VICTOBIA. ANNO QUINTO GEORGII QUINTI REGIS. ••••••••••••••••••••.••a******************#*******************• No. 2534. An Act to sanction the issue and application of certain Sums of Money available under Loan Acts for Irrigation Works Water Supply Works Drainage and Flood Protection Works in Country Districts and for other purposes. [12th October, 1914,] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with _JL_^ the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the BLegislativ e 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 Loans Application Short title. ActWU (No. 2). 2 Pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the Water Act 1905 wJL^ori" the Governor in Council may grant as a loan or further loan or Trust, advance on account of any loan to each Waterworks Irust named in No. aw ...286 the First Part of the Schedule to this Act any sum or sums not FimPftrtof >xceedin<r the amount set forth in such Part opposite to the name of Schedule. such Trust. 3. The 18890. [«•] 79 [No. 2534 2 5 GEO. V".] Wafer Supply Loans Application. Loan to First 3. The Governor in Council may grant as a further loan or Mildura Irrigation advance on account of any loan to the Irrigation Trust named in the Trust. Second Part of Second Part of the Schedule to this Act any sum or sums not exceeding Schedule. the amount set forth in such Part opposite to the name of such Irrigation Trust. Loans to local 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Part VII. of the Water Act 1905 governing bodies. the Governor in Council may advance as a loan to each local governing No. 2016 SH. 266 body named in the Third Part of the Schedule to this Act any sum or el ifeq. sums not exceeding the amount set forth in such Part opposite to the Third Part of Schedule. name of such local governing body. Expenditure 5. The sums specified in the Fourth Part of the Schedule to this authorized under Act may be respectively expended by the State Rivers and Water Fourth Part of Schedule. Supply Commission for the purposes therein mentioned. Expenditure 6. The sums specified in the Fifth Part of the Schedule to this authorized under Fifth Part of Act may be respectively expended by the State Rivers and Water Schedule. Supply Commission for the purposes therein mentioned. Power to issue from 7. The Treasurer of Victoria is hereby authorized to issue and loan funds. apply any sums of money set out in the Schedule to this Act not exceeding in the whole Five hundred and ninety thousand pounds out of any lo°an authorized by Parliament and appropriated^ Parliament for irrigation works and water supply works and for drainage and flood protection works in country districts. Works declared to 8. The works specified in the Fourth Part of the Schedule to this be State works. Act other than those which have by some Act of Parliament passed before the commencement of this Act been declared to be National or State works of water supply or are described in the Third Schedule to the Water Act 1905 as State works of water supply are hereby declared to be State works within the meaning of the Water Act 1905. Limitation of 9. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Water Supply expenditure from loans for water Loans Application Act in force before the commencement of this Act supply &c. (other than the Act No. 1943) no money shall by virtue of any such Water Supply Loans Application Act be expended out^ of any Loan Funds for loans to waterworks trusts local governing bodies or municipalities or Irrigation Trust or for or towards any waterworks or for drainage or flood protection works other than such as are specified respectively in the Schedule to this Act and to the extent mentioned therein. SCHEDULE 80' 5 GEO. V.] Water Supply Loans Application. tNo. 2534 SCHEDULE. FIRST PART. £ 1. Alexandra Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. $00 2. Avoca Water Trust .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,475 ; 3. Bairnsdale Waterworks Trust .. .. .. * * .. 137 4. Bright Waterworks Trust .. .. .. ., .. 2,500 5. Charlton Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 814 6. Cobdcn Waterworks Trust .. .. .. ., .. 6,700 7. Colao Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 506 8. Dandenong Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. ,. 1,102 9. Donald Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 4,900 10. Echuca Borough Water Trust .. .. .. .. .. 8,178 11. Gisborne Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 32 12. Glenrowan Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 200 13. Hamilton Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 3,099 14. Hepburn Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 3,400 15. Kerang Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 216 16. Kilmore Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 1,600 17. Kyabram Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 420 18. Lillydale Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 250 19. Maffra Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 20. Mortlake Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 4,900 21. Morwell Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 432 22. Murchison Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 23. Murtoa Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 24. Nhill Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 620 25. Orbost Waterworks Trust .. .... .. .. 