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(j) Notwithstanding anything contained in ferryPU and Section 166 of this Act, all public ferries other than distrib ution Government ferries falling within the jurisdiction of a of sale p ro -Mohkuma Parishad shall be settled by inviting tenders ceeds there- o r b y a public auction by the Committee constituted by the Mohkuma Parishad under Section 76A of this Act, in the manner prescribed: Provided that the State Government shall issue order for the settlem ent of a public ferry falling within the jurisdiction of more than one Mohkuma Parishad: Provided further that in case of failure to settle any public ferry for want of adequate bid, Mohkuma Parishad may entrust the Anchalik Panchayat con cerned with the direct m anagem ent of the public ferry with prior approval of the State Governm ent: Provided also that balance of proceeds after meeting the cost o f direct m anagem ent shall be distributed by the Mohkuma Parishad according to the provision of sub-section (4). (2) All settlement made under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the confirmation by the Mohkuma Pari shad in a meeting convened for the purpose within such period as may be prescribed in this behalf. In case the Mohkuma Parishad in such meeting refuses to con firm, the reasons for such refusal shall be duly recorded in the proceedings of the meeting and the Mohkuma Parishad shall pass such orders thereon as it may deem fit. br- Y 18 (3) After the settlement is confirmed the lease in the prescribed form shall be issued by the Mohkuma Pari- shad to the person in whose favour settlement is con firmed. (4) All sale proceeds of public ferries shall be depo sited in the Mohkuma Parishad Fund after which proceeds of inter-Mohkuma Parishad public ferry, if there be any, shall be equitably distributed to the Mo hkuma Parishad concerned, and thereafter, the proceeds remaining in a Mohkuma Parishad fund shall be distributed in the m anner hereina fter provided :— (i) the sale proceeds of the inter-Mo hkuma • Parishad public ferry if there be any, shall be distributed after deducting 20 per cent to the Anchalik Panchayat or Panchayats equitably within whose jurisdiction such public ferry is situate ; (ii) the sale proceeds of the inter-Anchalik Pan chayat public ferry falling within the jurisdiction of Mohkuma Parishad shall be distributed equitably after deducting 20 per cent to the Anchalik Panchayats within whose jurisdiction such public ferry is situate ; and (iii) the sale proceeds of all other public ferries shall be distributed in each case after deduction of 20 per cent to an Anchalik Panchayat within whose jurisdiction such ferry or ferries are situate. Expla nation:—For the purposes of this Section, public ferry which falls within the jurisdiction of more than one Mohkuma Parishad is called an “inter Mohkuma Parishad ferry”, and public ferry which falls within the jurisdiction of Mohkuma Parishad but covers more than one Anchalik Panchayat is called an “ Inter Anchalik Panchayat Ferry .” (5) Twenty per cent of the ferry receipt kept with the Mohkuma Parishad fund under the preceding sub-section shall be utilised by the Mohkuma Parishad for duties imposed on it under the provisions of this Act. Powers of