LAND GRANT. Exemption of public lands subject to alienation. Provisions applicable to grants. between the termini mentioned in this section. For the purpose of determining the time when the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company shall become entitled to the land subsidy authorized under this section, the line of railway may be divided into sections of not less than twenty miles each, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company shall be deemed to have earned the subsidy in respect of each section as from the time when that section shall have been completed and ready for operation. All lands to be granted under the provisions of this section shall be selected, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, from public lands of the Province within the area approximately described in Schedule B. 4. "Public lands" within the meaning of sections 2 and 4 shall not include lands which are held under pre-emption record or agreement to purchase, or under any Statute, or in any other manner which may obligate the Crown to convey title thereto, but may, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, include lands held under lease, licence, or permit from the Crown, subject to the condition that all rights of the holders of leases, licences, or permits, including all rights of renewal, shall be fully protected and preserved. 5. Every grant of public lands made under this Act shall be subject to the following exceptions, reservations, and provisions:(a.) All exceptions and reservations contained in grants from the Crown made in Form No. 11 in the Schedule to the "Land Act": (b.) All waters within the area of any grant shall be subject (c.) Where timber lands, within the meaning of section 44 of LAND GRANT. from taxation. 6. (1.) Subject to subsection (2), all lands included in any grant Exemption of lands under this Act shall be exempt for a period of twenty years from the date of the grant from taxation under the provisions of Part II. of the "Taxation Act" or any provisions substituted therefor. (2.) The exemption from taxation conferred by subsection (1) shall not apply to lands held under lease at the date of the grant, and shall cease to apply to any lands which are thereafter leased, sold, or otherwise disposed of, or which are held under agreement of sale or which are occupied or used otherwise than by the railway of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company. The exemption from taxation conferred by subsection (1) shall not apply to taxation. for school purposes within the area of any school district heretofore existing or which may hereafter be established. 7. Where, under the provisions of this Act, public lands held under lease, licence, or permit are included in any grant, all rentals and fees thereafter payable in respect thereof shall be payable to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company instead of to the Crown. Transfer of rentals and licence fees with granted lands. 8. All rentals and fees in respect of minerals, precious or base, Transfer of revenue including coal, petroleum, and natural gas, contained in lands from minerals. granted under this Act, which are payable to the Crown under any Act relating to the acquisition of minerals from the Crown, shall, when collected, be paid over to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company. agreements. 9. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may enter into such Power to enter into agreements with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company as he deems advisable for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and intent of this Act, and every agreement so entered into shall be binding on the parties thereto, according to its terms. River lands. 10. In case any lands now held by the Dominion in the Peace Grants from Peace River District are reconveyed to the Province, they shall be deemed to be public lands of the Province for all purposes of this Act. Any area of such lands included in any reconveyance may, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, be granted to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company in substitution for lands within the area mentioned in Schedule B. 11. Nothing in this Act shall in any way affect:-- (c.) Any tax imposed under the "Taxation Act" except as Saving clause. LAND GRANT. Surveys. Sanction of Legislature before disposition. 12. All lands granted under the provisions of this Act shall be surveyed in compliance with the provisions of the "Land Act," and no Crown grant shall issue until the lands have been surveyed to the satisfaction of the Minister of Lands. 