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1276 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH DECEMBER, 1890.
Further powers of Beard resenting witnesses, the production of ilorments and enforcing an order of Board.
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Power of
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njury.
Summons, Warrant, Or Order to be signed by Cini.
Beard may
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Surveyor
General
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Covernor may gr lease at lower rent.
When claim adioneci leas to be grantedl unless Governor duelims.
Compensation.
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respasser.
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Ivases.
6. For the purpose of the hearing of any claim to a lease the Board shall have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony on the occasion of any suit or action in respect of the following matters, viz. :----
(1) Enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examin-
ing them on oath, affirmation or otherwise. (2.) Compelling the production of documents. (3.) Punishing persons guilty of contempt of the
Board or of any order of the Board. (4.) Ordering inspection of property. (5.) Making and enforcing any order which may be recessary to the proper hearing and determi- nation of any question before the Board, and the Board may exercise all or any of such powers for the purposes of any claim before the Board to the same extent as the Supreme Court might exercise them or any of them for the purposes of any suit or action.
77. Any member of the Board shall for the purposes of any enquiry made by the Board have power to enter and view any premises or property and the Board shall have power to authorize any person nominated by the Board to enter and view any premises or property for the like purpose.
8. If in any claim to a lease it shall appear to the Board that any witness has committed wilful and corrupt perjury the Board may for the purpose of punishing such perjury exercise powers similar to and to the same extent as those conferred on the Supreme Court by section 23 of Ordinance 12 of 1873 for the punishment of perjury in any cause suit
or action.
9. Any summons order warrant or direction of the Board shall be deemed to be duly made with the authority of the Board if signed by the Chairman of the Board and issued by the Secretary and any such summons order or warrant so signed and issued in connection with and for the purposes of any claim to a lease shall be equivalent to any form of summons, order or warrant issued in any action or suit in the Supreme Court for enforcing the attendance of witnesses, or compelling the production of documents or otherwise for the purposes of any suit or action.
10. The Board may allow or disallow any claim to a lease or allow the same as to part of the claim or subject to such conditions as it may think fit.
11. The Surveyor General shall before the hearing of the claims relating to land in any district or village fix the several rents to be charged in any leases which may be granted and the amount of the rent so fixed shall be com- municated in the notice for claims referred to in section 4, sub-section (2) but the Governor may on the recommenda- tion of the Board or of his own motion grant the lease in any particular case with a rent lower than that previously fixed by the Surveyor General.
12. In cases where the Board allow the claim a lease shall be granted within such time as may be convenient unless the Governor in his discretion decline to grant a lease in which case the claim shall be referred back to the Board to decide what compensation shall be paid to the claimant or claimants and the amount awarded by the Board shall be paid by the Government to such person or persons as the Board inay direct.
13. After the passing of this Ordinance occupation by any person as a squatter or without licence or without any grant of any estate or interest from the Crown of land a lease for which has been disallowed by the Board or in respect of which compensation as above mentioned has been paid or for which no lease has been claimed under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a trespass and the person so occupying without having a grant as aforesaid may be dealt with as a trespasser accordingly.
14. No appeal shall lie from any decision of the Board nor shall its proceedings be liable to revision by or removal to the Supreme Court of the Colony by writ of certiorari or other legal process.
15. Leases to be granted to squatters under this Ordi- nance shall be in such form or forms as may from time to time be submitted by the Board and approved by the Governor in Council.
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