(1) Where on the day fixed, or on any other day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the appellant does not appear when the appeal is called on for hearing, and has not filed a declaration under rule 16, the court may make an order that the appeal be dismissed.
(2) Where the appellant appears, and the respondent does not appear and has not filed a declaration under rule 16(3), the appeal may be heard ex parte.
(2) Where the appellant appears, and the respondent does not appear and has not filed a declaration under rule 16(3), the appeal may be heard ex parte.
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