204 COLONIAL IlEPOKTS MISCELLANEOUS. 



Enquiry. 



8. (i) At the expiration of the period fixed by the Reserve Settlement 

 Commissioner, he shall enquire into and determine the limits of the lands 

 specified in the notice aforesaid and the existence, nature and extent of the 

 rights in respect of which he has received any claims under section 7 and of 

 any other rights alleged to exist or brought to his knowledge at the enquiry in 

 favour of any persons or communities affecting the lands which it is proposed 

 to constitute a reserve -erf the rights acquired by the Governor over any lands 

 under the previsions of this Ordinance. 



(ii) The Reserve Settlement Commissioner shall keep a record in writing 

 of all claims made in respect of any rights aforesaid and of any objection 

 which may be made thereto, and also of any evidence given in support of or 

 in opposition to any claim. 



Powers of Reserve Settlement Commissioner at Enquiry. 



9. For the purposes of the enquiry, the Reserve Settlement Commissioner 

 shall have all the powers conferred upon a District Commissioner by the 

 Supreme Court Ordinance. 



Judgment on Completion of Enquiry. 



10. Upon completion of the enquiry, the Reserve Settlement Commissioner 

 shall deliver his judgment, describing the limits of the lands specified in the 

 notice aforesaid and setting forth, with all such particulars as may be necessary 

 to define their nature, incidents and extent, the rights in respect of which he 

 has received claims under section 7 and of any other rights alleged to exist 

 or brought to his knowledge at the enquiry in favour of any persons or 

 communities, and admitting or rejecting the same wholly or in part. 



11. (1) Any person who has made a claim may within three calendar 

 months of any judgment made under section 10 appeal from such judgment to 

 the Supi'eme Court. 



(2) The procedure and practice for the time being in force relating to 

 appeals from District Courts to the Supreme Court shall apply to appeals 

 from the Reserve Settlement Commissioner. 



Order Constituting Reserves. 



12. (1) At the expiration of three calendar months from the date of the 

 judgment made under section 10, or, if any appeal has been made to the 

 Supreme Court against such judgment, upon the decision of the Supreme 

 Court, the Governor may make an order constituting the lauds in respect of 

 which the enquiry has been held a forest reserve. Such order shall set forth 

 the limits and situation of the lauds which constitute the reserve, and all 

 rights affecting the same as set forth in the judgment of the Reserve 

 Settlement Commissioner, or established by the decision of the Supreme 

 Court. 



(2) Such order shall be published in the Gazette and in the manner pre- 

 scribed for making known the notice referred to in section 7. 



(3) Any order made under this section may be revised or modified. 



Extinguishment of Right. 



1 3. Every right in or over any lands in respect of which no claim has been 

 made under section 7, or of which no knowledge has been acquired at the 

 enquiry shall be extinguished, unless the claimant has satisfied the Reserve 

 Settlement Commissioner before the delivery of his judgment that he had 

 good reason for not preferring his claim within the period fixed under section 7, 

 in which event the Commissioner may defer his judgment until he has decided 

 such claim. 



Acquisition of Rights admitted l>ij Reserve Settlement Commissioner. 



14. Where in the opinion of the Governor it is expedient that any right 

 admitted by the Reserve Settlement Commissioner shall be acquired by the 



