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8. (1) A Board of three members shall be appointed to Constitution determine what recommendation shall be made to the remunera- Governor in Council upon reference to arbitration made to tion of them under the preceding section.
(2) The Chairman of the Board shall be a Justice of the Peace nominated by the Governor and the two other members shall consist of persons nominated by the Governor of whom one shall be a person other than a member of the Colonial Civil Service.
(3) The Board shall be appointed within one month of the first of such references to arbitration and the Chairman shall cause notice of the composition of the Board to be published in the Gazette and shall appoint thereby a time and place for the commencement of its sittings.
(4) The remuneration of any member of the Board shall be at a rate according to the amount of work and the time occupied, and shall be awarded by the Governor in Council upon report made by the Chairman at the con- clusion of each month during which sittings of the Board have been held: Provided that nothing herein shall authorize the payment of remuneration to any public servant who may not be permitted by the terms of his appointment to receive remuneration as a member of the Board.
Board.
9. (1) A Board shall have power to make recommenda- Powers of tions to the Governor in Council-
(a) to amend or add to the particulars in the Extension Schedule or amend the Extension Plan;
(b) to award costs either for or against the Crown or for or against any parties claiming compensation or any former owner, such costs, if desired by the Crown or any party, to be taxed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
(2) A Board shall have all such powers as are vested in the Supreme Court or in a judge on the occasion of any action or suit in respect of the following matters :—
(a) enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them upon oath or otherwise as it may think fit;
(b) compelling the production of any docu-
ments;
(c) punishing persons guilty of contempt; (d) ordering an inspection of any premises;
Board.
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