Power to call for information.

The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Act; (1) require any firm or association of persons or Hindu undivided or joint family to furnish him with a statement of the names and addresses of the manager and members of the family, as the case may be; (2) require any person whom he has reason to believe to be a trustee, guardian, manager or agent to furnish him with a statement of the names of persons with their addresses for or of whom he is a trustee, guardian, manager or agent; (3) require any person whom he has reason to believe to have obtained goods from outside the State to furnish him with statement of the names of the persons with their addresses from whom he has obtained the goods and of the names and prices of goods obtained; (4) require any person whom he was reason to believe to have dispatched goods to any place outside the State to furnish him with a statement of the names of persons with their addresses to whom he was dispatched the goods and of the names and prices of goods dispatched.