SUPPLY, 1918-19. 9° GEO. V., No. XVII. No. 27 of 1918. AN ACT to apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Eight Hundred and Twenty-nine Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund Two Hundred and Twelve Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the Government Property Sales Fund Fifty-five Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the Land Improvement Loan Fund Thirtyfive Thousand Pounds, to the Service of the Year ending 30th June, 1919, and to apply out of the Public Account the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Pounds for the purposes of temporary advances to be made by the Colonial Treasurer. [Assented to 30th August, 1918.] MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, E, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, Preamble WE the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sum hereinafter mentioned and do, therefore, most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted: And be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year from 1st July, 1918, to 30th June, 1919, the Sum of Eight Hundred and Twenty-nine Thousand Pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund Two Hundred and Twelve Thousand Pounds; and from Moneys to Credit of the Government Property Sales Fund Fifty-five Thousand Issue and ap£1,431,000. plication of Sums available for purposes voted by the Legislative Assembly. Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the Land Improvement Loan Fund Thirty-five Thousand Pounds, and there shall and may be issued and applied out of the Public Account the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Pounds for the purposes of temporary advances to be made by the Colonial Treasurer; and the Treasurer of Western Australia is hereby authorised and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorised to be issued and applied, and to make temporary advances accordingly. 2. The said sums shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor, under the provisions of the law now in force, in respect of any Services voted by the Legislative Assembly during the financial year ending 30th June, 1919, or issued for such purposes; and all expenditure for the purposes of temporary advances as aforesaid shall be recouped by charging the specific appropriations of Parliament applicable thereto, or by the recovery thereof from the Governments or persons on whose account the advances may have been made. Preamble. AN ACT to authorise the application of Money collected for the erection of a Cottage Hospital at Donnybrook to the provision of a Memorial to Soldiers coming from the Preston Road District. [Assented to 11th November, 1918.] HEREAS certain funds have been raised by the subscription of various persons for the erection of a Cottage Hospital at Donnybrook, and it is desirable that such funds should be applied to or towards the provision of a suitable memorial to those soldiers coming from the Pres 1918.] Preston Road District Soldiers' Memorial. [No. 28. ton Road District who have lost or shall lose their lives in the present War, and this cannot be done without the authority of Parliament: Be it therefore 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 Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Preston Road District Short title. Soldiers' Memorial Act, 1918. Cottage Hos- vested in 2. The funds aforesaid shall by force of this Act be and Donnybrook become vested in the Trustees of the Preston Road District Soldiers' Memorial, and any person having control of the said fund or any part thereof shall forthwith, after the passing of this Act, hand the same over to the said trustees, whose receipt shall be a sufficient discharge and release. trict Soldiers' trustees. funds. 3. The said funds shall be applied by the said trustees, Application of subject to the directions of the Preston Road District Soldiers' Memorial Committee, to or towards the provision of a suitable memorial to those soldiers coming from the Preston Road District who have lost or shall lose their lives in the present War. 4. A certificate of the Colonial Secretary published in the Gazette that any persons are or constitute the trustees or committee aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of the fact for the purposes of this Act. Evidence of Trustees and Memorial. personnel of Committee of 3 SUPPLY, 1918-19. 9° GEO. V., No. XIX. Preamble. Issue and application of £425,000. Sum available for purposes voted by the Legislative Assembly. No. 29 of 1918. AN ACT to apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Four Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Pounds to the Service of the Year ending 30th June, 1919. [Assented to 11th November, 1918.] MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN WE E, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the Supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sum hereinafter mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; And be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year from 1st July, 1918, to 30th June, 1919, the Sum of Four Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund; and the Treasurer of Western Australia is hereby authorised and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorised to be issued and applied. 2. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor, under the provisions of the law now in force in respect of any Services voted by the Legislative Assembly during the financial year ending 30th June. 1919 INTERPRETATION. 9° GEO. V., No. XX. No. 30 of 1918. AN ACT for consolidating enactments relating to the Interpretation of Acts of Parliament, and for further shortening and interpreting the Language used in Acts of Parliament. B [Assented to 29th November, 1918.] E 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 Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Interpretation Act, 1918. Short titi. 2. The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act Repeal. are hereby repealed. Application of this Act. First Schedule. Acts of Parlia 3. (1.) In the absence of express provision to the con- Application to trary, this Act shall apply to every Act of the Parliament of ment and reguthe State, heretofore or hereafter passed, and to every regulation made under any such Act, except in so far as (a) any provision of this Act is inconsistent with the or (b) the interpretation which any provision of this Act (c) any provision of this Act is inconsistent with any lations. 62 Vic., No. 30, s. 19. S.A., No. 1215, s. 3. |