13:28 [ 27 or 1890. ] SQUATTERS.
Summons, 9. Any summons order warrant or direction of the Board
warrant, or
order to be shall be deemed to be duly made with the authority of the
signed by Board if signed by the chairman of the Board and issued by
Chairman .
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 sum
mons, 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 snit or action.
Board may
allow or 10. The Board may allow or disallow any claim to a lease
disallow or allow the same as to part of the claim or subject to such
claim. conditions as it may think fit.
Surveyor
General 11. The Surveyor General shall before the hearing of the
before hear claims relating to land in any district or village fix the several
ing of claim
to fix rent to rents to be charged in any leases which may be granted and
be charged . the amount of the rent so fixed shall be communicated in the
notice for claims referred to in section 4 , sub - section ( 2 ) but
Governor
may grant
the Governor may on the recommendation of the Board or of
lease at lower his own motion grant the lease in any particular case with a
rent .
rent lower than that previously fixed by the Surveyor General.
When claim 12. In cases where the Board allow the claim a lease shall
allowed heated be granted within such time as may be convenient unless the
unless Governor in his discretion decline to grant a lease in which
Governor
declines. case the claim shall be referred back to the Board to decide
what compensation shall be paid to the claimant or claimants
Compensa-
tion .
and the amount awarded by the Board shall be paid by the
Government to such person or persons as the Board may direct .
Squatter 13. After the passing of this ordinance occupation by any
when to be
deemed person as a squatter or without licence or without any grant
trespasser . 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 bas 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.
No appeal. 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 cortiorari or other
.
legal process .
Form of
leases .
15. Lcases to be granted to squatters under this ordinance
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.
Date of 16. This ordinance shall not come into force until Her Ma
coming into
force. jesty's confirmation thereof is proclaimed by the Governor.
[ In force from 1st Jay, 1891. Proclamation 20th April, 1891.]