Repeal of sec. 1 of Act No. 7 of 1865-6.

Substituted section.

Costs in the cause.

The Jury Act Further Amendment Act.-1907.

3. Section 1 of the Act No. 7 of 1865-6 is hereby repealed, and the next following section substituted therefor:

"1. The Supreme Court or a Judge thereof may, if it or he see fit, in any case, upon sufficient cause being shown on affidavit or otherwise, to the satisfaction of such Court or Judge, dispense with payment of the moneys required to be paid by this Act."

4. Such Court or Judge may order that the fees of the jury be costs in the cause.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to
this Bill.
GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

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

An Act to apply, out of the General Revenue, the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pounds to the Service of the Year ending the Thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

BE

[Assented to, November 13th, 1907.]

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

follows:

1. Out of the General Revenue of South Australia there shall Issue and application be issued and applied, from time to time, for the service of the of £400,000.

year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred

and eight, any sums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum

of Four Hundred Thousand Pounds.

Estimates.

2. No payments for any establishment or service shall be made Payments not to out of the said sum in excess of the rates voted for similar exceed last year's establishments or services on the Estimates for the year ended the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven, except so far as such rates are affected by the "Civil Service Act, Exception. 1874," or by departmental regulations.

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

GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor.

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

An Act to amend "The Savings Bank Amendment Act, 1903," and for other purposes.

BE

[Assented to, November 20th, 1907.]

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

follows:

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1. This Act may be cited as "The Savings Bank Branches Act, Short title and incor1907," and, except so far as inconsistent with "The Savings Bank poration. Act of 1875" (hereinafter called "the principal Act"), or "The Savings Bank Amendment Act, 1903" (hereinafter called "the amending Act"), shall be incorporated and read as one with them.

2. The word "prescribed" shall mean prescribed by the Trustees Interpretation. by minute, order, or rules.

other than South

under certain

3. Section 19 of the amending Act is hereby amended by adding Trustees not to invest the following words at the end thereof:-" Provided that the funds of Bank in Trustees shall not invest the funds of the Bank in any securities of Australian securities or guaranteed by any other State in the Commonwealth of Australia, circumstances. unless by any such investment they can obtain a higher rate of Amendment of sec. 19 interest or greater advantages than could be obtained by investment of Act 824 of 1903. in securities of or guaranteed by the Government of South Australia, and which are available at the time of such investment."

4. The Trustees are hereby empowered to establish, under their immediate government, at such places within the State as they shall select, as many branches of the Bank as they shall determine, and to appoint and empower such officers, clerks, and servants as they shall

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think

Power to establish

branches: supple

mentary powers.

Power to assign duties and make orders.

Payment into and withdrawal from other banks of moneys received at branch offices.

Audit of accounts of branch offices.

Power to receive

One Penny, and to appoint agents for such purpose.

The Savings Bank Branches Act.—1907.

think proper or necessary to transact such business of the Bank as the Trustees shall entrust to them, and to direct that the business of any existing or future agency of the Bank shall be transacted with any branch thereof, and to at will rescind or vary such direction. Every branch office of the Bank shall be an authorised office for the receipt and repayment of deposits, and for the keeping of depositors' accounts.

5. The Trustees may give such subordinate powers and assign such duties as they may think fit to the officers, clerks, and servants of the Bank at each branch office thereof, and may make such general, special, and other orders as they shall think fit for the management, guidance, government, conduct, and information of such officers, clerks, and servants, and of the depositors, agents of Bank, and other persons who deposit money or transact business at or with any branch office of the Bank.

6. The words "in Adelaide," in the fourteenth section of the amending Act are hereby repealed, and the words "or branches thereof in the State" are substituted for them, and that section shall henceforward be read and construed accordingly; and the Trustees of the Bank may make arrangements that all moneys received at any branch office shall be paid into some other Bank, or branch thereof, approved by the Trustees, and shall be withdrawn therefrom in such a manner as shall be determined by them.

7. The Trustees may, from time to time, by minute of the Board, appoint some fit and proper person or persons as auditor or auditors to jointly or separately examine the accounts of each and any branch office of the Bank, and the deposit-books of the depositors whose accounts are kept at such branch. The auditor or auditors appointed as above shall report, whenever called upon to do so, to the auditors appointed under section 43 of the principal Act.

8. The Trustees are hereby empowered to establish in connection sums of not less than with the Bank a Department, to be designated "The Penny Bank Department," for the receipt (notwithstanding any provisions of the said Acts) by way of deposit in that Department from or for the use or benefit of any person (hereinafter called a depositor) of any sum of money of not less than One Penny, and to appoint by minute of the Board any one or more persons to be, at such place or places in the State as the Board may determine, the agent or agents of the Bank for the receipt and repayment of such deposits, and to revoke by minute any such appointments, and to make such rules as they may think fit for the guidance and control of the agents and depositors, and for the proper conduct of such Department.

Trustees may close branches or agencies.

9. The Trustees may at any time close—
(a) Any branch of the Bank:

(b) The Penny Bank Department, or any agency thereof.

10. Notwithstanding