ANNO SECUNDO GEORGII QUINTI REGIS.
No. 2340. An Act to provide for the constitution under the Local Government Acts of the Shire of Walpeup and for other purposes. [24M October, 1911.]
E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with B the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled ana by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):— 1. This Act maybe cited as the fValpeup Shire Act 1911 and short title and shall be construed as one with the Local Government Ad. 190,3 (here- const™ction- inafter called the Principal Act) which Act and any Act amending- the Ko*1S9J&C* same and this Act may be cited together as the Local Government Acts. 2. (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Local Government Acts Power to sever the Governor in Council without any petition may make an order— hires'"nX*oertain (a) severing from the respective municipal districts of the sliires Jhe8«hireeofbeBame of Dimboola, Karkarooc, Lawloit, Lowan, Mildura, and walpeup. Swan Hill so much thereof as is described in the First First Schedule. •Schedule to this Act and constituting the same a shire under the Local Government Acts under the name of the shire of Walpeup ; (h) altering
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(b) altering the boundaries of the respective municipal districts of the said shires from which portions are severed so as to correspond w7ith the boundaries of the Second Schedule. said shires as set forth in the Second Schedule to this Act; (c) determining that the council of the said shire of Walpeup shall consist of six members, and that the municipal district thereof shall be subdivided into two ridings with Third Schedule. the names and boundaries set forth in the Third Schedule to this Act; and (d) severing from the municipal district of the shire of Swan Fourth Schedule. Hill so much thereof as is described in the Fourth Schedule to this Act aud annexing to the shire of Karka- rooc the portion as severed. Effect of order. (2) For the purposes of the Local Government Acts the said No. 1893 s. 16. order shall be deemed and taken to be and may be dealt with in all respects as if it were an order made under the powers conferred by section sixteen of the Principal Act.
Power to appoint a 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Local Government person to make a Acts the following procedure shall for the purposes of this Act be compile a voters' substituted for that provided under the said Acts for the purposes roll for the first hereinafter mentioned: — election of councillors. (j) rphe Governor in Council may before the first election of councillors of the shire of Walpeup appoint some person to make a valuation of all rateable property situate Fint Schedule. within the limits of the boundaries of the proposed shire as described in the First Schedule to this Act. (2) For the purposes of such valuation the person so appointed shall have and may exercise all the powers duties and functions of a valuer under the Local Government Acts, and shall make his valuation and return in a form con taining particulars as nearly as practicable resembling a valuation and return as required to be made under the Local Government Acts. (3) From the information contained in such valuation and return the person so appointed shall compile a list con taining the names of all persons whose names appear therein and who are of the full age of twenty-one years and who if a rate were made on such valuation would be liable to be rated in respect of any rateable property included in such valuation. (4) Such list shall as nearly as practicable be in the form and contain the particulars required to be inserted in the voters' roll for a municipality (including the number of votes m 2 GEO. V.] Walpeup Shire. [No. 2340 &
votes to which persons whose names are contained in such list would be entitled if such list were a voters' roll); and after being certified as correct by the person so appointed shall be printed; and shall have the same force and effect in all respects as if it were a voters' roll for the said shire made as provided by the Local Govern ment Acts and shall continue in force until a new voters' roll for the municipality comes into operation. (5) For the purpose of making and levying the first general rate to be made and levied by the council of the shire of Walpeup the valuation and return made under this section shall (unless the council cause a new valuation to be made for the purpose) have the same force and effect as if it had been a valuation and return made by a valuer appointed by the said council and such rate may be made upon such valuation accordingly. (6) The costs and expenses of making the valuation and of compiling and printing the list as provided in this section shall be borne and paid by the council of the said shire after the constitution thereof out of the municipal fund.
4. The Minister may appoint such times and intervals of time Power of Minister to prescribe such forms and give such directions and instructions as may fKrtau!™8 C' be necessary or expedient for carrying out or giving effect to the purposes of this foregoing purposes of this Act and for the holding of the first election of councillors.
5. Notwithstanding any limitation contained in the Principal Act Power to shire of as to the amount of money which may be borrowed under Part XIV. £io,oooPwithk[rOW thereof the council of the shire of Walpeup (subject otherwise to the the first three provisions of the said Part XIV.) may at any time within three years ^"^J after the constitution thereof borrow for permanent works and under takings any sum or sums of money not exceeding in all the amount of Ten thousand pounds.
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SCHEDULES.
