PARTITIONS, EXCHANGES, AND DIVISION OF INTERMIXED LANDS

87. That every survey, valuation, or apportionment made pursuant to the judge's order, for the purpose of a partition, exchange, or division of intermixed lands, and all maps of the lands, together with the report of the surveyor or valuator, if any, shall, as soon as the same shall have been completed, be lodged with the examiner; and the solicitorhaving the carriage of the proceeding shall prepare a draft of a final order for partition, exchange, or division, as the case may be, and lodge the same with the examiner, together with an office copy of the order directing such partition, exchange, or division, and the order for such survey, valuation, and apportionment; and the examiner shall settle such draft order after the same shall have been compared with the said several orders and documents, and such draft, when so settled, shall be lodged in the registrar's office ; and the solicitor having the carriage of the proceeding shall serve every party interested with a copy of such draft, togethei- with a notice that an application will be made to the

judge in court, on a day to be therein specilied, not Ijeingless than four days from the service of such notice, to confirm the said partition, exchange, or division, and to approve of such draft order.

88. Tliat tlie judge shall, at the time spcciiied in such notice, after hearing all parties who shall appear, make an order, either disallowing such partition, exchange, or division, or coniirming the same, either absolutely or with such modifications as he shall deem expedient, and may direct such draft order to be amended in such manner as he may think fit, and the same shall be amended by the registrar accordingly.

89. That before any final order shall be made for a partition, exchange, or division of intermixed lands, the judge shall ascertain the amount of duty payable in respect thereof, and make provision for payment of the same ; and such duty may be estimated, ascertained, and enforced in such and the like manner as hereinbefore provided in the case of a conveyance to a vendee, or declaration of title, and shall be paid and borne by the respective owners of the estates of which such partition, exchange, or division shall be made.

CONVERSION OP LEASES IN PERPETUITY.

90. That in any case in which an order shall be made for the sale of a lease in perpetuity, if the party having the carriage of the order shall desire to have sucii lease converted into a fee-farm grant, or if the judge shall so direct, the solicitor for such party shall, at the time of bringing in and lodging the draft rental, or at such other time as the judge shall direct, lodge with the clerk of the records a verified statement of facts, in a form to be approved of by the judges ; and shall forthwith procure from the clerk of the records, and lodge with the examiner a certified copy of such statement of facts, for which the sum of three halfpence for every 72 words shall be charged.