. As witness my hand, this clay of , 19 , [Signature of applicant.] Schedule. * The Conservator of State Forests at will inform the applicant what deposit, if any, is irecLiiired, and the sum so staled must be cie-

posited with this application at tfc office of the Conservator. Form 2. " The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885." Sawmill License. [Name in full], of [address and occupation], having paid f*e sum of by way ot [state what the money has been paid for. — viz., as a deposit for survey fees, royalties, etc.], is hereby licensed to erect a sawmill and to cut timber within the area A described in the schedule hereto, for the period from to , 19 , subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned act and to the regulations attached hereto; subject also to the following express conditions : [specify any special conditions upon which the license is to be held ; and in cases where the license is for a reserved area it should state the extent to which the .licensee has the right to work a sawmill or use roads and tramways over the original or previous area] . As witness my hand, this day or 19 . , Commissioner of State Forests. . Schedule. * The area is only to include the actual .^rea for which the license is granted, , and is not to give any rights over reserved areas. ALEX. WILLIS, Clerk of the Executive Council.