District, 1891 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESI&fO QUARTO ET QTIINQUA-

GESIMO QUINTO

VICTORIA3 REGINB.

No. 505.

An Act to authorise the Construction of Waterworks

in District No. I, constituted under " The Water Conservation Act, 1886," and for other purposes.

[Assented to, October q t k, r8pr.l

rEREAS a loan of Five Thousand Pounds has been granted P m m b h

W by the Governor to the Water Conservancy Board of the	District No, 1, for the construction of waterworks in the said
District, with head works at Spring Creek, in the hundred of L
Gregory: And whereas a further loan is rcquisitc for the com- pletion and extension of the said works, and it is necessary that the sanction of Parliament should be obtaincd therefor, and that further provision should be made for the maintenance of the said works:
And whereas a report, plans, specifications, and estimates of the
proposed works have been laid before Parliament as by law required -Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly in this present Parliament assembled, as follows :

1, This Act may be cited for all purposes as 'C The District No. 1 short title.

Waterworks Act."

2. The Commissioner for Water Conservation (hereinafter called autho~ty grnat

loan, to the Water Conservancy Board of the District No. 1 such The Commissioner ") is hereby empowered to advance, by way of loan.

additional sum or sums, not exceeding, together with the said loan of Five Thousand Pounds, the sum of Twelve Thousand Pounds, as

shall be necessary to construct the said works according to the said

606 plans

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The District No. 1 l$?d~e~borks Act.-1891.

plans and spedficktions, with such modifications, variations, additions,

and alterations as the Chxmissioner may deem ex@lent.

Powem of Commie- 3, The C'ornmisSiowr and the Water Conser~ancy Board of the

ainnw and Boarii~, District No. l;m~pectively, shall, with respect or in relation to the said wabertvorks, and in all matters connected therewith, have all the powers, authorities, privllegea, duties, and imdanities vested in the Commissioner and Boards respectively, under and by virtue of The Water Conservation Act, 1886," and ':The Water Conser- vation Amendment Act, 1889 "; and the said Acts shall be incor- porated and construed herewith as if forming one Act, with the following additions :-

I. All lands situated within the boundaries of the said district, except lands belonging to the Crown, and not lawfully contracted to be granted to any person in fee simple or leased, shall be ratable property within the meaning of

"'She Water Conservation Act, 1886 ":

11. Rates may from time to time be declared and enforced in

respect of all property ratable subject to this Act, without '

the consent of the ratepayers, up to such amount as

shall Le necessmy to provide for the payment of interest in

terms of section 16 of The Water Conservation Amend-

ment Act, 1889," on the amount expended in and

incidental to the construction of all waterworks which now

are or hereafter may be within the said district, and to

provide for the maintenance and working expenses in

connection with such works.

4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section

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District may be

included.	10 of 66'I'he Water Conservation Act, 1886," the water district known as "The Wilmington Water District," constituted under " The Waterworks Act, 1882," may be abolished as a water district under the last mentioned Act and may be added to the said Water Conser-
vancy District No. 1; and any lease granted by the Cnmmissioner
of Waterworks of any works within the said Wilmington Water District unexpired at the time of the Proclamation of such addition
shall immediately thereupon cease and determine.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill,

KINTORE, Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, CA Ec BRISTOW, Government Printer, North-terrace.