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and privileges thereto belonging, for the purpose of such raising and getting, and every other purpose connected therewith, paying in respect of such raising, getting, and use reasonable compensation:

Provided also that it shall be lawful for any person, duly authorized in that behalf by Us, Our heirs and successors, to take and occupy such water privileges, and to have and enjoy such rights of carrying water over, through, or under any parts of the hereditaments hereby granted, as may be reasonably required for mining or agricultural purposes in the vicinity of the said hereditaments, paying therefor a reasonable compensation to the aforesaid

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Provided also that it shall be at all times lawful for any person duly authorized in that behalf by Us, Our heirs and successors, to take from or upon any part of the hereditaments hereby granted, without compensation, any gravel, sand, stone, lime, timber, or other material which may be required in the construction, maintenance, or repair of any roads, ferries, bridges, or other public works:

Provided also that in the event of any of the lands hereby granted being divided into town lots, one-fourth of all the blocks of lots to be selected as provided in the "Land Act" shall be reconveyed to Us and Our successors: Provided also that all travelled streets, roads, trails, and other highways existing over or through said lands at the date hereof shall be excepted from this grant.

IN TESTIMONY WHEROF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Province of British Columbia to be hereunto affixed: Witness, His Houour Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Province, at Our Government House, in Our City of Victoria, this day of in the year of our Lord 19--, and in the By command:

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To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING:

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KNOW YE that We do by these presents, for Us, Our heirs and successors, in consideration of the fulfilment of the conditions of the laws providing for the acquisition of coal and petroleum, and of the sum of -, give and grant h- heirs and assigns, all coal and petroleum, and all strata containing coal or petroleum, in or under all that parcel or lot of land situated District, and numbered on the official plan or survey of the said District, to have and to hold the said coal and petroleum and strata containing coal or petroleum unto the said h- heirs and assigns,

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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Province of British Columbia to be hereunto affixed: Witness, His Honour Lieutenant Governor of Our said Province, at Our Government House, in Our City of Victoria, this day in the year of our Lord 19-, and in the

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AN ACT further to amend the "Coal and Petroleum Act."

HIS MAJESTY, BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

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NOTE: Section 15 of this act was amended by the Act of 1915, and as amended was repealed by the Act of 1917, p. is not given.

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16. The Schedule to said chapter 159 is hereby amended by adding thereto as "Form No. 3" the form set forth in the Schedule hereto; and by striking out the words coal and petroleum" where they occur in the proviso in Form No. 1 of said schedule, and inserting the words "coal, petroleum, and natural gas" in lieu thereof.

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George V, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING:

KNOW YE that We do by these presents, for Us, Our heirs and successors, in consideration of the fulfilment of the conditions of the laws providing for the acquisition of coal, petroleum, and natural gas, and of the sum of — give and grant unto h- heirs and assigns, all coal, petroleum, in or

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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Province of British Columbia to be hereunto

affixed: Witness, His Honour
Province, at Our Government House, in Our City of Victoria, this
in the year of our Lord 19-, and in the

Lieutenant Governor of Our said

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STATUTES 1919, P. 219.

CHAPTER 57.

Provincial Secretary.

MARCH 29, 1919.

AN ACT to aid in the development of Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas lying under Crown lands.

HIS MAJESTY, BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. This Act may be cited as the "Coal and Petroleum Appropriation Act, 1919."

2. There is hereby appropriated out of the "Consolidated Revenue Fund" of the province the sum of fifty thousand dollars to be expended and applied during the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 1920, by the Department of Lands for the purposes authorized by subsection (2) of Section 31c of the "Coal and Petroleum Act," being Chapter 159 of the "Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1911,” as enacted by Section 2 of the "Coal and Petroleum Act Amendment Act, 1917," being Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 1917.

NEW BRUNSWICK.

CONTENTS.

Page.

Oil and gas--

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Definitions-Minerals and mining-Oil and gas included.

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OIL AND GAS.

DEFINITIONS-MINERALS AND MINING OIL AND GAS INCLUDED.
CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, 1903, P. 343.

TITLE VIII.

CHAPTER 30.

RESPECTING MINES AND MINERALS.