13. Notwithstanding anything contained in the "Pacific Great Eastern Incorporation Act," or in any other special or general Act, no lease, sale, or other disposition shall be made by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company of its lines of railway or any part thereof, or of any lands granted to it under this Act, without first obtaining the sanction of the Legislature. SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE A. EAST CARIBOO BLOCK. That block of land situate in the Cariboo and Lillooet Land Districts which may be more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of the Lillooet Land District; thence south along the east boundary of said Lillooet Land District to the south boundary of Lot 1866; thence west along the south boundaries of Lots 1866 and 1867 to the north-west corner of Lot 1870; thence south along the west boundary of said Lot 1870 to the south-east corner of Lot 1871; thence west along the south boundary of Lots 1871, 1872, and 1873 to the south-west corner of Lot 1873; thence north along the west boundary of said Lot 1873 to the north-east corner of Lot 1875; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 1875, 1876, and 1878 to the north-west corner of Lot 1878; thence south along the west boundary of said Lot 1878 to the north-east corner of Lot 4291; thence west along the north boundary of said Lot 4291 to the east boundary of Lot 4296; thence north and west along the east and north boundaries of Lot 4296 to the north-west corner of same; thence north along the east and north boundaries of Lot 4289 to the north-west corner of same; thence north along the east boundary of Lot 4292 to the north-east corner of same; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 4292, 4448, 4450, 4451, 4248, 4247, and 4246 to the north-west corner of Lot 4246; thence north along the east boundary of Lot 4245 to the north-east corner of same; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 4245 and 4059 to the south-west corner of Lot 4244; thence north along the west boundaries of Lots 4244, 4075, 4074, and across Lot 102A to the south-west corner of Lot 4073; thence north and west along the east and north boundaries of Lot 4072 to the south-east corner of Lot 2906; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 2906, 2907, 2908, 2909, 2917, 2921, 2922, 2923, 2925, 2924, and continuing north to the north boundary of the Canim Lake Indian Reserve No. 1; thence west along the north boundary of said Indian reserve to the east boundary of Lot 2933; thence north to the north-east corner of said Lot 2933; thence west along the LAND GRANT. north boundaries of Lots 2933, 2932, 2937, 2936, and 2935 to the north-west corner of Lot 2935; thence south along the west boundaries of Lots 2935, 2940, and 2947 to the south-east corner of Lot 2946; thence west along the south boundaries of Lots 2946, 4204, 4203, 4197, 4198, 4199, and 3545 to the southwest corner of Lot 3545; thence north along the west boundary of Lot 3545 to the north-west corner of same; thence west along the north boundary of Lot 3548 to the north-west corner of same; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 3549, 3550, 3551, and 3698 to the north-east corner of said Lot 3698; thence west along the north boundary of Lots 3698, 3697, 3705, and 3706 to the north-west corner of Lot 3706; thence due west to the intersection of the north-easterly shore of Lac la Hache; thence northerly along the said shore of Lac la Hache and the San Jose River to the intersection with the easterly boundary of Township 42, Lillooet District; thence north to the south-west corner of Township 41, Cariboo District; thence north along the west boundaries of Townships 41 and 40, Cariboo District, to the south boundary of Lot 6389, Cariboo District; thence east along the south boundary of said lot to the south-east corner of same; thence north along the east boundary of Lots 6389, 6383, 6380, and 6371 to the north-east corner of said Lot 6371; thence east along the north boundaries of Lots 6372 and 6373 to the northeast corner of Lot 6373; thence north along the west boundaries of Lots 6365 and 6362 to the north-west corner of said Lot 6362; thence east along the north boundaries of Lots 6362 and 6363 to the north-east corner of said Lot 6363; thence north along the west boundaries of Lots 6425 and 6419 to the north-west corner of Lot 6419; thence east along the north boundaries of Lots 6419 and 6420 to the north-east corner of Lot 6420; thence north along the west boundary of Lot 6415 to the north-west corner of same; thence east along the north boundaries of Lots 6415, 4931, and 4932 to the north-east corner of Lot 4932; thence north along the east boundary of Lots 8522, 8523, 8524, and 8531 to the north-east corner of Lot S531; thence west along the north boundary of Lot 8531; continuing west through Lot 8513 to the northeast corner of Lot 8529; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 8529, 8510, 8514, 6442, and 6441 to the north-west corner of Lot 6441; thence south along the west boundaries of Lots 6441 and 6400 to the north-east corner of Lot 6446; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 6446 and 6397 to the north-west corner of Lot 6397; thence north along the east boundary of Lot 4912 to the north-east corner of same; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 4912, 4913, 4914, 4915, and 4916 to the north-west corner of Lot 4916; thence continuing west to the intersection with the one hundred and twenty-second meridian of west longitude; thence north along the said one hundred and twenty-second meridian to the south boundary of Lot 9667; thence east to the south-east