An Act to Suspend the operation of “ The Surplus

Revenue Act, 1906."

[Assented to, September 24th, 1914. BE E it 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' alone as “The Surplus Revenue Short titles. Act Suspension Act, 1914."

(2) “The Surplus Revenue Act, 1906” (hereinafter called “the No. 911 of 1906. principal Act ”), and this Act may be cited together as “ The Surplus Revenue Acts, 1906 and 1914."

2. This Act is incorporated with the principal Act, and that Act Incorporation with and this Act shall be read as one Act.

Act 911 of 1906.

3. The principal Act shall not apply to the surplus, on the Surplus Revenue Act thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and fourteen, of the not apply to

surplus for General Revenue of the said State.

year 1913-1914.

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

H. L. GALWAY, Governor.

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

An Act to provide for the Acquisition by the Crown

of Lands for Public Purposes, and for purposes
consequent thereon and incidental thereto.

[Assented to, September 24th, 1914.]
BEI
E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as “ The Lands for Public Purposes Short title. Acquisition Act, 1914.”

or

2. In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or some other Interpretation. meaning is clearly intended, “ Convey” means convey, transfer, release, assign, or otherwise

assure, according to the exigencies of the case :
“ Land” includes messuages, tenements, and hereditaments and

houses and buildings, and also includes any estate
interest (legal or equitable) in land, and any easement,
right, power, or privilege in, under, over, affecting, or in

connection with land :
"Owner" includes, with respect to any land, any person having

any estate or interest (legal or equitable) in the land, or any
easement, right, power, or privilege in, under, over, affecting,
or in connection with the land, or by “The Lands Clauses No. 6 of 1847.
Consolidation Act " enabled to sell and convey such estate,

interest, easement, right, power, or privilege:
Proclamation ” means proclamation made by the Governor and
published in the Government Gazette :

- Promoter

The Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition Act.—1914.

• Promoter of the undertaking” means the promoter of the

undertaking appointed by the proclamation with regard to

the particular public purpose : “Public purpose ” means a purpose declared by the Governor, by

proclamation under this Act, to be a public purpose.

Governor may

.

No. 6 of 1847.

Act not to apply 3. This Act does not apply to any lands whichto public parks.

(a) are, or are situated within, a public park or park lands,

or à place reserved or dedicated for the use and enjoy. ment of the inhabitants of the State, or any part thereof,

and (6) are vested in, or are under the control of, any Municipal

Corporation or Municipal or District Council.

4. The Governor may by proclamation declare any of the followto be a public purpose. ing purposes to be a public purpose, namely

1. the providing of offices and other buildings and premises for

carrying on the Government of the said State or any Department or Departments of the Government of the

said State: II. any work or undertaking which the Government of the said

State are by any Act or law empowered to carry out, but for

which there is no power (except this Act) to acquire land: JI. any purpose which both Houses of Parliament, during the

same or different Sessions of any Parliament, resolve shall

be a public purpose within the meaning of this Act; and thereupon such purpose shall be deemed to be an undertaking within the meaning of “ The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act and the Acts amending that Act, as if it were an undertaking authorised by Act of Parliament.

lands.

Appointment of

5. By the proclamation whereby a purpose is declared to be a promoter of undertaking and holder of public purpose, or by a subsequent proclamation, the Governor

(a) may appoint some person, or the holder for the time being of

some specified office, to be, in respect of such public purpose, the promoter of the undertaking for the

purposes

of this Act, and (6) may nominate a person, or the holder for the time being of

a specified office, being in the case of such holder a body corporate, to be the person to whom all land to be acquired under this Act for the said public purpose shall be con

veyed, and in whom the same shall vest. Power to acquire 6. When the Governor has, by proclamation, declared any purlands required for a public purpose.

pose to be a public purpose, the promoter of the undertaking may Cf. S.A. Act 6, 1847,

take and acquire, either by agreement or compulsorily, any land which 8. 6, 18 et seq. is required for the said purpose: Provided that, Comm. Act 13, 1906,

(a) no