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No. 5 of 1890.

Report in favour of claim by Director

of Public

SQUATTERS.

(2) to cause to be notified in any village or district in which land is occupied by squatters, and in such manner as the Board may direct, notice of the time within which claims to such land must be made, and the form and manner of making such claims; and

(3) to fix the dates and times and places for the hearing of such claims to leases, and to cause notice of such dates and times and places to be notified to claimants in such manner as the Board may direct.

5. If in any case it appears to the Director of Public Works before the hearing, that a lease can be granted to any claimant without further investigation, he shall report the same to the Board accord- Works before ingly, and in such case it shall not be necessary for the claimant or his witnesses to appear before the Board, unless the Board so orders.

hearing.

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Further powers of Board for hearing of claims.

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Powers of

entry and view.

6.(1) For the purpose of the hearing of any claim to a lease, the Board shall have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court on the occasion of any action in respect of the following matters; namely,

(a) enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them upon oath or otherwise;

(b) compelling the production of documents;

(c) punishing persons guilty of contempt of the Board or of any order of the Board;

(d) ordering inspection of property; and

(e) making and enforcing any order which may be necessary to the proper hearing and determination of any question before the Board.

any

(2) the Board may exercise all or any of such powers for the purposes of

claim before the Board to the same extent as the Supreme Court might exercise them or any of them for the purposes of any action.

7. Any member of the Board shall, for the purposes of any in- quiry made by the Board, have power to enter and view any premises or property, and the Board shall have power to authorise any person nominated by the Board to enter and view any premises or property for the like purpose,

*As amended by No. 51 of 1911.

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