Section 22, The Escheat Ordinance

The Governor is hereby empowered to appoint, if heshall deem it necessary, one or more assessors of escheated lands, in order that a proper value may be set on such as shall from time to time be offered for sale or otherwise disposed of; and for every certificate of value given by an assessor such a fee shall be paid as to the Governor shall appear reasonable. Report in 23. In every case where any land shall have been declaredfavour of persons by the Supreme Court to be vested in the Crown by way of eq~t 1abdly b escheat or otherwise, the Judge of the Court is hereby required ent1t e , to e h d 1 · · · hannexed to to annex to sue ec aratwn a report porntrng out t e person certificate. or persons, if any, who may in his opinion be entitled on Equitable grounds. equitable grounds to the favourable consideration of the Governor, or he may make such recommendations as will in his opinion meet the justice of the case; and such report shall thereupon be signed by the Judge and transmitted to the Governor, who is hereby authorised to take such steps in the matter and give such directions for carrying out the recommendations contained in the report aforesaid, or otherwise, as he shall think proper.