5,000 26. Pyramid Hill Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 300 27. Rochester Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 2,750 28. Sale Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 8,000 29. St. Arnaud Borough Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 1,200 30. Seymour Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 31. Shepparton Urban Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 136 32. Shire of Tungamah Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 934 33. Shire of Winchelsea Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 570 34. Sunbury Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 35. Swan Hill Waterworks Trust .. .. 1,800 36. Tatura Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 59 37. Tongala Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. C92 38. Wahgunyah Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 2,317 39. Warburton Waterworks Trust ... .. .. .. .. 493 40. Warracknabeal Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 7,500 41. Winchelsea Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 42. Yackandandah Waterworks Trvst .. .. .. .. 4,200 43. Yarram Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 6,700 44. Yarrawonga Urban Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. 1,750 45. Yea Waterworks Trust .. .. .. .. .. 800 102,282 ScnKDULE 81 5 GEO. V.] Water Supply Loans Application. [No. 2534 SCHEDULE—continued. SECOND PART. £ 1. First Mildura Irrigation Trust 10,000 THIRD PART. 1. The Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of Ararat Borough .. 10,000 2. The Ballarat Water Commissioners 33,426 3. The Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of Dunolly Borough 151 4. The Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of Talbot Borough 800 5. The Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of Tarnagulla Borough 610 6. The President, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Shire of Korong . 1,450 46,437 FOURTH PART. 1. Avon, Latrobe, and McAlister Districts.—For and towards surveys, investigations, and works to irrigate lands along the Avon, Latrobe and McAlister Rivers, Gippsland 5,000 2. Goulburn Main Channel and Distributary Channels.—For and towards the construction of a main channel from the Goulburn Weir on the east side of the River Goulburn, a main channel from the Waranga Reservoir to Serpentine Creek, distributary chan­ nels throughout the districts to be supplied from the Goulburn-Waranga Works, surveys thereof, purchase of land, and expenses connected therewith 45,000 3. Goulburn River Storages.—For constructing a storage on Goulburn River at Sugarloaf Hill near the junction of the Delatite River .. .. .. • • • 50,000 4. Kow Swamp Free Headworks.—For and towards construction of a Head Sluice in main channel 300 5. Loddon River Free Headworks 450 6. Ma'ribyrnong River (Saltwater River) .. .. 1,000 7. Murray River Frontages.—For and towards surveys and construction of works for domestic and stock supply .. 10,000 8. Torrumbarry Works (proposed).—For and towards the construction of 10,000 9. Upper Murray Storages.—For surveys, investigations, and works 5,000 10. Waranga Reservoir Free Headworks.—For and towards construc­ tion of, purchase of land, and expenses connected therewith.. 2,000 For and towards Construction, Extension, and Improvements of Works in the following Districts, including Surveys, Purchase of Land, and Expenses connected thereivith :— 11. Bacchus Marsh Irrigation and Water Supply District and Werribee Estate District 63,000 12. Boga Irrigation and Water Supply District (proposed) 5,000 13. Boort Irrigation and Water Supply District 2,000 14. Campaspe Irrigation and Water Supply District 500 15. Cohuna Irrigation and Water Supply District 10,000 16. Coliban District 20,000 17. Kerang Irrigation and Water Supply District 10,000 18. Kerang North-West Lakes Waterworks District 1,500 19. Koondrook Irrigation and Water Supply District 4,600 20. Long Lake Waterworks District 3,500 Carried forward 248,850 SCHEDULE 82 5 GEO. V.] Water Supply Loans Application. [No. 2534 SCHEDULK—continued. FOURTH PART—continued. £ Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 248,850 21. Lower Avoca "Waterworks District (proposed) .. .. .. 3,000 22. Merbein Irrigation Area and Waterworks District.. .. .. 25.000 23. Nyah Irrigation Area and Waterworks District .. .. .. 3,000 24. Rodney Irrigation and Water Supply District .. .. .. 15,000 25. Shepparton Irrigation and Water Supply District .. .. .. 7,500 26. Swan Hill Irrigation and Water Supply District .. .. .. 2,700 27. Tragowel Plains Irrigation and Water Supply District .. .. 3,000 28. Tyntynder Waterworks District .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 29. Walpcup Waterworks Districts .. .. .. .. .. 6,500 30. Wimmera-Mallee Districts, supplied from the Wimmera-Mallee System 68,000 31. Wonthaggi Waterworks District .. .. .. .. .. 731 Total Irrigation and Water Supply Works .. .. 391,281 FIFTH PART. 1. Gaulburn Flood Protection Works 2,000 2. Koo-wee-rup, Moe, and Cardinia Flood Protection Works 33,000 3. Drainage Districts 5,000 40,000 Grand Total 590,000 MELBOURNE: By Authority : ALBERT J. MULLETT, Government Printer. 1*996.—B. 83 .