Addition of new section.

Procedure of justices.

Amendment of
Third Schedule,

(3.) The words "artificial cultivation' mean and include any process, either by the insertion within the shell of the pearl oyster of some foreign substance, or any other artificial treatment of the pearl oyster, whereby the production of a pearl or baroque pearl or blister pearl is, or may be, or is intended to be incited.

(4.) Any inspector may enter upon any place within the territorial waters of the State, whether the subject of an exclusive license under this Act or not, and search therein by divers dredging or other means for pearl oysters treated for the cultivation of culture pearls; and may enter into and upon and search any ship or boat or any building or premises within the State used or reasonably suspected of being used for or in connection with the production or cultivation of culture pearls; and if any pearl oysters apparently so treated, or any culture pearls or any plant, apparatus, or instruments used, or apparently intended to be used for or in connection with the artificial cultivation of pearls are found they shall be forfeited to the Crown, and it shall be lawful for the inspector to cause all pearl oysters to be removed from the place in which the cultivation of culture pearls has apparently been carried on, and destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

27. A section is hereby added to the principal Act, as follows:

108. All proceedings before justices under this Act shall be regulated by the provisions of the Justices Act, 1902-1920, and any decision given in any such proceeding shall be subject to appeal as provided in that Act.

28. The third schedule to the principal Act is hereby repealed, and an amended schedule is hereby substituted therefor, as follows:

reprint of principal

Act and

amendments.

29. All copies of the Pearling Act, 1912, hereafter printed Citation and by the Government Printer shall be printed as altered by the existing amendments thereof, including this Act, under the supervision of the Clerk of Parliaments, and all necessary references to the amending Acts shall be made in the margin. In any such reprint the short title shall be altered to the Pearling Act, 1912-1922, by which title the Pearling Act, 1912, and the said amendments may be cited together.

AN ACT to apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the Sum of Seven Hundred and Twelve Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund Three Hundred and Six Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the Government Property Sales Fund Fifteen Thousand Pounds, and from Moneys to Credit of the Land Improvement Loan Fund Seven Thousand Pounds to the Service of the Year ending 30th June, 1923.

[Assented to 21st December, 1922.]

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

WE, Your the Legislative Assembly of West

E, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, Preamble.

ern 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 Aus

Issue and applica tion of £1,040,000.

Sums available for

the Legislative Assembly.

tralia 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, 1922, to 30th June, 1923, the Sum of Seven Hundred and Twelve Thousand Pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund Three Hundred and Six Thousand Pounds; and from Moneys to Credit of the Government Property Sales Fund Fifteen Thousand Pounds; and from Moneys to Credit of the Land Improvement Loan Fund Seven Thousand Pounds; 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 sums shall be available to satisfy the warrants purposes voted by 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, 1923, or issued for such purposes.

Short title.

LAND.

13° GEO. V., No. XVI.

No. 34 of 1922.

AN ACT to further amend the Land Act, 1898, and its

Amendments.

[Assented to 21st December, 1922.]

E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by

Band 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 Land Act Amendment Act, 1922, and shall be read as one with the Land Act, 1898 (hereinafter called the principal Act) and its amendments.

section 39.

2. Section thirty-nine of the principal Act is amended by Amendment of inserting a subsection as follows:

(14a.) For sites for workers' homes under the Workers' Homes Act, 1911.

town and suburban

land under the

Workers' Homes

Act.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in Part IV. of the Power to dispose of principal Act to the contrary, the Governor may dispose of town and suburban land to the Workers' Homes Board without submitting such land to public auction, for the purpose of such lands being dealt with under the provisions of the Workers' Homes Act, 1911; and the Governor may make regulations prescribing the terms and conditions under which such land may be held and disposed of by the said board,

section 68.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in section sixty- Amendment of eight of the principal Act (as amended by section thirty-eight of the Act No. 29 of 1906, and section eight of the Act No. 19 of 1917) to the contrary, it shall be in the discretion of the Governor to dispose of land under that section at not less than one shilling per acre, exclusive of the value of the improvements, if any, and the survey fees:

Provided that the prescribed cost of survey shall be paid with the application, but it shall not be obligatory on the part of the lessee to make any further payments during the first five years of the term of the lease, except in respect of interest on the value of the improvements, if any.

5. Land may be disposed of under Parts V. and VIII. of Group settlements, the principal Act, without such land being declared open for

selection, to applicants approved by the Minister under any scheme for group settlement.

section 147.

6. Subsection (1) of section one hundred and forty-seven Amendment of of the principal Act (as amended by section seven of the Act No. 39 of 1909) is hereby further amended by omitting the words "at the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, and inserting in place thereof the words "at the prescribed

rate."

7. Section seventy-one of the Land Act Amendment Act, 1906 (as amended by section twelve of the Act No. 39 of 1909) is hereby further amended by omitting the words "at the rate of five pounds per centum per annum," and inserting in place thereof the words "at the prescribed rate."

Amendment of

section 71 of

No. 29 of 1906,

Amendment of section 52a.

8. Section fifty-two A of the principal Act (inserted by section five of the Act No. 19 of 1917) is amended by inserting after the words "town or suburban land" the words "acquired at public auction or leased under the Regulations published in the Gazette on the 18th day of March, 1912, or the Regulations published in the Gazette on the 23rd day of August, 1912.

ESPERANCE NORTHWARDS RAILWAY
EXTENSION.

13° GEO. V.. No. XVII.

Short title.

Authority to construct.

No. 35 of 1922.

AN ACT to authorise an Extension of the Esperance-
Northwards Railway.

BE

[Assented to 30th December, 1922.]

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 Esperance Northwards Railway Extension Act, 1922.

2. It shall be lawful to construct and maintain a railway with all necessary, proper, and usual works and conveniences in connection therewith, along the line described in the Schedule to this Act.