Immigrants, bounties to (1841) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUARTO & QUINTO

VICTORIA: REGINA:,

No. 19.

An Act to secure the repayment in certain cases of Expenses incurred by the Local Government for the introduction of La- bonrers, Domestic Servants, Mechanics, and- Artizans, into the Colony of Wes- tern Australia.

HEREAS many respectable and industrious Labourers, Do-Preamble.

vented from emigrating from Great Britain and Ireland to thisWmestic Servants, Mechanics, and Artizans, have been pre-

Colony by the great expense attendant thereon ; and, whereas, it

has been determined, with a view to remove the difficulty which

4 & 5 %l ien, No. 19.

All expenses incurred by 1841,

the Government for the	obstructed the emigration of such persons, that certain sums sb
introductionof Labourers,	be from time advanced, and certain bounties given,Hibsy
Ste., to be a debt from the	Government, whereby such persons might be introduced into

Grown from such persons ills

if about to leave the Colo- Colony without expense to themselves ; and, whertehaiss, Cthoelopnryineripal

ny. :

motive which has induced the extension of such a boon to such	p r
suns has been the advantage likely to accrue to

the Governor of Western Australia, by and with the advice and eoli„,Excellent Illenuellicrilv

their residence therein : Be it therefore enacted by

sent of the Legislative Council thereof, that, from and after the pass. ing of this Act, all Expenses incurred by the Government of this Colony, either in payment of the passage-money of any Labourers, Domestic Servants, Mechanics, and Artizans, or in Bounties given for the introduction of such persons, whether such Bounties be in the form of Money, or of a remission of a certain amount of money Ia the purchase of Land, shall be deemed and taken to be a debt to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, of and from the several persons on behalf of the introduction of whom into this Colony the same were incurred ; and shall and may be sued for and recovered ac- cordingly. Provided always, that no such debt shall be sued fur or recovered from any such person, unless there be good reason to sup. pose he or she is about to leave this colony within the space of two years after the date of his or her arrival therein.

One year's residence to be	II.	Provided always, and be it enacted, that certain periods of
a discharge from one

moiety of such debt; two	residence within this Colony shall be deemed and taken to operate
years residence a dis-	as discharges from certain portions, or from the whole, of such debt,
charge from the whole
debt.	in the manner, and to the extent, hereinafter stated,—that is to say, that if any such person shall have resided within this colony for the period of one full year from the date of his or her arrival therein, such person shall be deemed and taken to be discharged from one moiety of such debt, and to continue liable only to the repaymeut of the moiety thereof ; and that if such person shall have so resided as aforesaid for the period of two full years from the date of such arrival, he or she shall be deemed and taken to be thereby wholly discharged from the said debt, and from all liabilities arising therefrom.

Monies repaid to be ap- III.

AND be it enacted, that all sums of money arising from the repayment of any such debts, or of any portions thereof, as aforesaid, shall, after deducting the expenses of recovering the same, be paid into the hands of the Colonial Treasurer, to be applied to the intro- duction of Labourers, Domestic Servants, Mechanics and Artizans into this Colony.

plied as a labour-fund.

1841.            4 & 5 Vic., No. 19.

iv. AND be it enacted, that this Act may be amended or re- Ad may be amended.

Pealed by any Act to be passed during the present Session.

JOHN HUTT,

GOVERNOR.

Passed the Legislative Council

the 30th day of Sept., 1841.

EDWARD C. SNIPER,

Acting Clerk of the Council.

Panted by authority of the Government, by E. Stirling, Perth.