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Defence.

10. If the claimant upon receipt of the Points of Defence of Points of delivered by the Attorney General is of opinion that such Points of Defence do not state with reasonable particularity all the facts relied upon by the Government and if the Attorney General, after being requested by the claimant to supply such particulars as the claimant may require, declines so to do, the claimant may apply to the Registrar for an order that the Attorney General do deliver such particulars and upon such application the Registrar may make such order as he thinks fit.

Statement by the Attorney

General of

offer previously made to claimant

Filing by the Attorney General of auch statement.

Offer made

General after reference

11. If upon receipt by the Attorney General of the statement filed by the claimant in accordance with rule 7 hereof, the Attorney General is not satisfied that such statement accurately sets out the maximum offer made by the Government to the claimant,

the Attorney General shall file with the Points of Defence a statement in writing giving the accurate maximum figure offered. If the claimant upon receiving the statement filed by the Attorney General in accordance with rule 7 hereof is not satisfied that such statement accurately sets out the maximum offer made by the Government to the claimant, the claimant shall, within 14 days from the receipt of such statement, file with the Registrar a state- ment in writing giving the accurate maximum figure offered. In The absence of any statement filed by the Attorney General or the claimant in accordance with this rule or of any further statement filed in accordance with rule 13 hereof, the statement filed by the claimant or the Attorney General as the case may be in accordance with rule 7 hereof shall unless the contrary be shown be accepted as accurate,

12. Two copies of the statement referred to in rule 11 hereof (if any) shall be delivered to the Registrar of which one shall be filed and the other shall be delivered forthwith by the Registrar to the claimant or to the Attorney General as the case may be.

13. Nothing in these roles shall prejudice the right of the by Attorney Attorney General at any time after the reference of any dispute to the Tribunal to serve on the claimant an offer in writing in full

of dispute

settlement of such dispute, either by way of increasing any offer to Tribunal. made before the reference to the Tribunal or where no such offer has been made previously, by way of an offer made for the first time. Where an offer is made by the Attorney General in accordance with this rule, the claimant may within 7 days from

the service thereof serve a notice of acceptance on the Attorney General and in that event may apply to the Registrar for an order directing that his costs of the reference up to the date of the acceptance of the offer may be taxed and paid by the Government and upon the hearing of such application the Registrar shall make such order as he thinks fit. Where an offer is made by the Attomey General in accordance with this rule and is not accepted by the claimant within such 7 days, the Attorney General shall file with the Registrar a statement in writing setting out the sum so offered to the claimant, the date on which such offer was served and the fact that such offer has not been accepted by the claimant. Such statement shall be filed with the Registrar in quadruplicate and one copy shall be forwarded by the Registrar to the claimant.

14. Where the claimant desires to deliver Points of Reply, Points of application shall be made to the Registrar within 7 days from the Reply and Rejoinder. date of the delivery of the Points of Defence by the Attorney General for leave so to do and the Registrar upon such application shall make such order as he thinks fit. Where Points of Reply have been delivered in accordance with this rule and the Attorney General desires to deliver Points of Rejoinder, application shall be made to the Registrar within 7 days from the date of the delivery of Points of Reply by the claimant and the Registrar upon such application shall make such order as he thinks fit.

15. Either the claimant or the Attorney General may at any Amendment time apply to the Registrar for leave to amend any pleadings ings.

of plead- delivered pursuant to these rules and upon such application the Registrar may make such order upon such terms as he thinks fit and all such amendments shall be made as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the real questions at issue between the claimant and the Government.

16. At any time either the claimant or the Attorney General, Fixing date

and place may apply to the Registrar for an order fixing the date and place of heating. for the hearing and determination of the dispute or for the pre- liminary hearing of any point of law or any other matter which may conveniently be disposed of on such preliminary hearing and upon such application the Registrar shall make such order as he thinks fit.

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