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number of dollars. This will facilitate Treasury collection and book-keeping, without loss to the Crown, and the loss to the payer will be negligible.
Section 5 makes provision for proof of area.
Section 6 states the result of determination, on the ap- plication of a section owner other than the owner of a Remain- ing Portion.
Section 7 states the result of determination on the ap- plication of the owner of a Remaining Portion. Special provision is necessary in this case as at present the Crown looks to the owner of the Remaining Portion for payment of the whole Crown Rent due in respect of the Lot, and he cannot be released from this burden unless determination is also made in respect of each other section of the Lot. Compulsory determination is accordingly imposed in this case on the owners of the other sections of the Lot. The fees are in this as in other cases payable by the applicant for determination, namely the owner of the Remaining Portion, but relief is provided to enable him to recover from the owner of each section the fees applicable to such section.
Sections 8 & 9 specify the procedure on determination and its effect.
Section 10 deals with correction of errors in the deter- mination.
Section 11 deals with appeals to and revision by the Governor in Council.
Section 12 authorises the fees payable in the schedule. Section 13 enables the Governor to appoint different dates for the application of the Ordinance to different lots areas or districts. Some such provision is necessary to prevent the Land Office being disorganised by too many simultaneous applications.
November, 1935.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.