A.D. 1896. An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six and one thousand eight hundred and ninety[27th March 1896.]

Issue of 2,252,6667. out of the Consoli

seven.

Most Gracious Sovereign, WE, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards dated Fund making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand 31st March eight hundred and ninety-six, the sum of

for the

service of the year ending

1896.

the Trea

sury to

3. The Treasury may borrow from any Power to person, and the Bank of England may advance to the Treasury on the credit of the said sum, borrow. any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of twelve million five hundred and thirty-four thousand nine hundred and sixty. six pounds, and the Treasury shall repay the moneys so borrowed with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the said moneys were borrowed.

Any moneys so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such fund is available.

4. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Short title. Fund (No. 1) Act, 1896.

An Act to prevent certain Disqualifications for Elections Councils of 1896.

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Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

2. This Act may be cited as the Local Short title, Government (Elections) (No. 2) Act, 1896.

6. Short title.

SCHEDULE.

during the financial year ending the thirtyfirst day of March one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven :

And whereas money for the construction of some of the said works was granted by the Appropriation Act, 1894, and by the Naval Works Act, 1895, and the sum of one million pounds granted by the latter Act will soon have been wholly expended:

And whereas it is expedient to make further provision for the construction of those works, and also to make provision for the construction of the other works specified in the schedule to this Act:

Now we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, having considered the

A.D. 1896. premises and being desirous to provide forthwith for the construction of the said works, have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty a further sum of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds, to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, towards defraying the expenses incurred or to be incurred for the said construction, and we have resolved that the said sum may be provided as herein-after mentioned; and we do most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Power for Admiralty to construct scheduled works.

Issue of

money out of Consoli

of Act.

1. The Admiralty may forthwith proceed with the construction of the works specified in the schedule to this Act at the places therein mentioned, and for that purpose may acquire such lands and execute such works as they may deem expedient.

2. In addition to the sums authorised by any other Act to be issued, the Treasury shall dated Fund issue out of the Consolidated Fund or the for purposes growing produce thereof such sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds as may be required by the Admiralty for the purposes of this Act.

Restrictions

tions of

money issued.

3.-(1.) Before any moneys are issued for on applica- the purpose of expenditure under any one of the heads in the schedule to this Act, the Admiralty shall submit to the Treasury an estimate, with such details as may be required by the Treasury, of the expenditure under that head for which it is for the time being proposed to issue money, and shall there with state the period within which it is proposed to expend the money so issued.

(2.) There shall be no excess of any expenditure for any work specified in the schedule above the amount stated for that work in the fifth column of the schedule, unless the Treasury and Admiralty are satisfied that the excess will be compensated by savings on the expenditure specified in that column of the schedule for other works, so that no excess

will be caused over the total expenditure A.D. 1896. specified in the fifth column of the schedule; and in such cases the savings may be applied in payment of the excess.

income of

of scheduled

4. Such sum as is shown by the account Application certified by the Comptroller and Auditor- of surplus General under section four of the Sinking year 1895-6 Fund Act, 1875, to be the surplus of income for expenses above expenditure for the financial year end- works. ing the thirty-first day of March one thousand 38 & 39 Viet. eight hundred and ninety-six shall, instead of c. 45. being applied as provided by the above-mentioned Act, be set apart in the Exchequer account and applied by the Treasury at such times as they direct, as follows:

(a) in paying off with interest any sum borrowed under the Naval Works Act, 58 & 59 Vict. 1895;

(b) in repaying to the Consolidated Fund any sums issued in pursuance of the Naval Works Act, 1895, and not already repaid; (c) in paying any sums authorised by this or any future Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of the works specified in the schedule to this Act.

c. 35.

5.-(1.) The Admiralty shall cause to be Accounts of made out an account, in the form required by expenditure. the Treasury, showing

(a) the aggregate amount of money ex-
pended for any purpose of this Act or of
the Naval Works Act, 1895, and the pur-
poses on which that money was expended,
distinguishing the expenditure under each
of the heads in the schedule to this Act;
(b) the aggregate amount of money borrowed
and repaid, and securities (if any) created
for borrowing the same and discharged;
and

(c) the balance (if any) of the sums authorised to be issued for any such purpose. (2.) The accounts of expenditure under this Act shall be audited and reported upon by the Comptroller and Auditor-General as appropriation accounts in manner directed by the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 29 & 30 Vict. 1866.

c. 39.

6. This Act may be cited as the Naval Short title. Works Act, 1896.

A.D. 1898

2. Power to the Treasury to borrow.

3. Short title.

An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. [21st May 1896.]

Most Gracious Sovereign,

WE, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sum herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards

the Trea sury to

2. The Treasury may borrow from Power to any person, and the Bank of England may advance to the Treasury on the credit of the said sum, borrow. any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of twenty-seven million four hundred and forty-two thousand two hundred and seven pounds, and the Treasury shall repay the moneys so borrowed with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the said moneys were borrowed.

Any moneys so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such Fund is available.

3. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Short title, Fund (No. 2) Act, 1896.