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for Wastes being*, for the most part, confined to one 

 Presidency, the following- will serve as a type of the 

 whole. 



BENGAL. " If before the day of sale a claim of 

 proprietary, or occupative, right in any part of the 

 land be preferred, the Collector shall investigate the 

 claim, and ; if satisfied that it is groundless, shall 

 reject it and proceed with the sale." 



" If on investigation any such claim should ap- 

 pear to be well grounded, the Collector may either 

 reject the application for purchase of the lands or 

 refer it for the orders of the Commissioner. In the 

 former case the applicant may appeal to the Com- 

 missioner. 



" The Commissioner may direct the Collector 

 either to reject the application, or to proceed with 

 the sale of the land, either unreservedly on the con- 

 ditions prescribed in Eule 9, or, if any claim to 

 right of proprietorship, occupancy, or use in any 

 part of the lands be established to the satisfaction 

 of the Commissioner, with a special reservation of 

 such tight, or exclusive of the area in which such 

 right exists. If the application for purchase of the 

 land be rejected, the amount deposited as cost of 

 Survey will be forfeited.' 7 



NORTH WESTERN PROVINCES. " Where it is 

 evident that there exist rights of property, or of ex- 

 clusive occupancy, either active or latent, the appli- 

 cant will be informed that the case cannot be taken 

 up under the Grant Rules, excepting in favour of 



