PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS 12 April 2019 Dear Mr Jack Bizlall, Further to our discussions yesterday, Government wishes to reaffirm the following: 1 Government has already set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to consider, inter-alia, the setting up of a Land Division/Court/Tribunal or other appropriate institution. The Committee is finalising its Report and will submit same to Cabinet to consider the setting up of a Land Division/Court/Tribunal or other appropriate institution as well as the recommendations of the Committee with regard to the financial implications, including the setting up of a defined ‘Fund’ to cater, inter-alia, for operational expenses in the coming budget exercise. Government will consult the relevant authorities (Attorney General's Office/Judiciary/other concerned Institutions) in order to decide: (a) whether amendments will need to be brought to the Courts Act for the proposed Land Division/Court/Tribunal or other appropriate institution to apply the principles of equity; and (b) to introduce into the National Assembly the required legislation to set up the Land Division/Court/Tribunal or other appropriate institution and also amend, if need be, any other relevant enactment for the above purpose. a ere D. D. Manraj, GOSK for Secretary to Cabinat andPRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS 12 April 2019 Dear Mr Jack Bizlall, Further to my letter addressed to you today, | wish to inform you that Government is agreeable to set up a Coordination Committee to ensure proper communication. 2. The Coordination Committee will be chaired by the Financial Secretary and will include representatives of the “Comité de Soutien”. SL D. D. Manraj, GOSK for Secretary to Cabinet and Head of Civil Service12.04.2019 To Mr. D. Manraj Government House Port- Louis Sir, 1. We have received your draft letter proposing the setting up of a coordination committee to bbe chaired by you, in which we have the right to be represented. We should be represented by at least three representatives. Their names will be communicated to you by next week. 2. There is a lack of trust between government and the aggrieved dispossessed owners of land having regard to the Land Division/Court/Tribunal to be set up and the re-imbursement of their expenses in relation to claims to be submitted to the Land Division/Court/Tribunal. Such expenses are laid down in page 47 of the Law Reform Commission, Opinion Paper for Settlement of Land Disputes. This lack of trust does not allow us to stop the hunger strike without precautionary measures. We hereby inform you that the hunger strike is being stopped today, but may be reconducted anytime. Should there be any unwarranted and unjustified delay in the processing of the Draft Bill to the Legislative Assembly and the approval of the “Fund” at the next budget, we shall come back, “en force”, to the hunger strike. te sincerely, J: fil