July–December 1935

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… consent of the owner thereof has been obtained or such plot has been expropriated according to law. 2. The excavations may be carried out for a period of two years, commencing on the 25th of May, 1934, and ending on the 24th day of May, 1936: Provided that the Governor of Cyprus may, with the advice of the Museum Committee, by a notice to the Applicant under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, at any time withdraw or cancel this Permit without any compensation to the Applicant notwithstanding that the period aforesaid for which this Permit is granted has not expired. 3. The excavations shall be carried out under the personal superintendence of the Applicant or under the personal superintendence of such other person as may from time to time be appointed by him, subject to the approval of the Governor of Cyprus by a writing under the hand of the Colonial Secretary. 4. The staff employed by the Applicant or attached to the excavations shall be approved by name and in writing by the Curator of the Museum. 5. The excavations shall be carried out under the inspection, supervision and control of the Curator of the Museum and any other officer or officers appointed by the Governor of Cyprus by a writing under the hand of the Colonial Secretary. 6. The Curator of the Museum and any officer or officers appointed by the Governor of Cyprus as aforesaid shall have the absolute right of inspection, supervision and control of the site under excavation both as regards the material security and preservation of the places and the antiquities found and as regards the scientific conduct of the excavations. The Applicant is bound for the purposes of the said inspection, supervision and control to carry out the instructions received from the Curator of the Museum and any other officer or officers appointed by the Governor of Cyprus as aforesaid.