Payment of witnesses

Commissioners acting under this Act are hereby authorised and empowered to order payment to any witnesses who may appear and give evidence before them of such sums of money not exceeding those which the Prime Minister may from time to time by Order prescribe as the Commissioners think 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 Commissioners to abate or wholly disallow payment to any witness.