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      (i)     whether a trust exists and whether such
trust is a public trust;
      (ii)    whether any property is the property of
such trust;
      (iii)   whether the whole or any substantial

portion of the subject matter of the trust is situate within his jurisdiction.

      (iv)    the names and addresses of the working
trustee and the manager of such trust;
      (v)     the mode of succession to the office of the
trustee of such trust;
      (vi)    the origin, nature and object of such trust;

Thus, Section 18 inter alia also includes determination of proprietary rights of movable and immovable properties of the Public Trusts under Section 18 (1) (ii) of the Act.

Section 19 stipulates that on completion of inquiry provided under Section 18, the Assistant Commissioner shall record his finding with the reasons therefor as to the matters mentioned in the said Section. Section 20 provides for an appeal by any working trustee or person having interest in a public trust or in any property found to be trust property, being aggrieved by a finding of the Assistant Commissioner under Section 19, within two months from the date of its publication in the notice board of the Assistant Commissioner, before the Commissioner to have such findings set aside or modified.

Section 22 of the Act further provides that where any working trustee or person having interest in a public trust or in any property found to be trust property aggrieved by any entry made under Section 21 of the Act, may within six months from the date of publication thereof on the notice board of the office of Assistant Commissioner institute a suit in a civil court to have such entry cancelled or modified. On the final decision of the suit, the Assistant Commissioner shall, if necessary, correct the entries made in the register in accordance with such final decision.