Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932 (23 Geo v No. 16) (Qld)

14330 LANDS, OROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No. 16, LANDLORD AND TENANT-LESSEES' RELIEF. See COMMONWEALTH AND STATES. LANDS, CROWN. (1) The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932 . . 23 Geo. V. No. 16 (2) The Prickly-pear Land and Fore8try Admin- i8tration Act of 1932 . . 23 Geo. V. No. 6 23 N G o. eo 1 . 6 v . . An Act to Amend" The Land Aots, 1910 to 1931," THE and other Aots in oertain particulars. LAND ACTS = ~ ~ ; :. [ASSENTED TO 24TH NOVEMBER, 1932.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- I Short titlo and con· Btruction of Act. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932," and shall, so far as any amendments of or references to *" The Land Acts, 1910 to 1931," are concerned, be read as one with *" The Land Acts, 1910 to 1931," hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be cited as " TIu:- Land Acts, 1910 to 1932." AMENDMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT. Amendment 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of the proviso to section of s. 50. fifty of the Principal Act are repealed and the following paragraphs are inserted in lieu thereof:- " (a) All lands open on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, for Perpetual Lease Selection and not selected shall, on and after that date, be available also for selection as Agricultural Farms at pur- . chasing prices of the same amount as the * I Oeo. V. No. 15 and amending Aots, supra, pages 8775 et seg. (8'!e Alphabetical Table.)

LANDS, CROWN. 14331 1932. Land Acts AmendJment Act. capital values at which the lands are available as Perpetual Lease Selections, and all lands open on that date for Perpetual Lease Prickly- pear Selection and not selected shall, on and after that date, be available also for Prickly- pear Selection at purchasing prices of the same amount as the capital values at which the lands are available as Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Selections; (b) Notwithstanding anything contained ID paragraph (a) hereof, all land open on the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, for Agricultural Selection and not selected shall, on and after that date, be available only for Perpetual Lease Selection, and all land open on that date for Prickly-pear Selection and not selected shall, on and after that date, be available only for Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Selection; (c) From and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, land opened for Agricultural Selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Selection, and land opened for Prickly-pear Selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Selection, and land shall not be opened for selection as Unconditional Selections.', 3. Section 50A of the Principal Act is repealed. Repeal of S.50A. (Opening land for homestead selection.) 4. The following provision is added to subsection Amendment one of section fifty-five of the Principal Act : - of s. 55. •, Provided that from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, land opened for Group Selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Selections, or Perpetual Lease Prickly~ pear Selections, or Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Development Selections, or Grazing Homesteads, or Grazing Farms to be held in conjunction with Perpetual Lease Selections, except in cases where deposits have been accepted for intending selectors of Agricultural

14332 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GNO. V. No. 16, Farms or Prickly-pear Selections or Prickly-pear Development Selections as members of a group, or except in any particular case where prior to the passing of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932" an arrangement has been made between the lessee of a holding and the Minister pursuant to which arrange- ment the lessee is entitled to acquire any specified land as an Agricultural Farm or Prickly-pear Selection as a member of a group, in which cases the land may be opened accordingly." Repeal of 5. Section ninety-five of the Principal Act is s.95. repealed. Amendment 6. Section llOA of the Principal Act is amended of s. !lOA. by adding the following proviso to subsection four, namely:- "Provided further that the aforesaid proviso to this subsection fonr shall not apply to a selection applied for on and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two." No lan~ to 7. From and after the first day of December, one i b n e faeuec- tsIiOmnpelde t housandn' me hundred and t hl' rty-two, no Iand fl ha11 after 1st be offered for sale by public auction under Part V. of P9~ c;, mber, the Principal Act except as Perpetual Town Leases, Perpetual Suburban Leases, or Perpetual Country Leases as therein provided. Repeal of s. 12lA. 8. Section 121A of the Principal Act is repealed. Amendment 9. Section one hundred and twenty-four of the of s. 124. Principal Act is amended as follows : - The second proviso (which was inserted by section thirty-three of t" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1931 " in the said section) is repealed, and the following proviso is inserted in lieu thereof, namely:- "Provided further, that if, for any reason, the money received by the Crown from an incoming lessee, selector, or purchaser as the value of improvements has, at the date of the passing of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932" remained, or shall, at any time after the passing of such lastmentioned Act, have remained, in the hands of the Crown for six years, * 23 Geo. V. No. 16 (this Act). t 22 Geo. V. No. 39, 8upra, page 13797.

