( 11 ) 
buy, with the approval of the Ruler of the State 
in Council, land for a residential area or a factory 
area or for vegetable gardens or for any person 
undertaking a work of public utility and also for 
leasing acquired land for mining. Provision is made 
for preliminary investigation by Government officers 
and declaration of intended acquisition, followed by 
an enquiry, held by the Collector of Land Revenue, 
into measurement, value and plan, after which the 
Collector gives an award and takes possession. The 
person who does not accept the award may, if the 
claim is more than $500, require reference to the 
Court, which then determines the amount of com- 
pensation to be awarded for the land acquired, 
according to certain principles which are set forth 
at length in the Enactment. Where the amount is 
not less than $5,000, the Court is aided by assessors 
but the opinion of the Court prevails upon a question 
of law or practice or usage and the decision of the 
Court prevails in case of difference of opinion as 
to the compensation. 
The following table gives a general idea of the 
land available in the four States. 
