Court to ascertain boundaries, etc., and give award

(1) Whenever any doubt exists as to the extent, identity, or boundaries of the land held under any title or of any national land, the court shall, in such proceedings as are hereinafter mentioned, ascertain and give an award as to such extent, identity, or boundaries. (2) Where, by reason of the description of the land held under any title being indefinite or inapplicable to the actual condition of the property or conflicting with the description of the land held under any other title or for any other reason, it is impossible to ascertain the extent, identity, or boundaries of the land held under any title or of any national land, the court shall give such award as to the extent, identity, or boundaries of the land as seems to the court to be just. (3) Where the award will affect land held under different titles or land held under any title and national land, the court may, if it thinks fit, in the same proceedings and notwithstanding that the only award asked for in the writ of summons was in respect of land held under one title or in 5 respect of national land, give a separate award in respect of the land held under each title and in respect of the national land. (4) In proceedings for an award, the court may, if it thinks fit, direct one or more boundary marks to be erected on the ground and give its award either wholly or partially by reference thereto. (5) The court may refuse to give an award where, in the opinion of the court, all the available evidence has not been brought before it, or where, by reason of the absence of a proper survey or for any other reason, such an award would, in the opinion of the court, lead to difficulty in the future or not be of practical use.