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[ 23 of 1889. ] CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION .


person having any proprietary interest therein for the purchase
of such land and all the right title and interest therein, and in
Case of the failure of such negociation to give written notice
that such land will be resumed on the expiration of four months
from the publication of such notice, anal that thereupon such
compensation in respect of such resumption will be paid as may
be awarded in the manner hereinafter provided .
( ii . ) Such notice shall be published in the Gazette in English
and Chinese and copies thereof shall be affixed upon a con
spicuous part of the land to be resumed , and such publication
shall be deemed to be notice to the owner and to every person
interested in the land or having any right or easement therein .
( iii . ) On the expiration of four months as aforesaid the land
shall revert to the Crown and all rights of the owner his assigns
or representatives or of any other person in or over the land or
any part thereof shall absolutely cease.
Constitution 4. After the expiration of four months as aforesaid a Board
of board .
shall be appointed to determine the amount of compensation to
be paid in respect of such resumption or taking and such Board
shall in each case consist of three members and be constituted
in manner following, viz.:--
( 1. ) The Chairman of the Board shall be such Judge of the
Supreme Court as the Judges may from time to
time mutually arrange.
( 2. ) The two other meinbers of the Board shall consist of
one member to be nominated by the Governor and
the other by the owner of the land resumed pro
vided always that the member nominated by the
Governor may be the Surveyor General or any
public oflicer .
( 3. ) Notice in writing of the nomination by the Governor
of a member of the Board shall be forthwith given
to the owner by publication in the Gazette, and if
be shall not nominate a member of the Board within
seven days from the date of such publication it shall
be lawful for the Chairman to nominate and appoint
any person other than a member of the Colonial
Civil Service on behalf of such owner .
( 4.) The Governor may also appoint some person to act
as clerk to the Board at such remuneration as he
may think fit.
Notification 5. The constitution of such Board shall be notified in the
tion ofboard. Guzette and within fouteen days from such notification the
Board shall commence its sittings at such time and place as the