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exceeding Five Square Miles under such conditions as are provided for in these rules or to a Mining Lease for an area not exceeding One Squara Mile for such a term of years, at such rent and subject to such covenants and conditions as the Governor may determine.
5.
The Licenses to have no right to carry away mineral s 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 inter- fere with the right of the Government to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any part of the area covered by it for industrial, agricultural, quarrying or other purposes other than mining, and on such sale, lease or disposal the Licensee 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 inter- fere with the right of the Government to construct water-works roads, or other public works within the area covered by the
Licence.
2.
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.
9.
In the event of any injury or damage being occasion-
ed by the operations of the Licensee to any crops,plantations,
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