66 AN ACT to amend The Longford Water A.D. 1901. Act, 1898." [15 November, 1901.] WHEREAS it is desirable to amend "The Longford Water Act, PREAMBLE. 1898," in manner hereinafter appearing : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 62 Vict. No. 66. 1 This Act may be cited as "The Longford Water Amendment Short title. Act, 1901." 2 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Trustees of the Longford Trustees to Water District shall consist of Seven Landholders of such District, consist of Seven who shall be elected and hold office as hereinafter mentioned. 3 On the day fixed for holding the next annual election of Trustees for the Longford Water District, an additional election shall also be held for the purpose of electing Two Landholders to be Trustees of such District, together with the other Five Trustees of such District. Landholders. Two additional Trustees to be elected at next annual election. 4-(1.) On the day fixed for holding the annual election of Trus- Retirement of tees in the year One thousand nine hundred and two, the one of such Trustees. Two Trustees elected under the provisions of the last preceding Section A.D. 1901. Additional Trus tees to be elected in the same way as other Trustees. Property, &c., to vest. Repeal of Section 27 of 62 Quorum of Acts to be read together. 62 Vict. No. 66. Longford Water Amendment. who received the smaller number of votes shall retire from office with 5 Subject to the provisions of this Act, such Two additional Trustees shall be elected in the same way, and have the same powers, duties, and responsibilities, as any other Trustees of the said District. 6 All property, rights, liabilities, and privileges vested in and accrued or accruing to the Longford Water Trust previous to the passing of this Act, shall survive to and become vested in the Longford Water Trust as increased by the Two additional Trustees to be elected under the provisions of this Act. 7 The Twenty-seventh Section of "The "The Longford Water Act, 1898" is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be and be deemed to be and may be cited as the Twenty-seventh Section of the said Act, that is to say: 66 27 All acts and proceedings relating to this Act which are directed to be had or done by the Trustees, and all the powers and authorities vested in them generally, shall and may be had, done, and exercised, by the major part of the Trustees present at any Meetings of the Trustees, the whole number present not being less than a majority of all the Trustees; and any such majority of the whole number of Trustees shall form a quorum." 8 This Act and "The Longford Water Act, 1898," save as amended by this Act, shall be read and construed together as one and the same Act. JOHN VAIL, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, TASMANIA. AN ACT BE it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows : 1 This Act may be cited as "The Great Western Railway and Short title. Electric Ore-Reduction Company Act, No. 5." The expression" the Principal Act" shall mean "The Great The expression "the Company" shall mean "The Railway 99 The expression "the railway shall mean the railway which Interpretation. A.D. 1901. Treasurer may advance money. Company to pay interest. Company to deposit plans. Company to repay money advanced. Plans to be forfeited. Great Western Railway Act Amendment. The expression" the Treasurer" shall mean the Treasurer for The expression "the Minister" shall mean the Minister of mania. 3 It shall be lawful for the Treasurer during the period of Twelve months from the date of this Act from time to time to advance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the attorney in Tasmania for the time being of the Company such sums as the said attorney may require, not exceeding in the whole the sum of Seven thousand Pounds, for the purpose of completing the permanent working survey of the railway to the satisfaction of the Government Engineer-in-Chief. Such payments shall not exceed the sum of One thousand Pounds in any one month, but to the extent to which the full sum of One thousand Pounds is not advanced in any one month, to that extent the sum advanced in any subsequent month may exceed One thousand Pounds. No payment subsequent to the first shall be made unless and until the Treasurer is satisfied by proper vouchers that the previous advance has been duly expended upon the preparation of the working survey of the railway, and that all the requirements of this Act are complied with.' 4 The Company shall pay interest at the rate of Four Pounds per centum per annum on all sums of money advanced from the date of such advance until the date of repayment thereof. 5 The Company shall forthwith and before any advance is made under the provisions of this Act, deposit with the Minister all the plans, sections, and surveys of the railway already made, and shall from time to time deposit as aforesaid all further plans, sections, and surveys as the same are completed in ten-mile sections. 6 The Company shall repay all sums of money so advanced by the Treasurer as aforesaid, with interest thereon at the rate aforesaid, within Thirteen months from the passing of this Act and before recommencing the construction work of the Railway, and upon such repayment, with interest, all the said plans and sections shall be returned to the Company. Such construction work shall not be re-commenced until the Minister is satisfied that the Company has under its control or at its disposal a sum of not less than Two hundred and fifty thousand Pounds available for the construction of the Railway in the terms of the Principal Act and the amendments thereof. 7 In the event of the Company failing to repay to the Treasurer all sums so advanced as aforesaid, with interest, as herein before provided, or failing to satisfy the Minister as provided in the last Section, or failing to re-commence construction work to the satisfaction of the Minister within a period of Thirteen months from the date of this Act, all the Great Western Railway Act Amendment. plans and sections aforesaid shall be absolutely forfeited and become the A.D. 1901. 8 It shall be lawful for the Company to discontinue all work on the Company may Railway with the exception of the said permanent survey during the discontinue work. said period of Twelve months from the date of this Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Principal Act and the several Acts amending the same, the time for completion of the Railway shall be extended until the Twenty-sixth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and six. 9 Nothing herein contained shall prejudice, interfere with, alter, Saving right to or affect any right, power, or privilege given to or implied in the forfeit deposit. Minister or the Government of Tasmania in the Principal Act or any Amendment thereof, or any right to forfeit the deposit referred to in the said Principal Act, except and in so far as the same rights, powers, and privileges are altered or modified by this Act. 10 This Act and the Principal Act and every Act amending the Acts to be read Principal Act shall, save as amended by this Act, be read and construed together. as one and the same Act. JOHN VAIL, |