An Act to ratify an Agreement for the further Variation of the Agreement entered into between the Prime. Minister of the Commonwealth and the Premiers of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, respecting the River Murray and Lake Victoria and other Waters, and to amend the River Murray Waters Acts, 1915 to 1920.

[Assented to, November 14th, 1923.]

HEREAS on the ninth day of September, One thousand nine Preamble. hundred and fourteen, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting for and on behalf of the Commonwealth, and the Premiers of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, acting for and on behalf of those States respectively, entered into an Agreement (in this Act referred to as the said Agreement") respecting the River Murray and Lake Victoria and other Waters, subject to ratification by the Parliament of the Commonwealth and the Parliaments of the said States: AND WHEREAS the Parliament of the Commonwealth and the Parliaments of the said States have ratified and approved the said Agreement: AND WHEREAS the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting for and on behalf of the Commonwealth, and certain responsible Ministers of the said States, acting for and on behalf of those States respectively, have entered into an Agreement (in this Act referred to as "the amending Agreement") to vary the said Agreement, subject to ratification by the Parliament of the Commonwealth and the Parliaments of the said States: AND WHEREAS it is desirable to ratify and approve the amending Agreement

Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "River Murray Waters Short titles. Amendment Act, 1923."

(2) The

No. 1186 of 1915.

Incorporation with other Acts.

Commencement of

Act.

Act to bind the
Crown.

Repeal of Act 1450, 1920.

Ratification of amending agreement.

Amendment of Preamble to principal Act.

Amendment of principal Act, s. 4. Definitions.

Amendment of principal Act, s. 7. Ratification of agreement.

Amendment of principal Act. Schedule.

Amendment of principal Act. Second Schedule.

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(2) The River Murray Waters Acts, 1915 to 1920, and this Act may be cited together as the "River Murray Waters Acts, 1915 to 1923."

(3) The River Murray Waters Act, 1915, is hereinafter referred to as the principal Act."

2. This Act is incorporated with the other Acts mentioned in section 1 of this Act, and those Acts and this Act shall be read as one Act.

3. This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 4. This Act shall bind the Crown.

5. The River Murray Waters Acts Amendment Act, 1920, is hereby repealed.

6. The Amending Agreement, a copy of which is set out in section 11 of this Act, is by this Act ratified and approved.

7. The Preamble to the principal Act is further amended by omitting the word "Schedule" and inserting in its stead the words "First Schedule."

8. Section 4 of the principal Act is further amended by omitting from the definition of "The Agreement" therein the word "Schedule" and inserting in its stead the words "First Schedule, as amended by the Agreement, a copy of which is set out in the Second Schedule."

9. Section 7 of the principal Act is further amended by inserting after the word "Agreement" the passage, a copy of which is

set out in the First Schedule."

10. The Schedule to the principal Act is further amended by omitting the heading "The Schedule" and inserting in its stead the heading "The First Schedule."

11. The principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

THE AMENDING AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT made the tenth day of August One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three between the Right Honorable Stanley Melbourne Bruce Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia for and on behalf of the Commonwealth of the first part the Honorable Sir George Warburton Fuller K.C.M.G. Premier of the State of New South Wales for and on behalf of that State of the second part the Honorable Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson Premier of the State of Victoria for and on behalf of that State of the third part and the Honorable Sir Henry Newman Barwell K.C.M.G. Premier of the State of South Australia for and on behalf of that State of the fourth part :

WHEREAS

River Murray Waters Amendment Act.-1923.

WHEREAS on the ninth day of September One thousand nine hundred and fourteen an Agreement was entered into by the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Premiers of the States of New South Wales Victoria and South Australia with regard to the economical use of the waters of the River Murray and its tributaries for irrigation and navigation and to the reconciling of the interests of the Commonwealth and the said States which agreement was ratified by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Parliaments of the said States and which Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the Principal Agreement:

AND WHEREAS at Conferences between the Honorable Percy Gerald Stewart Minister for Works and Railways of the Commonwealth of Australia the Honorable Richard Thomas Ball Minister for Public Works of the State of New South Wales the Honorable Henry Angus Assistant Minister for Water Supply of the State of Victoria and the Honorable John George Bice Chief Secretary of the State of South Australia held on the twenty-third twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days of May One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three certain resolutions were agreed to with a view to modifying certain of the provisions of the principal Agreement: NOW IT IS HEREBY FURTHER AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

I.-Ratification and Enforcement.

