Power to sell perishable property: Magistrate may order sale when owner unknown or absent; proceeds governed by disposal rules. Magistrate authority to order sale of perishable property arises when the person entitled to possession is unknown or absent and the property risks speedy natural decay, or when a sale appears to serve the owner's benefit or the property is of low value; the Magistrate may direct sale and the net proceeds are to be dealt with under the statutory disposal regime, applying ancillary disposal provisions as nearly as practicable.