Post Office Savings Bank Act 1900 (WA)

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No. X.

AN ACT to amend the Post Office Savings

Bank Consolidation Act, 1893.

[Assented to, 5th December, 1900.]

HEREAS by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Australia will, on a date to be proclaimed by the Governor General, become transferred to the Commonwealth, but the Post Office Savings Bank will continue, after that date, under the control of the Government of this Colony, and it is therefore necessary, as from such date, to remove the management of that Bank from the Postmaster General : Be it therefore 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 :— W Act the Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones of Western Preamble,

1. THIS Act may be cited as the Post Office Savings Bank Act, Department of Western Australia becomes, by proclamation of the commencement.	1900, and shall come into operation on the day when the Postal Short title and
Governor General, transferred to the Commonwealth.

64° VICTORIA, No. 10.

Post Office Savings Bank.

Savings Bank to be 2. THE Post Office Savings Bank is hereby placed under the managed by Colonial management and control of the Colonial Treasurer, and the Post Treasurer. Office Savings Bank Consolidation Act, 1893, shall be read as if

the words " Colonial Treasurer " were substituted for the words " Postmaster General " wherever the same occur throughout that Act.

Amendment of 57 3. IN the second section of the said Act the words " Post Office

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Savings Bank " shall be substituted for the words " General Post

and s. 8 (2).

Office," and, in section eight, sub-section (2), of the said Act, the

word " place " is substituted for the words " Post Office."

Appointment of

.) THE Colonial Treasurer may appoint a manager and

officers of the Post Office Savings Bank, and may prescribe their

managerm an d o fficers,

respective duties and pay them such salaries as are voted by the Parliament in that behalf. The present manager and officers shall be deemed to be appointed under this Act.

(2.) The Colonial Treasurer may also appoint and, out of moneys voted as aforesaid, may remunerate agents who shall represent him elsewhere than in the Bank in respect of the business thereof.

and agents.

Colonial Treasurer 5. (1.) THE Colonial Treasurer, with the approval of the Gover-

may make arrange-

nor, may arrange with the postal authorities of the Commonwealth

ments with authori-

that the officers of the Post Office shall perform, on such terms as

ties of Common-

wealth for continu

shall be agreed upon, all or any part of the duties which - have

anee of services.

hitherto been performed by such officers in connection with the Post

Office Savings Bank.

(2.) In the event of such terms not being agreed upon, the Colonial Treasurer, with the approval of the Governor, may from time to time appoint and remove, and may remunerate as aforesaid, such officers and servants, and make such arrangements and do such acts and things as may be required for carrying on the business of the said bank, and may defray the cost of so doing out of moneys to be voted by the Parliament in that behalf.

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

to this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Administrator.

By Authority : RICHARD RETHER, Government Printer, Perth.