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Section 148 of the Mining Act provides that all rents, royalties, and fees received in respect of timber-cutting rights shall be deemed to be goldlields revenue in the case of rights granted within the Warden's timber areas, and territorial revenue in the caße of rights granted within the Land Board's timber areas; nevertheless, in the case of timber-cutting rights which are granted in certain areas known as " Midland Railway mining reserves" the rents, royalties, and fees are deemed to be goldfields revenue. Under section 307 of the Land Act, 1908, may be granted licenses to hold areas not exceeding SO acres, to be used as sites for sawmills or areas on which to fell or remove timber or bark from Crown lands, and, under section 312, licenses to cut timber. Section 312 of the said Act authorizes the granting of timber licenses and the setting-apart of future reservations for the licensee. Section 316 of the said Act provides for the prosecution of any person found in wrongful possession of timber cut from State forests or Crown lands. Section 315 of the Land Act, 1908, provides for the leasing of open portions of State forests.

APPENDIX VII.—SUMMARY OF TIMBER LICENSES ISSUED. Under the Land Act, 1908; the State Forests Act, 1908; the Mining Act, 1908 (the Regulations made thereunder in force on the 31st March, 1920).

Licenses issued under Subsection (6) of Section 34 of the Wah Legislation and Statute Law , Amendment Act, 1918. Over private land... ... ... ... ... 83 Over Native land ... ... ... ... ... 20 Total ... ... ... ... ... 103

Schedule 1. Licenses issued by Minister of Lands.

Licenses issued by Commissioner of State Forests.

Schedule. Category. Crown lands State forests Mining districts .. Category. Number. 73 42 101 Area. Acres. 63,708 19,541 31,775 Area. Reservations. Acres. 8,929 23,355 67,704 1 2

Sawmill Areas. Reservations. Splitters' Licenses, &c. District. Number. Area. I Area. Number. Area. STorth Auckland Yuckland Wellington .. kelson Marlborough. . Janterbury .. Southland I 6 19 17 1 4 15 II Acres. 8,900 29,610 16,741 494 800 3,813 3,350 Acres. 329 Acres. 2,700 4 381 4,700 1,200 )tago Totals .. 73 63.708 8,929 I 381

District. Sawmill Areas. Reservations. Number. Area. Area. North Auckland Auckland Nelson Marlborough Southland 3 2 1 2 36 Acres. 8,900 1,541 200 300 8,600 Acres. 23,355 Totals 44 19,541 23,355