LANDS, CROWN. 14333 1932. Land Acts Amendiment Act. such money is and shall become vested in the Crown, and no claim by any person in respect thereto shall be entertained." 10. Section one hundred and fifty-five of the Amendment Principal Act is amended as follows :_ of s. 155. Subsection four (which was inserted by section thirty-four of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1931 " in the said section) is repealed, and the following subsection is inserted in lieu thereof, namely:- " (4.) Notwithstanding. anything herein contained, if for any reason any money received by the Crown for improvements has, at the date of the passing of t" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932 " remained, or shall, at any time after the passing of such lastmentioned Act, have remained, in the hands of the Crown for six years, such money is and shall become vested in the Crown and no claim by any person in respect thereto shall be entertained.', AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS. Amendments of t" The Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1932." 11. The following amendments are made in f' The Amendments Prickly-pear Land Acts, 1923 to 1932," that is to say : - J!r; ;; ; ;: ~ ea, . Land Acts, 1923 to 1932." (i.) In section 23A the words •• prickly-pear Amendment se 1 ectl · On or, " wherever t hey occurI, are drepea e . of 8. 23A. In the fifth paragraph of the said section the words " purchasing price or" are repealed. (ii.) In section twenty-four the words" prickly-pear Amendm&nt selection or " are repealed. of iI. 24. In the second paragraph of the said section the words " purchasing price or" are repealed. The third paragraph of the said section is repealed and the following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof :- "Upon the surrender of the subsisting lease or' license to occupy, the selector shall be entitled to a * 22 Geo. V. No. 39 supra, page 13797. t 23 Geo. V. No. 16 (this Act). t 14 Geo. V. No. 34, 17 Geo. V. No. 6. 21 Geo. V. No. 28. and 23 Geo. V. No. 6, supra, pages 10605, 11599, 13032, and infra, page 14343.

14334 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No. 16, lease or license to occupy (as the case may be) from the Crown of the land as a perpetual lease prickly-pear selection on the conditions so determined, and generally the' provisions of the Principal Act and of this Act shall apply to every such new perpetual lease prickly-pear selection." AmeIldmen~ (iii.) In the first paragraph of section 25A the of S. 25A. words "prickly-pear selection or" are repealed. In the second paragraph of the said section the words .. purchasing price or" are repealed. The third paragraph of the said section is repealed and the following new paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof :- "Upon the surrender of the subsisting lease or license to occupy, the selector shall be entitled to a lease or license to occupy (as the case may be) from the Crown of the land as a perpetual lease prickly-pear selection on the conditions so determined, and generally the provisions of the Principal Act and of this Act shall apply to every such new perpetual lease prickly-pear selection.', Amendment (iv.) In subsection one of section twenty-nine the of s. 29. words" agricultural farms, prickly-pear selections" are repealed. The proviso to the said subsection one of the said section is repealed. In subsection two of the said section the words " or as prickly-pear selections" are repealed. Amendments of *" The Prickly-pear Land Acts Amendment Act of 1930." A o P f r m i " c e T k n l h d y- e m p e e n a t r s Prick 1 ly 2 - . pe T a h r e L f a o n ll d ow A i c n t g s a A m m e e n n d d m m e e n n t t s A ar c e t m of ad1e93in0" *" : - The Land Acts Amendment (i.) Sections three, four, five, six, seven, and eight Acto! 1930." of the Act are repealed, and the following new sections are inserted:- Settlement "[3.] Upon any land classified by the Commission foafrmmiixnged . as Class 1. under this Act becoming Crown land, either lands. by voluntary surrender by the lessee of the existing Prickly-pear Lease or by process of resumption, and upon the Commission certifying that the progress of * 21 Qeo. V. No. 28, BUpra, page 13032.

