s.12Special powers of Demarcator
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Section 12Part 3 — Claims and Demarcation

Special powers of Demarcator

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The Demarcator may —
divide the adjudication section into blocks which shall be given distinctive numbers or letters or combinations of numbers and letters;
with the consent of the owners concerned, adjust the boundaries of any land in the adjudication section or reallot the same to ensure the more beneficial occupation thereof or to effect a more suitable subdivision thereof;
make any reservations he considers necessary for the purposes of defining existing roads and paths or for the better drainage of any land;
make a declaration of such existing rights of way over any land in the adjudication section and may direct the manner in which such rights of way are to be exercised, and in such case he shall direct that such rights of way be recorded in the adjudication record in respect of the dominant land and the servient land;
award such compensation as may, to him, appear just to any person who has suffered loss of land as the result of any adjustment of boundaries or the partition or re-allotment of any land or the declaration of any rights of way, and make an order directing by whom such compensation shall be paid: Provided that any award may be the subject of an objection under section 20;
determine the proportions in which the expenses of any partition shall be borne by the persons interested therein and make an order accordingly; and
make an order as to costs not exceeding fifty dollars.
Any order for the payment of compensation, expenses or costs made against the owner of any land shall create a debt to be charged on such land which shall have priority over all other debts whatever except debts due to the Crown.

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