Payment to witnesses

The Commission acting under this Act is hereby authorized and empowered to order payment to any witnesses who may appear and give, evidence before it of such sums of money, not exceeding those which the Prime Minister may from time to time by Order prescribe, as the Commission thinks reasonable and sufficient to reimburse to such witnesses the travelling or other expenses which they have severally incurred in attending the said Commission and to compensate them for their trouble and loss of time therein, but it shall be lawful for the Commission to abate or wholly disallow payment to any witness.