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For the purposes of any survey, inquiry or other proceedings under this Act, the survey officer or the District Collector or any of the subordinates of such officers shall have power to enter upon, examine and measure any land under survey and to clear by cutting down or removing any trees, jungle, fences, standing crops or other material obstructions, the boundaries or other lines the clearance of which may be necessary for the purposes of the survey. 23.Any survey officer generally or specially authorized in that behalf or the District Collector or any officer to whom an appeal is preferred under any of the provisions of this Act may, for the purpose of rendering assistance in the survey of any land, summon and enforce the attendance of any person who has an interest therein and may for the purposes of any survey, inquiry or other proceedings under this Act, summon and enforce the attendance of any person for giving evidence and for the production of documents; and the procedure prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure for summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and for the recording of evidence shall be followed as far as it can be made applicable. 24 (1) The District Collector or the survey officer may with the consent of all the parties concerned, refer to arbitration any dispute as to a boundary. (2) The decision of the District Collector or the survey officer passed in accordance with such award shall be conclusive between the parties to such arbitration and those claiming under them. Power to enter upon, examine and clear obstruction on lands. Power to summon wit- nesses and require pro- duction of documents. Reference to arbitra- tion. 19 Survey and Boundaries (1923: T.N.Act VIII) Proprietor or registered holder may recover ex- penses paid by him from the owner of the estate or Government land and may acquire a charge upon the land to that extent Person claiming an interest may pay charges payable by proprietor or registered holder and acquire a charge. Extent of such charges State Government may make rules under the Act