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" The Water-power Act, 1903," No. 26 :— The proviso to section 5 appears as a proviso to clause 106 of the compilation. " The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1903," No. 81 :— Sections 2 and 3 are given effect to in clause 248 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 6 : Effect is given to subsection (1) by inserting in clause 123, (c), of the compilation after the words " one year " the words " or without reference to any specified term of years." Subsection (2) is omitted as spent. " The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1904," No. 33 :— Section 2 : This section appears as clause 27 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 3 : This section appears as clause 28 of the compilation, the words " this Act or any former Mining Act " being substituted for " the principal Act " to give effect to the manifest intention. Section 4 : This section appears as clause 44 of the compilation, with the necessary verbal alterations. Section 5 : The preliminary reference to the principal Act and to the Act of 1899 is omitted, and the section, thus altered, appears as clause 99, (a), of the compilation. Section 6 : Effect is given to subsection (1) of this section in clause 154, (1), of the compilation by inserting the words " or any part thereof " after the words " surrender the same." Subsection (2) appears as clause 4. Section 7 : This section, with the necessary verbal alterations, appears as clause 206, (3), of the compilation. Section 8 : Effect is given to this section in subclause (2) of clause 207 of the compilation. A reference to the section which provides for the mode of assessing compensation is inserted for clearness. Sections 9 and 10 : These amendments are inserted in their proper places. Sections 12 to 21 : In order to distinguish the prospecting warrants and mineral leases under this Act from those under the principal Act, the expressions " mineral prospecting warrants " and " mineral leases " have been used throughout. Effect is thereby given to section 23, which is consequently dropped. Section 22 : Effect is given to this section in clause 5 of the compilation. Section 24 : The amendment is inserted in its proper place. General as to all the Acts compiled : — Proper cross-references have been made throughout the compilation. The Long and Short Titles of the compilation take the place of the corresponding titles to the Acts compiled, and a reference to such Acts is made in subclause (2) of clause 1 of the compilation. In every case where an Act quoted has been repealed by a later Act, the later Act is substituted. To save the mine-manager's and other certificates issued or deemed to be issued under the Acts of 1898 and 1901 (including service certificates, the power to issue which has expired by lapse of time) a new clause —No. 232— is inserted. A schedule is attached hereto showing how each section of the Acts compiled is disposed of in the compilation. Subject to the alterations above referred to, I hereby certify that the annexed compilation, intituled " The Mining Act, 1905 " is a true and correct compilation of the respective Acts specified in the First Schedule thereto. Fred. Fitchett, Solicitor-General. Crown Law Offices, Wellington, 14th August, 1905.

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