Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Acts Amendment Act of 1927 (18 Geo v No. 24) (Qld)

I OF THE PARLIAJ\1EN r r OF QUEENSLAND!) 18' GEORGII V. ABORIGINALS. An Act to Amend H The Aboriginals Protection 18 Geo. V. and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Acts, TH N E o A . B 2 O 4. RI- 1897 to 1901," in a certain particular. GINALS PROTECTION AND [ASSEXTED TO 7TH JANUARY, 1928.J RESTRICTION O~ ' TEE SALE OF OP1UJU B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, A. ACTS by and witli the advice and consent of the Legis- A~ : ~ ~ I. ~ ~ ~ ~ . lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- I. This Act may be cited as "The Aboriginals Short title Protection and Restriction ot the Sale ot Opium Acts ~ ~ ~ struction Amendment Act of 1927," ~ H1d shall be read as one with of Act. *"The Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Acts, 1897 to 1901." 2. The Governor in Council may from time to time Reserves for by Proclaml'"tion set apart areas within the territorial swim-dh'ers. waters of Queensland and reserve the same solely for the use of 'rones Strait islands natives and Queen'sland aboriginals for getting by swim-diving pearl-shell, beche- de-mer or trochus shell from cmy port, bank, channel, reef, or cluster of reels, or any part of the same within any such a,rea. Any Ferson other than such natives or aboriginaJs who gets pearl-shell, beche-de-mer, or trochus shell from ~ my area so reserved sh8Jl be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds, 8,nd in addition any pearl-shelJ, beche-de-mer, or trochus shell so got and found in his possession shall be forfeited to the Crown by the Court which convicts the defendant. * 61 Vie. No. 17 and 2 Ec;w. VII. No. I, supra, pages 3 and 10. A