940 THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 14TH NOV., 1894.
5. The Secretary shall supply to the claimants, on application, printed forms containing the foregoing particulars.
6. The Secretary shall keep a book to be called the Register of Claims in such form as the Board may from time to time direct, and shall on receipt of any claim forthwith number it, and note thereon the date of the receipt thereof and enter the same in the said Register.
7. The Secretary shall, on receipt of such claim. forthwith forward the duplicate thereof to the Colonial Secretary,
8. The Colonial Secretary, or such other officer as may be deputed for that purpose by the Governor, shall, within seven days from the receipt of such duplicate, or within such other time as the Board on an ex parte application may deem reasonable to grant, give notice to the claimant of the sum which the Government is willing to pay the said claimant in respect of his claim or any part thereof; and the said claimant shall, within 48 hours (Sundays excepted) from the receipt of such offer, state in writing to the Secretary whether he accepts or refuses the same.
9. In case the claimant accepts the offer, the Board may, if necessary, make an award in his favour; in case of refusal, the Secretary shall fix a day on which the claim is to be heard by the Board, and shall forthwith give notice to the parties.
10. If two or more persons claim in respect of the same plot of ground, the Board may appoint one Solicitor to act for the parties interested.
11. Until further notice, the sittings of the Board shall be held at the Supreme Court House and on such days as the Board may from time to time direct.
12. The claimant may appear at any sitting of the Board in person, or by his counsel or solicitor, or in any special case and with the special leave of the Board by his duly constituted agent.
Made by the Board at the Supreme Court House, this 13th day of November, 1894.
ARATHOON SETA,
Secretary.
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