15Lands of debtors or accountants to the Crown

#### 15 Lands of debtors or accountants to the Crown 15 Lands of debtors or accountants to the Crown > > (1) For the protection of purchasers and mortgagees under Crown debtors or accountants to the Crown, the Auditor-General may at any time take and pass the accounts of any such debtor or accountant, and upon satisfaction thereof may certify the same under his hand, and thereupon the Governor may, by writing, under his hand, countersigned by the Colonial Secretary or Colonial Treasurer, release all or any of the lands of such debtor or accountant in respect of all claims of the Crown against him up to the date of such release. > > > (2) Every such release shall have the effect of an absolute discharge of all the then lands of such debtor or accountant, or of the particular lands specified, as the case may be, in the hands of any bona fide purchaser or mortgagee in respect of such claims.