A.D. 1901. (10.) The Court may award costs to or against any party to any proceedings under this section, and in addition to any other power, may, where of opinion that a reasonable offer for the payment of compensation, or the execution of any works has been made by the Board, order a tenant to pay any costs incurred by the Board after the date of the offer. Any costs ordered to be paid by a tenant under this section may be deducted from any compensation payable to him thereunder.

Extension of

c. 49. s. 5. (5) in case of land purchased by the Board.

(11.) Rules of court may regulate the practice and procedure under this section.

(12.) In this section the expression "estate" includes part of an estate.

2. The right to enter upon a holding during 44 & 15 Vict. the continuance of a statutory term conferred on a landlord by subsection (5) of section five of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881, for the purposes therein specified, is hereby conferred on the Congested Districts Board and any person authorised by them in that behalf, in respect of any holding not subject to a statu

tory term which is situate upon land purchased A.D. 1901. by that Board, and for enforcing the right conferred by this section the Board shall have the like remedies as in the case of a holding subject to a statutory term.

for exercise

certain

3. Where the Congested Districts Board Provision have, whether before or after the passing of of powers by this Act, purchased land elsewhere than in a Board in congested districts county, the Lord Lieute- respect of nant may, if he thinks fit on the report of the lands. Board by Order in Council, declare that for the purposes of this section the land shall be treated as part of such congested districts county as he may determine, and the Board shall thereupon have, with respect to that land, all the powers conferred on them by the Congested Districts Board (Ireland) Acts as amended by this Act.

Grants for public

works.

1. Grants for public works.

SCHEDULE.

An Act to grant Money for the purpose of certain Local Loans out of the Local Loans Fund, and for other purposes relating to Local Loans.

[17th August, 1901.]

BE it enacted by the King'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.-(1.) For the purpose of local loans there may be issued by the National Debt Commissioners the following sums, namely:

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(a.) For the purpose of loans by the Public Works Loan Commissioners any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of seven million pounds;

(b.) For the purpose of loans by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of eight hundred thousand pounds. (2.) The sums so issued shall be issued during a period ending on the day on which a further Act granting money for the purposes of those loans comes into operation and in accordance with the provisions of the National 50 & 51 Vict. Debt and Local Loans Act, 1887.

c. 16.

Remission of certain claims against Eyemouth harbour trustees.

3.-(1.) Whereas in the years one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six the sum of twenty-five thousand pounds was advanced by the Public Works Loan Commissioners to the Eyemouth harbour trustees on the security of the harbour revenues with the collateral security of a charge on the police rate of the burgh of Eyemouth, and the principal sum outstanding in respect of the loan is twentyfour thousand eight hundred and fifty-two pounds eight shillings and twopence; and it has been arranged by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, with the consent of the Treasury, that the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds should be received in full satisfaction of the claim of the Commissioners in respect of the said loan:

Therefore the said arrangement is hereby confirmed, and on payment of the said sum of one thousand five hundred pounds the balance, namely, twenty-three thousand three hundred and fifty-two pounds eight shillings and twopence, shall be deemed a free grant from Parliament.

(2.) Whereas pursuant to an agreement made in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two the sum of ten thousand pounds was advanced by the Public Works Loan Commissioners to the Eyemouth harbour trustees on the security of the harbour revenues with the collateral security of the Fishery Board for Scotland; and it has been arranged by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, with the consent of the Treasury, that, on payment of the sum of five hundred pounds to the Fishery Board for Scotland, the Eyemouth harbour trustees should be released from their liability in respect of the said loan of ten thousand pounds, without prejudice to the liability of the Fishery Board for Scotland to repay that loan;

Therefore the said arrangement is hereby confirmed, and on payment of the said sum of five hundred pounds the liability of the Eye

mouth harbour trustees in respect of the said A.D. 1901. loan shall be extinguished.

of certain

54 Vict. c. 1.

4.-(1.) Whereas under the Seed Potatoes Remission Supply (Ireland) Act, 1890, the Commissioners ans and of Public Works in Ireland have advanced to penalties the board of guardians of the poor law union under of Belmullet the sum of three thousand eight and 58 Vict. hundred and fifty-three pounds seven shillings, c. 2. and the board of guardians have repaid the sum of three thousand and eighty-seven pounds nine shillings and fivepence, and it is expedient, regard being had to the circumstances of the case, that repayment should not be required of the debt still outstanding, amounting to seven hundred and sixty-five pounds seventeen shillings and sevenpence;

Therefore the said debt shall be extinguished and the amount thereof shall be deemed a free grant from Parliament.

(2.) Whereas the unions of Swineford and Belmullet, in the county of Mayo, by not repaying when due the instalments of certain loans made to them under the Seed Potatoes Supply (Ireland) Act, 1895, became liable to 58 Vict. c. 2. pay receiver's fees to the amount of forty-one pounds sixteen shillings, and sixteen pounds ten shillings and twopence respectively, and interest to the amount of one hundred and twelve pounds four shillings and sevenpence, and sixty-two pounds eleven shillings and eightpence respectively, amounting altogether to two hundred and thirty-three pounds two shillings and five pence; and it is expedient to remit the said sum;

Therefore the said sum is hereby remitted.

loan under

5. Whereas under the Labouring Classes Remission of Lodging Houses and Dwellings Act (Ireland), balance of 1866, in the year one thousand eight hundred 29 & 30 Viet and eighty, the sum of one thousand five hun- c. 44. dred pounds was advanced to Gerard Irvine, and the sum of one thousand two hundred and eighty-six pounds five shillings and sevenpence has been repaid in respect of the said loan, and it is expedient, regard being had to the circumstances of the case, that repayment should not be required of the debt still outstanding, amounting to two hundred and thirteen pounds fourteen shillings and fivepence;

Therefore the said debt shall be extinguished, and the amount thereof shall be deemed a free grant from Parliament.

6. This Act may be cited as the Public Short title. Works Loans Act, 1901.

the making of rates, be made in lieu of the rate which is invalid and for the service of the same period as that rate on the valuation lists issued on the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred, subject to revision in accordance with this Act and as varied on appeal; and those lists shall be as valid and effectual for all purposes as if they had been issued on the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and one, for the ensuing year.

(2.) For the purposes of this Act any lists of tenements and hereditaments transmitted to the Commissioner of Valuation for the purpose of the annual revision, which would but for the said general revaluation have been completed by the first day of March one thousand nine hundred and one, shall be forthwith revised and transmitted in the same manner and subject to the same provisions, except as respects dates, as if the general revaluation had not been made and shall have effect accordingly.