Collector or other officer may serve notice on holder of lands, asking whether or not he demands inquiry under section

Clause 1st.—It shall be lawful for the Collector of each district, or for any other officer of the Crown duly authorized in that behalf, whensoever such Collector or such other officer shall have reason to believe that lands are held wholly or partially exempt from payment of land-revenue, and that there has not been any formal adjudication upon the title to such exemption, to serve, or to cause to be served, a notice in writing, upon the holder of such land, calling upon him to state whether or not he demands an inquiry under section 6 into such alleged title to exemption as aforesaid, instead of accepting and abiding by the terms described in section 2.

Language and form of notice. Clause 2nd.—The notice shall be in the prevailing language of the district in which the lands are situate, and shall explain the nature of the alternatives offered on the part of the Provincial Government.

On whom to be served. Clause 3rd.—It shall be served upon the person holding, or registered in the Government land-registers as holding, the lands wholly or partially exempt from the land-revenue as aforesaid, if he be resident within the limits of the district.

Service on non-resident persons. Clause 4th.—If such persons as last aforesaid be not resident within the district, the notice shall be served upon any person acting for the aforesaid in respect of the lands.. Service when several persons hold lands jointly. Clause