Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Declaration of Forest Reserves) Order (S.I. No. 53 of 1984)

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation - Declaration . ' . . of Forest. Reserves S1\INr[' LUCIA STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1984,. No .. 53. [ 13th· October, ·1984. ] BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL A PROCLAMATION [L.S.) ALLEN LEWIS, Governor-General. \VHEREAS under section 19 of the Forest, Soil and Water Con servation Ordinance, Chapter 25 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 1957, it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor-General in-Council by order from time to time to declare any Crown Land in the State to be a Forest Reserve. AND WHEREAS it is expedient to declare the Crown Land described as the Castries Water Works Forest Reserve set out in the Schedule below as a Forest Reserve under the Ordinance for the following purposes : (a) for protection against storms, winds, rolling stones, flood and land slides ; (b) for the prevention of soil erosion and land slip, of the forma tion of ravines and torrents. and of the deposit of mud, stones and sand upon agricultural land ; (c) for the prevention of wastage of resources to timber and for serving other proper management of tin1ber land ; 0 for the maintenance of water supplies in springs, rivers, canals and reservoirs ; (e) for the protection of roads, bridges, railways, and other lines of communications; (f) for the preservation of health ; (g) for the protection of slopes over 35°. AND WHEREAS the Cabinet by its Conclusion dated 12th July, 1984 agreed to declare the Castries Water Works Forest Reserve to be a Forest Reserve. N0\V THEREFORE I, SIR ALLEN MONTGOMERY LEWIS, Knight Grand Cross ,of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Bachelor, Queen's Counsel, Governor-General of Saint Lucia do hereby proclaim that the Castries Water Works Forest R~c.:Prvp ~h:::ill he a Forest Reserve under the Forest, Soil and Water Forest, Soil and Water Conservation - Declaration of For est Reserves SCHEDULE All that portion of land Three Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Nine (3,449) acres in extent and bounded as follows : NORTH: by lands of: R. Myers et al (De SeGuiran No. 38) R. Ragukanoan, St. Auban Simon et al (Babonneau Bonne Terre 38R). A. Popo. R. Foster, J. Pindar. Ludovic, Joseph et al (Cher De. Charmin 17B). J. Harris, A. Joseph, C. Arthur (De Chassin 16B). J. Duboise, Phillip Thomas, N. Jules et al (Ve Pichery No. 7B). SOUTH: by lands of: Barre de Isle Forest Reserve Poisson Bonnair No. 47R C. Popo, Mrs. Albert (Ve Cadet No. 35R) Bois Jolly No. 56R Louvet River (Ve Dannezac No. 59 R & Dubrosse du Mouliere No. 67R): WEST : by lands of : A Ragoonanan et al (Rawpor Freres) Piton Flore Public Road and Ridge Ramchuran, Ramparaghat, Elibox et al EAST : by lands of : Louvet Estate (Dubrosse Du Mouliere No. 67R) A Laurencin, Mrs. Louis Phillip et al (D'Hers No. 9B). The whole as appears on plan of Survey by Robert Harris, Licensed Land Sur-:: veyor, lodged at the Office of the Commissioner of Crown Lands on 6th June, 1984 as plan No. C6569 T and recorded under No. 159 / 84. GIVEN under my hand and the Public Seal of Saint Lucia}lt; Government House in the City of Castries, in the State ·~t Saint Lucia, this 12th day of October, One thousan~t nm,~ hur idred and eighty-four and in the Thirty-third Yeai:. ,2f th~ Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SEcoND: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. BY HIS EXCELLENCY COMMAND.