Section 49. The Government shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any tim

49. The Government shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber collected under section forty-five, and no Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently. Payments to be made by claimant before timber is delivered to him.