146. The Court or Judge may, by order, at any stage of the proceedings refer the assessment of damages or the taking of any account to the Registrar of the Court or some other referee or referees, upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as shall seem reasonable.
Every such order shall specify clearly the matter to be referred,
147. The rules as to evidence, and as to the proceedings on the hearing, shall apply mutatis mutandis to a reference under the last preceding Rule; and the proceedings may, if it shall appear to the referee or referees to be necessary, be adjourned from time to time, and from place to place.
148. When a reference has been heard, the referee or referees shall draw up a report in writing of the result, showing the amount, if any, found due, and to whom, together with any further particulars that may be necessary.
149. When the report is ready, it shall be enclosed by the Registrar of the Court or forwarded to him in a sealed cover, inscribed with the title of the action and having endorsed thereon a statement of the fees or charges of the referee or referees.
150. When the Registrar is satisfied that the fees or charges of the referee or referees have been paid, he shall open the enclosure and file the report.
Any party shall be entitled to inspect or make a copy of any report when filed.
151. If any dispute shall arise as to amount of the fees or charges of the referee or referees, the amount to be so paid shall be settled by the Court or Judge, on the application of any referee or any party.
152. Any party may apply to the Registrar, at any time after the filing of the report, to set the action down for hearing or further hearing as the case may be.
153. On such hearing or further hearing of the action the Court or Judge may confirm, set aside, or vary the report, and give such judgment in the action as the Court or Judge shall think right, or may send back the report to the Registrar or other referee or referees for any further finding of the matters referred, and, in such case, may adjourn the further hearing of the action.
154. The fees or charges (if any) of the Registrar or other referee or referees, to whom a report is sent back for any further finding, shall be paid before the action is again set down for further hearing.
155. Where any party shall object to any report of the Registrar or other referee or referees he shall file in the Court a statement of the grounds on which he objects to the report and specifying the item of the report to which he objects; and shall serve a copy of such statement on the adverse party at least seven days prior to the day fixed for the hearing of the action.