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option, provided that "pu lic purposes" shall not include any- -thing in the nature of facilities for transport, other than the construction of public roads, unless such facilities be for the transport of men and materials in connection with some public work. No compensation to be paid nor concession to be granted by Government in consideration of the utilizing of eny such area, but the option on at least equivalent addition- -al areas in the vicinity shall be granted to the Concessionai

128 (1). The Government to have the right at any time during the term

of 25 years specified in (f) to lease or otherwise dispose of any areas of Crown Land outside the areas over which the Concessionaires have an option, provided that in no case shal the terms of such lease or other tenure be more favourable than those specified herein, but in order that the Conces -aires' option land may be more readily taken up, the g policy of the Government will be not to dispose of such ɛ in the vicinity of the option land within the said term 01

years.

(m). In addition to the ordinary terma contained in the Cr leases in use in the Colony, the Government to have t at any time during the term of 25 years specified in ( sanction the laying of cables or the erection of overh wires within any area over which the Concessionaires h option, provided that such cables or wires are not to b for the supply of electricity within the areas in which Concessionaires I have the sole right to supply electri (n). The Concessionaires to have the sole rights, during the †

of 25 years specified in (f), to supply electricity and within the area over which they have an option. (o). The Concessionaires to have the sole rights, during of 25 years specified in (f), to run puulic motor c services, or other public means of transport, from -posed light railway to any point within any areas the Concessionaires have an option.