Board may pay compensation

6.-(1) If the Board shall, while exercising the powers conferred on them by section 5(c) of this Law, cause any direct loss or damage to the land in or upon which any act is done or any works are executed in pursuance thereof, the Board may at its discretion pay to the owner of such land compensation for the loss or damage so caused and may fix the amount of such compensation.

(2) Any owner of land who considers himself aggrieved by any refusal of the Board to pay him compensation under this section or by the amount of compensation fixed by the Board, may appeal in writing to the Governor in Council whose decision on every such appeal shall be final and conclusive.