Loan Act 1915 (WA)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
ANNO QUINTO
GEORGII QUINTI REGIS,
LVIII.
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No. 31 of 1915.
AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Two million eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds by Loan for the con- struction of certain Public Works and for other purposes, and the Re-appropriation of certain Loan moneys.
[Assented to 17th March, 1915.]
| IEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by way of Loan, of certain sums of money amounting in all to Two million eight hundred and fifty 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 :— | Preamble. |
1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Loan Act, Short title.
| 1915, No. 31.] | Loan. | [5 GEO. V. |
| Power to raise | 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 the whole the sum of Two million eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.
money for certain
purposes,
| Sums raised, how to | 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.
be applied.
The principal moneys and interest raised and secured by the rank pani passu 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.
4.
Principal and in-
| terest charged on | Stock to be created and sold, under the authority of this Act, shall |
| Revenue. |
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.
5.
Advances on
account.
| Re-appropriation | 6. |
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 sum of Eighty-nine thousand and ninety- seven pounds three shillings and one penny to be expended on the works named in the Third Schedule hereto.
from and to.
| 5 G-Eo. | Loan. | [1915, No. 31. |
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Provision.
Item
| No. | Work or Service. |
| Amount. | Total of Group. |
ADMINISTRATION.
| 1 | Departmental | • | • • | 50,000 |
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS.
| 2 | Rolling Stock | 30,000 |
| 3 | Wongan Hills-hullo va | 43,000 |
| 4 | Wyalcatchem-Mt. Marshall | 10,800 |
| 5 | Kukerin-Lake Grace | 40,000 |
| 6 | Nyabing-Pingrup | 31,000 |
| 7 | Yilliminning-Eastwards | 23,000 |
| 8 | Wagin-Bowelling | 50,500 |
| 0 | Esperance Northwards | 40,000 |
277,300
HARBOURS AND RIVERS.
| 10 | Bunbury Harbour Works | 42,000 |
| 11 | Fremantle Harbour Works | 127,000 |
169,000
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.
| 12 | Metropolitan Water Supply | . • | .. | 200,000 |
| 13 | Sewerage for Perth and Fremantle | .. | 150,000 |
350,000
DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.
| 14 | Development of Mining, including boring for Coal and Miscellaneous | .. | 20,000 |
| 15 | State Smelter, Ravensthorpo, advances on Ore, and working expenses con- |
| nected with Smelting | 60,000 |
80,000
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
16 Abattoirs, Cold Storage ; Freezing, Chilling, and Canning Works, Wyndham ;
| Refrigerating Works, Export Depot, Grain Sheds, and Sale | Yards |
| (including Land Resumption) | 200,000 |
| 17 | Agricultural Bank-Working Capital | .. | 500,000 |
| 18 | Assistance to Settlers | 750,000 |
1,450,000
SUNDRIES.
| 10 | Perth-Fremantle Road, Reinstatement | 30,000 |
| 20 | Fremantle Road and Rail Bridge | 2,000 |
| 21 | Purchase of Land at Nedlands | 10,000 |
| 22 | Public Buildings | 100,000 |
142,000
OTHER STATE UNDERTAKINGS.
| 23 | Agricultural Implement Works-Foundry, Meter, and General Workshops | 12,000 |
| 24 | Brickyards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10,000 |
| 25 | Sawmills | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30,000 |
| 26 | State Hotels .. | .. | .. | .. | 10,000 |
| 27 | Workers' Homes-Working Capital | 50,000 |
| 28 | Purchase of Plant | .. | .. | .. | 100,000 |
| 20 | Purchase of Stock | .. | .. | .. | 5,000 |
217,000
DISCOUNTS, ETC.
| 30 | Discounts and Flotation Expenses | 114,700 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 2,850,000 |
| 1915, No. 31.j | Loan. | [5 GEO. V. |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Re-appropriations from, referred to in Section 6.
| Original Appropriation | Amount on | Amount Re-ap- |
| No. | or Loan Act. | Work or service to which originally appropriated. | original Loan | propriated under |
| Schedule. | this Act. |
| RAILWAYS. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 1 Geo. V., No. 30 | .. | Boyup-Kojonup | 31,600 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 Geo. V., No. 30 | Bridgetown-Wilgarup, including extension | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 Geo. V., No. 50 | .. | Port Hedland-Marble Bar | 8,000 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 Edwd. VII., No. 29 ; | Railways Generally | .. | 37,000 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
3 Geo. V., No. 50
| 5 | 3 Geo. V., No. 50 ; 1 Geo. | Upper Darling Railway, Purchase and Extension | 5,500 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 |
V., No. 30
| 6 | 1 Geo. V., No. 30 | .. | Pinjarra-Marinup | 4,800 | 0 | 0 | 7 19 | 9 |
HARBOURS AND RIVERS.
| 7 | 6 Edwd. VII., No. 20; 9 Edwd. VII., No. 12 ; 4 Geo. V., No. 30 | Dredges and Barges | .. | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 50,366 | 1 | 3 |
WATER SUPPLY, ETC.
| S | 3 Geo. V., No. 50 | .. | Goldfields Water Supply | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
| 9 | 1 Geo. V., No. 30 | .. | Loans for purposes of Vermin Boards | 58,500 | 0 | 0 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
GTE ER IINDERTAKENGS, ETC.
| 10 | 3 Geo. V., No. 50 | .. | Fremantle High Level Bridge .. | 170 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 Geo. V., No. 30 | .. | Steamships | 2,093 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | .. | 89,097 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 GEO. V.1 | Loan. | [1915, No. 31. |
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Re-appropriations to, referred to in Section 6.
Amount Re-ap-
| No. | Work or Service to which now appropriated. | propriated under |
this Act.
RAILWAYS.
s. d.
| 1 | Brookton-Kunjinn | 4,500 0 0 |
| 2 | Bolgart Extension | 500 0 0 |
| 3 | Wagin-Bowelling | 8,579 0 0 | ||
| 4 | Land Resumption—New Lines |
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| 5 | Dwellingup.Hotham | 888 13 | 6 |
HARBOURS AND RIVERS.
| 6 | Albany Harbour Improvements | 35,000 0 0 |
| 7 | Bunbury Harbour Works | 14,866 0 0 |
| Port Hedland Harbour Works .. | 500 | 1 | 3 |
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
| 9 | Norseman-Esperanee Road, including equipment with Motor Tractors | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.
| 10 | Water Supply for Towns generally | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
OTHER UNDERTAKINGS, ETC.
| 1 1 | State Hotels and Tourist Resorts | .. | 2,093 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | New Roads and Bridges in Country and Goldfields Districts, including Feeders to Railways | 170 | 2 | 9 |
| 89,097 | 3 | 1 |
By Authority: FEED. WM. SuirsoN, Government Printer, Perth.
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