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6. The holder of a Private Licence shall not interfere with the cutting of grass on the land in respect of which he holds a licence. The holders of a Village Liceuce are at liberty to cut grass on the land in respect of which they hold a licence but the grass on a Village Forestry Lot shall not be cut by people of other villages without the permission of the Licensees of that lot.

7. Licensees shall not interfere with persons in pursuit of their lawful avocations passing over the land in respect of which they hold licences.

8. For each licence a fee at the rate of 10 cents per acre per annum shall be charged. The fee shall be paid in advance and the minimum fee will be $1.

At the end of the first year the licences may be renewed at the reduced rate of 2 cents- per acre per annum if it is found on inspection that the plantation is in good order, with the trees on each acre of about the same size and with their branches nearly touching, the lower living branches not removed and the ground not denuded. Such plantations shall be called 4 Plantations". If the plantation is not in a satisfactory condition the renewal will be at the original rate. Such plantations shall be calle: Plantations".

9. Licensees may fell pine trees in their plantations, but not more than one-fourth of the trees in a lot may be felled in any one year and no Licensee shall fell any wild trees. If in the opinion of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department more than one-fourth of the trees in any lot is felled in any one year, the Superintendent may refuse to re-issue the licence for such plantation,

10 & 11. Cancelled by Government Notification 262 of 1907.

12. The Government reserves the right to withdraw the licence at any time upon pay- ment for the planted trees and of the outstanding part of the fee.

13. The Government shall have the first offer of trees on Licensee wishes to dispose of them.

A Plantations" when the

14. Payments for timber may be made in cash at the current rates or in the equivalent in mature timber from Government plantations at the option of the Liceusec.