Loan Act 1918 (WA)
LOAN.
9° Gno. V., No. XL.
No. 10 of 1919.
AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Seven hundred and eighty thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works and for other purposes, and the Re-appropriation of certain Loan moneys.
[Assented to 3rd January, 1919.]
HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by Preamble.
Wway of Loan, of certain sums of money amounting
in all to Seven hundred and eighty thousand pounds for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, and also to re- appropriate certain Ldan moneys: Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assem- bly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament as- sembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Loan Short title.
Act, 1918.
| No. 10.] | Loan: | [1319. |
Power to raise
It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to raise by way of loan such several sums of money, not ex- ceeding in the whole the sum of Seven hundred and eighty thousand pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.
| money for | 2. |
certain pur.
Poses.
Sums raised,
| how to be | 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 conformity with the annual Estimates of the expenditure of Loan moneys sanc- tioned by Parliament.
applied.
| Principal and | 4. |
The principal moneys, and interest thereon, raised 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 men- tioned in the fourth section of the Loan Act, 1891.
interest
| charged on | under the authority of this Act shall rank par/ passu with the |
| Revenue. | |
| account. |
| Advances,on | 5. 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 Trea- surer out of any moneys coming to his hands under the auth- ority of this Act.
| Re-appropria- | 6. It shall further be lawful for the Governor to appro- |
| tion from and |
| to. | priate out of the sums set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, from the items therein see forth, and to the items enumerated in the Third Schedule hereto, the sum of One hundred and forty-three thousand one hundred and fifty- seven pounds thirteen shillings and five-pence to be expended on the works named in the Third Schedule hereto. |
| 1919.] | Loan. | [No. 10. |
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Provision.
| Item | Work or Service. |
| No. | Total of |
| Amount. | Group. |
ADMENISTRA•ION.
| 1 | Departmental ... | 42,000 |
RAILWAYS.
| 2 | Additions, Improvements to Opened Railways | ... | 20,000 |
| 3 | Bolgart Extension | 11,000 | |
| 4 | 50,000 |
5 Tramways, Perth Electric (including Rails and Fastenings
| and Rolling Stock) | 10,000 |
91,000'
HARBOURS AND RIVERS.
| a | Fremantle Harbour Works | ... | 30,000 |
DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.
7 Development of Mining (including Boring for Coal and
60,000
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
| S | Abattoirs, Cold Storage ; | Freezing, Chilling, and Canning |
Works, Wyndham ; Refrigerating Works, Export Depot, Grain Sheds, and Salo Yards (including Land
30,000
| 9 | Land Settlement for Soldiers ; | Advances, Improvements, |
| and Purchases of Estates | 400,000 |
430,000
OTHER STATE UNDERTARINCS.
| 10 | Wyndham Freezing Works, Working Capital | 100,000 |
DISCOUNTS, ETC,
| II | Discounts and Flotation Expenses ... | 27,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL | £780,000 |
| No. 10.] | Loan. | [1919. |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
RE-APPROPRIATIONS FROM, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6.
Amount Re-
| Original | Work or Service to which originally | =in | appropriated |
No.
| N | Loan Act. | appropriated. | under this |
| $chedule. | Act. |
| RAILWAYS. | £ | s. d. | £ | s. d. |
1 Loan Act, 1912 ...
| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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Supplementary
| 4 |
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| 5 |
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HARBOURS AND RIVERS.
| 6 | Loan Act, 1915 ... | Albany Harbour Improvements | ... | 35,000 0 0 | 15,000 0 0 |
| 7 | Loan Act, 1916 ... | Busselton Jetty Extension ... | ... | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 9,104 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Loan Act, 1913 ... | Fremantle Dock and Slip | ... | ... | 3,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 17 | 1 |
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.
| 9 | Loan Act, 1913 ... | Goldfields Water Supply | ... | ... | 65,000 0 0 | 30,000 0 0 |
DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS, ETC.
| 10 | Loan Act, 1916 ... | Advances on Ores | ... | ... | ... | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,541 12 | 8 |
OTHER UNDERTAKINGS.
| 11 | Loan Act, 1916 ... Agricultural Implement Works- | 47,556 0 0 | 27,000 0 0 |
Foundry, Meter, and General Work-
shops
Loan Act, 1915 ...
| 12 | State Sawmills | . | ... | ... | 58,976 | 0 | 0 | 29,000 0 0 |
Loan Act, 1916...
| Loan Act, | 1915, |
| 13 | Supplementary Loan Act, 1916 ... | State Fish Supply | ... | ... | ... | 4,631 0 0 | 1,468 17 8 |
| 14 | Loan Act, 1916 ... | Meat Distribution | ... | ... | 2,600 0 | 0 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 |
| ... | £143,157 13 | 5 |
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 16,000 0 0
| 2 | Water Supply, New Lines | ... | 10,441 8 3 |
| 3 | Fremantle Harbour Works | ... | 24,105 14 10 |
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.
| 4 | Boring for Water on Stock Routes, etc. ... | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Water Supply in Agricultural Districts (including Drainage and Irrigation) | 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS. ETC.
| 6 | Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatment Plants ... | 2,541 12 | 8 |
OTHER UNDERTAKINGS.
| 7 | 4,068 17 | 8 |
| Shipbuilding (Advances) | • | 1,000 0 0 |
| 9 | Wyndham Freezing Works ... | 55,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | ... | £143,157 13 5 |
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