Section 117. The local enquiry described in section 180 of the Code of Civil Procedure may also, if he think fit,

117. The local enquiry described in section 180 of the Code of Civil Procedure may also, if he think fit, be made by the Collector in person or other officer presiding in the Court, and the provisions of the said Code regarding local inquiries shall apply to such inquiries made by such Collector or other officer. In such cases the Collector or other officer as aforesaid, after completing the inquiry, shall record on the proceedings such observations as he thinks fit, and the observations so recorded shall be received as evidence in the suit. As to Decrees.