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Power to aid migration and emigration, agriculture and industries.
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39.[1]
—(1) The Congested Districts Board may take such steps as they think proper for—
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(a) aiding migration or emigration from any electoral division, which either forms part of a congested districts county, or the total rateable value of which, when divided by the number of the population, gives a sum of less than one pound ten shillings for each individual, and settling any migrant or emigrant under favourable circumstances in the place to which he first migrates or emigrates; and
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(b) providing suitable seed potatoes and seed oats for sale to occupiers in any such electoral division; and
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(c) aiding and developing agriculture, forestry, the breeding of live stock and poultry, weaving, spinning, fishing (including the construction of piers and harbours, and the supply of fishing boats and gear, and industries connected with and subservient to fishing) and any other suitable industries. . . . . . . . .
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(2) The said seed shall be sold for ready money, and, where such price can be obtained for the same, for not less than the cost of the seed (including all expenses incurred for carriage, storage, or otherwise), except so far as such cost may be defrayed out of gifts specially given to the Board for that purpose.
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(3) Any person nominated by the Board may, at all reasonable times, and after due notice to the occupier, enter any land occupied by an occupier to whom seed has been sold, and ascertain whether it has been properly sown.
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(4) The Board may proceed under this section directly or indirectly, and by the application of money at their disposal or otherwise, and may make gifts or loans to any persons upon and subject to such conditions as the Board consider expedient, and any moneys received in respect of the principal or interest of the loans may be applied as part of the money placed at the disposal of the Board.
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[1 As to acquisition of land and holding of property by the Board, see 56 & 57 Vict. c. 35.] |
