certain

properties.

9. The Postmaster-General may in exercise of the A.D. 1926. powers of this Act take the parts of the several properties shewn on the deposited plans and described in the As to taking deposited books of reference under the numbers stated parts of 5 in the Schedule to this Act which lie within the limits of the property proposed to be acquired shewn on such plans or such parts thereof as the Postmaster-General may require without being required or compellable to purchase any greater part or the whole of any such 10 property.

The provisions of this section shall be stated in every notice given by the Postmaster-General to sell and convey a part of any of the said properties.

10.—(1) Any land tax assessed on the first day of Land tax. 15 January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, on any part of any of the lands shewn on the deposited plans and described in the deposited books of reference shall as from the date of the purchase or acquisition by the Postmaster-General of the lands on which it is assessed be 20 deemed to have been redeemed at the price and in accordance with the conditions provided by the Finance 59 & 60 Act, 1896, as amended by the Finance Act, 1921, and Vict. c. 28. the Land Tax Acts therein defined, and from and after such date no sum shall be assessed or charged in respect 25 of land tax on any part of such lands.

(2) The Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall grant a certificate of exoneration from assessment to land tax of any lands purchased or acquired by the Postmaster-General under this Act and that certificate shall 30 be registered by the officer appointed for the registry of contracts for the redemption of land tax.

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11.-(1) No purchase shall be made by the Post- Sanction of master-General under the authority of this Act without Treasury the sanction of the Treasury.

required to purchase (2) Any such sanction may be given either generally under this or in respect of any particular purchase contract or Act. agreement and a vendor to or purchaser from or person contracting with the Postmaster-General shall not be bound or entitled to inquire whether such sanction has 40 been given.

12. This Act may be cited as the Post Office (Sites) Short title.

A.D. 1926.

Section 9.

SCHEDULE.

PROPERTIES OF WHICH PORTIONS ONLY MAY BE TAKEN
BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

County Borough of Swansea

Borough of Doncaster

[AS AMENDED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE.]

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES.

Clause.

1. Incorporation of Lands Clauses Acts.

2. Power to acquire lands.

3. Compensation in case of recently altered buildings. Correction of errors, &c.

4.

5. Power to Postmaster-General to enter lands for purpose of surveying.

6. Power to erect buildings and form roads.

7. Stopping up street and extinction of rights of laying pipes and other easements.

11. Sanction of Treasury required to purchase under this Act.

12. Short title.

SCHEDULE.

A.D. 1926

Section 9.

SCHEDULE.

PROPERTIES OF WHICH PORTIONS ONLY MAY BE TAKEN
BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

Area.

County Borough of Swansea
Borough of Doncaster

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BILL

[AS AMENDED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE

To enable His Majesty's Postmaster-
General to acquire lands in Black-
pool, Swansea and Doncaster for the
public service, and for other purposes.

Presented by Sir William Mitchell-Thomson,
supported by
Viscount Wolmer.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 10 June 1926.

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Make provision for the prevention of unemploy- A.D. 1926. ment, and for other purposes connected

therewith.

E 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, 5 as follows:

1. (1) For the purpose of the prevention of unem- National ployment and for the most effective utilisation of unem- Employployed persons it shall be lawful for His Majesty by ment and Warrant under the Sign Manual to establish a National Develop10 Employment and Development Board (hereinafter called "the Board").

(2) The Minister of Labour shall be chairman of the Board and shall undertake the collection, preparation and publication of information and statistics relating to 15 the work of the Board as hereinafter provided.

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(3) In addition to the chairman, the Board shall consist of the following members, namely:

(a) The President of the Board of Trade;

(b) The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries;
(c) The President of the Board of Education;

(d) The First Commissioner of His Majesty's Works
and Public Buildings;

(e) The Secretary for Scotland;

(f) The Minister of Health;

ment Board.