Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forestry Pulp and Paper Company's Afforestation Contracts Act 1949 - SECT 20

Obligation of Company to cultivate and maintain plantations, and harvest mill and market timber

20. Obligation of Company to cultivate and maintain plantations, and harvest
mill and market timber



(1) The Company at its own expense shall tend cultivate and maintain under
properly qualified supervision all the plantations now or hereafter standing
or growing upon the lands acquired by it for afforestation purposes and take
all such measures and precautions as shall be reasonably necessary or
expedient for the protection and safety and cultivation of the plantations.
The Company shall pay all municipal or shire rates and charges and any land
tax payable with respect to such lands.

(2) The Company shall in due course harvest and mill the timber grown on such
lands and market and realize the same at such time or times and in such manner
as the Company in its discretion thinks proper and may in its discretion
either erect at its own expense any buildings mills plant and appliances
reasonably required for the purpose or arrange by contract or otherwise for
any harvesting milling and marketing to be done upon such terms and conditions
as it thinks fit.