Section 2: In this Ordinance unless the context otherwise requires- !fo~?reta-

" decree book " means any book of record of such a nature as those in which, before the passing of this Ordinance, there were entered the terms on which Tribal Authorities consented to the settlement of non-natives on lands in the Protectorate; or any other form of record which the Governor shall by Order prescribe; " deed " means an agreement under seal; " Tribal Authority " means paramount chiefs and their councillors, and men of note, or sub-chiefs and their councillors, and men of note; " tenancy at will " means a tenancy in which the lessee holds at the will of the lessor, and which may be determined without notice by either the lessor or the lessee; " tenancy at sufferance " means the tenancy of a person who having originally come into possession of land by a lawful title holds such possession after the determination of his title_ Such tenancy may be determined without notice by the lessor; "term of years " means an interest in land created by lease and subject to a yearly rent payable at regular periodic intervals; " lease " means a grant of the possession of land by the tribal authority, as lessor, to a non-native, as lessee, for a term of years or other fixed period with the reservation of a rent. 3. {l) No land in the Protectorate shall be occupied by a Co~ditions on non-native unless he has first obtained the consent of the Tribal ::t~~~sn;:~Y Authority to his occupation of such land. occupy land in the .(2) Any non-native who shall occupy land in the Protectorate Without the approval of the District Commissioner shall be a tenant at will within the meaning of this Ordinance. Protectorate, 1268 Cap. 121] Protectorate Land (3) Whenever any non-native shall, with the consent of the Tribal Authority and the approval of the District Commissioner, occupy land in respect of which no lease shall be executed by the Tribal Authority as lessor and the non-native as lessee, a memorandum of the terms of such occupation, consent to which shall have been given by the Tribal Authority with the approval of the District Commissioner, shall be drawn up and entered the decree book or in such other manner as the Governor may by Order prescribe, by the District Commissioner and shall set out- (a) the annual consideration to be paid by the non-native for occupation of the land; (b) the area of the land to be occupied; (c) the duration of the term, which shall in no case be more than three years; (d) any special conditions (such as an establish permanent cultivation of crops, such as cocoa, etc.) with which the non-native has to comply consideration of occupying the land without payment or a reduced annual rental; (e) whether or not the interest of the non-native may be assigned or, in the case of death, is intended to devolve on his executors, administrators or assigns. Non-native 4. No non-native shall acquire a greater interest in land in not~oacquire the Protectorate than a tenancy for a term of fifty years; but f::r::t than nothing in this section shall prevent the insertion in any lease 5e ase for of a clause providing for the renewal of such lease, for a second years. fu h d"or rt er terms not excee mg twenty-one years. Revision of rent. Proviso. Indorsement on lease.