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Section 15 (tribute agreements) appears as clause 225 of jthe compilation, with the addition of paragraph (o) to give effect to section 11 of " The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897," fixing the stamp duty on such agreements. Section 18 : Effect is given to this section in clause 204 of the compilation. Section 19 : In subsection (3) the date of the Act is inserted (see clause 205 of the compilation). Section 20 : Effect is given to this section by inserting in clause 331 of the compilat on (rule 7) the words " in the district " after the words " address for service." Section 21 : Effect is given to this section in clause 338 of the compilation. Section 22 : Effect is given to paragraph (3) in clause 126 of the compilation ; the [remainder of the section appears as clause 135. Section 24 : This section appears as paragraph (d) of clause 99 of the compilation, " aforesaid " being inserted before " labour conditions " for uniformity of expression. Section 25 : This appears as clause 169 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 26 : This appears as clause 258, (c), with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 27 omitted, effect being given to the amendment in the proper place. Section 29 : This appears as clause 175 of the compilation, with the insertion of the dates of the Acts referred to. Section 34 (Inspection of quartz-mine by workmen) omitted, as being impliedly superseded by section 8 of the Act of 1900, which gives similar but wider powers of inspection in the case of every mine. Section 36 (modifying the principal Act where inconsistent) is omitted. " The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1900," No. 64 .— Section 2 : This section (clause 123 of the comp lation) has been altered to give due effect to the amendments made by section 11 of the Act of 1901 and section 6 of the Act of 1903. Paragraph (6) is omitted as spent. Section 3 : Subsection (2) (Repeal) is omitted. Section 4 : Effect is given to paragraph (1) in clause 100, (b), of the compilation. Paragraph (2) is omitted as spent. Section 6 (repeal) is omitted. Section 13 : Subsection (2), validating certain regulations, is omitted as spent. Section 16 : This appears as clause 334, (2), of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 19 : Effect is given to this section in clause 331, (4), of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 21 omitted, the amendments being made in their proper places. " The Miners' Rights Fee Reduction Act, 1901," No. 22 :— Sections 2 and 3 : Effect is given to sectiou 2 in clause 64, (h), a:H to section 3 in clause 65 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. " The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1901," No. 60 :— Section 2 : Effect is given to this section in clause 263, (1), of the compilation, with jthe [necessary verbal alterations. Section 3 omitted, being repealed by section 8 of the Act of 1902. Section 5 omitted, being repealed by section 9 of the Act of 1902. Section 6 : Effect is given to this section in clause 59 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Sections 7 and 11 omitted, the amendments being inserted in their proper places. Section 8 : " From and after the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two " is omitted. Subsection (2) is omitted, effect being given thereto in clause 233 of the compilation. Subsection (4) is also omitted as spent, but these service certificates are saved with the others by clause 232. "The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1902," No. 22 :— Section 2 : This section appears, with the necessary verbal alterations, as clause 104 of the compilation. In subsection (4) " lessor" (an obvious misprint) has been altered to " lessee." Section 3 : With the necessary verbal alterations, subsection (1) appears as clause 201, and effect is given to subsection (2) in clause sof the compilation. Subsection (3) is omitted as spent. Sections 4 and 5 : The provisoes are inserted in their proper places, and the introductory words are omitted as unnecessary. Subsection (2) of section sis also omitted as unnecessary. Sections 6 and 7 are omitted as spent. Section 8 : With the necessary verbal alterations, this section appears as clause 166 of the compilation. Section 9 : With the necessary verbal alterations (including the date of the Mining Act referred to), this section appears as clause 248 of the compilation. The Mining Act mentioned in this section is the Act of 1902, but there the words are " now or hereafter," and the words underlined are repealed by section 3of the Act of 1903. The effect of this is to make the word " now " refer to the Act of 1903. Hence the Act of 1903 is substituted for the Act of 1902 in clause 248. Subsection (3) is omitted, being repealed by section 3of the Act of 1903.

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