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the mine, and shall allow any officer authorised by the Local
Government in that behalf at any time to examine such accounts
and plans, and shall furnish the Local Government with such
information and returns in respect of the aforesaid matter as it
may prescribe.
(a:) The lessee shall allow existing and future license or lease-holders of
any land which is comprised in or adjoins or is reached by the
land held by the lessee, reasonable facilities of access thereto.
(xi) The lessee shall allow any officer authorised by the Local Govern
ment in that behalf to enter upon the premises comprised in the
lease for the purpose of inspecting the same.
{xit} The lessee shall without delay report to the Collector the discovery
on or within any of the lands or mines demised by the lease of
any mineral not specified in the lease.
(*m) Should the royalty or rent reserved or made payable by the lease
be not paid within two months next after the date fixed in the
lease for the payment of the same, the Local Government may
enter upon the said premises and distrain all or any of the
minerals or moveable property therein, and may order the sale of
the property so distrained or so much of it as will suffice for the
satisfaction of the rent or royalty due and all costs and expenses
occasioned by the non-payment thereof; and, if any royalty or
rent remain at any time unpaid for six calendar months after
the date on which it is due, the Local Government may deter
mine the lease and take possession of the premises comprised
therein.
(xiv) In case of any breach on the part of the lessee of any covenant
or condition contained in the lease, the Local Government may
determine the lease and take possession of the said premises;
or, in the alternative, may accept payment of a penalty, not
exceeding twice the amount of the annual dead rent, from the
lessee.
{xv) At the end or sooner determination of the lease, the lessee shall
deliver up the said premises and all mines (if any) dug therein
in a proper and workman-like state, save in respect of any
working as to which the Local Government may have sanctiohed
abandonment.
(xvi) Should any question or dispute arise regarding the lease or any
matter or thing connected with the mines and minerals leased or
the working or non working thereof or the amount or payment
of the royalty or rent reserved or made payable by the lease, the
matter in difference shall be decided by the Local Government,
whose decision thereon shall be final.
51. All operations conducted under the authority of these rules within
a reserved or protected forest shall be subject to such conditions as the Local
Government mav bv general or special order from time to time prescribe. It
shall be a condition of every lease granted under these rules that before the
commencement of work within a reserved or protected forest, 30 days' notice
shall be given to the District Forest Officer of the intention to commence
operations, and that the operations shall be conducted subject to any conditions
regarding the use of fire that he may prescribe.
52. Every mining lease which includes any portion of a reserved or protected
forest shall, if it authorises the lessee to fell timber for mining purposes, specify
the area within which, or the quantity up to which, and the terms and conditions
upon which, he may exercise that authority.
53. No lease of a mine of precious stones shall be granted except by the
Governor-General in Council. The procedure for obtaining, and the conditions