Labour Settlements Act (1893 No 32a) (NSW)

No. XXXIV.

All. Act to establish and regula te Labou r

Se t t l ements on Crown Lands .	[13th	June,
1893.]

t ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in Par l i ament assembled, and by t he advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Council and Legisla­ the au thor i ty of the same, as follows :— BE it enacted by the Queen ' s Most Exce l len t Majesty, by and wi th

1. This Ac t may be ci ted as t he " Labour Set t lements Ac t . "
2. (i) The Governor may, whenever he t h inks it desirable in

t h e general in teres ts of t he Colony, declare by notice in the Gazette t h a t any Crown land there in described and not then unde r lease from the Crown shall be available for lease for the purpose of a L a b o u r Set t lement , and on t h e publ icat ion of such notice t he land shall (unless and un t i l such notice be wi thd rawn by not ice in t he Gazette) be e x e m p t from sale or lease unde r any Crown Lands Acts or M i n i n g Acts in force for t he t ime being, and the Governor may nomina te and appoin t a n y persons, not less t han eight a n d not more t h a n s ix teen in number , of whom no t more than one-fourth m a y be females, to be t he Board of

or any renewal thereof g ran ted by the Board u n d e r th is Ac t .

Control (hereinafter called t he " B o a r d " ) of t h e Labour Se t t lement .

( I I ) From and after t he date of appo in tmen t the Board shall

bo deemed to be and shall be a corporate body, wi th perpe tua l succession and a common s e a l ; and the land or any pa r t thereof m a y be leased to t he Board, subject to t h e provisions and for t he purposes of th is Act , for any te rm no t exceeding twen ty -e igh t years, com­ menc ing on the da te of the Governor 's approval of t he lease, w i th a r igh t of renewal for a fur ther t e r m not exceeding twenty-e igh t years : Provided t h a t t h e Governor may, a t any t ime, by notice in the Gazette, dissolve a n y Board, and the reupon t h e lease to t he Board shal l be cancelled, b u t such cancel lat ion shall not affect any sub-lease

3. The Minis te r for Lands shal l de te rmine t he ren t of the

land after appra i sement by the Local L a n d Board as const i tu ted unde r

t he Crown Lands Ac t s , and such r en t shal l be paid annua l ly by t h e Board, and shall commence from and after t h e expirat ion of t he fourth year of t h e lease.

4 . T h e Governor may, by not ice in t he Gazelle, remove any

m e m b e r of a Board, and m a y till any vacancy which m a y occur by reason of such removal , or any vacancy caused by death or resignation of a n y m e m b e r ; b u t every such appo in tmen t shall t ake effect only

u p o n notification in t he Gazelle.

5. I t shall be t he d u t y of a Board, subject to regula t ions
m a d e by t h e Governor unde r this Act , to enrol such persons (herein­

after called " enrolled m e m b e r s " ) , be ing of good repute , as i t m a y

t h i n k fit.
6. W h e n a Board has enrolled such n u m b e r of persons as t h e

Minis te r m a y approve, be ing ei ther unmar r i ed persons (each of or over t h e age of twenty-one years) , or heads of families, it m a y apply in wr i t ing to t h e Minis te r for Lands for mone ta ry assistance, n a m i n g the persons

for w h o m such assistance is asked, and furnishing such other par t i cu la rs

as t he Min i s te r m a y require . If t he Minis ter , after due inqui ry , approve of the applicat ion, he shall certify to t h a t effect to t he Colonial Treasurer , and recommend t h a t a n amoun t , to be speciiied, no t exceeding twenty-f ive pounds for each enrol led m e m b e r w ho is t h e head of a family dependent upon h im, or t w e n t y pounds for each mar r ied person wi thou t a family dependent upon him, and fifteen pounds for each unmar r i ed person should be paid to t h e Board. On t h e receipt of t h a t certificate t he Colonial Treasurer may pay to t h e Board t h e a m o u n t so recommended to be paid. The Board shall be he ld to be t rus tees of t h e moneys received by it from the Colonial Treasurer or from any o ther persons, and shall , subject to any regu­ la t ions in t h a t behalf, app ly t he moneys to t he purposes for which t hey were given, and shall keep such accounts as m a y be prescribed. A t the expi ra t ion of four years from the commencement of t he lease, and each following year e ight per c e n t u m of t h e to ta l s u m paid to t he Board b y the Colonial Treasurer unde r this section shall be a charge; on t h e revenues of t he Board payable to t h e Treasury , un t i l t h e said

s u m wi th in teres t	a t t h e ra te of	four per c e n t u m per a n n u m has	been
repaid.

7.    (i) The Board m a y establish a n d manage any t r ade or indus t ry ,

and may , by regulat ions , dispose of and appor t ion t h e proceeds and

profits derivable there f rom a m o n g the enrol led members . A n d m a y ,

for sufficient cause, disenroll and remove any member from the L a b o u r

Se t t l ement , and m a y include the re in any new member .

( I I ) The Board may , subjec t to t h e approval of the Min is te r

for Lands , g ran t a sub-lease of a n y land vested in it to anv enrolled m e m b e r a t such rent , and subject to such conditions and for such t e r m as i t m a y t h i n k tit, and as t h e Minis te r m a y approve, wi th a

r i gh t of renewal for such fur ther t e r m as t h e Board m a y recommend

and the Minis te r m a y approve. Such lease shall only be assigned or suble t wi th t he permission of the Board, and to a person enrolled in

t he same L a b o u r Set t lement .

8. The Governor m a y m a k e regu la t ions—

(a) P resc r ib ing the class of persons to be enrolled in a L a b o u r

Se t t lement , and	the priori t ies in which the i r appl icat ions	are
to be considered.

(b)	Prescribing the accounts to be kept by Boards of Control of moneys received and expended b y them.
(e)	Concern ing t h e duties of Boards as defined in this Ac t .

(d)

(d) Concerning such other mat te r s as m a y be found necessary or desirable For t he purposes of this Act .

And , on publicat ion in the Gazette,	such regula t ions shall have t he
force of law.

9. A Board may make regula t ions concern ing—

(a) The q u o r u m necessary, t he election of a Cha i rman , and the

conduct of business a t its mee t ings .

(b) The work to be done in the set t lement inc luding the

s u r r o u n d i n g thereof wi th a substant ia l fence, and the appor t ionmen t of t he work among the members , and the equi table d is t r ibut ion of wages, profits, and emoluments a m o n g the members after providing tor the cost of the i r ma in t enance .

(c) The collection, spending, and applicat ion of moneys.

(d The cleanliness, good order, and government of the se t t lement .

A n d may impose a penal ty not exceeding two pounds for a breach of any of these regulat ions, to be recovered in a s u m m a r y way before any Court of Pe t t y Sessions. Al l regulat ions (whether unde r this or the preceding section) on being approved by the Governor and published in t he Gazelle shall have the force of law, provided tha t a copy of any such regula t ions shall he laid on the Table of both Houses of Par l ia­

m e n t w i thou t unreasonable delay.

10. In this A c t t he word " Governor" means the Governor with t he advice of the Execu t i ve Council .