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formation may be given to the judge, who shall op- 

 pose it. If the creditor finds any concealed property 

 of value upon the land of the debtor which is held 

 by him in hypothecation, the custom is that it shall be 

 divided in three equal shares, one of which shall go to 

 the holder of the mortgaged land, and two to the pro- 

 prietor, for the finding has taken place while the 

 creditor is in possession of the land. The same prin- 

 ciple applies to land bestowed by the Raja upon Chiefs. 

 If anything is found thereon, it must be divided in 

 two equal shares, one of which goes to the owner of the 

 land and the other to the finder. This is the law. 



Now regarding dusun there are two regulations, 

 first in the case of a man to whom no debt is due, but 

 he nevertheless eats the fruit of the clusuii and sells 

 it; in such a case, if the owner appears, he has a right 

 of action. So in the case of persons who have incur- 

 red the displeasure of their Hajas and flee toother coun- 

 tries out of fear for their safety, abandoning heir 

 dusun or kampong, which are forthwith taken by 

 others. In their case also, the rightful owners may 

 sue in after days, for the property is theirs and shall 

 certainly be restored to them by the judge. The end. 



[Sub-letting. A stated rent necessary. Per ah Code]. 



The law regarding the renting of land. If land 

 be made over by a man to another, the latter being 

 put in to cultivate it on the condition that he receives 



