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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 10, 1906. 1397
FIRST SCHEDULE.
FORM OF PROSPECTING LICENCE.
Prospecting Licence.
Permission is hereby granted by the Governor-in-Council to
of
to prospect for *
* The metals
or minerals
within the District of
in this Colony for a period of Six which the
months from the
day of
licence covers must
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(renewable for one like be inserted,
period) subject to the conditions hereto annexed.
Hongkong, the
day of
Fee $500.
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Clerk of Councils.
Conditions of Licence.
1. The Licence is limited to unoccupied Crown Lands within the area of the Mining District to which it refers.
2. The licence shall continue in force for Six months from its date and shall be renewable for one like period of Six months at the option of the Licensee, who shall give notice of his desire for renewal not less than Fourteen days before the expiry of the first period of Six months.
3. A payment for the Licence of Five Hundred Dollars shall be made in advance and a similar payment shall be made at the time of application for renewal.
4. The Licensee to have during the period of his Prospecting Licence and within the area covered by it a preferential right to a Mining Licence for the metals and minerals specified in his Licence for an area not 'exceeding Five Square Miles under such conditions as are provided for in these Rules, or to a Mining Lease for the like metals and minerals for an area not exceeding One Square Mile for such a term of years, at such rent and subject to such covenants and conditions as the Governor may determine.
5. The Licensee to have no right to carry away minerals or metals except specimens, of which a list, giving natures and weights, shall be sent to the Land Officer.
6. The grant of a Licence shall not in any way interfere with the right of the
of Government to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of or grant licences in respect any part of the area covered by it for industrial, agricultural, quarrying or any purpose other than mining any of the metals or minerals specified in such licence, and on such sale, lease or disposal the Licensee's right to prospect within the part of the area sold, leased or otherwise disposed of shall cease.
7. The grant of a Licence shall not in any way interfere with the right of the Government to construct water-works, roads, or other public works of whatsoever nature within the area covered by the Licence.
8. No trees shall be felled by the Licensee without the permission of the Land Officer.
Whenever the Licensee shall desire to fell any trees he shall give notice to the Land Officer who shall inspect the trees to be felled and if he thinks fit shall give permission for the felling of such trees as he shall mark. The Land Officer shall assess the value of all trees felled or injured by the Licensee and the Licensee shall pay to such person as the Land Officer may direct the amount of such assessment.
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