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Payment of Compensation.— The compensation awarded un- der this Act shall either be paid in cash or be deposited with Collector by the occupancy tenant within a period of three months of the date of the award; - Provided that the Collector may, having regard to the amount of compensation or for other reasons and after recording his reasons for so doing, allow the occupancy tenant' to pay `:he compensation in such six monthly instalments, not exceeding in any case six years, as he thinks fit. (2) Where the occupancy tenant makes a default in the payment of compensation in accordance with the terms of the award, the amount due may be recoVered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.