454, 68 N. EB. 845; Blanding v. Sayles, 23 R. I. 226, 49 Atl. 992.—Final disposition. When it is said to be essential to the validity of an award that it should make a “final disposition” of the matters embraced in the submission, this term means such a disposition that nothing further remains to fix the rights and obligations of the partics, and no further controversy or litigation is required or can arise on the matter. It is such an award that the party against whom it is made can perform or pay it without any further ascertainment of rights or duties. Colcord v. Fletcher, 50 Me. 401.—-Fimal hearing. This term designates the trial of an equity case upon the merits, as distinguished from the hearing of any preliminary questions arising in the cause, which are termed “interlocutory.” Smith v. W.