The report of the special master must be filed with the clerk of the court in which the proceeding is pending within 30 days after the date of the taking of the oath, unless further time is granted by the court. The court shall grant additional time for the filing of the report only on a showing that the report cannot, with all due diligence, be prepared within the time fixed.
[12:135:1935; 1931 NCL § 6179.32]