Public Works Construction Act 1880

It shall be lawful for the Minister, after twenty-one days' notice to the owner or occupier, to enter upon any uncultivated land, and to cut down and carry away all such indigenous timber as may be required for any of the purposes of this Act, making full compensation for such timber to the owner of the land; but it shall not be lawful for the Minister to cut down any such indigenous timber where it is made to appear to his satisfaction that the same has been, and is intended to be, reserved and used by the owner or occupier of the land for the purpose of ornament or shelter.