Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Japanese Mining Regulations: Translated From the Original Japanese d104
The Government alone has therefore the right to mine them. Under these circumstances all minerals belong to the Government no matter in what mine they are found and irrespective as to whom the land in which they are found belongs, or whether minerals be found on the surface of or in the bowels of the earth, and under no circum stances are they the private property of land owners. Provided that ordinary earth and stones are mt necessarily included as minerals, and land owners may therefore dig them out at their pleasure.
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