The Minister of Finance is hereby empowered to borrow, on the security of and charged upon the public revenues of New Zealand, such sums of money as he thinks fit, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of 5,000,000 pounds

The sums so borrowed shall bear interest at such rate as the Minister of Finance prescribes.

All moneys borrowed under the authority of this section shall, as and when borrowed, be paid into the Public Account to the credit of the General Purposes Account of the Public Works Fund, and shall from time to time be applied, in such amounts as may be from time to time appropriated by Parliament, for the following purposes, namely:

This section shall be deemed to be an authorizing Act within the meaning of the New Zealand Loans Act 1908, and the moneys herein authorized to be borrowed shall be borrowed under and subject to the provisions of that Act accordingly.

In addition to all moneys which the Minister of Finance has heretofore been authorized to borrow for the purposes of the State Supply of Electrical Energy Act 1917, the said Minister may for those purposes borrow, on the security of and charged upon the Public Revenues of New Zealand, such sums of money as he thinks fit, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of 2,000,000 pounds.

The sums so borrowed shall bear interest at such rate as the Minister of Finance prescribes.

All moneys borrowed under the authority of this section shall, as and when borrowed, be paid into the Public Account to the credit of the Electric-supply Account established under the State Supply of Electrical Energy Act 1917, and may from time to time be applied accordingly in accordance with appropriations by Parliament.

This section shall be deemed to be an authorizing Act within the meaning of the New Zealand Loans Act 1908, and the moneys herein authorized to be borrowed shall be borrowed under and subject to the provisions of that Act accordingly.

In addition to all moneys which the Minister of Finance has heretofore been authorized to borrow for the purposes of the Forests Act 1921-22, the said Minister may, for those purposes, borrow such further amount, not exceeding 1,000,000 pounds, as he thinks fit, and all moneys so borrowed shall be dealt with as provided in section 40 of that Act.

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

Whereas by section 17 of the Appropriation Act 1923, as extended by section 30 of the Finance Act (No 2) 1927, provision is made for the expenditure, out of the Public Works Fund, of sums not exceeding a total of 215,000 pounds on remedial and protective works on behalf of the Taieri River Trust:

And whereas by the said sections the Taieri River Trust is required to repay to the Public Works Fund one-half of the cost of constructing the said works:

And whereas it has been agreed that the Taieri River Trust shall not be required to repay more than the sum of 76,000 pounds.

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said section 17 of the Appropriation Act 1923, and the said section 30 of the Finance Act (No 2) 1927, the total sum to be repaid to the Public Works Fund by the Taieri River Trust in respect of the said works shall be the sum of 76,000 pounds.

Where the Commissioner of Taxes is satisfied, after an examination of the accounts of any renter engaged in the business of renting cinematograph films, that the value of such films taken as the cost of the films in such accounts exceeds the value of the films as assessed or declared for the purposes of the collection of primage duty under section 15 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921, or under that section as amended by section 2 of the Customs Amendment Act 1929, or upon which primage duty has been paid, the Commissioner may, if he thinks fit, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, assess the taxable income of such renter derived from the renting of cinematograph films during the period beginning on 1 April 1929, and ending on 30 June 1930, as if the cost of such films were the value so declared or assessed for the purposes of primage duty or the value upon which primage duty has been paid, and in such case the provisions of section 40 of the Cinematograph Films Act 1928, shall not apply with respect to the income-tax payable by such renter.

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

John William Collins, the person heretofore appointed pursuant to that section to be Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada and the United States of America, shall for all purposes be deemed as from the date of such appointment to have been appointed as a member of the Public Service to hold, subject to the Public Service Act 1912, the office of New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Canada and the United States of America.

The provisions of the Legislature Act 1908, or the Electoral Act 1927, shall not apply to any payments which, under the authority of any appropriation made by Parliament, are received by any member of the Parliament of New Zealand in respect of his services as a member of—

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Kaitangata Relief Fund Transfer Act 1892, or any other Act, the Minister of Mines, on the application of any person being a child of a miner who lost his life in the Kaitangata mining disaster and on being satisfied that the applicant is in necessitous or indigent circumstances, may, by writing under his hand, direct the Public Trustee to pay out of moneys standing to the credit of the Coal-mining Accident Fund such sum or sums as the Minister specifies, and either to pay such sum or sums to such applicant, or to apply the same for and towards the maintenance and support of such applicant in such manner as the Public Trustee shall think fit.

Before exercising the powers conferred by this section, the Minister may require any applicant for relief to furnish such evidence by statutory declaration or otherwise as the Minister may require to establish the relationship of the applicant to a miner who lost his life as aforesaid, and his need for assistance.

The Minister may by writing under his hand direct the Public Trustee to discontinue, or to increase, or. reduce any payments being made under the provisions of this section.

The Public Trustee shall act upon every such direction of the Minister, according to the tenor thereof.

Whereas Thomas Newbegin Johnson was by Warrant under section 7 of the Post and Telegraph Department Act 1918, removed from office as from 20 February 1929, but was reappointed to that Department on 8 January 1930:

And whereas in the particular circumstances of his case it is deemed equitable to make provision as hereinafter appears with respect to his rights as a contributor to the Public Service Superannuation Fund:

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

For all the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act 1927, the said Thomas Newbegin Johnson shall be deemed not to have been removed from office as aforesaid, but to have been absent from duty on special leave without pay from 20 February 1929, to 7 January 1930 inclusive.

For all the purposes of the Post and Telegraph Act 1928, and the Public Service Superannuation Act 1927, Melvin Brown Esson, Esquire, New Zealand Representative on the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee at London, and formerly Second Assistant Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, shall be deemed to have continued to be an officer of that Department up to and including 4 November 1929.

