Consolidated Revenue Fund (No 6) Act 1880 No 17a (NSW)

No. XXXI.

An Act to apply certain Sums out of the Con­ solidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales towards the Services of the Year 1880. [28th May, 1880.]

WnEREAS wc Y o u r Majes ty ' s most dut i fu l and loyal subjects the Member s of t h e Legislat ive Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in

Pa r l i amen t assembled have resolved to g r a n t to Y o u r Majesty t he s u m of Three hundred and eighty-five thousand three hundred and seventy- n ine pounds t ha t is to say—

The s u m of Three hundred and e ight thousand throe hund red a n d seventy-nine pounds be ing the s u m required to defray t h e expenses of t he var ious D e p a r t m e n t s and services of t he Colony from the first to t he thir ty-first of M a y one thousand

eight h u n d r e d and e ighty A n d

The sum of seventy-seven thousand pounds for t he services set

forth in t he Schedule here to annexed

A n d whereas we desire to m a k e good out of t he Consolidated R e v e n u e

E u n d of N e w South Wales the sum so gran ted to H e r Majes ty Be i t therefore enacted by t h e Queen 's Most Exce l len t Majesty b y a n d wi th t h e advice and consent of t h e Legis la t ive Council and Legis la t ive

Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by t h e

au tho r i t y of t h e same as fo l lows:—

1.    Ou t of t he Consolidated Revenue E u n d of N e w South W a l e s

the re shal l and m a y be issued and applied for or towards m a k i n g good t h e supply so resolved to be gran ted to H e r Majesty for t he said several services t h e s u m of Three hund red and eighty-five thousand th ree h u n d r e d and seventy-nine pounds of which the s u m of Three hund red and e ight thousand th ree hundred and seventy-nine pounds is to be expended a t t h e rates which have been sanct ioned for t he year one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and seventy-nine subject to t h e r a t e of any reduc t ion t h a t may hereafter be m a d e in t he expendi tu re of t h e year one thousand e ight hund red and e ighty and Seventy-seven thousand pounds for the services specified in t h e Schedule here to annexed .

3 . The Treasurer shall in his accounts from t ime to t ime be al lowed credi t for all sums of money paid by h i m in pursuance of such W a r r a n t s or Orders A n d the receipts of t he respect ive persons to w h o m t h e same shal l be so paid shal l be full and valid discharges to t h e said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for such sums as shall lie there in ment ioned and h e shal l receive credit for t he same accordingly. S C H E D U L E .

2. The Treasurer shall issue and pay t h e said sum for the services aforesaid in such m a n n e r and in such proport ions as the Governor by "Warrants or Orders in wr i t i ng unde r his h a n d and directed to t he said Treasurer shall f rom t ime to t ime order and direct A n d the paymen t s so to be made shal l be charged upon and payable out of t h e Consoli­

dated R e v e n u e E u n d of the Colony.

S C H E D U L E .

RAILWAYS—

To meet Wages to become due to Railway Employes during the
month of Juno 1SS0 and to cover the expenditure in May

in excess of the monthly allowance at the rate of last year's

appropriation and for Railway Services generally . . . . . . £70 ,000 0 0

IlAKTiorits AXD RIVERS —

To meet Wages to become due to Employe's in the Department of

Harbours and Rivers during the month of June 18S0 and for

other Services of an urgent nature ... ... . . . . . . 7.000 0 0

TOTAL £ 7 7 , 0 0 0 0 0