Section 8 in U.P. Rules Regulating the Transit of Timber on the River Ganga above Garhmukhteswar in Meerut District and on its Tributaries in Indian Territory above Rishikesh, 1938
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All rafts will be examined and timber checked at Laltarau or Jawalapur Depots. Rafting dues will be collected by the Divisional Forest Officer, Saharanpur, at rates sanctioned by the Government. Such dues will be collected on the timber entered in the launching permits and if the timber is found in excess of timber launched, further fees will be charged as laid down in Paragraph 12. No timber will be removed from the depots until it has been checked by the forest subordinates in charge of floating. The forest subordinates will issue a certificate in the following form :-"Certified that ................... (in words) pieces of timber of launching, permit no........................ dated.............................. of owner ....................... of .................. division arrive at depot on................The owner or his agent will also sign the counterfoil of the above certificate.
