Upon this appeal we are asked to determine whether the Workmen's Compensation Board has the power to adopt a rule which precludes the contesting of claims by employers and insurance carriers for failure to file notices of controversy. The challenged rule, adopted by the board in amended form effective April 8, 1954, reads as follows:
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