In respect of tho resumption of land in section 212, all the words of the section from its commencement to tbe words "Her Majsaiy," inclusive, are repealed, ami tho following substituted :—All lands which at any time previous to the 29th day of September, 1883, have been alienated or agreed to be alienated from the Crown, whether by absolute sale or lease, or for any lesser interest, shall, with the consent ot the owners or occu piers thereof respectively ; and all lands which at any time since the above men* tioned date or which may at any time thereafter be so alienated or agreed to be so alieDa'ei from tbe Crown as aforesaid, shall, with the consent of the owners or occupiers, and nil native lands which since the 3()ih of August, 1888, have been alienated by the natives and other persona than tbe Queen, shall, without the consent of the owner or occupier, be open for prospecting for gold and other minerals.
No person who at the lime of makiDg application for an occupation license is the freeholder or the licensee of ICO acres or more shall become the holder of occa pation licenses, while no transfer or assign* raenfc of an occupation license shall bo valid unless endorsed by the Warden. The holder of a water right, whether in existence now or hereafter to be granted, shall not ba deemed to have any right or title to the uninterrupted flow of water, and shall not be ablo (o claim damage for the stoppage, pollution, or deposit of tailings.