FIRST SCHEDULE. Portions of the Municipal Districts of the Shires of Dimboola, Karkarooc, Lawloit, Loivan, Mildurtiy and Swan Hill proposed to be severed from the said shires and constituted the Shire of Walpeup. Commencing at a point on the west boundary of tho State of Victoria where it is intersected by (lie 3oth parallel of south latitude ; bounded thence north by the said boundary eight miles ; thence east by a lino to the west boundary of mallee block 14A ; thence south and cant by that block to a point on the south boundary thereof where it would bo met by the prolongation of the centre line of the road forming the boundary hetwoeu allotments 8 and 9, parish of l'irro ; thence south by a line and the said road to the south-east angle of allotment 8o ; thence west by a road to the south-west angle of allotment 88A ; thence north by a road to the north boundary of the parish of Dering ; thence west by that boundary and the north boundary of the parish of Patchewollock to a point due north of the north-east angle of mallee block 46A ; thence south by a lino to the said angle; thence west by the north boundary of the last- mentioued block to the Outlet Creek ; thenco southerly by that creek to the north boundary of mallee block 45B ; thence west by that block twenty-five miles eight chains thirty-four links; thence south by aline to the north boundary of mallee block 42A ; thence west by flint block and a line to the west boundary of the State of Victoria ; aud thence north by that boundary to the point of commencement.
SECOND SCHEDULE. Boundaries of the Shire of Dimboola as Altered and Re-defined. Commencing at a point on the Winnncra River where the south boundary of mallee allotment 124, county of Lowau, abuts thereon; thence west by the said boundary and the south boundary of mallee allotment 138A to the east boundary of mallee allotment 139B ; thence north by that allotment and a road to the north-west angle of the parish of Woraigworm ; thence west by the north boundary of the parish of Winiam to the t?outh-weBt angle of the parish of Kiata; thence north aud east by the west and part of the north boundaries of that parish to the south-west angle of the parish of Ni Ni; thence north by the west boundary of that parish and part of the west boundary of the parish of Babatchio to the north-east angle of mallee allotment 81n ; thence west by that allotment and mallee allotments 81A and 81C to the ilorth-west angle of the last mentioned allotment; thence north by a road to the north-west angle of mallee allotment 76; thence west by the south boundary of the county of Weeah, being also the south boundary of mallee block 41B, to a point thereon distant twelve and a half miles east from the eouth-west angle of the said block ; thence north by a line to the north boundary of mallee block 4.5B ; thence easterly by that boundary and the Outlet Creek to the 142nd meridian line ; thence south by that line to the north boundary of the parish of Hindmarsh ; thence east by a road to the north-west angle of the parish of Willenabrina; thence south by the west boundaries of the parishes of Willenabrina, Yellangip, Cannum, Wullup, and Kewell West to the south-west angle of the parish last named ; thence west by the south boundary of the parish of Dimboola to the Wimmera River; and thence southerly by that river to the commencing point.
Boundaries of Karkarooc Shire as Altered and Re-defined. Commencing at the intersection of the 36th parallel of south latitude and the 142nd meridian line ; thence north by the said meridian line to the Outlet Creek where the
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SKCONP SCHHDDLE—continued. latter forms the western boundary of inallee block 46A, county of Karkarooc ; thence northerly by that creek to the north boundary of the said block, and east by that boundary to the north-east angle of the block ; thence north by a line to the north boundary of the parish of Patchewollock ; thence east by that boundary and the north boundary of the parish of Dering to the north-east angle of the last-named parish; thence south by a road to the north boundary of the parish of Tyenna ; thence east by a road to the north-east angle of allotment 8 in the last-named parish ; thence south by a road to the south-east angle of allotment 65; thence east by a road to the north-east angle of the parish of Goyura ; thence south by a road to the north boundary of the parish of Gama ; thence east by a road to the uorth-east angle of the parish of Bitchigal ; thence south by a road to the south-east angle of the parish of Cronomby ; thence west by a road to the east boundary of the parish of Gutchu ; thence south by a road to the south-east angle of the parish of Kurdgweechoc ; and thence west by a road to the point of commencement.
