Loan Act 1936 (WA)

1936.]	Loan.	[No. 24.
LOAN.

1' E VD. No. XX IV.

No. 24 of 1936.

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Three million two hundred and twelve thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works and Other Services and the Re-appropriation of certain Loan moneys.

[Assented to 11th December, 19381

IEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by way of Loan, of certain sums of money amounting in all to Three million two hundred and twelve thousand pounds for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, and the Re-appropriation of cer- tain Loan 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 Assembly of Western Australia in this present Parliament assem- bled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Preamble.

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

Act, 1936.

It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to raise by way of loan such several sums of money,

Power to

raise money

for certain

purposes.

not exceeding in the whole the sum of Three million two hundred and twelve thousand pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.

2.

No. 24.] Loan. [1936_

Sums raised,

how to be 3.

All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall be paid to the Treasurer, and shall be by him placed to the credit of an account to be called the General Loan Fund, and as to moneys raised under items one to twenty- six inclusive, of the said schedule shall be applied by the Treasurer to the purposes set forth in those respec- tive items, in such amounts and planer as the Governor by any warrants under his hand may from time to time authorise and direct, in conformity with the annual esti- mates of the expenditure of loan moneys sanctioned by Parliament, and as to moneys raised under item number twenty-seven of the said schedule, shall be applied by the Treasurer to the purpose specified in that item, in such amounts and manner as the Governor may by any such warrant or warrants from time to time authorise and direct.

applied.

Principal and

The principal moneys, and interest thereon, raised 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 Rev- enue Fund and Assets of the Government of Western Australia.

interest 4.

charged on

Revenue. under the authority of this Act shall rank pari passu

Advances on 5.

The Governor may from time to time, by warrant under his hand, authorise the Treasurer to advance and apply to the purposes set forth in the First Schedule to 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 Treasurer out of any moneys coming to his hands under the authority of this Act.

account.

Re-appropria- 6. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appropriate

tion from and

to. out of the sums set forth in the Second Schedule hereto,, from the items therein set forth, and to the items en- numerated in the Third Schedule hereto, the sum of Thirty-six thousand six hundred and eighty-seven pounds one shilling to be expended on the works named in the Third Schedule hereto.

1936.]	Loan.	[No. 24.
FIRST SCHEDULE.

Provision.

Item

Work or Service.

No. Total of

Amount. Group.

ADMINISTRATION.

1 Departmental ... ..• 115,000

RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, ETC..

2	Electric Power Station, East Perth, and Electricity Supply ...	120,000
3	35,000
4	Tramways, Perth Electric	70,000
5	Cue-Big Bell	65,000

290,000

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

6	Bunbury Harbour Works	...	45,000
7	Fremantle Harbour Works	...	100,000
8	Garai(1ton Harbour Works	...	3,000

9 Roebourne District-Jetty and Harbour Facilities ... 10,000

158,000'

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.

10	Boring for Water along Stock Routes, etc. ...	2,000
11	Eastern Goldfields	5,000

12 Goldfields Water Supply 400,000

13 Metropolitan Water Supply .. 275,000

14	Sewerage and Drainage for Perth and Fremantle	400,000
15	Water Supply, in Agricultural Districts (including Drainage

and Irrigation) ... 100,000

16 Murchison and Peak Hill Goldfields ... 5,000

1,187,000

DEVELOPMENT OP GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.

17 Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatment Plants 4,000

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

18	Abattoirs, Cold Storage, Freezing, Chilling, and Canning Works, Wyndham ; Refrigerating Works, Export Depot, Grain Sheds, and Sale Yards	30,000
19	Development of Agriculture	35,000

20 Assistance to Settlers, Industries, etc. ... 200,000

21 Pine Planting-Purchase of Land, Forests Regeneration ... 50,000

315,000

ROADS AND BRIDGES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.

22        Roads and Bridges throughout the State, including Feeders to

Railways and Grants to Local Authorities 55,000

23 Native Cattle Stations-Improvements and Equipment ... 1,000

24 Native Hospitals, Depots and Settlements ... 12,000

68,000

OTHER STATE UNDERTAKINGS.

25 State Hotels and Tourist Resorts ... 5,000

26 State Steamships ... 270,000

275,000

27	Short term Advances to meet Expenditure pending the receipt	2,412,000 800,000
£3,212,000

No. 24.1 Loan. [1936.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

RE-APPROPRIATION FROM, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6.

Original

Amount on Amount Re-

No. Appropriation Work or Service to which originally

Original Loan appropriated

or Loan Appropriated. Schedule. under this

Act. Act.

HARBOUR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

£ S. d . £ s. d.

1 30 of 1935 Ashburton Jetty ... ... ... 30,000 0 0 10,000 0 0

2 40 of 1933 Esperance New Jetty ... 65,000 0 0 25,854 7 0

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.

3 36 of 1928 Aborigines Stations—Moola Bulla and

Moore River ... ... ... ... 4,000 0 0 832 14 0

£36,687 1 0

THIRD SCHEDULE.

RE-APPROPRLATION TO, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6.

Amount

No. Work or Service to which now appropriated. re-appropriated under this Act.

HARBOUR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. £ s. d.

Roehourne District—Jetty and Harbour Facilities 35,854 7 0

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.

2 Native Cattle Stations—Improvements and Equipment ... 832 14 0

£36,687 1 0