Loan Act 1911 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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No. 30 of 1911.

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Two million and one hundred thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works and for other pur- poses, and the Re-appropriation of certain Loan Moneys.

[Assented to 16th Febnatry, 1911.]

HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by way of Preamble.

-NATmillion and one hundred thousand pounds for the severalLoan, of certain sums of money amounting in all to Two

purposes hereinafter mentioned, and also to re-appropriate certain Loan moneys : Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1.    This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Loan Act, short title

1911.

2.    It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to Power to raise

raise by way of loan such several sums of money not exceeding in	pmuoinpeLf so r certain
the whole the sum of Two million and one hundred thousand pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.

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Sums raised, how to

be applied. 3. All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall be paid to the Colonial Treasurer, and shall be by him placed to the credit of an account to be called the General Loan Fund, and shall be applied by the Colonial Treasurer to the purposes set forth in this Act, in such amounts and manner as the Governor by any warrants under his hand may from time to time authorise and direct, in con- formity with the annual Estimates of the expenditure of Loan moneys sanctioned by Parliament.

Principal and in-	4.	The principal moneys and interest raised and secured by the
terest charged on

Revenue.	Stock to be created and sold, under the authority of this Act, shall
rank pari passe with the principal moneys and interest raised and
secured by the Stock created and sold under the Loan Act, 1891, and all subsequent Loan Acts, and are hereby charged upon and shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and A ssets of the Government of Western Australia, and shall constitute a charge thereon, subject to the prior charges mentioned in the fourth section of the Loan Act, 1891.
Advances on

The Governor may from time to time, by warrant under his hand, authorise the Colonial Treasurer to advance and apply to the purposes set forth in the First Schedule of this Act, any sums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum hereby authorised to be raised; and any sums of money so advanced and paid shall be retained by the Colonial Treasurer out of any moneys coming to his hands under the authority of this Act.

account. 5.

It shall be lawful for the Governor to appropriate out of the sum of One hundred and thirty thousand four hundred pounds mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto, from the items therein set forth, and to the amounts set against them in the fifth column of that Schedule, the sum of Fighteen thousand six hundred and eighty pounds eleven shillings and elevenpence to be expended on the works set forth in the 'I hird Schedule hereto, to the amounts there set against them respectively:

Re-appropriation 6.

from and to.

1 GEO. V.] Loan Act, 1911. [1911, No. 30.

First Sebedule.

Item Provision.

No. Work or Service.

Amount. Total of Group.

ADMINISTRATION.

1 Departrinuital • • . • • • • • 92,000

Rumvxvs.

Additions and Improvements, opened Railways 160,000

3 Boyup-Kojonup .. .. .. .. • • 31,600

4 Bridgetown-Wilgarup, including Extension .. 7,000

5 Brookton-Kunjinn .. .. .. .. 10,000

0 Dowerin-Merredin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.500

7 Dwellingnp-Hotham (previously Marrenup-Marradong) .. 16,000

8	Goomalling-Wongan	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	13,000
9	18,000

10 Land Resumption, Perth and Fremantle, for expansion and improvements of existing 200,000

railways

11	Naraling-Yuna	..	16,500
12	Neweastle-Bolgart	..	1,700
13	Northampton-Ajana	10,000
14	Pinjarra-Marrentip ..	4,800

15	Port Hedland-Marble Bar	35,200
16	Rails and Fastenings	83,000

17 Rolling Stock .. 201,000

18	Southern Cross-Bullfinch	25,000
19	Surveys, New Lines	5,000

20 Tambellup-Ongerup .. .. 38,000

21 Upper Chapman .. .. 1,300

22 Upper Darling Railway, Purchase 4,500

23 Wagin-Darkan .. .. .. 18,000

24 Wagin-Dumbleyung Extension .. 14,000

25	Wickepin-Merredin	..	..	..	38,000
26	WongamMullewa	..	..	..	15,000

27 Yilliminning Eastwards .. .. 2,000

1,009,100

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

28	Additions and Improvements to Jetties, Tramways, and Rolling Stock in the North-West ..	12,000
29	Bunbury Harbour Works ..	30,000
30	Busselton Jetty Extension	4,000
31	Carnarvon Harbour Works	5,700
32	Fremantle Dock and Slip	60,000
3	Fremantle Harbour Works	101,000
34	Improvements to Harbours and Rivers	11,000
35	Lighthouses	7,000

311 Port Holland Harbour Works .. 5,300

245,000

WATER S Ural.

37 ; Deep Boring, Transcontinental Route .. 6,000

DEVELOPMENT OP C4 01,0FIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.

38 Eastern Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000

39 Murchison and Peak Hill Gold fields .. .. .. .. 15,600

40 ' Pilbara Goldfield .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,500

11 Other Goldfields (including 'Boring for Goal and Miscellaneous) 18,300

42 ' Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,500

49,000

DEVELOPMENT OP AGRICULTURE.

43 Abattoirs, Cold Storage, Export Depot, Grain Sheds, and Sale Yards .. 33,600

44	Agricultural Immigration	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	115,000
45	Development of Agriculture	..	..	..	..	..	122,000

46 I Loans for purposes of Vermin Boards .. 58,500

320,100

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

47 New Roads and Bridges in Country and Goldfields Districts, including Feeders to Railways 90,000

48 Fremantle High-Level Bridge .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,400

97,400

SUNDRIES.

49	Aborigines-Purchase of and Improvements to Stations	20,000
50	Crawley Park-Purchase of and Improvements	20,000
51	Immigration generally	30,000

52 Public Buildings .. 50,000

120,000

DISCOUNTS, ETC.

53 Discounts and Flotation Expenses .. 151,500

Total .. 2,100,000

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Second Schedule.

Re-appropriations from, referred to in Section 7.

Amount on Amount Re-ap-

Original Appropriation

No. or Loan Act. Work or Service to which originally appropriated. Original Loan promiated under

Schedule. this Act.

£ s d. £ s. d.

1	6	Edwd.	VII.,	No.	20	Collie-Narroghl Railway	86,300	0	4,50410	10'
2	0	Edwd.	VII.,	No.	12	Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Railway	4,800	0	1,660 0	10

3 9 Edwd. VII., No. 12 Jandakot-Armadale Railway .. 5,400 0 212 14 1

4 9 Edwd. VII., No. 49 Marrenup-Marradong Railway .. 10,000 0 10,000 0 0

5 9 Edwd. VII., No. 12 Narrogin-Wickepin Railway .. 4,600 0 708 10 6

6 9 Edwd. VII., No. 12 Point Sampson-Roebourne Tramway .. 11,000 0 1,276 19 2

7 ; 6 Edwd. VII., No. 20 Fremantle Sea Wall and Esplanade .. 5,700 0 0 18 7

8 0 Edwd. VII., No 12 Hopetoun Jetty Extension 2,600 0 307 8 11

Total ..   .. £130,400 0 18,680 11 11

Third Schedule.

Re-appropriations to, re/erred to in Section 7.

Amount Re-ap-

No. Work or Service to which now appropriated. propriated under

this Act.

s. d.

1 Additions and Improvements, opened Railways .. 8,372 4 5

2 Dwellingup-Hotham Railway 10,000 0 0

3 Improvements to Harbours and Rivers 308 7 6

Total £18,680 11 11

By Authority: FRED. WM. SIMPSON, Government Printer, Perth.