Supplementary Loan Act 1909 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO NONO

EDWARD' SEPTUM_ REGIS,

XLIX.

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No. 53 of 1909,

AN ACT to authorise the raising of a sum of One million three hundred and forty-two thousand pounds by Loan for the construction of certain Public Works, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 21st December, 1909.]

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

Wmillion three hundred and forty-two thousand pounds for the severalLoan, of certain sums of money amounting in all to One

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. a his Act may be cited for all purposes as the Supplementary Short title.

Loan Act, 1909.

2; It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to Power to raise money for sor certain in

raise by way of loan such several sums of money not exceeding in

the whole the sum of One million three hundred and forty-two thous- P V) e .

and pounds, as may be required for the several works and purposes

mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.

1909, No. 53.] Supplementary Loan. [9 EDW. VII.

be applied. to the Colonial Treasurer, and shall be by him placed to the credit Sums raised, how to 3. All sums by this Act authorised to be raised shall be paid

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 Act, in such amounts and manner as the Governor by any warrants under his hand may from time to time authorise and direct, in conformity with the annual Estimates of the Expenditure of Loan moneys sanctioned by Parliament.

Contribution to 4. The contribution to the sinking fund for the repayment of

Sinking Fund. the sum by this Act authorised to be raised shall commence to accrue four years from the date of the first issue of the Debentures or Inscribed Stock, and notwithstanding anything contained in the General Loan and Inscribed Stock Act, 1884, or the Local Inscribed Stock Act, 1897, shall be at the rate of one-half of one per centum per annum.

Principal and in- 5. The principal moneys and interest raised and secured by the

terest charged on Stock to be created and sold, under the authority of this Act, shall Revenue.

rank pari passe 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, and shall constitute a charge thereon, subject to the prior charges mentioned in the fourth section of the Loan Act, 1891.

Advances on

account. 6.

The Governor may from time to time, by warrant under 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 7.

It shall further be lawful for the Governor to appropriate out of the sum of One thousand one hundred pounds 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 One hundred and eighty-one pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence, to be expended on the works named in the said Third Schedule hereto.

from and to.

9 EDW. VII.] Supplementary Loan. [1909, No. 53.]

First Schedule.

PROVISION.

Item Work or Service.

No. Total of

Amount. Group.

ADMINISTRATION.

110,000

1      Departmental

RAILWAYS.

35,000

2 Boyup-Kojonup .. ..

11,900

3      Bridgetown towards Wilgarup

4	Dowerin-Menodin • . .. 40,000
5	Goomalling-Womtan .. 25,000
6	Greenhills-Quairading Extension c

5,000

20,000

7      katanning-Shannon's Soak

8 Lawlers .. .. 5,000

10,000

9 Marrenup-Marradong ..

10	Merredm.-M wItemn	..	20,000
9,900

11      Mt. Magnet-Black Range ..

12	Nannine-Meekatharra .. 14,500
13	Northampton-Murchison River 5,000

14 Pinjarra-Marrenup .. .. 7,500

15	Port Hedland-Marble Bar ..	79,000
180,000
16	Rails and Fastenings
42,000
17	Rolling Stock
12,000
18	Surveys, New Lines
7,000
19	Tambellup-Chirrellilup
18,900

20 Upper Chapman ..

10,000

21 Wagin-Darkan .. ..

7,500

22      Wagin-Dumbleyung Extension

23	Water Supply for New Lines .. . .. 31,000
24	Wonnerup-Nannup .. .. .. .. .. .. 800

16,000

25 Workshops, Buildings, and Machinery for New Lines 613,000

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

20 Additions and Improvements to Jetties, Tramways, and Rolling Stock in the North-West .. 7,500

27 , Bunbury Harbour Works	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5,000
28 t Carnarvon Harbour Works	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5,000 42,000
29 ' Fremantle Dock and Slip ..	..	..
2,000
30 t Fremantle Harbour Works	..	..
16,000

31      Improvements to Harbours and Rivers ..

32 t Lighthouses .. .. .. 12,000

80,500

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.

6.000

33      Boring for Water on Stock Routes, etc.

34	Water Supply for Towns generally .. 10.000
35	Sewerage for Perth and Fremantle .. 53,000

911,000

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.

36 ' Kimberley District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 500

37 Eastern Goldfields .• .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 45,000 '

38 Other Goldfields (including Boring for Coal and Miscellaneous) .. 2,000

39 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000

.. 14,000

40      Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatment Plants

66,500

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

41	Abattoirs, Cold Storage, Export Dep5t, Grain Sheds, and Sale Yards	10,000
140,000
42	Development of Agriculture
16,000
43	Agricultural Immigration
2,500
44	Rabbit-proof Fence
45	Loans for purposes of Vermin Boards

. 31,500

200,000

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

4,500

46      Fremantle High-Level Bridge

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

[1909, No. 5:1.] Snpplementau Loan. [9 EDW. VII.

Second Schedule.

Re-appropriations from, referred to in Section 7.

Amount on Amount Re-ap-

Original Appropriation

Work or Service to which originally appropriated original Loan propriated under

No. or Loan Act.

Schedule. this Act.

£ s. d. s. d.

1 0 Edwd. VII., No. 12.. Katanning-Kojonup Railway .. 700 0 0 113 6 2

2 0 Edwd. VII., No. 12.. Wagin-Dumbleyung Railway .. 400 0 0 68 13 6

Total .. 1,100 0 0 181 19 8

Third Schedule.

Re-appropriations to, referred to in Section 7.

Amount Re-op-

No. Work or Service to which now appropriated. propriated under

this Act.