Supplementary Loan Act 1904 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO QUARTO

EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS,

XV.

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No. 40 of 1904.

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 24th December, 1904.]

HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising, by way of Preamble.

WLoan, of certain sums of money, amounting in all to Seven

hundred and fifty thousand pounds, for the several purposes hereinafter mentioned, and also to re-appropriate 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 Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia- ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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

Loan Act, 1904.

It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to raise by way of loan such several sums of money, not exceeding

Power to raise

money for certain

in the whole the sum of Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds,

purposes.

as may be required for the several works and purposes mentioned

in the First Schedule to this Act.

2.

1904, No. 40.] Loan—Supplementary. [4 lint y. VII.

Sums raised, bow to 3.

All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall be paid to the Colonial Treasurer, and shall be by him placed to the credit of an account to be called the General Loan Fund, and shall be applied by the Colonial Treasurer to the purposes set forth in this

be applied.

Act, in such amounts and manner as the Governor, by any warrants

under his hand, may from time to time authorise 'mid direct, in conformity with the annual Estimates of the expenditure of Loan moneys sanctioned by Parliament.

Contribution to 4. The contributions to the Sinking Fund (which shall be at

Sinking Fund.

the rate of one per centum per annum) for the repayment of the

sum by this Act authorised to be raised shall commence four

years from the date of the first issue of the Debentures or Inscribed

Stock.

The principal moneys kind interest raised and secured by the Stock to be created and sold, under the authority of this Act, shall rank / art passu 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 Consolidatt d Revenue Fund . and Assets of the Government of Western Australia, and shall constitute a charge thereon, subject to the prior charges mentioned in the fourth section of the loan Act, 1891.

Principal and in- 5.

terest charged on

Revenue.

Advances on 6, The Governor may from time to time, by warrant under

account.	his hand, authorise the Colonial Treasurer to advance and apply, to the purposes set forth in the First Schedule of 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 Colonial Treasurer out of any moneys coming to his
hands under the authority of this Act.
Re-appropriation
from and to.	7. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appropriate out of the sum of 1:184,070 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 ±:2'2,879 19s. 10d. to be expended on the worhs named in the said Third Schedule hereto.

4 EDW. VII.] Loan-Supplementary. [1904, No. 40.]

SUPPLEMENTARY LOAN ACT, 1904.

First Schedule.

PROVISION.

Item j UNDERTAKING.

Workr and Total of Group.

Services. Discounts. , Item Total.

DEPARTMENTAL. £ 2 £ £

1 Administration ... ...

36,000

... 1,800 37,800 37,800

RAILWAYS.

2	Additions and Improvements opened Railways	103,000	5,200	108,200
3	Jandakot Railway	23,000

... 1,150 24,150

4 Malcolm-Laverton Railway 41,000 2,050 43,050

5 Rolling Stock ... 141.000 6,930 147,930

6 Surveys New Lines 7,800 390 8,190 331,520

HARBOUR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

7	Albany Harbour Works	4.200	210	4,410
8	Carnarvon Harbour Works	2.250	110	2,360

9	Fremantle Dock and Slip	25,00 /	1,250	26,250
10	Fremantle Harbour Works	34,000	1,700	35,700

11 Lighthouses... ... 120 2,520

12 Point Sampson Stock Jetty 1.600 80 1,680 72,920

WATER SUPPLY.

13 Albany Water Supply ... .. 10,000 500 10,500

14 Water Supply for Towns Generally 45,000 2,250 47,250

15 Boring for Water along Stock Routes, etc 10,000 500 10,500 68,250

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL

RESOURCES.

16 Eastern Goldfields... ... 2,050 43,050

17 Murchison and Peak Hill Goldfields 7.000 350 7,350

18 Pilbarra Goldfields... ... 1,000 50 1,050

19      Other Goldfields (including Boring for Coal and Mis-

cellaneous) ... 2,000 100 2.100

20	Development of Mining ...	7,200	360	7,560
21	Erection of State Batteries	10,000	500	10,500 71,610

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

22 Agricultural Immigration ...

... ...

[1904, No. 40.1 Loan—Supplementary. [4 EDw. VII.

Second Schedule.

Re-appropriation of £22,879 19s. 1011., appropriated for various Works under 60 Viet., No. 29 ; 1 Edw. VII., No. 2, and .3 Edw. VII., No. 33, known respectively as " The Loans Consolidation Act, 1896 ;" " The Loan Act, 1901 ;" and "The Loan Act, 1901,"

Amount of original Amount to he re.

Item Act. Undertaking. item on appropriated

No. Loan Schedule. under this Act.

RktiAcays. s. d. s. d.

1 1 Edw. VII., No. 2 Boulder-Brown Hill Loop ... 16,000 0 0 609 1 7

2 3 Edw. VII., No. 33.. Boulder Duplication (Construction) 18,700 0 0 315 8 6

3 13 Edw. VII., No. 33... Collie—Collie-Boulder ... 17,000 0 0 1,886 3 3

4 1 1 Edw. VII., No. 2 ) 57,000 0 0

Geraldton-Murchison Goldfields 9,979 2 6

3 Edw. VII., No. 33 ) 4,610 0 0

5 3 Edw. VII., No. 33... Menzies-Leonora ... ... ... 55,000 0 0 3,818 0 8

6 3 Edw. VII., No. 33... Northam-Goomalling ... ... ... 6,670 0 0 15 14 8

7	3 Edw. VII., No. 33...	Transcontinental Railway Water Supply ..	12,500	0 0	2,556 4 0
8	3 Edw. VII., No. 33...	Purchase of Land for Railway, Cottesloe-

Fremantle... ... ... 50,000 0 0 258 4 11

Total, Railways 237,480 0 0 19,438 0 1

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

60 Wet., No. 28 ... Dredges and Barges ... ... ...- 128,000 0 0 1,570 12 6

10 3 Edw. VII., No. 33... Fremantle Sea Wall and Esplanade 8,040 0 0 1,375 12 9

11 3 Edw. VIL, o. 33... Geraldton Harbour Works ... ... 10,550 0 0 495 14 6

Total, Harbours and Rivers 146,590 0 0 3,441 19 9

GRAND TOTAL	£ 384,070 0 0	22,879 19 10
Third Schedule.

Works to which the amount £22,879 /Os. 10d., to be re-appropriated by this Act, is to be applied.

Amount to be re.

Item Undertaking. appropriated under

No. this Act.

s. 4.

1	Additions and Improvements, Opened Railways ...	19,438	0	1
2	Improvements, Harbours and Rivers	3,441	19	9

£