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ment, upon his proving to him by declarations in writing of himself and
two other persons, or in such other manner as may be required, that he has
been in occupation of his pre-emption claim from the date of record thereof ;
and has made permanent improvements thereon to the value of $2.50 per
acre.

After the granting of the Certificate of Improvement as aforesaid
and the payment of $1.00 per acre for the land has been made, a Crown
grant of the fee simple of and in the land recorded in such certificate,
will be executed in favor of the pre-emptor, upon payment of the sum of
$10.00 therefor; but no Crown grant shall be executed in favor of any
alien who may have declared, as aforesaid, his intention of becoming a
British subject, until he has become such according to law.

EXEMPTIONS.

The farm and buildings, when registered, cannot be taken for debt’
incurred after registration; and it is free from seizure up to a value not
greater than $500 (£100 English). Cattle ‘‘farmed on shares” are also pro-
tected by an Exemption Act. Pre-emptions are exempt from taxation
for two years from date of record, and there is an exemption of $500 for
four years after record.

SALE OF PROVINCIAL CROWN LANDS.

‘Crown lands,” which mean and include such ungranted public lands
as are within and belong to His Majesty in right of the Province of British
Columbia, and whether or not any waters flow over or cover the same,
are in part open for sale.

Every person desirous of purchasing unsurveyed, unoccupied and un-
reserved crown lands, shall stake the land in practically the same Way as
provided in the case of pre-emption, and if within ten miles of the office
of the Commissioner he shall post to him notice in writing together with a
statutory declaration in duplicate, and shall commence and continue the
publication of a notice in the British Columbia Gazette and in local new s-

Vancouver—Showing C. P. Ry. Station, Yards and part of Harbour.