Loan Act 1912 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO TERTTO

GEORGII QUINTI REGIS,

XXXI.

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No. 50 of 1912.

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Five million six hundred thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works and for other purposes, and the Re-

appro nation of certain Loan moneys.

[Assented to 5th December, 1912.]

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

WLoan, of certain sums of money amounting in all to Five

million six hundred thousand pounds for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, and also to re-appropriate certain Loan moneys Be it 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.

1912.

2.

It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to raise by way of loan such several sums of money not exceeding in

Power to raise

money for certain

purposes,

the whole the sum of Five million six hundred thousand pounds, as may be required for -the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.

1912, No. 50.] Loan. [3 GEo. V.

Sums raised, how to 3. All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall be paid be applied• 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.

4.    The principal moneys and interest raised and secured by the

Principal an d hi-

terest charged on Stock to be created and sold, under the authority of this Act, shall

Revenue. rank pani 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 Assets 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.

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.

Advances on 5.

account.

Re-appropriation

It shall further be lawful for the Governor to appropriate out of the sum set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, from the items therein set forth, and to the items enumerated in the Third Schedule hereto, the stun of Sixty-three thousand seven hundred. and forty-four pounds nineteen shillings and eleven pence to be expended on the works named in the Third Schedule hereto.

from and to. 6.

3 GEo V.]	Loan.	[1912, No. 50.
FIRST SCHEDULE.

Provision.

Item

No. Work or Service.

Amount. Total of Group.

ADMINISTRATION.

1 Departmental 200,000

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS.

2 Additions and Improvements opened Railways 432,000

3	Brookton-Kunjinn	..	..	..	..	25,000
4	Dwollingup-Hotliam	..	..	..	20,500

5 Greenhills-Quairading, including Extensions 10,000

0 Naraling-Yuna .. .. .. .. 1,800

7 Port Hedland-Marble Bar .. .. 8,000

8	Rails and Fastenings	..	500,000
9	Surveys, New Linos	..	16,000

10	Tambellup-Ongerup	..	..	2,000
11	Upper Darling Extension	..	..	1,000

12 Wagin-Dumbloyung Extension .. 2,500

13 Water Supply for New Lines .. .. 120,000

14 Wickepin-Merredin .. .. .. .. • • 90,000

15 Wongan Hills-Mullowa .. .. .. .. .. 175,000

16 Workshops, Buildings, and Machinery for Now Lines 7,000

17 Yilliminning Eastwards .. .. .. 20,000

18 BusseRon-Margaret River Area .. 5,000

10 Esperance, Northward .. .. 10,000

20 Fremantle-Kalgoorlie Wide Gauge 300,000

21	Wyalcatehem-Mt. Marshall	..	10,000
22	Northampton-Ajana	..	10,500

23 Bolgart Extension .. .. 10,000

24 Rolling Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 197,000

25       Land Resumption-Perth and Fremantle-for expansion and improvements

of existing Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000

20 Tramways, Perth Electric-Purchase, etc. .. .. .. 550,000

‘117.1,300

TIAR1301IRS AND RIVERS.

27 Additions and Improvements to Jetties, Tramways, and Rolling Stock in 10,000

North-West

28	Carnarvon Harbour Works	..	..	..	6,000
29	Fremantle Harbour Works	..	..	75,000

30 Improvements to Harbours and Rivers .. 10,000

31 Goraldton Harbour Works .. .. 15,000

32 Albany Harbour Works .. .. .. 20,000

33 Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 12,000

148,000

WATER STIPPLE AND SEWERAGE.

34 Metropolitan Water Supply 150,000

35 Albany Water Supply .. 49,500

30	Water Supply for Towns Generally	.	71,000
37	Boring for Water on Stock Routes, etc.	14,000
38	Sewerage for Perth and Fremantle	260,000

39 Goldfields Water Supply .. • • • • 150,000

40 Water Supply in Agricultural Districts, including Drainage and Irrigation .. 200,000

41 Murchison and Peak hill Goldfields .. - • • • 13,000

42 Pilbarra Goldfields .. . . • • • • 8,000

915,500

Carried forward 3,936,800

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FIRST SCHEDULE—continued.

Provision

Item	Work or Service.
No.

Amount. Total of Group.

Brought forward .. 43,936,800

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.

43	Development of Mining, including Boring for Coal and. Miscellaneous	75,000
Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatmont Plants	50,000

125,000

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

4.5 Abattoirs, Cold Storage, Export Dap0t., Grain Sheds, and Sale Yards, including 61,000

Land Resumption for Perth Markets, etc.

46 Agricultural Immigration .. - .. 10(1,000

47	Development of Agriculture	.	- ..	210,000
48	Purohase of Harvey Estate	.	. ..	25,000

49 Agricultural Bank—Working Capital 500,000

50 Agricultural Implement Works .. 41,000

937,000

ROADS AND BRIDGES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

51 Fremantle High Level Bridge .. 1,500

52 New Roads and Bridges in Country and Goldfields Districts, including Feeders 20,000

to Railways

53 Public Buildings .. 70,000

91.500

OTHER STATE UNDERTARUWS.

54	Sawmills	..	1:7_0,000
00	Steamships	..	100,000

56	Brickyards	..	..	..	..	10,000
57	Boya Quarry	..	..	..	5,000

53 Fromantlo Workshops and Pipeworks .. 10,000

59 Milk Supply .. .. .. .. .. 4,000

60	South Perth Ferries, Purchase of, etc.	..	9,000
61	State Hotels, including Furniture, etc.	19,000

62 Workers' Homes—Working Capital .. 150,000

427,000

DISCOUNTS, ETC.

63 Discounts and. Flotation Expenses 82,7(.0

GRAND TOTAL. £5,600,000

3 GEO. V.] Loan. [1912, No. 50.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Re-appropriations from, referred to in Section 6.

Amount on Amount lie-ap-

Original Appropr on

No. or Loan Act. Work or service to which originally appropriated original Loan proprinted uncle/

Schedule. this Act.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

1 6 Edwd. VII., No. 20 ... Railways Generally ... ... 100,000 0 0 2,000 0 C

2 2 Geo. V., No. 14 ... Hotham-Crossman Railway 13,500 0 0 13,500 0 0

3 1 1 Geo. V., No. 30 ... Fremantle Dock and Slip ... ... 69,000 0 0 38,244 19 11

4	1 Geo. V., No. 44 ' ...	Loans for purposes of Vermin Boards	58,500 0 0	10,000 0 0
241,000 0 0	63,744 19 11

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Re-appropriations to, referred to in Section 6.

Amount Re-ap-

No, Work or Service to which now appropriated. propriated 'alder

this Act,

£ d.

1 Boyup-Rojon up Railway ... 400 0 0

2 Bridgetown towards Wilgarup and extension Railway ... 800 0 0

3 ICatanning-Nampup Railway 600 0 0

4 Dwellingup.Hotham and Extension Railway 13,500 0 0

5 Wagin-Dumbleyung Extension Railway 200 0 0

6 Fremantle Harbour Works ... 38,244 19 11

7 Rabbit-Proof Fence ... 10,000 0 0

Total 63,744 19 11

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