Agricultural Lands Purchase Amendment Act 1897 (WA)

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ANNO SEXAGESIMO PRIMO

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No. XXXIV.

AN ACT to amend the Agricultural Lands

Purchase Act, 1896.

[Assented to, 23rd December, 1g97.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-

1. THIS Act may be cited as the Agricultural Lands Purchase Short title.

Amendment Act, 1897.

2. THE tenth section of the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act, Amendment of 60

1896, hereinafter called the principal Act, is hereby amended by	Viet., 20, s. 10.
adding to the said section as follows :—

" The Minister, with the approval of the Governor, may dispose Minister may dispose

of town and suburban lands, set apart under this section in like	of town and suburban lands set apart under
manner as town and suburban lands may, for the time being, be	60 Vict , 26.
disposed of under the statutes and regulations in that behalf."

81° VICTORLE, No. 34.

Agricultural Lands Purchase—Amendment.

3. THE twelfth section of the principal Act is hereby amended

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y triking out the word " shall," in the second line of the said striking

Viet., 20, s. 12.

section, and inserting in lieu thereof the word " may," and by

adding to the said section as follows:—

" The Minister may, nevertheless, with the approval of the

Minister may put up Governor, put up to public auction any unsold portion of land at anto public auction un- sold portions of land. upset price ascertained in accordance with the last preceding

section.

"All sales by auction shall be previously notified in not less than three successive issues of the Government Gazette and in one

newspaper circulating in the locality for such time as the Minister shall think fit, and such notices shall specify the time and place of sale, and the number and upset price of each lot. Provided that any lot may be withdrawn from sale by the Minister at any time prior to the same being actually offered for sale and bid for.

" The highest bidder, on paying into the hands of the auctioneer the fast year's instalment in accordance with the last preceding section, shall be entitled to the lease therein provided for.

"The auctioneer acting at such sale need not be a licensed

auctioneer."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen 1 hereby assent

to this Act.

GERARD SMITH, Governor.

By Authority : RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.