Loan Act 1947 (WA)

No. 83.] Loan. [1947.

LOAN.

11 and	' GE°. VI., No. LXXXIII.
No. 83 of 1947.

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Four mill- ion one hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certainPublic Works and Other Services, and the re-appropriation (if certain Loan moneys.

[Assented to lath January, 1948.]

tumble HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by

Wway of Loan, of certain sums of money amounting in

all to Four million one hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, and the re-appropriation of 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 the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title.	1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Loan Act. 1947.
Power lo

I aloe money	2. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to
for certain

purposes. time, to raise by way of loan such several sums of money,

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not exceeding in the whole the sum of Four million one hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.

3.    All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall toted'

be paid to the Treasurer, and shall be by him placed to applied. poses set forth in the said Schedule in conformity with the annual estimates of the expenditure of loan moneys sanctioned by Parliament.

the credit of an account, to be called the General Loan

The principal moneys, and interest thereon, raised under the authority of this Act shall rank pari passe	Principal and
interest
charged on
Revenue.
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.

4.

5.    The Governor may from time to time by warrant Advances on

under his hand authorise the Treasurer to advance and account. the authority of this Act.

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

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

tion from

out of the sums 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 Sixty-five thousand four hundred and forty-one pounds ten shillings and two pence to be expended on the works named in the Third Schedule hereto.

No. 83.] Loan. [1947.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Provision.

Item

No. Work or Service.

Amount. Total of Group.

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS. £ E.

I Tramways—Perth Electric (including Rails and Fastenings

and Rolling Stock) ... ... ... ... ... ... 250,000

250,000

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

2 Metropolitan Power Scheme ... ... ... 2,000,000

3 South-West Power Scheme ... ... 100,000

2,100,000

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

4     Additions and Improvements to Jetties, Tramways, and

Rolling Stock in the North-West ... ... ... ... 10,000

.3 Dredges and Barges ... ... ... ... ... ... 100,000

.6 Fremantle Harbour Works ... ... 75,000

7 Improvements to Harbours and Rivers 35,000

220,000

WATER SUPPLY.

8 Water Supply for Towns Generally ... ... ... 30,000

9 Sewerage and Drainage for Perth and Fremantle ... . 230,000

10	Metropolitan Water Supply	...	...	...	...	150,000
Ai	Goldfields Water Supply	...	...	...	...	170,000

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

585,000

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL R ESOCRCES.

13     Development of Mining (including boring for Coal and Mis-

cellaneous) 20,000

14 Charcoal-Iron Production ... ... ... 50,000

15 The State (W.A.) Alunite Industry ... 150,000

220,000

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ETC.

16      Abattoirs. Cold Storage, Export Depot, Grain Sheds and Sale

17 Development of Agriculture ... ... ... ... ... 20,000

85 000

13 Cline HUI LDINGS, ETC.

13     Public Buildings, including Furniture and Equipment, New

Buildings

39     Hospital Buildings and Equipment (including Grants to

Hospital Fund QV for Hospital purposes) ... .., „, 75,000

Native Cattle Stations, Improvements and Equipment ... 3,000

20

21 Native Hospitals, Depots , and Settlements ... .. 15,000

195,000

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Carried forward 3,655,000

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FIRST SCHEDULE--conlinued

Provision.

Item

No. Work or Service.

Total of

Amount. Group.

Brought forward ... 3,655,000

OTHER STATE UNDERTAKINGS.

22 State Ferries 7,000

23	State Saw Mills ...	100,000
24	Purchase of Plant (Suspense)	135,000

25 Welshpool Industries ... 250,000

492,000

Total £4,147,000

SECOND SCHEDULE.

RE-APPROPRIATION FROM, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6.

Original Amount Re-

No. Appropriation Work or Service to which originally Amount on appropriated

or Loan Appropriated. Original under this

Act. Schedule. Act.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. £ £ s. d.

1	30 of 1911	Other Goldfields	18,300	2,368 13 10
2	50 of 1912	Pilbara Goldfields	8,000	2,140 14 5

3 53 of 1909 Kimberley District 500 0 15 6

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

f 24 of 1936

4 A. 33 of 1943 Assistance to Settlers, Industries, etc. 215,000 60,931 6 5

265,441 10 2

THIRD SCHEDULE.

HE-APPROPRIATION TO, REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6.

Amount

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

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. £ s. d.

1 Murchison and Peak Hill Goldfields ... 4,510 3 9

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ETC.

2 Abattoirs ; Cold Storage ; Freezing, Chilling, and Canning Works, Wyndham ; Refrigerating Works ; Export Depot, Grain Sheds, and Sale Yards 60,931 6 5 £65,441 10 2