Duration of certain leases in the absence of written contract or local law

(i) In the absence of a contract or local to the contrary, a lease of public land for agricultural or manufacturing purposes shall be deemed to he a lease from year to year terminable on the part of either lessor or lessee after six months, notice; and a lease of public land for any other purpose shall he deemed to he a lease from months to month terminable on the part of either lessor or lessee by fifteen days' notice (ii) Every notice under sub-section (1) shall he in writting, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it, and either be sent by post to the party who is intended to be bound by it or be tendered or delivered personally to such party unless he has an agent empowered to accept such notice, in which case the notice may be tendered or delivered to such agent, or where such party can not be found and has no agent empowered to accept the notice on his behalf, the notice may be tendered or delivered to any adult male member of the family of such party; or if such tendering or delivery is not possible, such notice may be affixed to a conspicuous part of the property.