Land Act Amendment Act of 1913 (4 Geo v No. 19) (Qld)

LAND, CROWN. 4 GEO. V. No. 19, 1913. Land Act Amendment .Act. HOMESTEAD LEASES, MINERS'. See MINING. 5905 LAND, CROWN. Land .Act Amendment Act of1913 Prickly-pear Destruction Act Amendment Act of 1913 Oloser Settlement Act Amendment Act of 1913 4 Qeo. V. No. 19 4 Geo. P. No. 9 4 Geo. V. No. 21 An Act to Amend "The ,Land Act of 1910" by 4 Geo. V. No. 19. making further provision with respect to THE LAND Prickly-pear Selections. ACT AMENDMENT AOT OF 1913. [ASSENTED TO 14TH NOVEMBER, 1913.J . B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - L This Act shall be read as one with "The Land Short title ~ at of 1910,"* herein called the Principal Act, and, may be: ~ ~ struction CIted as " The Land Act Amendment Act of 1913. ' of Ar.t. 2. In paragraph (ii.) of subsection two of section Amendment fifty-four of the Principal Act, after, the words "Agricul- of s. 54. tural Farms" the words "or Prickly-pear Selections" are inserted. 3. (1.) In paragraph (i.) of section one hundred and Amendment ten of the Principal Act, the word "fifteen" is repealed, of s. 110. ' and the words "·twenty five" are inserted in lieu thereof. (2.) The amendment of the said section made by subsection one hereof shall be deemed to have been inserted therein at the passing of the Principal Act; the term of every lease of a prickly-pear selection acquired before the plssing of this Act shall be twenty-five years instead of fifteen years, and the second period of the lease shall be extended for ten years, and every instrument of lease already issued shall be deemed to be amended accord- ingly; in cases where payments in respect of purchasing price have already been made, the necessary adjustments shall be made and credits allowed; and to the extent herein mentioned this section shall have retrospective operation. * 1 Geo. V. No. 15, supra, page 1347.

5906 LAND, CROWN. Prickly"pear Destruction Act Amendment Act. 4 GEO. V, No. 9, 4. The following provision is added to section one hundred and ten of the Principal Act :- 'Cases where time for clearing pear lIlay be extended. (vi.) In any case where the selector has been unable, or has good ground for anticipating that he will not be ablA, to absolutely free the land from prickly- p~ ar before the expiration of the first period, he may make application to the Land Court for an extension of time for the performance of the condition of destruc- tion of prickly-pear. The Land Court, upon being satisfied that the selector has made all reasonable efforts to perform the said condition, may in its discretion, by order, grant such extension for such time as it thinks reasonable under the circumstances; and the selector shall be deemed to have performed the said condition if at or before the expiration of the time fixed by such order he has abso- lutely freed the land from prickly-pear. But nothing herein contained shall be con- strued so as to vary the respective lengths of the first period and second period of the term, or to exonerate the selector in any way from performing all the conditions and stipulations of the lease by him to be performed during the' said second period. . • *eo. v. An Act to Amend "The Prickly-pear Destruction . ; ~ : . Act of 1912" in certain Particulars. PRICKLY-PEAR . DESTA~ ~ ION [ASSEN'l'ED '1'0 8'l'H OCTOBER, 1913.J BE AMENDMENT ACT OF 1913. it enacted by the Km • g , s Most Exce 11 ent l m lll a " j ' esty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :._- aScnohdnosrttruticttlieon pear 1 D . e T st h r i u s c A tio c n t s A h c a t ll o b f e 19 re 1 a 2 d ,"* asheorneeinwcailtlhed" t T h h e e P P r r in ic c k ip ly a - l of Act. Act, and may be cited with that Act as " l..'he Prickly-pea,' IJeslruction Acts, IH12-1913," or separately as "The Prickly-pear IJesi1'uction ,1ct Amendment Act, of ]9. 1 ?" , 3 Geo. V. No. 13, supra, page 5523.