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No. 5661.
An Act to sanction the Issue and Application of Loan Money for Works and other Purposes relating to Irrigation Water Supply Drainage Flood Protection and River Improvement.
[23rd December, 1952.]
E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by B and with tlie advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):—
1. This Act may be cited as the Water Supply Loan sl,ort title- Application Act 1952.
2. From the Loan Fund there may be issued and applied issue una the severali amounts specifie• r> d- i i•n th-i e Schedulri i t ie to thiI •s AcA t m• n4,4oo,ooapplicatioon of the column 1heade i d1 ".ProposeT» di Provisioi -» ' • n - •> tor thi e frofundfnm Loar n -. l -i . -, purples respective works and purposes specified opposite thereto, *pgcj1In not exceeding Fourteen million four hundred thousand pounds in all.
3. Notwithstanding anything m any Water Supply Noic»n TATA.' A i? • * 1 e A "1 eXPenilltu"> for Loan Application Act m iorce before the commencement water supply, of this Act no money shall by virtue ot any such Act und..* this Act. be expended out of the Loan Fund for works and purposes relating to irrigation water supply drainage flood protection or river improvement except pursuant to and to the extent authorized bv this Act.
4. (1) Pursuant 110 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661
Loans to 4. (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the Waterworks Trusts. Water Act 1028 the Governor in Council may advance on No. 3801 Part VII. account of any loan to each waterworks trust named in First Part of tlie First Part of the Schedule to this Act any sum or Schedule. sums not exceedirg the amount specified in the First Part of tlie said Schedule in the column headed " Proposed Provision " opposite; to the name of such trust. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding sub-section the Governor in Council within six months after the date on which any such advance is made may on the recommendation of the Minister of Water Supply determine what part, if any, of such advance shall be charged to tlie Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability for that part shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be advanced pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the Water Act 1928.
Loans to 5. (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Part III. of the Mildura Trusts. Mildura Irrigation and Water Trusts Act 1928 the Governor No. 37:*;") Part III. in Council may advance on account of any loan to each Second Part trust named in the Second Part of the Schedule to this of Schedule Act any sum or sums not exceeding the amount specified in the Second Part of tlie said Schedule in the column headed " Proposed Provision" opposite to the name of such trust. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding sub-section the (Governor in Council within six months after the date on which any such advance is made may on the recommendation of the Minister of Water Supply determine what part, if any, of such advance shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability for that part shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be advanced pursuant to the provisions of Part III. of the Mildura Irrigation and Water Trusts Act 1928.
Loans to local governing 6. (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the hodies. Water Act 1928 the Governor in Council may advance on No. 3801 Part VII. account of any loan to each local governing body named Third Part of Schedule. in the Third Part of the Schedule to this Act any sum or sums not exceeding the amount specified in the Third Part of the said Schedule in the column headed " Proposed Provision " opposite to the name of such local governing body. (2) Notwithstanding 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 111 .—_ * _ (2) Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding sub-section the Governor in Council within six months after the date on which any such advance is made may on the recommendation of the Minister of Water Supply determine what part, if any, of such advance shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability for that part shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be advanced pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the Water Act 1928.
7. (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Geelong Loans to Waterworks and Sewerage Act 1928 or in the Local Government ancMocailrust Act 1946 the Governor in Council may advance on account Ees'JS urban centres. of any loan to any authority named in the Fourth Part NOH. 3092. of the Schedule to this Act any sum or sums not exceeding 5°03- the amount specified in the Fourth Part of the said or's'ciindtiie. Schedule in the column headed " Proposed Provision" opposite to the name of such authority in all respects as if such authority were an authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1928. (2) Any sum so advanced to any such authority shall be expended on the improvement and extension of water supply works within the urban centre of such authority. (3) Any sum so advanced to any such authority shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability therefor shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be a liability of such authority. 8. (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Part IV. of the Loans to river River Improvement Act 1948 the Governor in Council may I5fc" advance on account of any loan to any river improvement Sini? of trust or public authority named or referred to in the Fifth NO. 5302 I
(3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1) of this section the Governor in Council within six months after the date on which any such advance is made to any such trust or authority may on the recommendation of the Minister of Water Supply determine what part, if any, of such advance shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability for that part shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be a liability of such trust or authority.
