Section 2

Section 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Deputy Surveyor of any county, to whom any such list or lists shall be furnished as aforesaid, to ascertain as far as may be practicable, such tracts therein described as are situated within their respective districts, and in whose possession the same may be, and the name or names of the present owner or owners, and whether one or more claim under the same survey, whereupon he shall make a return thereof to the Surveyor General, noting particularly in each case, the name or names of the owner or owners, and the occupier or possessor, the township in which they reside, and such other information as may be deemed necessary for carrying into effect the intention of this act.