Government intends to acquire the said canal as aforesaid and that claims for compensation in respect of the acquisition thereof may be made before him.

Inquiry into claims

1. (1) The Collector shall proceed to inquire into any such claim and to determine the amount of compensation, which should be given to the claimant. In assessing such compensation the collector shall proceed as provided in section 55, but for the purposes of this section he shall also have regard to the history of the canal, the expenditure incurred thereon and the profits of the owner.
2. (2) No claim for compensation shall be enforceable after the expiration of one year from the date of the notice under section 46, unless the Collector is satisfied that the claimant had sufficient cause for not making the claim within such period.