Loans for plant 9. The sum specified in the Sixth Part of the ami machinery. Sixth Fart Schedule to this Act in the column headed "' Proposed of Schedule. Provision" may be expended by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for the purposes mentioned in the said Sixth Part.
Loans r«,r HIVIT 10. (1) The sum specified in the Seventh Part of the Murray works. Seventh Part Schedule to this Act in the column headed " Proposed of Schedule. JJos. 2~<\W, etc. Provision " may be expended under and pursuant to the River Murray Waters Acts. (2) Any sum so expended shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and the liability therefor shall be borne by the State accordingly.
Tallangatta 11. The sum specified in the Eighth Part of the township removal. Schedule to this Act in the column headed "Proposed KiRlith Part <>\ Schedule. Provision" may be expended by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for the purposes mentioned in the said Eighth Part.
Lntrolic Valley drainage. 12. The sum specified in the Ninth Part of the Ninth Part Schedule to this Act in the column headed "Proposed of Schedule. Provision" may be expended by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for the purposes mentioned in the said Ninth Part.
State Works. 13. (1) The sums specified in the Tenth Part of the Tenth Part of Schedule. Schedule to this Act in the column headed " Proposed Provision" may be respectively expended by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for the purposes mentioned in the said Tenth Part.
(2) Any 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 113
(2) Any sum so expended shall be charged to the Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account and-the liability therefor shall be borne by the State accordingly and shall not be deemed to be a liability of any authority. (3) Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding sub-section the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Water Supply may from time to time by Order adjust any expenditure made under sub-section (1) of this section by transferring from the State to any district or division concerned the liability for such amount of any such expenditure as the (.J over nor in Council considers reasonable having regard to the development of such district or division ; and thereupon the liability for any amount so transferred shall be transferred out of the Capital Expenditure Borne by the. State Account and be charged in the books of the State Ilivers and Water Supply Commission to such district or division and be a liability of the appropriate authority .accordingly. (4) In respect of the amount of loan liability which "ate of is applicabli- i i e ti o th,i e issu• e andi applicatiol- ,• n ib y tin,i •s AcA i_t ori sinkiiicontributioK funnd in J i , ' -* ** rosi>c('t of loiin the sum specified in item 15 of the Tenth Part of the !^';jj^hl(, to Schedule to this Act for the works and purposes specified ;V,,n i5,,"1' in that item, the rate of sinking fund contribution payable or schedule. out of the consolidated revenue (which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly) to the National Debt Sinking Fund in each and every financial year for a period sufficient to provide for the redemption of such amount of loan liability as aforesaid shall be Fifteen shillings per centum of such amount of loan liability. 14. The works specified in the Tenth Part of the works declared Schedule to this Act, other than those which have by «°ori«.k some Act of Parliament passed before the commencement Tenth part i AT CA Schedule. of this Act been declared to be National or State works of water supply drainage flood protection or river improvement, are hereby declared to be State works of water supply drainage flood protection or river improvement (as the case may be) within the meaning of the Water Acts; and the State llivers and Water Supply Commission is hereby authorized .and directed to construct and carry out all works specified in the Tenth Part of the Schedule to this Act.
SCHEDULE. 114 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661
Sections 2,4-14. SCHEDULE. Application of Loan Monies for Works and Purposes relating to Irrigation Water Supply Drainage Flood Protection and River Improvement. FIRST PART. Waterworks Trusts.
