THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY.

APRIL 33, 1924

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and improvement for agricultural

purposes. : Full information concerning regu- Me iations regarding pre-emptions is

# given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series. “How to Pre-empt Land,” coplea of which can be obtained free df charge by addressing the Department_ of fe Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Gov- ernment Agent,

Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timber- land, ie, carrying over 5,000 board , feet per acre west of the Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east of that Range. ; .

Applications for -pre-emptions are to be addressed to the Land Com- missioner of the Land Record'ng Di vision, In which the land applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, coples of which can be ob- tained from the Land Commissioner.

Pre-emptions must be occupied for flve years and improvements made to value,.of $10 per. acre, incluaing # 6olearing and cultivating at least five : peres, before a Crown Grant can be | received, .

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vs For more detailed information see — ool ne Builetin “How to Fre-empt - nd.”

PURCHASE ~

Applications are received for pur- chase of vacant and wnreserved Crown lands, not belng timberland. tor agricultural purposes; minimum: price of first-class.(atable) land is $5 per acre, and second-class (grazing) wand $2.60 per acre. Further infor- mation regarding purchase or lease of Crown lands is given in Bulletiu No, 10, Land Series, “Purchase and Lease of Crown Landa.” 7

Mill, factory, or Industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, the con- ditions including payment. of stumpage. . .

HOMESITE LEASES

Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be Jeased as homesites, gonditional upon a dwelling being erected in the first. year, title being obtainable after residence and im- yrovement condition :are fulfliled

' and land has been surveyed. - _

_,. DEASES ow. - For grazing and industrial’ . pur- am | poses areds,not-exceeding 640 acres | . may. be: leased by one’ person or 4 ‘company. ° aera

emo. ; GRAZING. ....”, foe Under the Grazing Act .the Prov- a: ince is divided into‘ graxing: districts, ‘and the range, administered under 4 Grasing © ..Commissioner, |: Annual Mm! grazing permits are ‘iseued ‘bose’ on. : numbers ranged, priority being given: to established owtiers: Stock-owners . may -form associations |: Yor: range

management, Free, or-partially. free,

f° campers ’ head,

and travellers, up-to ‘ten.

permits ate. available: for!" settlers,”

paper from one who was closely identified with the lale Thos, W. Herne, who passed away sudden- ly in Prince Runert, 6n Thursday morning of last week: : Born in India, the late Govern - ment Agent at Prince Rupert was a younger son of Colonel Herne,

Dublin Fusiliers.

family: and settled at Chester, where, after an English and Con- tinential education, Mr.. Herne

Royal Chester Rowing Club,many

his prowess in this direction,

herited leaning towards Indian Army life, a commercial career was decided upon and Mr, Herne was articled to an important firm of Liverpool cotton brokers, However, a comparatively short period sufficed, and early in the nineties he left for South Amer- ica with an elder, brother .with whom he operated a large. cattle

ten years. © Leaving the South’ American Republic, Mr, Hern came. North td British Calumbia .and entered the Provincial ‘Government ser-

grades he finally left:Hazelton in open up the. Agency with which

wisdom of ‘scleoting Mr. Herne

[as Government Agent for the’

ed for publication in this week’s

commandant of the Bombay Fen-.. cibles, an Hast Indian regiment subsequently re-christened the Upon retiring from the service Colonel Herne returned to England. with his

was closely identified with the trophies and medals testifying to

In spite of his own and an in-|

‘ then new territory soon became || | Tao SITU Ee aan lean apparent, Fair and impartial to|| "=2-LANP Su RVEYOR , |} BABRISTERS "SOLICITORS NOTA ES a degree, his magisterial policy J.. Allan Rutherford . “McGill . & TT ft: poe . . unquestionably influenced the ~ All deseriptions ‘of sur- wy Ci UES | In selecting our paper stocks we endeavor frontier community among whom. veys promptly executed = = [fe Sf to secure what will meet with your approval - he lived. In other directions he|| : SOUTH, HAZELTON : ||| SMITHERS BURNS LAKE . an ; . . also gave expression to a keen ; In doing the printing; in selecting the type desire to promote the welfare of e — faces, and in combining the faces we have his district by active participa-|[T - | re a | your wishes in mind as well as the desire tien in every movement eae | | | he } to emphasize the most important features ed to advance the Northern @t BRITISH COLUMBI A a f ‘ob To t¢ t ‘ob that terior. ‘Transferred to Prince 3 a . —- of your job. To turn out a job. tha Rupert Agency in 1923 he left THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA will get you business Is our aim. the scene of his most important ‘HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— , ea . labours with a real and heartfelt "Plaper Gold ..-+ssssseseerersercsseees -$ 76,502, 208 a meio .--. 109,647,661 We carry instock a full line of bond papers regret, in fact seldom a day pas RO Ba 266 and envelopes, wove papers and envelopes, sed without some reference to his ’ Loree eards, cardboards, tags, loose leaf bill- former incumbency. As one a 4'626, , inant ‘ é 288,289,565 heads and statements. member of the Provincial Police ‘Building Stone; Brick, Gement 36,605,042 Book and cover paver recently told us, “‘There was no- . Miscellaneous Minerals .:...-...++++4++ 1,868,889 over papers thing that Tom Herne would not king its mineral: production to the end of 1922 show ‘ do to help us or anyone else.’”’ AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $769,418,462 The ‘strikcin progress a the minin industry an this prov . . ince 18 stYrikin Nluatra! n ee ZOMOW IN: Tes, ¢ QO . T The Hudson’s Bay Co. has show the value "of production for successive 5-fear eriods: mineca errace :; . . For all years to 1895, inclusive ’........9 94,547,241 ; purehased the trading posts op For five years, 1806-1 7 607 987 erated for several years by Lam- For five years, 1901-1905, .......,.....- 96,507,968 Herald News son Hubbard in Alberta and the For five years, 1906-1910 ............5. 125,584,474 New HaZELTON TERRACE, B.C. aoe For five years, 1911-1915 .............- 142,072,603 the North-West Territories, and, For five years. 1916-192") ...., leeneeee 189,922,725 ‘Tialso a line of steamers on the For the veer 1922 vertesensen beseanees tateet ; Mackenzie river... PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $339,280,940 Lode-mining has only been in progress about 33 years, The business men of Canada and not Prd ee cent. o the Province has been even proa- cf a speak favorably of the reduction . Perteias ere open for prospecting, Pn bear- a i SYNOPSIS OF wove nnweerrynrrnran |it the sales tax. The consumers/|] 4. 728, "uel thar ang other: provines ia" fhe "Boroaion f : eet lactate a oft a ‘ . . . @ in ote royince in e 1 iim 7 hy P 5 vie express then views we Or any Colony in the ritish | Empire. “—02 i aa ; + as they notice a reduction in the ineral locations are granted to- discoverers for nominal } 7 . fees. Absolute titles are obtained by developing. such pro- 1 aa LAND ACT AMENDMENTS A Ap P reciation ‘ cost ° the ponds benefitted by perties, security of which, is 8 guaranteed by crown grants P °° ‘ : a ‘ ed sale , ull information, together with mining reports and maps, N ic ——— The Late Thomas W. Herne ‘ the reduced es taxes | may be obtained pratis By addressing & repo P “4 PRE-EMPTIONS ‘ The Honourable The Minister of Mines | * d : ‘ . : ] cron lends Seer are-emmpted by (Contributed) «| Are you a subscriber vet? . VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA ‘ De ee eee ote nacre! |Send in your name and eash now)! — . m™ to becume British subjécts, condl- : ' u J a we tional upon residence, occupation, The following has been receiv- ~ \ = f J q

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