corner of same; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 9667, 8704, 6751, 8296, 8295, 8294, 8289, 8291, 8293, and 8307 to the north-east corner of Lot 8307; thence east along the north boundary of Lot 8306 to the north-east corner of same; thence south along the east boundary of same to the intersection with the parallel of 52° 30'; thence east along the said parallel to intersect with the northerly shore of Quesnel Lake; thence easterly along the said northerly shore of Quesnel Lake and Hobson Arm of said lake to the north-easterly angle of said arm; thence northerly to the height of land between Spanish Lake and Quesnel Lake and continuing northerly and easterly along the north-westerly boundary of the watershed of Quesnel Lake to intersect with the westerly boundary of the watershed of the North Thompson River; thence southerly along the westerly boundary of the watershed of the North Thompson River to the easterly production of the northerly boundary of Lillooet District; thence west to the point of commencement. Containing an area of 2,845,000 acres, more or less. LAND GRANT. WEST CARIBOO BLOCK. That block of land situate in Cariboo Land District which may be more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the south boundary of the Cariboo Land District where it is intersected by the east boundary of the Anahim Indian Reserve No. 1; thence east along the said south boundary to the south-west corner of Lot 7741, Cariboo District; thence northerly, easterly, and southerly along the west, north, and east boundaries of said Lot 7741 to the south-east corner of said lot; thence east along the south boundary of the Cariboo Land District to the Fraser River; thence northerly along the westerly bank of the Fraser River to the mouth of the Cottonwood River; thence north-easterly along the right bank of Cottonwood River to the east boundary of Lot 8598; thence north along the east boundary of Lot 8598 to the north-east corner of same; thence east along the centre line of Lot 8584 to the east boundary of said lot; thence south to the south-east corner of same; thence east along the south boundary of Lots 8585 and 8586 to the south-east corner of Lot 8586; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 8586, 8579, 8578, 8567, 8565, and 8564 to the north-east corner of Lot S564; thence west along the north boundary of said Lot 8564 to the north-west corner of same; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 4665 and 8561 to the north-east corner of Lot 8561; thence west along the north boundary of Lot 8561 to the north-west corner of same; thence north to the north-east corner of Lot 3203; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 3203 and 3204 to the north-west corner of Lot 3204; thence south to the north-east corner of Lot 3205; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 3205, 3206, 3207, and 3208 to the north-west corner of Lot 3208; thence north along the west boundary of Lots 3197, 3196, 3188, 3187, 3180, and 3179 to the north-west corner of Lot 3179; thence east along the north boundary of Lot 3179 to the north-east corner of same; thence north along the east boundaries of Lots 3217 and 3218 to the north-east corner of Lot 3218; thence west along the north boundaries of Lots 3218 and 3219 to the Fraser River; thence northerly along the west bank of the Fraser River to a point due east of the north-east corner of Lot 9066; thence west to said north-east corner of Lot 9066 and continuing west to a point due north of the north-west corner of Lot 1654; thence south to said north-east corner of Lot 1654; thence south and west following in turn the west boundary of Lot 1654, the north boundary of Lot 1652, the west boundaries of Lots 1652, 1650, and 1634, the north boundary of Lot 1639, the west boundaries of Lots 1639 and 1640, the north boundaries of Lots 1488 and 1483, the west boundaries of Lots 1483, 1484, and 1485, the north boundary of Lot 1458, the west boundaries of Lots 1458 and 1466, the south boundaries of Indian Reserve No. 2 and Lot 1467 to the south-west corner of Lot 1467; thence north and west following in turn the west boundary of Lot 1467, the south boundary of Lot 1460, the west boundaries of Lots 1460 and 1447, the south boundary of Lot 1442, the west boundaries of Lots 1442, 1436, and 1324, the south boundary of Lot 6529, the west boundaries of Lots 6529, 6528, and 6525, the south boundary of Lot 6516, the west boundaries of Lots 6516, 6517, 6518, and 6523, the south boundaries of Lots 5201, 5209, 5210, 5216, 5217, and 5218, the west boundary of Lot 5218, and the south boundaries of Lots 5225, 5226, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1050, 1051, 1056, 1057, 1256, 1257, 1262, and 1263 to the south-west corner of Lot 1263; thence continuing west to the one hundred and twenty-fourth meridian of west longitude; thence south along the said meridian to the thirteen-mile post on said meridian, thirteen miles north of the fifty-second parallel of latitude; thence east on a series of six-mile chords to a point due north of the north-east corner of the Anahim Indian Reserve No. 1; thence south to the said north-east |