Metropolitan Water Works Act 1896 Amendment Act 1898 (WA)

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No. XXII.

AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Water

Works Act, 1896.

[Assented to, 2Pth October, 189g.]

HEREAS it is expedient to increase the Borrowing Powers of

Wthe Metropolitan Water Works Board, for the purpose of

improving the Water Supply of the City of Perth: Be it enacted by the Queen'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 as the Metropolitan Water Works Short title.

Act, 1896, Amendment Act, 1898.

2. THE Board may issue debentures to the extent of Four Borrowing 1power of

hundred thousand pounds, instead of Three hundred and fifty Board increased to

thousand pounds as provided by Section 13 of the Metropolitan tw"°°.

62° VICTORT1E, No. 22.

Metropolitan Water Works.

Water Works Act, 1896, and the words " Three hundred and fifty,- in the seventh and eighth lines of such section, are hereby struck out and the words " Four hundred " inserted in lieu thereof.

All expenditure to 3. NO portion of the moneys raised under the powers conferred

be approved by	by this Act shall be expended by the Board without the approval of
Governor.	the Governor.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Governor's Deputy

By Authority: A. CURTIS, Acting Government Printer, Perth.