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(6.) Section 23 authorizes the payment of cost-of-living bonus to certain annuitants. (7.) Section 25 authorizes the payment of £50,000 to the Government Railways Superannuation Fund. (8.) Sections 30 and 31 authorize the transfer of certain moneys to the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account, and section 33 the transfer of £1,000,000 from the Consolidate-d Fund to the Public Works Fund. (9.) Section 39 validates certain payments to Lord Liverpool, and section 44 payments by local authorities in respect of the visit of the Prince of Wales. (10.) Section 45 authorizes the Governeir-General to reduce the rates of Customs duty on tea. Local Acts. 1920, No. 1 (Local). —The Wanganui Borough Council Empowering and Acquisition Act, 1920.—This Act empowers the Wanganui Borough Council to pay certain moneys to the Wanganui Fin; Board for the, acquisition of certain lands and the creation of a fire-station ; fixes the amount payable to insurance companies carrying on business in the Wanganui Fire District at the time of the dissolution of the Fire Board thereof ; and vests certain land in the Corporation of the Borough of Wanganui. 1920, No. 2 (Local). —The Ocean Beach Public Domain Amendment Act, 1920. —This Act amends in various particulars the Ocean Beach Public Domain Act, 1892. 1920, No. 3 (Local).—The Hawke's Bay Rivers Amendment Act, 1920.—This Act amends the Hawke's Bay Rivers Act, 1919, by repealing the provision of that Act enabling the River Board to raise a loan without the consent of ratepayers. 1920, No. 4 (Local). —The Napier Harbour Board Empowering and Loan Amendment Act, 1920. — This Act makes further provision with respect to the borrowing of certain moneys by the Napier Harbour Board. 1920, No. 5 (Local). —The Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan Act, 1920. —This Act empowers the Lyttelton Harbour Board to borrow £150,000 for the works mentioned in the schedule thereto. 1920, No. 6 (Local).—The New Plymouth Recreation and Racecourse Reserve Act, 1920.- This Act amends in various particulars the New Plymouth. Recreation Reserve; Act, 1887. 1920, No. 7 (Local). — The Tauranga Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act empowers the Tauranga Harbour Board to reissue certain redeemed debemtures. 1920, No. 8 (Local). —The Waimakariri Harbour District and Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act redefines the Waimakariri Haibour District, and provides for the constitution of a new Board thereof. 1920, No. 9 (Local). —The Whakatane Harbour Amendme'iit Act, 1920. —This Act amends in various particulars the Whakatane Harbour Act, 1912. 1920, No. 10 (Local). —The Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act authorizes the Aucklanel Harbour Board to borrow £60,000 to pay off debenture's to the amount of £60,000 issued under the Aucklanel Harbour Beiard Empowering Act, 1899, and to dispose of all timber not required by the Board for its own purposes. 1920, No. 11 (Local). —The Christchurch District Drainage Amendment Act, 1920. —This Act amends the Christchurch District Drainage Act, 1907, in various particulars. Sections 13 and 14 introduce a ne'w principle by providing that whe:re a poll on any proposal has not been carried, the GovernorGeneral, on petition of the Board, and after making such inquiry as he thinks fit, may by Order in .Council declare that the proposal may be: given effect to as if it had. been carried. 1920, No. 12 (Local).- The: Dunedin City Corpeiration Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act empowers the Corporation of the City of Dunedin to construct a drain or weir in the: Waipori River for the' purpose of impouneling the water of the river for generating and supplying electricity ; subject to the saving of certain existing mining privileges and the payment of compensation for rights injuriously affecte:d. 1920, No. 13 (Local). —The Thames Harbemr Board Loan and Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act empowers the Thames Harbour Board to borrow the sum of £275,000, and to expend that sum for certain purposes, subject to certain conditions. 1920, No. 14 (Local).-The Wanganui River Trust Amendment Act, 1920.- This Act gives the Wanganui River Trust further leasing-powers, makes provision for filling vacancies on the: trust, and empowers it to sell ground. 1920, Ne>. 15 (Local). —The Christchurch Tramway District Act, 1920.- This Act consolidates and amends in various particulars the law relating to the Christchurch Tramway District and the Board thereof. 1920, No. 16 (Local). —The Bay of Islands Harbour Act, 1920. —This Act constitutes the County of the Bay of Islands a harbour district, makes provision for a Harbour Beiard for that district, empowers that Board to borrow on the security of a special rate moneys for the construction of harbour-works, to levy differential dues, to purchase from the Crown a certain railway-wharf, and vests in it certain other wharves. 1920, No. 17 (Local).- -The: Gisborne Harbour Board Amendment Act, 1920.—This Act cxtemds the Gisborne Harbour District, vests certain lands in the: Gisborne: Harbour Board, and amends in various particulars the Gisborne Harbour Board Enabling Act, 1919. 1920, No. 18 (Local). —The Wanganui Borough Council Empowering Act, 1920. —This Act empowers the Wanganui Borough Council to acquire certain interests under the will of the late Hemry Sarjeant in certain properties situate in the: Borough of Wanganui. 1920, No. 19 (Local). —The: Nelsein Harbemr Amemdment Act, 1920. —This Act repeals, on and from the Ist April, 1919, section 6 of the Nelson Harbour Act, 1905.