An Act to further amend "The Seed Wheat Act, 1896."

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[Assented to, December 23rd, 1898.]

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

1. This Act may be cited as "The Seed Wheat Further Amend- Short title and incorment Act, 1898," and shall be incorporated with "The Seed Wheat poration. Amendment Act, 1897," and "The Seed Wheat Act, 1896," hereinafter referred to as the principal Act.

2. Any District Council may, with the approval of the Treasurer, Extension for in any case where a District Council has supplied wheat for sowing and interest. repayment of principal and where the District Council is satisfied that the crop of any farmer has been a failure, grant an extension or further extension of time for the repayment of any money due and payable for seed wheat so supplied, and the dates for repayment of the principal and interest due shall be not later than as follows:-One-third of the amount of the principal money and interest thereon shall be paid to the District Council entitled to receive the same on or before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred, and the balance of the principal money due and the interest due thereon shall be paid to the District Council entitled to the same in two annual payments, the last payment being on or before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and two. The Treasurer may exercise similar power in the case of any farmer not within any District Council to whom seed wheat has been supplied by him.

3. The provisions of the principal Act with regard to securities Security for repayto be taken and charges created in respect of the repayment of the

ment.

Supply of seed wheat for 1899.

Instalments may be

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cost of supplying seed wheat to farmers, and the interest thereon, and the recovery thereof, and the expenses incurred in the recovery of the same, shall apply and continue to apply to all moneys payable in respect of seed wheat supplied, and the interest thereon, and to the farms in respect of which such seed wheat was supplied, and the crops thereon, until such moneys have been repaid with the interest thereon.

4. Seed wheat may be supplied to farmers for sowing during the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and all the provisions of the principal Act shall apply as if such seed wheat had been supplied for sowing during the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, except that the seed shall be sown during the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine; and the dates for computation of interest and payment of principal and interest shall be two years later than the dates mentioned in the principal Act.

5. Notwithstanding the mention of a specific date in this Act an paid at an earlier date. instalment of the principal and interest shall be deemed payable on any earlier date on which the crop is reaped.

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

S. J. WAY, Lieutenant-Governor.

Adelaide By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.

An Act to amend the Crown Lands Acts.

[Assented to, December 23rd, 1898.]

E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

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the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Crown Lands Short title and incor Amendment Act, 1898," and shall be incorporated with "The poration. Crown Lands Act, 1888."

2. In the construction of this Act, except where the contrary Interpretation. clearly appears

"Lease" includes agreement for sale upon credit:

"Lessee" includes credit selector and all persons entitled to the

benefit of any lease or agreement for sale upon credit:

"Commissioner " means the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

surrendered for

3. Any lessee under any Crown lease heretofore granted may, Leases may be before the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred perpetual leases. and one, apply in writing to the Surveyor-General to surrender his lease for a perpetual lease under the provisions of this Act: Provided Exception. that nothing in this section shall apply to any lease which is not solely used for pastoral or agricultural purposes, or which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, may be required for sub-division.

4. The Surveyor-General, subject to the approval of the Com- Rent and mode of missioner, shall thereupon fix the annual rent at which such lease.

perpetual

obtaining perpetual

Conditions of surrender.

Unimproved value, how determined.

Amendment of

section 42 of Act No. 502 of 1890.

Reduction of rents

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perpetual lease may be obtained and notify the same to the applicant, and thereupon such applicant, upon surrendering such lease, may obtain a perpetual lease at the rent so fixed, such rent to take effect from the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyfour.

5. No person shall be entitled to surrender a lease for a perpetual lease under this Act except subject to the following conditions:

1. The unimproved value of the land to be included in the perpetual lease and the unimproved value of all other lands held by the lessees under any tenure shall not altogether exceed Five Thousand Pounds, except where the land to be included in the perpetual lease is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, suitable only for pastoral

purposes:

11. When the land to be included in the perpetual lease is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, suitable only for pastoral purposes, the carrying capacity thereof unimproved and of all other lands held by the lessee under any tenure shall not altogether exceed five thousand sheep.

6. For the purpose of section 5 the unimproved value of the land shall be determined by the Surveyor-General, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, according to the actual value, irrespective of the amount of the right of purchase granted in respect thereof.

7. Transfers may be permitted, pursuant to section 42 of "The Crown Lands Amendment Act, 1890," of any lands suitable only for pastoral purposes if the transferee does not already hold land which together with such transferred land would have the unimproved carrying capacity of more than five thousand sheep, and lands held under pastoral lease shall not be included in the computation of lands already held.

8. Any lessee under any lease heretofore granted may, before and purchase-money. the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and one, apply in writing to the Surveyor-General for a reduction of rent or purchase-money under such lease, and if a reduction shall be recommended by the Surveyor-General and approved by the Commissioner the same shall be made, and shall take effect from the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyfour, and a memorandum of the reduction shall be indorsed on the lease.

Validating past reductions.

9. All reductions of rent heretofore made by the Commissioner under the assumed authority of any Act are hereby validated although the time for applying for or making the same may have expired before the making thereof.

10. Working

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10. Working men's blocks may be surveyed, offered, transferred, Increase of area, and held in areas exceeding twenty acres so long as the unimproved

value of the fee simple of such areas shall not exceed One Hundred Pounds.

on loans to block

11. The rate of interest chargeable to blockholders is reduced Reduction of interest from Five Pounds per centum per annum to Four Pounds per holders. centum per annum in respect of loans granted since the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

12. Either husband or wife may hold a working man's block, Husband and wife. but not both at the same time.

13. Transfers of leases may hereafter be dealt with by the Central Land Board on the direction of the Commissioner when in his opinion there are special reasons for such transfers being so dealt with.

14. After the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, it shall not be necessary to gazette any application for permission to mortgage any Crown agreement.

make necessary

15. The Registrar-General shall, at the request of the Commis- Registrar-General to sioner, make all entries in all register-books necessary or proper to entries in registers. be made for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.

16. The powers of making, altering, rescinding, varying, and Regulations may be amending regulations conferred by the principal Act shall extend

to all such regulations as may be necessary and requisite for fully and effectually carrying out and giving force and effect to the various objects, purposes, powers, and authorities of this Act, and guarding against evasions and violations thereof.

made.

17. All perpetual leases hereafter granted shall, for simplicity, Form and effect of be made in the form in the First Schedule hereto, with any perpetual lease. necessary modifications or additions; and, if so made, shall be effectual to vest the land leased in the lessee in perpetuity at the rent and subject to such reservations, covenants, conditions, modifications, and additions, and as if any reservations, covenants, and conditions in the form in the First Schedule had been expressed in the extended form in the Second Schedule, and such reservations, covenants, and conditions in such extended form, with any modifications or additions, shall bind the lessee and all persons for the time entitled to any benefit of the lease.

18. Any notice to be given to any lessee under any perpetual Notice, how served lease shall be deemed to have been duly given if the same be sent through the post office enclosed in an envelope addressed to the lessee on the land, or at any address stated in any recent application, letter, or document received from the lessee, or to the lessee's usual or last known place of abode in the said province, or to the care of