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hen a house inhabited by several members of the same family is claimed by more than one of them, gi

the house and ground that goes with it one Lot number but put down the names of the various imants.

1 Rules for dealing with Mortgaged land :---

(1.) If a man has mortgaged part of his holding, make the part mortgaged a separate Lot.

(2.) Put down the name of the owner and also that of the mortgagee.

(3.) If there is more than one mortgagee put down the name of the mortgagee in possession

-that is the person who is either (a.) actually cultivating the land himself, or who (b.) receives the rents from the tenant.

(4.) If a part only of a house is mortgaged the mortgage can be disregarded.

16. It is of the very greatest importance that the Lot number on the map and that in the Demarcation : oook should agree. Any carelessness on the part of the Demarcator in this respect will be followed

by instant dismissal.

17. (a.) No tickets are to be issued to persons other than claimants, except to applicants on behalf

of a claimant who is not present.

(b.) No name must be entered in the Demarcation book unless a ticket has been issued. 18. When once an entry has been made in the Demarcation book, no crossing out or erasure is allowed. A circle may be drawn round the original entry if it is incorrect and additional information written at the side.

19. Numbers on the tickets will be written in both English and Chinese characters.

20. A Demarcator must post Demarcation notices in every village included in his map. If there are no such villages, then in the two nearest villages. He will report, if these notices are disturbed.

21. One District number and one series of Lot numbers will be given to each map-unless special instructions are issued.

22. If any cultivated land is omitted from demarcation or if any houses are unnumbered, the demarcator in whose district it is will report the matter at once.

23. Demarcators will be careful to see that Lots on the boundaries of neighbouring maps are not demarcated twice over. Should this happen the persons responsible will be punished. The demarcator who is on the spot first is responsible for demarcating fields any part of which lies upon his map; he must let other demarcators on the same ground know when he has done this.

24. All demarcators will check each week's work with the Cadastral Surveyor, doing so not earlier than 2 P.M. on Saturday. The maps and the Demarcation book must be in agreement.

25. A demarcator is not allowed to leave his district except between the hours of 5 p.x. on Saturdays an 1 8.30A.M. on Mondays. On working days any demarcator discovered idling between 9 A.M, and 4.30 P.M. will be severely punished.

26. Fields on either side of a stream or road must be demarcated separately.

27. Any demarcator or demarcation coolie who himself or through his family has any interest in the property in a district assigned to him must report the matter before the district is opened, any disregard of this rule will be severely dealt with.

28. Any demarcator or coolie wishing to deal in land in the New Territory whether by sale, lease, or mortgage, will first ask permission. Any redemptions of mortgage must be at once reported.

29. All demarcators will make a weekly report to the inspector in charge of them; on finishing commencing a district, they will report to the inspector at once. On finishing a district a demarcat will report himself at the office, unless otherwise instructed.

30. No leave in the ordinary course except at Chinese New Year and at Christmas time will given during the field season. Any demarcators applying for leave must give a fortnight's notice:

31. All such offences as laziness, wilful disobedience of orders or of any of these rules, absence fro. duty without leave, carelessness in demarcating holding boundaries or giving out Lot No. tickets, may be punished summarily and at the discretion at Member of the Land Court with a fine not excecd- ing $5.00 in any one case, Fines to go to a reward fund to be divided at the end of the Year among those members of the Demarcation staff whose work has been most satisfactory. Any demarcator or demarcation coolie who is fined may if he likes appeal to His Excellency the Governor: whose decision shal be final..