I'lstinnted Proposci Item. ('est of Wo.K. I'rovisioi
£ £ 1 Alexandra Waterworks Trust 90,000 10,000 2 Apollo Hay Waterworks Trust 30,000 10,000 3 Ararat, Shire of, Waterworks Trust 55,000 4.000 4 Avenel Waterworks Trust 2,000 1,000 5 Avoea Township Waterworks Trust 7,500 7,500 0 Bairnsdale Waterworks Trust .. 5,000 3,000 7 Ballan W iterworks Trust 32,000 10,000 8 Baruawart .ia Waterworks Trust 22,000 500 !) Bealiba Waterworks Trust 2,100 2,100 10 Benalla Waterworks Trust 14,000 14,000 11 Bpiulort Waterworks Trust 28,000 12,000 12 Bout Waterworks Trust 4,500 4,500 13 Bright Waterworks Trust 8,500 6,500 14 Broadl'nrd Waterworks Trust 30,000 20,000 15 Bruthen Waterworks Trust 14,000 14,000 Hi C.irisbrook Waterworks Trust .. 1,500 1,500 17 Charlton Waterworks Trust 6,000 6,000 18 Chiltern Waterworks Trust 5,000 5,000 19 Cobram Waterworks Trust 3,500 3,500 20 Colae Waterworks Trust 335,000 25,000 21 Coleraine Casterton Waterworks Trust .. 29,000 16,000 22 Corryonif Waterworks Trust 4,000 4,000 23 Daylesford, Borough of. Waterworks Trust 8,000 4,000 24 Donald Waterworks Trust 10,000 6,000 25 Drouiu Waterworks Trust 50,000 20,000 20 Kehuea Borough Water Trust .. 3,300 3,300 27 Elmore Waterworks Trust 11,000 8,000 28 Kuroa Waterworks Trust 15,000 15,000 2!) Cisborne Waterworks Trust 14,000 14,000 30 (Menrowan Waterworks Trust 900 900 31 Hamilton Waterworks Trust 25,000 15,000 32 Healesville Waterworks Trust 45,000 10,000 33 lleatheote Waterworks Trust .. 19,000 8,000 34 Hepburn Waterworks Trust 3,500 3,500 35 Hemes Oak Waterworks Trust.. 8,000 4,000 3(5 Horsham Waterworks Trust 37,000 20,000 37 Inveiioeh Waterworks Trust 50,000 500 38 Keran ScnEDULE—continued. FIRST PART—continued. Estimated Proposed Item. Name of Authority. Cost of Work. Provision. £ 57 Mcrrigvim Waterworks Trust 7,500 500 58 Mirboo North Waterworks Trust 1.300 1,300 59 Moo Waterworks Trust 45,000 30,000 00 Mooroopna Waterworks Trust . . 3,000 3,000 61 Mortlake Waterworks Trust 26,500 2,000 62 Morwell Waterworks Trust 85,000 30.000 63 Mt. Maeodou Waterworks Trust 14.000 14,000 64 Mt. Rouse, Sliiro of, Waterworks Trust 40,000 15.000 65 Murchison Waterworks Trust . . 1,300 1,300 66 Murrayvillo Waterworks Trust . . 8,500 1.500 67 Myrtloford Watorworks Trust . . 6,100 6.100 68 Nagambie Waterworks Trust 400 400 69 Nhill Watorworks Trust 19,000 10,000 70 Noojcc Waterworks Trust 3,500 3,500 71 Nmnurkali, Shire of, Waterworks Trust 24,000 14,000 72 Omco Waterworks Trust 3.000 3,000 73 Orbost Waterworks Trust 26,000 2,000 74 Port Fairy Waterworks Trust . . 10,000 (5,000 75 Portland Waterworks Trust 19,000 9,000 76 Riddcll's Creek Waterworks Trust 10,000 3,000 77 Rochester Waterworks Trust 31,000 6,000 78 Romsey Watorworks Trust 5,500 5,000 79 Rosedale Waterworks Trust 1,000 1,000 80 Rushworth Waterworks Trust . . 24,500 8,000 81 Rutherglen Waterworks Trust . . 27,000 3,000 82 Seymour Waterworks Trust 10,000 (5,000 83 Shepparton Urban Waterworks Trust 55,000 20,000 84 Skipton Waterworks Trust 48,000 4,000 85 Springhurst Waterworks Trust . . 37,000 3,000 86 St. Arnaud Waterworks Trust . . 70,000 10,000 87 Stawell, Shire of, Waterworks Trust 78,000 6,000 88 Stratford Waterworks Trust 4,500 4,500 89 Sunburv Waterworks Trust 9,400 9,400 90 Swan Hill Waterworks Trust . . 75,000 8,000 91 Tallangatta Waterworks Trust . . 1,200 1,200 92 Tat urn Waterworks Trust 43,000 10,000 93 Tongala Waterworks Trust (100 600 94 Toora Waterworks Trust 10,000 (i.000 95 Trafalgar Waterworks Trust 13.500 10,000 96 Traralgon Waterworks Trust 95,000 30,000 Tungamah. Shire of, Waterworks Trust 97 3,000 1,500 Underbool Waterworks Trust . . 