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of Crown land should be discontinued, but that such of the above-mentioned occupiers (hereinafter referred to as squatters) as may be deemed to have an equitable claim thereto shall receive leases from the Crown of their several holdings, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Squatters Ordinance, Short title. 1890.
2. Claims by squatters to leases from the Crown shall, Board for subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, be heard and determina- determined by a Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) claims by which shall consist of one of the judges, the Director of Public squatters to Works and the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and one other person to be from time to time appointed by the Governor.
leases.
3.-(1) The judge shall be the chairman of the Board, and Chairman three members thereof shall form a quorum.
(2) In the case of an equal division of opinion the chairman shall have a casting vote.
(3) There shall be a secretary to the Board, to be appointed by the Governor, whose duty it shall be to keep a record of all proceedings and decisions of the Board, to receive all claims and communications to the Board, and to issue all orders and directions of the Board.
4. The Board shall have the following powers:-
(1) to determine within what time claims to leases in any specified village or district shall be presented to the Board, and in what form and manner such claims are to be presented;
(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.
and quorum of Board.
Powers of Board.
SQUATTERS.
No. 5 of 1890.
339
of Crown land should be discontinued, but that such of the above-mentioned occupiers (hereinafter referred to as squatters) as may be deemed to have an equitable claim thereto shall receive leases from the Crown of their several holdings, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Squatters Ordinance, Short title. 1890.
tion of
2. Claims by squatters to leases from the Crown shall, Board for subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, be heard and determina- determined by a Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) claims by which shall consist of one of the judges, the Director of Public squatters to Works and the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and one other person to be from time to time appointed by the Governor.
leases.
3.-(1) The judge shall be the chairman of the Board, and Chairman three members thereof shall form a quorum.
(2) In the case of an equal division of opinion the chairman shall have a casting vote.
(3) There shall be a secretary to the Board, to be appointed by the Governor, whose duty it shall be to keep a record of all proceedings and decisions of the Board, to receive all claims and communications to the Board, and to issue all orders and directions of the Board.
4. The Board shall have the following powers:-
(1) to determine within what time claims to leases in any specified village or district shall be presented to the Board, and in what form and manner such claims are to be presented;
(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.
and quorum of Board.
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