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10.-(1) Every person so summoned shall be legally obligation bound to attend before the District Officer at the time on person and place specified in such summons and to answer truth- summoned to attend fully all questions which the District Officer may put to and answer. him relating to the matter under inquiry and to produce if required by him to the District Officer or to some person deputed by him for the purpose any books, documents or other written matter pertinent to the inquiry and to permit the inspection of any property either by the District Officer or by some person deputed by him for that purpose.
(2.) The District Officer shall for the purposes of this Ordinance bave powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court in regard to examining witnesses upon oath, affirmation or otherwise.
(3.) Every person who wilfully gives false evidence upon oath
or affirmation before the District Officer shall on summary conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
(4.) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceed- ings under this section.
11.--(1.) If any person so summoned omits to attend at Warrant for the time and place so specified it shall be lawful for the disobedience District Officer to issue big warrant for the arrest of to summons such person and such warrant shall be executed by a police therefor, etc.
and penalty
officer or constable in the same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate and every person so arrested shall on summary conviction befere a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not execeding ten dollars.
(2.) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary conviction shall apply to any proceed- ings under this section.
(3.) If any person against whom a warrant has been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate on the application of the District Officer to order that the rents and profits of such person's property shall be attached by an officer named in such order until such time as such person shall appear before the District Officer in obedience to such warrant. All or any part of the rents and profits so attached may if a Magistrate in his discretion so orders be forfeited to the Crown.
where extra
12.-(1.) When in the opinion of the Governor there is Levying of an undue prevalence of crime in any district or any tumult contribu or disorder lins taken place it shall be lawful for the tions on in- Governor to station police or extra police in such distilet habitants and to order the levy of a special rate either upon such crime re- district or upon any particular village or villages situate quires pro. therein to an amount suffic'ent to defray the whole or any vision of ex- portion of the cost of such police.
tra police.
(2.) When the levying of any such special rate is ordere by the Governor he inay by such order specify the procedure by which payment of such rute may be enforced summarily by a Magistrate and all Magistrates shall have jurisdiction accordingly so to enforce the same.
PART II.
Land.
13-(1.) Part II of this Ordinauce only applies to the Application
New Territories.
of Part II of this
(2.) Upon the application of the registered owner of any Ordinance, land in the New Territories which has been purchased from and exemp- the Crown since the 17th day of April, 1899, and in respect tion from of which a separate Crown Lease has been or is intended operation of › to be issued, the Governor may exempt the said land from same. the provisions of this Ordinauce by a Memorandum under his hand.
(3.) Upon the application of the registered owner of any land in the New Territories not covered by the provisions of the last preceding sub-section, and upon proof to the satisfaction of the Land Officer of the title of such owner,
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