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Clause 5 of order of reference — The Mining Act, 1908. Section 37 : That the words "No Crown lands within " in the first line, and the whole of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh lines, be deleted and the following words substituted : " The Land Board or the Commissioner of Crown Lands may dispose of Crown, lands within any mining district, not set apart for mining purposes under section eighteen hereof, under any of the provisions of any enactment for the time being in force in such district relating to— " (a.) The making of reserves ; or to " (&.) The exchange of agricultural leases under any former Mining Act for leases or licenses under the Land Act, 1908 ; or to " (c.) The occupation of land held under any lease or license granted before the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninetynine (being the date of the coming into operation of the Mining Act, 1898), or in the case of a mining district existing at the time of such coming into operation, and in any other case before the issue of the Proclamation constituting the mining district; or to " (d.) Land reserved for any public use or purpose ; or to "(e.) The issue of leases or licenses for any of the following purposes: Depasturing; removal of clay for bricks or pottery; removal of sand, gravel, or stone ; working [of quarries; sites for ferries, sawmills, flour-mills, tanneries, fellmongers' yards, slaughter-yards, potteries, brick or lime kilns;' and cutting, growing, or dressing flax." That the last two paragraphs be deleted, and the following substituted :— "In no case shall any land set apart for mining purposes under section eighteen hereof be dealt with in any manner without the consent of the Warden." Section 39, subsection (1): That the following words be added at the end of the third paragraph : "as to whether the said land or any portion thereof should be set apart for mining purposes in terms of section eighteen hereof." Section 44 : That paragraphs (a), (c), (d) of this section be deleted. Section 167 : That after the word " acres " in the second line the following words be inserted : "or the mining privilege applied for is a residence-site." Regulations under the Mining Act, 1908, dated 25th October, 1909. Clause 153 : That after the word " holder " in the third line the following words be inserted : " and while actually engaged in mining." The Mining Amendment Act, 1910. Section 10 : That the words " the subject of the license " in the last line be deleted. The Coal-mines Act, 1908. Section 4, subsection (3): That this subsection be deleted. Section 110 : That the last paragraph of this section be deleted. The Land Act, 1908. Section 62 : That the word "or " in the first line be deleted, and the words " or VIII " be inserted after the word " VI " in the same line. Section 63, subsection (1), paragraph (c) : That after the word "lease " in the first line the words " or lease under Part VIII hereof " be inserted. Section 96, subsection (1) : That the word " and " in the second line be deleted, and the words " and VIII " be inserted after the word " V " in the same line. Section 97, subsection (1) : That the word "or " in the second line be deleted, and the words " or VIII " be inserted after the word " IV " in the same line. Section 116, subsection (1): That the word " VIII "be inserted after the word " IV " in the sixth line,