Boundaries of the Shire of Lawloit as Altered and Re-defined. Commencing at the north-west angle of mallee allotment No. 179, being a point, on the west boundary of the Stale of Victoria; thence east by the north boundary of mallee allotments Nos. 179 to 183; thence north to the north-west angle of mallee allotment 184; thence cant again by the north boundaries of mallee allotments 184 to 187 ; thence north again to the north-west angle of mallee allotment 188 ; thence east again by the north boundary of mallee allotments 188, 189, and 190 to the north-east angle of the allot ment last named ; thence north by the west boundary of mallee allotments 191 and 166A, and further north by the east boundary of the parish of Lawloit to the north east angle of same; 1 hence west by tho north boundary of said parish to its north-west angle ; thence north by the east boundary of tho parish of Mirampirarn and west by the north boundary thereof and part of the parish of Yarrock, to the south-west angle of the parish of Peechember: thence north by the west boundary of the parishes of Peech- embcr, Dahwodarre, and of mallee allotment 25 to the south bonndary
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SECOND SCHEDULE—continued. Boundaries of the Shire of Mildura as Altered and Re-defined. Commencing at a point on the Murray River where the west boundary of the State of Victoria abuts thereon ; thence south by the said boundary to a point thereon distant north eight miles from the intersection therewith of Ihe 35th parallel of south latitude ; thence east by a line to the west boundary of mallee block 13A, county of Karkarooc ; thence northerly and easterly by the west boundary of block 13A, the northern boundary of that block, and the northern boundary of block 13B to the Murray River aforesaid ; and thence northerly and westerly by that river to the commencing point.
Boundaries of the Shire of Swan Hill as Altered and Re-defined. Commencing at the junction of Chalka Creek with the Murray River; theutfe westerly and southerly by the northern boundaries of mallee blocks 13B and 13A, county of Karkarooc, and the Avest boundary of the last-mentioned block to a point distant north one mile sixty-six chains from the south-cast angle of mallee block 12B; thence east by a line to the west boundary of mallee block 14A ; thence south and east by the west and south boundaries of that block to a point on the latter boundary where it would bo met by the prolongation of the centre line of the road forming the boundary between allotments 8 and 9, parish of Pirro ; thence south by a line and the said road to the south-west angle of allotment 64, parish of Tyenna; thence easterly by a road to the western shores of Lake Tyrrell; thence south-easterly by the western and southern shores of said lake to Tyrrell Creek ; thence south-easterly by said creek to the north boundary of block 52A, county of Tatchera ; thence east by that block to the north-east angle thereof; thence north by the west boundary of block 35A to its north west angle ; thence east by the north boundary of blocks 35A, 34, 32, and 30 to the south-east corner of the parish of Kunat Knnat ; thence north by the east boundary of said parish to the south-west angle of allotment 21; thence east by the south boundary of the said allotment to the north-east angle of allotment 2, section 4, parish of Boga ; thence north-westeriy by a three-chain road to the south-west angle of allotment 5, section 3; thence oast by the south boundary of the said allotment to the south-east angle; thence south by the western boundary of allotment 13, section 1, parish of Benjeroop, to its south-west angle ; thence easterly by a road being the south boundary of allotments 13, 16, and 17 to the south-east angle of the allotment Inst named ; thence north by a road to the north-east angle of the said allotment; thence east by the south boundary of allotment 19 to its south-east angle ; thence north by the eastern boundary of the said allotment to the River Loddou ; thence north-westerly by said river to the Little Murray River; thence north-easterly by the river last, named to the Murray River; thence following the said river north-westerly and westerly to the point of commencement.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
PROPOSED RIDINGS OF THE SHIRE OF WALPEUP. East Riding. Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of the shire where it is intersected by the 142nd meridian ; thence following the shire boundary easterly, southerly, westerly, southerly and westerly to the point where the 142nd meridian intersects the south boundary of the shire ; and thence northerly by the said meridian to the commencing point. West Riding. Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of the shire where it is intersected by the 142nd meridian ; thence following the said meridian southerly to the south boundary of the shire ; and thence following the shire boundary westerly, southerly, westerly, northerly and easterly to the commencing point. FOURTH 138 2 GEO. V.] . Walpeup Shire. [No. 2340.
FOURTH SCHEDULE. Portion of the Municipal District of the Shire of Swan Hill to be severed therefrom and annexed to the Shire of Karkarooc. Commencing at the north-west angle of the parish of Tyenna ; thenco easterly by a road to the north-east angle of allotment 8 in the said parish ; thence south by a road to the south-east angle of allotment 65 ; thence west by a road to the south-west angle of allotment 72 ; and tlniiice north by a road to the point of commencement.
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