CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901. 1251
(3) subject to any such order as last aforesaid, he shall (s. 553 contd.) have the same authority with respect to discovery and production of documents and in the conduct of the trial or reference, and the same power to direct that judgment be entered for any or either party, as the court; O. 36, r. 50.
(4) nothing in this section shall authorise him to commit any person to prison or to enforce any order by committal or otherwise; O. 36, r. 51.
(5) he may, before the conclusion of the trial before him, or by his report or award under the reference made to him, submit any question arising therein for the decision of the court, or state any facts specially, with power to the court to draw inferences therefrom, and in any such case the order to be made on such submission or statement shall be entered as the court may direct; and the court shall have power to require any explanation or reasons from him and to remit the cause or matter, or any part thereof, for re-trial or further consideration to him or to any other special referee, arbitrator, or officer of the court; or the court may decide the question referred to him on the evidence taken before him, either with or without additional evidence as the court may direct; O. 36, r. 52.
(6) when he makes a report or award, he shall immediately thereafter cause notice thereof to be given in writing to all the parties to the trial or reference before him; O. 36, r. 53.
(7) where a report or award has been made in a cause or matter, the further consideration of which has been adjourned, it shall be lawful for any party, on the hearing of such further consideration, without notice of motion or summons, to apply to the court to adopt the report or award, or without leave of the court to give not less than four days' notice of motion, to come on with the further consideration, to vary the report or to remit the cause or matter or any part thereof for re-trial or further consideration to the same or any other special referee, arbitrator, or officer of the court; O. 36, r. 54.
(8) where a report or award has been made in a cause or matter, the further consideration of which has not been adjourned, it shall be lawful for any party, by an eight days' notice of motion, to apply to the court to adopt and carry into effect the report or award, or to vary the report or