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7. "Imprest Supply Act, 1907 (No. 3)."- —Granting to His Majesty for the service of the year the sums of £606,000 and £60,000. 8. " Costley Training institution Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Increasing the number of trustees to five, and making them a body corporate. 9. " Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1907." —Authorising the raising of a further sum of £50,000 for the purchase of land, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1905. 10. " Rotorua Town Act, 1907."—Providing for the management of the Town of Rotorua by the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. 11. "Apiaries Act, 1907."—Making provision for the inspection of apiaries, and for the prevention of disease amongst bees. 12. "Police Offences Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Providing for the regulation of boxingcontests. 13. " Tohunga Suppression Act, 1907." —Providing penalties for practising on the superstition of the Maori people by professing to possess supernatural powers. 14. " Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act, 1907." —Providing for the taking in New Zealand of affidavits or declarations for use in the Courts of foreign countries. 15. " Tariff Act, 1907." —Amending the law relating to the imposition of Customs and Excise duties; repealing the existing duties, and substituting the duties set forth in the schedules to this Act. 16. " Imprest Supply Act, 1907 (No. 4)." —Granting to His Majesty for the service of the year the sums of £650,000 and £22,000. 17. " The Methylated Spirit Act, 1907."—Prohibiting the purification of methylated spirit. 18. "Land and Income Assessment Act, 1907." —Imposing a graduated land-tax, commencing with the year ending the 31st March, 1908. In respect of land of an unimproved value of not less than £5,000 but less than £40,000, the rate of tax payable to be in accordance with the schedule to the Act; in respect of land, of an unimproved value of £40,000, the rate of tax payable to be a percentage of Bs. per £100; in respect of every additional £1,000, the percentage aforesaid to be increased by one-fifth of a shilling. In respect of land other than business premises, the percentages above mentioned to be increased by 25 per cent. Tax payable by absentee (as defined) to be increased in every case by 50 per cent, of the ordinary rate. 19. " Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Providing for payment of overtime to miners, and providing also for the attendance at inquests, subsequent to fatal accidents in mines, of a representative of the miners' union, and giving power to such representative to examine witnesses. 20. "Imprest Supply Act, 1907 (No. 5)." —Granting to His Majesty for the service of the year the sums of £656,000 and £14,000. 21. "Land-tax and Income-tax Act, 1907."—Imposing a land-tax and income-tax for the year. 22. " Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1907."—Consolidating and amending the law relating to the adulteration of food and drugs, and prohibiting the sale of adulterated articles. 23. " Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Acts Amendment Act, 1907."—Validating orders made by Registrars of the Supreme Court acting in the place of a Judge of the Supreme Court, in pursuance of the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Acts of 1881, 1884, 1891, and" 1893. 24. " Marine Insurance Act, 1907."—A codification of the law relating to marine insurance. 25. " Post-Office Savings-Bank Funds Investment Act, 1907."—Providing for the transfer of £200,000 from the Post Office Account to the Public Account, and for the expenditure thereof in the erection of post-office buildings in Auckland and Wellington. 26. " Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act, 1907."—Authorising the expenditure of a further sum of £100,000 in improving the Hutt railway and road. 27. " Scaffolding Inspection Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Making further provision for the safety of scaffolding, lifts, and other building appliances, and providing also for the report of accidents on buildings, 28. " Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Amendment Act, 1907."—Extending to Justices the power of committing to the Supreme Court for sentence persons pleading guilty on charges of indictable offences. 29. "Police Offences Act, 1907."—Amending "The Police Offences Act, 1884," in various particulars. 30. " Agricultural Implement Manufacture, Importation, and Sale Act, 1907."—Extending the operation of the Act of 1905 until the 31st December, 1908. 31. "Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act, 1907."—Providing for the adequate accommodation of agricultural labourers, and for the appointment of Inspectors in connection therewith. 32. " Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1907."—Making further provision for the Government Advances to Settlers Account and the Government Advances to Workers Account. 33. "Taumarunui Town Council Election Validation Act, 1907."—Removing doubts as to the validity of the election of the Taumarunui Town Council. 34. "Flour and other Products Monopoly Prevention Act, 1907."—Providing for the remission of duty on flour, wheat, and potatoes, when it is found by the Court of Arbitration that the price of these commodities is unreasonably high. 35. "Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1907."—Making further provision as to coal-mining leases and as to State coal-mines. 36. "Sea-fisheries Act, 1907."—Making provision for the protection of the oyster industry in the North Island. >

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