LANDS, CROWN. 14335 1932. Land Acts AmendJ.ment Act. biological or other agencies in the destruction of the prickly-pear on the land has reached such a stage that the land may be successfully brought under mixed farming settlement, the land shall be subdivided into areas of suitable size and opened for selection as Prickly-pear Development Selections, which may be- Prickly-pear Development Selections; or Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Development Selections. This section three shall be deemed to have come into operation on and from the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, and to that extent this section shall have retrospective operation. be [4.] Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the Land to contrary contained, from and after the first day of ~ ~ ; ~ e% ~ ~ ~ ~ l December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, Le~ se land opened for Prickly-pear Development Selection ~ ~ ~~ t~/ ear shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear ment . Development Selection except in any particular case ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ where any lessee of a Prickly-pear lease has received after 1st from the Minister, prior to the passing of *"The Land Acts p: ; ; ~ ber, Amendment Act of 1932," a notification that he was entitled in priority to acquire as a Prickly-pear Develop- ment Selection any particular portion of the land or the whole of the land, as the case may be, in which case the land may be opened accordingly. [5.] The following provisions shall be applicable Prickly.pear to all Prickly-pear Development Selections other than ~:~ :lOp. Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Development Selections :- Selections. (1) Each such selection shall be subject to such developmental conditions as may be fixed on the recommendation of the Commission in the notification opening the land for selection, and which are calculated- (i.) To secure the eradication of the prickly-pear from the whole area; and (ii.) To improve, develop, and bring into reasonable production for mixed farming at least one-half of the land within a period of five years. * 23 Geo. V. No. 16 (this Act).

14336 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No. 16, Such developmental improvements shall be carried out or effected in equal proportions during each year of the five years aforesaid, and may include- (a) The erection of a specified type of fence on the external boundaries or the erection of a subdivisional stock-proof fence or fences, or the erection of both such kinds of fences; (b) The making of such water improvements and the provision of such equipment as may be specified; (c) The ringbarking or clearing of a specified area; (d) The making or erection of other improvements to augment the carrymg capacity of the land and increase production therefrom. (2) The term of the lease shall be forty years and shall be divided into two periods: The first five years of the term shall comprise the first period, during which period the land shall be cleared of prickly-pear and the prescribed development conditions shall be performed; the second period shall be for the balance of the term of the lease. (3) The purchasing price shall be such amount as may be fixed on the recommendation of the Commission in the notification opening the land for selection. (4) The annual rent during the first period shall be a peppercorn if demanded; during the second period the annual rent shall be a sum equal to one thirty-fifth of the purchasing price. (5) On fulfilment of the conditions and payment of the purchasing price, the selector shall be entitled to a deed of grant in fee-simple of the land comprised in the selection. Any such selector who desires to accelerate the purchase of the land comprised in his selection may at any time after fulfilment of the conditions pay the balance of the purchasing price and obtain a deed

LANDS, CROWN. 14337 1932. Land Acts Amendment Act. of grant in fee-simple of the land, provided the land has been maintained free from prickly-pear for at least two years. (6) Except as varied by this Act, all the provisions of the Principal Act relating to Prickly-pear Selections shall apply to Prickly-pear Development Selections. [6.] The following provisions shall be applicable Perpetual to all Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Development ~ : ~ ~ ly. pear Selections '- Development . (l) 'Each suchseIect'lOn sha11 be subJ' ect to . such Selections. developmental conditions as may be fixed on the recommendation of the Commission in the notification opening the land for selection, and which are calculated- (i.) To secure the eradication of the prickly-pear from the whole area; and (ii.) To improve, develop, and bring into reasonable production for mixed farming at least one-half of the land within a period of five years. Such developmental improvements shall be carried out or effected in equal proportions during each year of the five years aforesaid, and may include- (a) The erection of a specified type of fence on the external boundaries or the erection of a subdivisional stock-proof fence or fences, or the erection of both such kinds of fences; (b) The making of such water improvements and the provision of such equipment as may be specified; (c) The ringbarking or clearing of a specified area; (d) The making or erection of other improvements to augment the carrying capacity of the land and increase production therefrom. (2) The term of the lease shall be in perpetuity. (3) The term shall be divided into periods: The first five years of the term shall comprise the first period, during which period the

