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43. Particulars to be inserted in claim for compensation. Place where claim to be lodged. 44. Court may compel claimant to state particulars. 45. Claims, if notice of non-admission not given within sixty days, may be filed in the Supreme Court. 46. Respondent may make an offer; if refused, the claimant may require claim to be settled in Compensation Court and appoint Assessor. Court for filing the claim. 47. Respondent to appoint Assessor within twenty-one days. 48. Respondent similarly may require to have claim heard and determined by a Compensation Court. 49. Consent of Assessor to act. The Court. 50. Claims to be determined by Compensation Court. 51. If not more than £250 claimed, Magistrate and two Assessors to constitute Court. Parties may dispense with Assessors. 52. If more than £250 claimed, Judge and two Assessors to constitute Court. 53. When claim not more than £1,000, District. Court Judge or Magistrate may be deputy. 54. Deputy may be objected to. 55. When claim exceeds £1,000, Judge with consent of parties may appoint a District Court Judge or Magistrate to preside. 56. Parties may agree on a single person to constitute the Court. 57. Court may hear other claims by consent. 58. Assessors may be objected to. 59. Liability to pay rates not to be deemed interest in a case. 60. If Judge interested, Governor to appoint another Judge. 61. Case of member of Court dying, resigning, refusing or unable to act. The Hearing. 62. Sittings of Court. 63. Hearing to proceed in absence of parties. 64. Court may adjourn. 65. Court to examine witnesses, &o. 66. Questions to be determined by majority. 67. If Court unable to agree. 68. When questions of law alone to be determined, President may sit alone and determine the same. The Award. 69. How compensation to be estimated. 70. Value of land taken to be assessed at its value when first entered upon. 71. Anything done by claimant to make execu tion of work more costly to be taken into account. 72. Gross sum, or separate sums, may be awarded, and conditions attached. 73. Pees to As-essors hearing claims. 74. Costs. 75. Costs may be deducted from compensation awarded. 76. Award not void for informality. 77. Award to be in writing. And final as to amount, but not as to title. When and how enforoed. Title to and Application of Compensation and Purchase Money. 78. When title doubtful, compensation or purchase-money to be paid into the Public Trust Office. Procedure when purchase-money paid into Public Trust Office. Order as to costs. 79. How compensation in ease of limited interests to be dealt with. Saving as to partial interests of an absolute character.

80. Public Trustee may invest compensationmoney. 81. Case of mortgaged lands taken. 82. Case of lands subject to rent-charge. 83. Case of lands on which reDt is payable. Payment and other Satisfaction of Compensation and Purchase Money. 84. Minister may agree to grant easements in lieu of compensation or purohase money. 85. Court may award easements in lieu of compensation. 86. Governor may grant surplus land in lieu of compensation. 87. Out of what funds compensation to be paid. PAET IV. Native Lands. Taking for Public Works. 88. Power to take. 89. Taking for work other than railway or defenoe work. Title not derived from Crown. Title derived from Crown. 90. Taking for railway or defence work. Compensation. 91. Compensation to Native owners and others to be ascertained by Native Land Court in all oases. Roads. 92. Procedure for taking roads. No compensation payable. 93. Over what lands roads may be laid off. Limit of quantity. 94. Exception of cultivations, &o. 95. Within what time right must be exercised. 96. Laying-off of roads by Surveyor-General. PART V. Surveys. 97. Powers of entry on lands, &c, for survey purposes. 98. Penalty for destroying survey marks. 99. Native cultivations proteoted. PAET VI. EOADS AND EIVEES. Construction and Maintenance of Roads. 100. Interpretation. Certain provisions of " The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900," saved. Proviso. 101. Definition of road. 102. Eoads vested in the Crown. 103. Governor may make roads. And declare Government, county, district, and town district roads and streets. 104. County Council may make county roads, and declare county and district roads. 105. Eoads in outlying districts. 106. Powers of Governor and County Councils over Government and county roads. 107. Eoads to be under control of Road Boards. 108. County Council may vest control of road or part of road in local authority. Governor to exercise powers in certain cases. 109. Apportionment of cost where road used principally by traffio from another district. 110. Control and oost of road on boundary of borough. 111. Eoads on boundaries of counties. 112. Powers of a Road Board over district roads. Subject to compensation for injury done, &c. 113. Power to remove gravel, &c, from Native lands and unoccupied land. 114. Level of road on boundary of distriot to be as agreed on.

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