H.-22a.

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Hospitals and Charitable Institutions.

38. (1.) A similar estimate shall, whenever necessary, be made by the Board of the amount of expenditure required for the acquisition of land as a site for any institution, or for the erection of any new institution in the district, or for the re-erection of or additions to any existing institution. (2.) Such estimated expenditure, less the amount receivable from the Consolidated Fund in respect thereof, shall be apportioned among the contributing local authorities in the manner prescribed by the last preceding section with respect to expenditure for maintenance. (3.) Any contributing local authority liable to pay any contribution under this section may pay the same in any manner authorised by the last preceding section, or may by special order raise the amount required by way of special loan under " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," without taking the steps described in sections seven to thirteen of that Act. (4.) The Colonial Treasurer is hereby authorised to lend money under Part II of the last-mentioned Act to any contributing local authority (including a borough) for the purposes of this section : Provided that he shall not lend, or agree to lend, under this section in any one year to any local authority a larger sum than one thousand pounds. 39. (1.) Where a contributing local authority considers the amount of any contribution required of it by the Board to be unjust it may appeal therefrom by transmitting a copy of any resolution expressing its dissent to the Minister, who thereupon shall direct an inquiry to be made by some fit person to be appointed for the purpose by the Minister. (2.) The person so appointed shall have all the powers of a Commission under " The Commissioners Act, 1903," and shall report his decision to the Minister, and such decision shall be final. (3.) The cost of every appeal under this section shall be defrayed by the party against whom the decision is given, and may be recovered by the Minister as a debt due to the Crown; or the amount may be deducted by the Colonial Treasurer from any subsidy at any time payable under this Act to that party. (4.) Where any such appeal is successful, the Board may make an amended apportionment in accordance with the recommendations (if any) of the Commissioner, and such amended apportionment, shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original apportionment, and shall take the place of the apportionment appealed against; and the amount thereof shall be paid accordingly. 40. If any contributing local authority liable under this Act to pay any contribution fails to pay the same for a period of one month after the time prescribed for the payment thereof, such contribution, or so much thereof as remains unpaid, may be recovered by the Board in any competent Court as a debt due by such local authority to the Board. 41. If any contributing local authority fails to pay the required contribution or any part thereof, the Colonial Treasurer, on the

Expenditure for erection of new buildings or additions.

Appeal.

Costs of appeal.

Amended requisition.

Contributions in arrear may be recovered as a debt.

Or may be deducted from subsidies.

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