14338 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No. 16, land shall be cleared of prickly-pear and the prescribed development conditions be performed ; the second and succeeding periods shall each be of a duration of fifteen years. (4) The capital value shall be such amount as may be fixed on the recommendation of the Commission in the notification opening the land for selection, and such capital value shall be the same for the first and second periods. (5) The annual rent during the first period shall be a peppercorn, if demanded. The annual rent for the second period shall be one pound ten shillings per centum of the capital value, notwithstanding that the capital value may be a sum less than five shillings per acre. The annual rent for each period of fifteen years thereafter shall be determined by the Court at a sum equal to one pound ten shillings per centum of the unimproved capital value of the land as if it were held in fee-simple at the date of the commencement of each such period. (6) Except as varied by this Act, all the provisions of the Principal Act relating to Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Selections shall apply to Perpetual Lease Prickly-pear Development Selections." (ii.) Section now numbered 7A is renumbered seven accordingly. Amendment (iii.) A new subsection four is added to section ten of s. 10. as follows:- "(4.) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, from and after the passing of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932," a lessee shall not be entitled to so acquire a Prickly-pear Development Selection (as referred to in subsection one hereof), except in any particular case where any such lessee has received from the Minister, prior to the passing of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1932," * 23 Geo. V. No. 16 (this Act).

LANDS, CROWN. 1433~ 1 1932. Land Acts Amencmnent Act. a notification that he was entitled in priority to acquire as a Prickly-pear Development Selection any particular portion of the subdivided land or the whole of the land, as the case may be, in whIch case, the lessee concerned shall be so entitled in priority to acquire as a Prickly-pear Development Selection the land accordingly." Amendment of *" The Upper Burnett and Callide Land Settlement Acts, 1923 to 1929." 13. The following provision is added to subsection Amendment one of section four of *" The Upper Burnett and Oallide ~ f;he4 ~ pper Land Settlement Acts, 1923 to 1929," which Acts, with Burnett and the amendments made pursuant to this Act, may g: ~ t: : : W~ tand collectively be cited as " The Upper Burnett and Oallide Acts, , ~ 923 to Land Settlement Acts, 1923 to 1932," that is to say:- 1929. "Provided that from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, land opened for Group Selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Selections or Grazing Homesteads, except in cases where deposits have been accepted for intending selectors of Agricultural Farms as members of a group, in which cases the land may be opened accordingly. " Amendments of t" The Closer Settlement Act Amendment Act of 1917." 14. The following amendments are made in t" The ~ : ; ~ tlJ Closer Settlement Act Amendment Act of 1917," that isoz oser to say . '- S A e ~ ttlerMnt (i.) The following proviso is added to subsection Amendment, one of section two :_ Act oJ 1917.' "Provided that, notwithstanding anything in this subsection hereinbefore contained, or in section twenty- nine of t" The Closer Settlement Act of 1906," from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, such land shall be opened for Perpetual Lease Selection only." (ii.) Subsection seven of section two is repealed. (ill.) Section three is amended by deleting the fourth paragraph beginning with the words "The annual ... 14 Geo. V. No. 14, 8upra, page 10639, as amended by 20 Gao. V. No. 15, supra, page 12642. ' t 8 Geo. V. No. 10, 8upra, page 8901. t 6 Edw. VII. No. 32, 8upra, page 8901.