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Chapter may be cited as "The General Mining Act." (54 V. c. 16, s. 1.)

Interpretation.

2. Where the following words occur in this Chapter, or in orders in Council or Regulations under this Chapter, they shall be construed in the manner hereinafter mentioned, unless a contrary intention appears:

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(1) The word "mine shall mean any locality in which any or natural gas, exist or may be worked.

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(2) The verb "to mine" and participle "mining," shall mean and include * * * any method of obtaining oil or natural gas by boring, or by means of wells, or by any other appliances or method whatsoever. (54 V. C. 16, s. 2; 56 V. c. 10, s. 1; 62 V. c. 9, s. 2.)

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(3) Mining division" shall mean and include any tract of country declared to be a mining division within this Chapter.

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(7) Lessee shall include and mean sub-lessee, or any person deriving title to a mine through a lessee of the Crown.

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(10) "Licensee shall mean any person holding a license under this Chapter. * * *

(12) "License to search " shall mean a license to prospect or search for mines other than gold, or gold and silver. (54 V. c. 16, s. 2.)

(13) "Minerals" shall include minerals, and, without limitation or restric tion of the scope or meaning of the last preceding word, "minerals" shall include oil and natural gas. * * * (62 V. c. 9, s. 4, part.)

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(14) Oil" shall mean and include all crude petroleum oil, and all coal and mineral oil existing or which may be found in its natural state within the Province, under the surface of the earth. (62 V. c. 9, s. 1, part.)

(15) "Natural Gas" shall mean and include all natural gas existing, or which may be found in its natural state, within the Province, under the surface of the earth. (62 V. c. 9, s. 1, part.)

3. Aliens as well as British subjects may enjoy the benefit of this Chapter by complying with its provisions and submitting thereto. (54 V. C. 16, s. 3.)

4. (1) It is hereby declared to be the law that in all grants in which mines and minerals have been excepted and reserved to the Crown, such mining rights are property separate from the soil covering such mines and minerals, and constitute a property under the soil, which is public property, independent from that of the soil, which is above it. (54 V. c. 16, s. 4.)

(2) The words "mines and minerals," and the words "such mining rights," in this section, are hereby declared to extend to and include oil and natural gas, (62 V. c. 9, s. 4, part.)

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(a) Gypsum shall be deemed a mineral and bituminous shale and alberite shall be deemed to be minerals and coal deposits. (5 Geo. V. c. 39, s. 2.)

5. The administration of this Chapter shall devolve upon and be attached to the department of Crown lands and the Surveyor-General shall be charged with the duty of carrying out and enforcing the provisions hereof. (54 V. c. 16, s. 6.) 6. Neither the Surveyor-General, Deputy Surveyor-General, any employee in the Crown Land Office, nor any officer appointed under the authority of this Chapter, shall be directly or indirectly interested in any mine or mining operations, or in the proceeds or profits thereof, nor shall any of them act as agent or attorney of any person interested therein, under a penalty of one thousand dollars for each offence, to be recovered in the Supreme Court. V. c. 16, s. 7.)

OF GOLD, AND GOLD AND SILVER MINES.

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LICENSE-PROSPECTING-GENERAL REGULATIONS.

OF MINES OTHER THAN GOLD AND SILVER MINES.

89. (1) The Surveyor-General, may, upon application, grant licenses to search, to be in force for one year and six months from the date of application therefor, to enter upon any lands in this Province not already applied for or under license or lease for mining purposes, and to dig and explore for such minerals other than gold or gold and silver as the Crown holds for the benefit of the Province, a bond being first given to the Surveyor-General with sufficient sureties to his satisfaction that, in the event of entry being made upon private lands, recompense shall be made for damages in the manner hereinafter provided. (54 V. c. 16, s. 81.)

(2) Where applications for license to search are filed for blocks of five square miles or less, and there are one or more 20 year leases or licenses to work in force, or applications have been filed for licenses to work within such area, and one or more such licenses to work, or applications therefor, expire, or one or more of such leases are cancelled within the time limits of the license to search, this license shall not be construed to include the area or areas included in such cancelled leases or expired licenses to work, or applications therefor, but such

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