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Transfer of fragment - The owner referred to in the preceding section shall in the first instance offer the fragment for sale .to the owners of contiguous survey numbers of recognized sub-divisions of survey numbers, and in case of there refusal to purchase for the price as determined under the last preceding section, may transfer it to the 1[Government ] for the purpose of the 2[State] on payment by the 1[Government ] of such price as aforesaid to persons possessing interest there in as collector may determine and thereupon the fragment shall vest absolutely in the 1[Government] for the purpose of the 1[State ] free from all encumbrances. (1Substituted for the word "Crown" by the Adaptation of Laws order, 1950). (2Susbstituted for the word "Province " by the Adaptation of Laws order, 1950).