14340 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No: 16, rent" and ending with the word "neighbourhood," and by inserting in lieu thereof the following paragraph, namely:- "The annual rent for each period of fifteen years thereafter shall be determined by the Court. When such period commences before the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, the Court shall determine the rent at a sum equal to five pounds per centum of the fair unimproved capi.tal value of land of similar quality in the same neighbourhood. When such period commences on or after the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, the Court shall determine the rent, in the case of a selection on Jimbour or Cecil Plains Repurchased Estates, at a sum equal to three pounds per centum of the fair unimproved capital value of land of similar quality in the same neighbourhood, and in the case of any other selection at a sum being not less than three per centum nor more than five per centum of the fair unimproved capital value of land of similar quality in the same neighbourhood. " (iv.) The following paragraph is inserted before subsection one of section five:- "From and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, section four of *" The Oloser Settlement Act of 1913" shall not apply to the disposal of lands acquired under the Principal Act, but the following provisions shall be applicable :-" (v.) The following words are inserted in subsection (g) of section 5A after the word" shall," that is to say:- "not be refunded to the selector but shall wholly or in part as may be necessary," and the said ~ ection shall be read and construed as if the said words were inserted therein at the date when the said section was enacted. Amendment oft" The Oloser Settlement Acts, 1906 to 1931." Amendment 15. Subsection eight of section 36L of t" The Oloser of" The Settlement Acts, 1906 to 1931," is repealed, and the S O e l t o t s l e e r ment following subsection is inserted in Jieu thereof : - t::i)906 '0 "(8.) With regard to the holdings comprised ill Class I. of the report of the Board, the Minister, * 4 Geo. V. No. 21, supra, page 8901. t 6 Edw'. VII. No. 32, 4 Geo. V. No. 21, and 8 Geo. V. No. 10, supra, page 8901; 14 Geo. V. No. 18, supra, page 10632; and 22 Geo. V. No. 39. supra, page 13797.

LANDS, CHOWN. 14341 1932. Land Acts Arnendment Act. notwithstanding anything in any Act contained, upon the recommendation of the Board may, by Order in Council- (i.) Alter the capital value or purchasing price, as the case may be, of a holding; (ii.) Alter the dates of commencement and/or the duration of the assessment periods of Perpetual Lease Selections; (iii. ) Heduce, during a specified time, the rate per centum of the capital value payable as rent on a Perpetual Lease Selection; (iv. ) Fix the annual rent payable in respect of a Perpetual Lease Selection for a specified period of the lease ; (v. ) Impose conditions to be performed by a selector precedent to the operation of any of the concessions granted in terms of this subsection. The modifications III regard to all or any of the a bovementioned matters, which modifications or any of them may apply to any particular holding or to any particular class of holdings, shall take effect from a date or dates (whether before or after the date when this section was enacted) to be specified in the Order in Council. The Order in Council shall set out particulars of all such modifications, whereupon, subject to the performance of any conditions imposed, the capital value or purchasing price and terms and conditions of the holdings shall be altered accordingly. Any such Order in Council on publication in the Gazette shall be read and construed as of equal validity with this Act and shall be judicially noticed, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatever." 16. *" The Oloser Settlement Acts, 1906 to 1931," with C:ollootive the amendment made by this Act, may collectively be gi~ : e~ f cited as " The Oloser Settlement Acts, 1906 to 1932."" Settlement - - - * - 6 - E - dw - . - VI - I. - N - o - 32 - , 4 - G - eo - . V - . - N - o. - 21 - , - an - d - 8 - Ge - o. - V - . - N - o. - 1 - 0, - su - pr - a, Acts. page 8901 ; 14 Geo. V. No. 18, supra, page 10632; and 22 Geo. V. No. 39, supra, page 13797.

