Sugar Growers Act of 1913 (4 Geo v No. 2) (Qld)

SOOIETIES.-SUGAR. 4 GEO. V. No. 2,1913. Sugar Growers Act. alterations and adjustment of contributions and benefits as will in his judgment prevent the necessity of such award of dissolution being made. (4.) The Attorney-General proceeding under this rule has all the same powers and authorities enforceable by the same penalties us in the case of a dispute referred to him under this Act. (5.) Every award under this rule, whether for dissolution or distribu- tion of funds, is final and conclusive on the society in respect 'Of which it is made, and on all members and all persons having any claim on the funds, without appeal, and shall be enforced in the same manner as a decision on a dispute under this Act. The expenses of every investigation and award and of publishing evel'Y notice of dissolution shall be paid out of the funds before any other appropriation thereof is made. . (6.) .N otice of every award for dissolution shall,. witliin twt'nty-ona days after it has been made, be advertised by the Registrar in the Gazette and in some newspaper circulating in the locality in which '. the registered office of the society is situated. Unless within three months from the date of the GazBtte in which such advertisement appears a member or other person interested in or having any claim on the funds commences proceedings to set aside the dissolution consequent upon such award, and such dissolution is set aside accordingly, the society shall be legally dissolved from the date of such advertisement, and the requisite consents to the applica- tion to the Attorney-General shall be considered to have been duly obtaineq without proof of the signatures thereto. (7.) Notice shall be sent to the Registrar of any proceeding to set Nobice to set aside the dissolution (If a society not less than seven days before it is aside. commenced by the person taking such proceeding, and of every order [59 &60Viot. setting a dissolution aside by the society within seven days after such c. 25, s. ss.] order is made. SUGAR. Su.qar Growers Act of 1913 Sugar Growers' Employees Act of 1913 Sugar Oultivation Act of 1913 .. 4 Geo. V. -No. 2 4 OBO. V. No. 3 4 GBO. V. No. 4 An . Act to provide for the Prompt Payment to 4 GNeoo.. 2 V . . Sugar-cane Suppliers of a part of the Value THE SUGAR of the Cane. GROWERS AOT OF 1913. [ASSENTED TO 25TH JULY, 1913.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and I..egislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Sugar Growers Short title Act of 1913," lmd shall commence and take effect on and amnedncceomme- nt after the date of the commencement of the Act of the of Act. Parliament of the Commonwealth intituled the Sugar Bounty Abolition Aot 1912.* "" No. 26 of 1912. This Act was proclaimed bo be in force on the 26th July, 1913.

~ 36 , SUGAR. SUfJar Growers Aet. 4 GEO. V. No. 2, --------- ! leane. 2. (1.) Forthwith upon the delivery to tbe owner of ! bl!eUepnphtietrlsedtoto a sugar-ml '11 0 f any sugar-cane w h l ' C 1 1 suc h owner h as immediate purchased or agreed to purchase from the person supplying a i~ : ; tm: t: ' h~ f such cane for the purpose of being treated and manufac- lprice. tured into sugar, such cane supplier shall he entitled to I receive from such owner, and such owner shall pay to him, such part of the price of the sugar-cane so supplied as is equal in amount to a sum at a rate per ton for every ton of cane supplied in accordance with the following scale in the respective districts hereunder mentioned:- Name of District. Boundaries of District. No. 1 District No. 2 District i-- -- --- .. i Compri~ ing all that part of Queensland I north of the 19th degree of south latitude ~art ... ! Comprising all that of Queensland I sboeutwtheelnatitthuede19th and 23rd degl'ees of Payment per ton of Cane Supplied. !ls. fold. Ds. 2d. No. 3 District ... I Comprising all that part of Queensland 8s. Bd. I between the 23rd and 26th degrees of I south latitllde . No. 4 District Comprising all that part of Queensland 8s 2d. south of the 26th degree of south latitude ~ - - - --~ --- -- - -- - -- - - - - - (2.) If any question arises as to any sum payable under this section the matter may be re!erred to the Treasurer of Queensland, whose decision shall be final. For such purpose the Treasurer may station at any sugar- mill or sugar-works a State officer, for any time he thinks proper, whose duty it shall be to act as his agent and in any case tu check the weight of cane supplied and fix the amount payable under this section. (3.) The owner of the sugar-mill to whom sugar-cane is supplied as aforesaid shall pay the whole of the amount hereby made payable in cash without any deduction for any advance or debt or on any other account whatsoever. (4.) If within thirty days after any payment of money became due to a cane supplier under this section such payment in full has not been made, such cane supplier may take proceedings in any court of competent jurisdic- tion to recover from the owner of the sugar-mill liable to pay the same the full amount thereof, any smaller payment or any express or implied agreement or contract to the contrary notwithstanding.

SUGAR. 6037 1913. Su.qar Growers Act. (5.) In the case of any contract between a cane supplier and owner of a 'sugar-mill for the supply of cane entered into before the commencement of this Act, to the amount" per ton payable under such contract to the cane supplier there shall beadded the amount per ton set forth in the third column of subsection one hereof according to the district concerned, and the amount per ton so arrived at shall for the purposes of the contract and of this Act be deemed to be the price per ton of the cane; and every such contract shan be read and construed as modified by this enactment. (6.) In this section the expression "Owner of a sugar- mill" includes every person, association, firm, partnership, company, or corporation owning a sugar-mill or sugar- works at which sugar-cane is treated and manufactured into sugar, and includes the corporation of the" Treasurer" created under and for the purposes of " The S'ttgar Works Guarantee Acts, 1893 to 1908,"* or " 'Phe Sugar Works Act of 1911,"t so far as relates to sugar-works worked under the control of such corporation. a sug 3 a • r- Amnl 'Iv v I caonn d tarancy O tcoanr eacsru l rpeep ' mleenr torbegtrwoweeenr 0 t f hseuogwarn-ecranoef o AC u oc t nt s ft i ro d or. e bl1ittdhindigsen. which if it were valid would have the effect of disentitling such cane supplier or grower of cane to the benefit of this Act shall to that extent be absolutely void and inoperative. 4. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, Hegulations. make all such Regulations as are in liis opinion necessary for giving full effect to this Act. All such l{egulations shall, upon publication in the Gazette, have the !'ame effect as if they were enacted in this L<\ ct, and shall be judicially noticed, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings 'whatsoever. All such Regulations shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament 'within forty days after the making· thereof if Parliamep.t is then sitting, or if not then within forty days after the commencement of the next ensuing session of Parliament. 57 Vic. No. 18 and amending Acts, supra, pages 3417 et seq. t 2 Geo. V. No. 8, "apm, page 5211.