shall be apportioned between the different claimants if there is more than one, and the amount so awarded by the Court as compensation, together with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from the date of the reverting of the land to the Crown, shall be paid by the Government to such person or persons as the Court may direct. The decision of the Court as to the amount of compensation shall be final.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 10th day of October, 1901.
C. CLEMENTI, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 19th day of October, 1901.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
ENCLOSURE 2
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,
461
C.O
42619
RECO & REGE 4 DEC 01
Hongkong, 23rd October, 1901
Report on Ordinance
27 of 1901.
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled
An Ordinance to amend The New Territories Land Court Ordinance, 1900, (No. 13 of 1900),
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to
the Governor's Instructions.
Objects and Reasons,
Clause 2,--Mr. Woon, the Registrar of the Land Court, who is now getting in claims at Tái Pó, experiences considerable inconvenience through being unable to get in persons who have laid claims to give information.
Where a claim form is ambiguously filled in, the only way to clear up the doubt is to send for the claimant, who comes in or not just as he chooses. In the latter case inconvenient delay is caused in arriving at the nature of a man's claim, and moreover, in cases where the claim is disputed, hardship may be caused to rival claimants.
It may be mentioned that a similar power of summoning is given in the Straits Settlements to Demarcation Officers.
Clause 3.--Experience has unfortunately proved that such a provision as this is necessary. Parties sometimes file their claim-papers in the Land Court and then calmly go off to the country for some months, without leaving any agent behind them to either point out their boundaries or to represent their interests before the Court when the case comes on for trial.
shall be apportioned between the different claimants if there is more than one, and the amount so awarded by the Court as compensation, together with interest thereon at the rate of sevcu per cent. per annum from the date of the reverting of the land to the Crown, shall be paid by the Government to such person or persons as the Court may direct. The decision of the Court as to the amount of compensation shall be final.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 10th day of October, 1901.
C. CLEMENTI, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 19th day of October, 1901.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
ENCLOSURE 2
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,
461
C.O
42619
RECO & REGE 4 DEC 01
Hongkong, 23rd October, 1901
Report on Ordinance
27 of 1901.
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled
An Ordinance to amend The Yer Territories Lend Court
Ordinance, 1000, (Yo. 13 of 1900),
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary tos
the Governor's Instructions.
Obfects and Reasons,
Clause 2,--Mr. Woon, the Registrar of the Land Court, who is now getting in claims at Tái Pó, experiences Cousiderable inconvenience through being unable to get in persons who have laid claims to give information.
Where a claim form is ambiguously filled in, the only way to clear up the doubt is to send for the claimant, who comes in or not just as he chooses. In the latter case inconvenient delay is caused in arriving at the nature of a man's claim, and moreover, in cases where the claim is disputed, bardship may be caused to rival claimants.
It may be mentioned that a similar power of summoning is given in the Straits Settlements to Demarcation Officers, Clause 3.-Experience has unfortunately proved that such a provision as this is necessary. Parties sometimes fle their claim-papers in the Land Court and then calmly go off to the country for some mouths, without leaving any agent behind them to either point out their boundaries or to represent their interests before the Court when the case comes on for trial.
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