(6) In the case of a deceased officer or warrant officer, the surplus, if any, shall be remitted to the
prescribed person.
(7) In the case of an officer or warrant officer who is a deserter, the surplus, if any, shall be
forthwith remitted to the prescribed person and shall, on the expiry of three years from the date of his
desertion, be forfeited to the State unless the deserter shall in the meantime have surrendered or been
apprehended:
Provided that the prescribed person may pay the whole or such part of the surplus as he may
deem proper to the wife or children or other dependents of the officer or warrant officer.
(8) If in any case a doubt or difference arises as to what are the service and other debts in camp
or quarters of a deceased officer or deserter or as to the amount payable therefor, the decision of the
prescribed person shall be final and shall be binding on all persons for all purposes.
(9) For the purposes of the exercise of its duties under this section, the Committee shall, to the
exclusion of all authorities and persons whomsoever, have the same rights and powers as if it had
taken out representation to the deceased, and any receipt given by the Committee shall have effect
accordingly.
194. Disposal of surplus by the prescribed person. On receipt of the surplus referred to in sub
section (6) of section 193 the prescribed person shall proceed as follows :
(1) If he knows of a representative, widow or next of kin of the deceased, he shall pay the surplus
to that representative, widow or next of kin.
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