Land Acquisition Act (Travancore Act XI of 1089), as modified by section 73 of this Act, were applicable to the case.

Vesting in_Corporation of streets lard out or altered , and open space provided, by the Board under an improvement scheme.—(1) Whenever the Corporation is satisfied—

1. (a) that any street laid out or altered by the Board has been duly levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, sewered and drained in the manner provided mn the plans sanctioned by the Govern- ment under section 52, and b) that such lamps, lamp-posts and other apparatus as the Cor- poration considers necessary for the lighting of such street and as ought to be provided by the Board have been so provided, and (¢) that water and other sanitary conveniences ordinarily pro- vided in the City have been duly provided in such street, the Corpora- tion shall, after informing the Board of its intention to do so by written | notice affixed in some conspicuous position in such street, declare the 1 street to be a public street; and the street shall thereupon vest in the Corporation, and shall thenceforth be maintained, kept in repair, lighted and cleansed by the Corporation. 1

1. (2) When any open space for purposes of ventilation or recreation i has been provided by the Board mn executing any improvement scheme, | it shall, on completion, be transferred to the Corporation by resolution , of the Board, and shall thereupon vest in, and be maintained at the i expense of, the Corporation: M | ~ Provided that the Corporation may require the Board, before any such open space is so transferred, to enclose, level, turf, dram and lay out such space and provide footpaths therein, and, if necessary, to pro- vide lamps and other apparatus for lighting it.
2. (3) Ifany difference of opinion arises between the Board and the Corporation in respect of any matter referred to in the foregoing provi- sions of this section,the matter shall be referred to the Government whose decision shall be final.