1Wire and Wire Netting Act 1926

CrestWestern Australia

Wire and Wire Netting Act 1926

Western Australia

Wire and Wire Netting Act 1926

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Interpretation 1

3. Authorization of expenditure 1

4. Supply of wire and wire netting 2

5. Payment of costs 2

6. Commonwealth loans 2

7. Regulations 3

Notes

Compilation table 4

Western Australia

Wire and Wire Netting Act 1926

An Act to authorize the supply of Wire and Wire Netting to Settlers.

Be 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. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wire and Wire Netting Act 1926.

2. Interpretation

In this Act —

“Fencing wire” includes barbed wire;

“Minister” means the Minister for Lands;

“Mortgage” includes a statutory charge.

“Settler” means and includes the holder of a pastoral lease, conditional purchase lease, or homestead farm under the Land Act, 1898, or of freehold land hereinafter referred to as a “holding”;

“Wire netting” means marsupial netting, rabbit netting, or dog‑proof netting.

3. Authorization of expenditure

The Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor, expend from moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of this Act, an amount not exceeding six hundred and six thousand nine hundred and forty‑five pounds.

4. Supply of wire and wire netting

The Minister may, with money so provided, obtain and supply to settlers fencing wire and wire netting.

5. Payment of costs

(1) The cost, to be fixed by the Minister, of the fencing wire and wire netting so supplied, with interest, sinking fund contributions, and other charges as prescribed, shall be payable by the settler by fifty equal half‑yearly instalments.

(2) Every approval of an application for the supply of fencing wire and wire netting shall be subject to security being given by the settler to the satisfaction of the Minister for the payment as aforesaid as a first charge on the settler's holding, and other land improved by the use of such fencing wire and wire netting.