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interest of the Native deceased and the Judge shall inquire and certify accordingly. 41. At any time before the conclusion of an inquiry it shall be be competent for the Judge with the consent of the parties to make such arrangement as to the land under inquiry as shall appear to him to be just and reasonable and calculated to secure the contentment of all parties and the peace of the country: Whereupon the Judge may order Crown grants or certificates of title to be made and issued to the several parties entitled under such arrangement to such grants and certificates. Or the land may be sold by auction subject in every case to the provisions herein contained respecting such case. DUTIES AND FEES. 42. On all moneys which shall be paid into Court upon the sale of any land as aforesaid there shall be due to Her Majesty a duty or sum at the rate of per cent. FEES. £ s. d Application for Inquiry into Title ... ... ... 0100 Crown Grant ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Certificate of Title ... ... ... ... 10 0 Copy ... ... ... ... ... ... 010 0 Certificates under sections 39 and 40 of this Act ... 100 Interpretation under section 48 of this Act ... ... 200 It shall be in the discretion of every Judge to refuse to consider any application or to issue any instrument or document until the fee chargeable in respect to the same shall have been paid. 43. The duties and fees payable under this Act shall be applied to the payment of salaries of Judges Surveyors and other officers of the Court and to defray the other expenses of the Court lawfully incurred in its working. If in any year such duties and fees shall be found to be more than sufficient for such expenses they shall be reduced in such manner as the Governor in Council shall approve. MISCELLANEOUS. 44. No survey made after shall be received in evidence or recognized in any proceeding under this Act unless made by one of the Surveyors belonging to the Court and certified as correct by the Stamp of the Native Survey Office. Every survey thus stamped shall be received in evidence without further proof. 45. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time by Proclamation before the commencement of or at any stage of any case or proceedings specified in such Proclamation to declare that such case or proceeding shall not be tried or proceeded with and from the time of the publication of such Proclamation in the Government Gazette the jurisdiction of the Court in such matter shall cease and determine but shall revive with the revocation of such Proclamation. 46. The Governor in Council may order a rehearing of any matter heard and decided under the provisions of this Act within such a period of time as may be limited in such order and upon such order being made all proceedings theretofore taken by the Court in such matter shall be annulled and the case shall commence de novo and shall proceed in manner provided by this Act: Provided that no such order for a rehearing shall be made after months shall have elapsed from the date of such decision. 47. If any question of English law or any question respecting the interpretation of any Act of Parliament or of the General Assembly of New Zealand shall arise in the course of any proceedings under this Act a case stating the facts and the question of law arising 3

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