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11. Exercise of powers of county court. — The powers of the county court 
under this Act relative to the appointment of a referee or umpire shall he 
exercisable by the judge of the court having jurisdiction, whether he is without 
or within his district, and may, by consent of the parties, be exercised by the 
registrar of the court. 
12. Mode of stthmission to reference. — The delivery to a referee of his 
appointment shall be deemed a submission to a reference by the party 
delivering it ; and neither jiarty shall have power to revoke a submission, or 
the appointment of a referee, without the consent of the other. 
13. Power for referee, &c., to require jwoduction of documents, administer 
oaths, etc. — The referee or referees or umpire may call for the productioh of 
any samide, or voucher, or other document, or other evidence which is in the 
possession or power of either party, or which either party can produce, and 
which to the referee or referees or umpire seems necessary for determination 
of the matters referred, and may take tlie examination of the parties and 
witnesses on oatli, and may administer oaths and take aflirmations ; and if 
any person so sworn or affirming wilfully and corruptly gives false evidence 
he shall be guilty of perjury. 
14. Power to proceed in absence. — The referee or referees or umpire may 
proceed in the absence of either party where the same appears to him or them 
expedient, after notice given to the parties. 
15. Form of award. — The award shall be in writing, signed by the referee 
or referees or umpire. 
16. Ihne for award of referee or referees. — A single referee shall make his 
award ready for delivery within twenty-eight days after his appointment. 
Two referees shall make their award ready for delivery within twenty-eight 
days after the appointment of the last appointed of them, or within such 
•extended time (if any) as they from time to time jointly fix by writing under 
their hands, so that they make their award ready for delivery within a time 
not exceeding in the whole forty-nine days after the appointment of the last 
appointed of them. 
17. Award in respect of compensation under ss. 3, 4, and 5. — In any case 
provided for by sections three, four, or five, if compensation is claimed under this 
Act, such compensation as under any of those sections is to be deemed to be 
substituted for compensation under this Act, if, and so far as the same can, 
consistently with the terms of the agreement, if any, be ascertained by the 
referees or the umpire, shall be awarded in respect of any improvements 
thereby provided for, and the award shall, when necessary, distinguish such 
improvements and the amount awarded in respect thereof ; and an award 
given under this section shall be subject to the appeal provided by this Act. 
18. Beference to and award hy umpire. — Where two referees are appointed 
and act, if they fail to make their award ready for delivery within the time 
aforesaid, then, on the expiration of that time, their authority shall cease, and 
thereupon the matters referred to them shall stand referred to the umpire. 
The umpire shall make his award ready for delivery within twenty-eight 
days after notice in writing given to him by either party or referee of the 
reference to him, or within such extended time (if any) as the registrar of the 
county court from time to time appoints, on the application of the umpire or 
of either party, made before the expiration of the time appointed by or 
extended under this section. 
19. Award to give particulars. — The award shall not award a sum generally 
for compensation, but shall, so far as possible, specify — 
(a.) The several improvements, acts, and things in rsspect whefeof com- 
pensation is awarded, and the several matters and things taken into 
account under the provisions of this Act in reduction or augmentation of 
such compensation ; 
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