14342 LANDS, CROWN. Land Acts Amendment Act. 23 GEO. V. No. 16, 1932. Amendment of *" The Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Acts, 1917 to 1930." Amendment 1 7 The following subsection three is added to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ed section 'four of *" The Discharged Soldiers' Settlement ~ old~er8' Acts, 1917 to 1930," which Acts, with the amendment A~ ~ . 7~ ~ ~ to made pursuant to this Act, may collectively be cited as 1930." "The Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Acts, 1917 to 1932," that is to say:- "(3.) Provided that from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, land opened for selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Selection." Amendments of t" The Sugar Workers' Selections Acts, 1923 to 1930." ! f. ; ~ tr: ents 18. The following amendments are made in t" The Sugar Sugar Workers' Selections Acts, 1923 to 1930," which : rk~ r8' Acts, with the amendments made pursuant to this A~ : : ;; 3 to Act, may collectively be cited as " The Sugar Workers' 1930." Selections Acts, 1923 to 1932," that is to say:- (i.) The following new section is inserted after section three, namely :- Land to be "[3A.] Notwithstanding anything in this Act to ~~I~e~ ~~~ ~~1 the contrary contained, from and after the first Lease day of December, one thousand nine hundred and ~ ; ; : ~ t~ ~ ~ thirty-two, land opened for Group Selection shall only December, be opened for Perpetual Lease Selections except in 1932. cases where deposits have been accepted for intending selectors of Agricultural Farms as members of a group, ill which case the land may be opened accordingly." (ii.) In section four the words "an Agricultural Farm or a Perpetual Lease Selection," are repealed, and the words " a Perpetual Lease Selection" are inserted. Amendments of t" The Tully Sugar Works Area Land Regulations Acts, 1924 to 1931." Amendment 19. The following provision is added to clause six T of ul " l T y h S e ugar of the Schedule to t" The Tully Sugar Works Area Land Work8 Area Regulations Acts, 1924 to 1931," which Acts, with the Land RegulationB Act8 11124 to * 7 Geo. V. No. 32 and amendm . g Acts, Statutes, pages 9453 et seq. (Sb6 1931> • Alphabetical Table.) t 14 Geo. V. No20 and amending Acts, supra, pages 10629 et S6q. (See Alphabetical Table.) t 15 Geo. V. No. 22 and amending Acts,. supra, pages 11214 Et seq. (See Alphabetical Table.)

LANDS, CROWN. 14343 23 GEO. V. No. 6, 1932. Prickly-pear Land and Fore8try, Etc., Act. amendment made pursuant to this Act, may collectively be cited as "The T~ tlly Sugar Works Area Land Regulations Acts, 1924 to 1932," that is to say:- "Provided that from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, land opened for Group Selection shall only be opened for Perpetual Lease Selections or for selection as Sugar Workers' Perpetual Lease Selections, and land offered for sale at auction shall only be so offered as Perpetual Town, Suburban, or Country Leases," Amendment of *" The Land Acts Amendment Act of 1931." 20. In section four of *" The Land Acts Amendment Amendment Act of 1931" the words" or within such further time ~ f;h:;' ~nd as the Minister may in his discretion allow" are Act8 r e p e a 1 e d . Amendment Act DJ 1931." Collective Title. 21. "The Prickly-pear Land Acts , 1923 to 1932, " ~ tI o t l le lec o t f ive together with the amendments made by this Act, may Prickly-pear collectively be cited as "The Prickly-pear Land Acts, Land Acta. 1923 to 1932." An Act to Constitute the Land Administration Board 23 Geo. V. to be the Prickly-pear Land Commission for ~ ~ : . the purposes of the Prickly-pear Land Acts, PE PR A I R CLK A L N Y- D and to be the Forestry Board for .the purposes FO: : S~ RY Aofcttsh; e toSAtamteenFdorseuscths Aancdts NanadtIo H nTahl ePLaarnkds TAIDOMN 1 I 9 NA 3 ICS 2 TT . ROAF" Acts Amendment Act of 1931" in certain particulars; and for other purposes. [ASSENTED TO 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1932.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, _ by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- PART I.-PRELIMINARY. PART 1.- PllELIMINARY. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as " The Prickly-pear Short title Land and Forestry Administration Act of 1932." :::struc. (2.) This Act shall be read and construed as one tion. with the Prickly-pear Land Acts, the State Forests and * 22 Geo. V. No. 39, supra, page 13797.