98 650 650 Violet Town Waterworks Trust 99 30,000 5,000 100 Wahgunyah Waterworks Trust 2,850 2,850 101 Wahva Waterworks Trust 8,000 4,000 102 Wantraratta Waterworks Trust 30,000 30.000 103 Warburton Waterworks Trust . . 4,000 4,000 104 Warraeknabeal Waterworks Trust 8.000 8,000 105 Warragul Waterworks Trust 195,000 30,000 106 Western])ort Waterworks Trust 198,000 2.000 107 Winehelsea Waterworks Trust . . 3,000 3.000 108 Wodonga Waterworks Trust 34,000 20,000 109 Woodend Waterworks Trust 44,500 5,(00 Yarkandandah Waterworks Trust 5,000 2,000 no Yarra Junction Waterworks Trust 15.000 5,000 in Yarragon Waterworks Trust 112 30,000 5.000 Yarram Waterworks Trust 113 4,000 4,000 Yarra wonga Urban Waterworks Trust 114 12,000 10,000 Yea Waterworks Trust 115 9,000 3.000 Total 3,120,COO 912.000 SCHEDULE 116 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 SCHEDULE—continued. SECOND PART Mildura Trusts. Estimated Proponed Item. Name of £ tithority Cost of Work. Provision. £ £ 1 Mildura Urban Water Trust 180,000 40,000 2 First .Mildura Irrigation Trust 640,000 175,000 Total 820,000 215,000 THIRD PART. Local Governing Bo,lies. Estimated Proposed Item. Name of Aatlmritv. Cost of Work. Provision. £ £ The Mayor. Couneillors and Citizens of the City of Ararat 221,000 20,000 The President, Councillors and Ratepayors of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh 38,000 15,000 The Ballarat Water Commissioners 245,000 80,000 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Beechworth 13,000 4,000 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Met Bet Ihinolly Water Supply 2,700 2,700 6 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Bet Bel Tarnagulla Water Supply . . 1,500 1,500 7 The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Chines 500 500 8 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Creswiek 1,400 1,400 9 The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Inglewood 15,000 10,000 10 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Korong -Korong Yale Water Supply . . 500 500 11 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Korong —Wcdderburn Water Supply . . 0,500 0,500 12 The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Stawell 20,000 14,000 13 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Talhot • 4,000 4,000 14 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Walpcup 3,900 3,900 15 The Mayor, Couneillors and Citizens of the City of Warrnambool 29,000 25,000 10 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the. Shire of Werrihee 11,000 4,000 Total 619,000 193,000 SCHEDULE 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 117 SCHEDULE—continued. FOURTH PART. Qeelong Trust and Urban Ventres. Estimated Proposed Item. Name of Authority. Cost of Work. Provision. 1 Gcelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust 125,000 50,000 2 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Broadmeadows—Wallan Water Supply 13.000 1,000 3 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Dimhoola—Tarranvurk Water Supply 1,000 1,«00 4 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of East Loddon — Serpentine Water Supply 0,000 0,000 5 The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Huroa—Strathbogie Water Supply •-',•400 2,400 <> The President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Kara Kara—Stuart Mill Water Supply . . 