Clause 17

by deleting the words “may require the owner or owners of any land or the owners of adjoining lands” appearing in the first and second lines thereof and substituting therefor the expression “or a Public Health Engineer may, by notice in writing, require the owner or owners of any land or the owners of adjoining lands, at the expense of such owner or owners”;

by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1); and

by inserting immediately after subsection (1) thereof the following new subsection: —“(2) For the purpose of ensuring a free flow of water, the Commissioner may cause one or more drains to be constructed through, across or under any land or lands whatsoever after giving notice in writing in that behalf to the owner or owners hereof, doing as little damage as may be and making full compensation for any damage done; and if any dispute shall arise concerning the amount or apportionment of compensation, the same shall be settled in the manner provided in section 119 of this Act.”.