Consolidated Revenue Fund Act 1887 No 36a (NSW)

No. XXV.

An Act to apply certain Sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales, towards the Services of 1888 and previous Years. [28th December, 1887.]

WHEREAS we Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects Wales in Parliament assembled, have resolved to grant to Your the Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South

Majesty the sum of Eight hundred and sixty-four thousand nine hundred pounds, that is to say—

The sum of Five hundred and thirty thousand pounds, being the sum required to defray the expenses of the various Departments and Services of the Colony for the month of January or following month of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. And

The sum of Three hundred and thirty-four thousand nine hundred pounds for the Services set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed.

And whereas we desire to make good out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales the sum so granted to Her Majesty. Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows :—

1. Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales there shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply so resolved to be granted to Her Majesty for the said several Services, the sum of Eight hundred and sixty-four thousand nine hundred pounds, of which the sum of Five hundred and thirty thousand pounds is to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty- eight, and Three hundred and thirty-four thousand nine hundred pounds for the Services specified in the Schedule hereto annexed.

3. The Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be allowed credit for all sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such Warrants or Orders. And the receipts of the respective persons to whom the same shall be so paid shall be full and valid discharges to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for such sums as shall be therein mentioned, and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly. SCHEDULE.

2. The Treasurer shall issue and pay the said sum for the Services aforesaid in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor, by Warrants or Orders in writing under his hand and directed to the said Treasurer, shall from time to time order and direct. And the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Colony.

SCHEDULE.

S E R V I C E S O F 1 8 8 7 A N D P R E V I O U S Y E A R S .

TOWARDS recouping the Treasurer's Advance Account for payments

made therefrom for Supplementary Services of 1887 and previous Tears pending Parliamentary appropriation for such Services £127,000 0 0

BABBIT NUISANCE ACT—

Rabbit Proof Fence, from Bourke to the Queensland Border, and

to meet claims for subsidies ... ... ... ... ... 107,000 0 0

S E R V I C E S O P 1 8 8 8 .

TREASURER'S ADVANCE ACCOUNT—

To enable the Treasurer to make Advances to Public Officers, and on account of other Governments, and to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature, which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary appropriation—the whole amount to be ad­ justed not later than 31st December, 1889. (In anticipation of the vote, in part, on the Estimates for 188S) 100,000 0 0

TOTAL £331,900 0 0