2,500 2,500 7 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Korong—Boning, Mysia and Wychitella Water Supplies 12,000 500 8 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shiro of Seymour—Tallarook Water Supply 11,000 11,000 9 Tho President, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Shire of Tamho—Mctung Water Supply 4,500 2,000 Total 181,000 80,000 FIFTH PART. River Improvement Trusts, c&c. Proposed Item. Name of Authority. Provision. £ 1 Avon River Improvement Trust 40,000 2 Bendigo Creek improvement Trust 10,000 3 Cann River (proposed) Improvement Trust 2,000 4 Kiewa River Improvement Trust 20,000 5 King River Improvement Trust 30,000 0 Latrobe River Improvement Trust 50,000 7 Mitchell River (proposed) Improvement Trust 10,000 8 Ovens River (proposed) Improvement Trust 18,000 J) Powlett River (proposed) Improvement Trust 4,000 10 Snowy River Improvement Trust 50,000 11 Tamho River (proposed) Improvement Trust 10,000 12 Tarwin River Improvement Trust 20,000 13 Thomson-Macalister (proposed) River Improvement Trus 15,000 14 Other existing or proposed River Improvement Trusts, an Public Authorities .. 21,000 Total 300,000 SCHEDULE 118 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 SCHEDULE—continued. SIXTH PART. Plant and machinery. Proposed Item. Particulars of Application. Provision. The purchase or acquisition by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of movable plant and machinery to be engaged on the construction and maintenance of works by the Commission 400,000 SEVENTH PART. River Murray Works. Proposed Item. Particulars of Application. Provision. Works mentioned in the Agreements ratified by the River Murray Waters Acts and other works which may be constructed under such Agreements 200,000 EIGHTH PART. Tallangalta Township Removal. Proposed Item. Particulars of Application. Proviaion. £ 1 For and towards cost of provision of public facilities within the new Township of Tallangalta, insofar as no provision is made therefor under the River Murray Waters Acts pursuant to section !) of the Tallangalta Township (Removal) Act I9")0 (Xo. 5497) 200,000 NINTH PART. Latrobe- Valley Drainage. Item. Proposed Particulars of Application. Provision. £ 1 For and towards construction of main outfall sewer and other authorized works pursuant to the Latrobe, Valley Drainage Act 1951 (Xo. 5574) 400,000 SCHEDULE 1952. Water Supply Loan Application. No. 5661 119 SOHEDULK—continued. TENTH PART. Stale Works. Proposed Item. Particulars of Application. Provision. £ For and towards construction, enlargement, extension, remodelling, renewal, replacement and improvements of works in the following districts, and other works specified hereunder, including surveys, purchase of land, con tingencies, and incidental and all other expenses connected therewith— 1 Big Eildon Dam 6,500,000 2 Glenelg River works—Storages and distributary channels.. 200,000 3 Loddon River storages (Cairn Cumin reservoir) 300,000 4 Other storages and headworks 100,000 5 Waranga inlet channel (Goulbuni Waranga channel duplica tion) 400,000 6 Goulbuni irrigation system—Enlargement of channels and distributary works 400,000 7 Murray Valley District 300,000 8 Central (fippsland irrigation project 400,000 9 Other Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, including urban divisions 200,000 10 Coliban system 150,000 11 Tarago River diversion works 300,000 12 Mornington Peninsula system 500,000 13 Bellarino Peninsula system 500,000 14 Otway system 140,000 15 Works generally—Reconstruction and replacements 150,000 16 Works generally—Workshops, storesheds, administrative and other buildings 200,000 17 Works generally—Water Supply Stores Suspense Account (Amount required for procurement of stores and equipment pending tho allocation of their cost to authorized works) 250,000 18 Waterworks Districts, general (Wimmera-Mallee. Norman- ville, Newstcad, Werribeo, Kerang North West Lakes, &c.) 200,000 19 Drainage and Flood Protection Districts 200,000 20 River improvement works 10,000 21 Surveys and investigation (including land compensation) 100,000 Total 11,500,000 Grand Total 14,400,000 1207/53, No. 5662.