Act No. 12, 1907.
A n A c t to a m e n d t h e Closer S e t t l e m e n t Ac t ,
1904, a n d t h e Closer S e t t l e m e n t ( A m e n d
m e n t ) Ac t , 1 9 0 6 ; and for o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
[19th December, 1907.]
BE it enacted by the K i n g ' s Most Exce l len t the advice and consent of t he Legis la t ive Council and Legislat ive
Majesty, by and with
Assembly of New South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled, and by the au thor i ty of the same, as follows : —
Preliminary.
1. This Ac t may be cited as the " Closer Set t lement (Amend
ment ) Act , 1907," and shall be construed wi th the Closer Se t t l emen t
Act , 1904 (hereinafter referred to as t he Pr inc ipa l A c t ) , and the
Closer Se t t l emen t ( A m e n d m e n t ) Act, 1906.
Advisory boards.
2. The Governor may, for the purposes of this Act , const i tute th ree boards to be called Closer Se t t l ement Advisory Boards, and may dissolve and recons t i tu te any such board. A n y such board is herein after in th is A c t referred to as an " Advisory Hoard."
E a c h such board shall consist of th ree members to be appointed
by the Governor . One of such members shall be so appointed cha i rman of t he board. I n case of the absence or illness of a member of any such board, t he Governor may" appoint a depu ty , who, du r ing such absence or illness, shall have the power of a m e m b e r of such board.
(a) Whether any, and if so what, land (not being, in the opinion of the board, of a value less t h a n t en thousand pounds , exclusive of the value of the improvement s thereon) wi th in an area to be specified by the Minis ter is sui table to be
acquired for closer se t t lement . (b) The estimated value of such laud and of the improvements thereon respectively. (c) The price at which the board recommends the acquisition of the land, and the method of a r r iv ing at such price.
(d)
3. (1) Eve ry such board shall , at the request of the Minis ter and w i t h i n such…