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Commissioners of Crown Lands, the name of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, see the (English) Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act, 1923, and Order in Council, 1924, S.R.O., 1924 (No. 1370). The Commissioners were incorporated by the (English) Crown Lands Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 231); their powers and duties are provided for by this Act. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries is an ex-officio Commissioner (6 Edw. 7, c. 28).