delegate” shall be construed as a reference to a magistrate’s court. 236. General powers of district delegate. A district delegate shall have the like powers and authority in relation to the granting of probate and letters of administration, and all matters connected with the granting of probate and letters of administration, as are by law vested in him or her in relation to any civil suit or proceeding pending in his or her court. 237. District delegate may order person to produce testamentary papers. A district delegate may order any person to produce and bring into court any paper or writing, being or purporting to be testamentary, which may be shown to be in the possession or under the control of that person and— (a) if it is not shown that any such paper or writing is in the possession or under the control of that person, but there is reason to believe that he or she has the knowledge of any such paper or writing, the court may direct that person to attend for the purpose of being examined respecting the paper or writing; (b) that person shall be bound to answer such questions as may be put to him or her by the court, and, if so ordered, to produce and bring in such paper or writing, and shall be subject to the like punishment under section 107 of the Penal Code Act, in case of default in not answering the questions, or not bringing in the paper or writing, as he or she would have been subject to in case he or she had been a party to a suit and had made such default; and (c) the costs of the proceeding shall be in the discretion of the court. 238. Proceedings in relation to probate and administration. The proceedings of the court of the district delegate in relation to the granting of probate and letters of administration shall, except as hereafter otherwise provided, be regulated, so far as the circumstances of the case will admit, by the law relating to civil procedure.