It shall be and be deemed to have been lawful for any Harbour Board to expend, out of its revenue not later than 30 September, 1931, any sum or sums of money for the purpose of contributing towards any fund established by any City or Borough Council, County Council, Town Board, or Road Board for the relief of unemployment.

It shall be and be deemed to have been lawful for any local authority to expend, out of its general fund not later than 31 March 1931, any sum or sums of money for the purpose of contributing towards the fund raised by the New Zealand Obstetrical Society for the endowment of a Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Otago.

In this section “local authority” means any City or Borough Council, Town Board, County Council, Road Board, Harbour Board, or Electric-power Board.

All local authorities mentioned hereunder are hereby authorized and empowered to pay to the New Zealand Free Ambulance Transport Service (Wellington Branch), Incorporated, in the year ending 31 March 1931, such sums as they think fit, not exceeding m any case the respective amounts hereinafter specified—namely, the Lower Hutt Borough Council, £200; the Petone Borough Council, £210; the Upper Hutt Borough Council, £100; the Eastbourne Borough Council, £50; the Hutt County Council, £150; the Makara County Council, £86; the Johnsonville Town Board, £27; the Wellington Harbour Board, £300; the Wellington Hospital Board, £1,000; and the Wellington City Council, £500.

It shall be and be deemed to have been lawful for any local authority to expend out of its General Fund any sum or sums of money in connection with public functions of farewell to Their Excellencies General Sir Charles Fergusson and the Lady Alice Fergusson and public functions of welcome to Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Bledisloe.

For the purposes of this section the term “local authority” means any City or Borough Council, County Council, Road Board, Town Board, Harbour Board, Education Board, Tramway Board, or Hospital Board.

Whereas the Otago Electric-power Board, by virtue of the powers conferred by section 70 of the Electric-power Boards Act 1925, has borrowed money from its bankers by way of overdraft:

And whereas it appears that the Board will not be able to meet its liabilities, including interest and sinking fund charges, if required to restrict the amount borrowed or owing by it, by way of bank overdraft within the limits laid down by the Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22, as varied by section 70 of the Electric-power Boards Act 1925.

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22, or in section 70 of the Electric-power Boards Act 1925, it shall be lawful for the Otago Electric-power Board to borrow moneys from its bankers by way of overdraft, or from any other person or persons, but so that the amount owing under this section from time to time (exclusive of moneys borrowed under section 53 of the Electric-power Boards Act 1925) shall not exceed—

In the tenth such year after the said Board has commenced the supply of electrical energy as aforesaid, and in every year thereafter, the powers of the said Board to borrow by way of bank overdraft, or otherwise than under section 53 of the Electric-power Boards Act 1925, shall be limited to the powers conferred by section 3 of the Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22.

Whereas neither the Akaroa High School Board, constituted under the provisions of the Akaroa High School Act 1881, nor the Westland High School Board, constituted under the Westland High School Act 1883, has established a secondary school:

And whereas the Council of Education has, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 87 of the Education Act 1914 advised the Minister of Education to direct that the income of the said Boards shall be devoted to the maintenance of the secondary departments of the Akaroa District High School and the Hokitika District High School respectively.

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

The income of the Akaroa High School Board or such part thereof as the Minister of Education from time to time directs shall be paid to the Education Board of the District of Canterbury, and shall be applied towards the payment of the salaries of the teachers in the secondary department of the Akaroa District High School.

The income of the Westland High School Board or such part thereof as the Minister of Education from time to time directs shall be paid to the Education Board of the District of Canterbury, and shall be applied towards the payment of the salaries of the teachers in the secondary department of the Hokitika District High School.

The authority conferred by subsection (2) of section 75 of the Finance Act 1917 on the trustees of any savings-bank to in vest the whole or any part of the funds of the bank in securities issued in respect of loans for war purposes is hereby extended, and shall be deemed to have been so extended as from the passing of that Act, to enable such trustees to invest such funds in securities issued—

The licenses to use the totalizator at race meetings issued by the Minister of Internal Affairs to the Auckland Trotting Club in respect of a race meeting held on 31 August 1929, and to the Canterbury Park Trotting Club in respect of the combined Christchurch Trotting Clubs’ race meeting held on 14 September 1929, both of which meetings were held to raise funds for the relief of sufferers from the earthquakes which occurred in New Zealand during the month of June 1929, and to the Forbury Park Trotting Club in respect of a race meeting held on 5 and 7 June 1930, to raise funds for the relief of unemployment, are hereby declared to have been validly issued.

The payment during the financial year ended 31 March 1930, by the trustees of the Auckland Savings-bank, being a savings-bank constituted under the Savings-banks Act 1908, of a sum of 100 pounds, out of the surplus profits of the bank, to the fund known as the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association Provincial Roll of Honour Fund, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.

Whereas Herbert John Moore-Jones held the position of Headmaster at the Matamata District High School until 31 October 1925:

And whereas on the said school being constituted from 1 November 1925, a junior high school, it was deemed expedient that a Headmaster having higher qualifications should be appointed:

And whereas it was deemed equitable that the said Herbert John Moore-Jones, on being transferred to a position to which was attached salary and allowances at a lower rate than the rate received by him in his position as Headmaster of the Matamata District High School (there being no position of equal standing to which he could have been transferred), should not suffer a reduction in salary and allowances.

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Education Act 1914, or in any regulation thereunder, it shall be and always be deemed to have been lawful to pay to the said Herbert John Moore-Jones while holding a position in the Education service inferior to that held by him at 31 October 1925, salary and allowances at the same rate as was being paid to him on that date

Payment of salary for the period of 3 months’ leave granted to Thomas Duncan Pearce on his retirement from the position of Principal of the Southland Boys’ High School is hereby validated.