Land administration—Stool lands—Actions in respect of—Revenue—Types of
transactions with stool lands infringing section 17 of Act 123—Whether any transaction
with stool land not interfering with exercise of minister's rights constitutes
contravention by reason of pecuniary benefits to third parties—Administration of Lands
Act, 1962 (Act 123), s. 17.
Land administration—Stool lands—Actions in respect of—Revenue—Whether
ascertainment of scope of expression "other payments" in section 17 (2) of Act 123
one of law—Whether determination of issue whether moneys paid for granting of stool
land mere drinks or "other payments" resolvable by evidence—Act 123, s. 17 (2).
Statutes—Construction—Administration of Lands Act, 1962 (Act 123)—"Revenue"—
Definition of "revenue" consisting of series of specific words followed by general
expressions—Whether definition subject to ejusdem generis rule—Specific words
referring to periodic payment for use of land—Mode of payment irrelevant—Evidence
that moneys received by S. for initial arrangement for release of land and not for user—
Whether moneys embraced by definition of "revenue"—Whether possible for
legislature to define "revenue" differently if "revenue" intended to cover all payments
in connection with land—Purport of preceding general words with specific words—Aim
of Act 123— Whether Act depriving stools of ownership of stool lands and the
trappings of ownership —Act 123 , ss. 1, 7 (2), 17 (2) and 18.