Crown land, surrendered (1856) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO VICESIMO VICTORIA REGINA,

No. VIII.

An Ordinance to empower the Governor of Western Australia to purchase certain certificates of remission in the price of Crown Lands.

HEREAS divers persons have given and surrendered lands

to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in consideration

of Certificates of Remission in the price of Waste Crown Lands, at

the rate of Twenty shillings per acre of such Land, conctitionally

that the said Remission Certificates should be applied towards the

expense of erecting Western Australia into an Episcopal See ;

should be authorised to purchase at a reduced rate such Remis-

sion Certificates, which would otherwise eventually affect the

Land Revenue of the Crown to the full value of such Certificates ;

Be it therefore enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of

And whereas it is expedient that His Excellency the Governor Preamble. and , consent of the Legislative Council thereof

20th Viet. No. 8. 1856.

I.      THAT from and after the passing of this Ordinance, it

Governor may pur-	shall be lawful for the Governor of the said colony, by and with
chase certain remis-	the advice of the Executive Council, to purchase all or any of
sion certificates, ap-
plicable towards	the said Remission Certificates, to an amount not exceeding Four
erecting Western	thousand pounds, at a rate not exceeding ten shillings for every
Australia into an
episcopal see, by de-
twenty shillings remitted

remitted, by debentures under hand , in such,

form orm as he shall appoint, app oint, countersigned ned by the Colonial Secretary

bentures bearingin-

terest. bearing interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable half-yearly, and redeemable at the discretion of the said Governor.

THAT the sum or sums of money, and all interest thereon, purporting to be secured by any and every debenture issued and signed by the said Governor, and countersigned by the

II.

Debentures charged	said Colonial Secretary as aforesaid, under the provisions of this
nue.	Ordinance, shall be and the same respectively are hereby charged upon and made payable out of the ordinary revenue of the saii colony.

upon ordinary reve-

A. E. KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council thisl

16th day of October, 1856.

HENRY WAKEFORD,

Clerk of the Council.

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