1. This Agreement is subject to ratification by the Parliaments of the Common- Ratification. wealth and of the States of New South Wales Victoria and South Australia; and

shall come into effect when so ratified.

2. The Contracting Governments hereby agree to submit this Agreement for Submission to ratification to the respective Parliaments of the Commonwealth and of the said Parliament. States during the present session of any such Parliament or if any such Parliament

is not in session at the date of this Agreement then at the first session of such

Parliament held after the date of this Agreement.

3. Each of the Contracting Governments so far as its jurisdiction extends and so far Contracting Governas it may be necessary shall provide for or secure the execution and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and any Acts ratifying the same.

4. On and after the date of ratification of this Agreement the Principal Agreement shall be read and construed as if the amendments made therein by this Agreement were incorporated therein.

II.-Amendment of Principal Agreement.

ments to provide for

enforcement of
Agreement and Acts.
Incorporation in
Principal Agree-

ment.

5. Clause 6 of the Principal Agreement is amended by inserting after the word Quorum. "and" (first occurring) the words "subject to clause 44 of this Agreement."

6. Clause 21 of the Principal Agreement is amended—

(a) by inserting after the word "Wentworth" (first occurring) the words Responsibility for "(excepting the weir and lock to be constructed on the River Murray construction.

below its junction with the River Darling by the Government of New

South Wales or by the Government of Victoria or by both those Govern-
ments jointly)"; and

(b) by inserting after the words "River Darling" (last occurring) the words

and one weir and lock below the said junction."

7. After clause 24 of the Principal Agreement the following clause is inserted :-
"24A. The construction of works provided for in this Agreement which
will provide for the needs of irrigation shall have precedence over the con-
struction of any such works which will be primarily for the requirements of
navigation."

Precedence of

irrigation works.

8. Clause 42 of the Principal Agreement is amended by omitting the words Tolls. "Contracting Governments in the proportions set out in clause thirty-two of this Agreement" and inserting in their stead the words "State Contracting Governments in equal proportions to be used by them towards the cost of lock-keeping and the maintenance of navigation works constructed under this Agreement."

9. Clause

Postponement of

operation of clauses 45 to 51.

Arbitration.

Differences to be referred.

Share of the

Commonwealth in cost of works.

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9. Clause 44 of the Principal Agreement is amended—

(a) by omitting the word" seven " and inserting in its stead the word "twelve"; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the words" Until clauses forty-five to fifty-one inclusive of this Agreement take effect the Commission may from time to time determine by a three-fourths majority the amount of water to be allowed to pass for supply to South Australia."

10. Clause 58 of the Principal Agreement is amended

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(a) by inserting after the word "business" the words or in the case of a question to be determined under clause 44 of this Agreement if the Commissioners are equally divided,”; and

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(b) by inserting after the word "Commissioners" (second occurring) the words or in the case of a question to be determined under clause 44 of this Agreement at least three of the Commissioners."

11. Notwithstanding anything contained in clause 32 of the Principal Agreement the Commonwealth Government agrees to increase to one quarter the proportion of che cost of carrying out the works mentioned in clause 20 of the Principal Agreement to be borne by the Commonwealth Government and for the purposes of clauses 34, 36 and 37 of the Principal Agreement the cost of carrying out the said works shall be deemed to be borne by the Contracting Governments in equal shares. The provisions of this clause are agreed to by the Commonwealth Government upon the understanding that it is the intention to carry out the Principal Agreement subject to such modifications thereof as are made by this Agreement or are at any time mutually agreed upon by all the Contracting Governments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above-written.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.

TOM BRIDGES, Governor.

Adelaide: By authority, R. E. E. ROGERS, Government Printer, North Terrace.

An Act to consolidate certain Acts relating to Stamp
Duties.

[Assented to, November 21st, 1923.]

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

BE

follows:

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Stamp Duties Act, 1923."

2. The provisions of this Act are arranged as follows:
PART I.-Preliminary Provisions :

PART II.--General Provisions with respect to Stamp Duties:
PART III.-Special Provisions with respect to certain Stamp

Duties:

PART IV. Special Provisions with respect to Amusements Duty:
PART V.Miscellaneous Provisions.

Short title.

Arrangement of Act.

3. This Act is a consolidation of the Acts mentioned in the First Acts consolidated Schedule, and the said Acts are hereby repealed.

and repealed.

4. In this Act, unless it is otherwise provided or there is something Interpretation. in the context repugnant thereto--

"Commissioner means any person appointed Commissioner of Stamps under this Act:

"Die "

372, 1886, s. 2.