The Short Title of this Act is “The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1906”; and it shall continue in operation until the close of the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and six, but no longer.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section three of “The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1896,” or elsewhere in any Act relative to the public revenues, it is hereby declared as follows:—

So long as this Act continues in operation (but no longer) section five of “The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” shall be read and construed as if the words “two hundred thousand pounds” were substituted in lieu of the words “one hundred and fifty thousand pounds.”

The Colonial Treasurer may from time to time transfer any sum or sums, not exceeding in the whole three hundred thousand pounds, from the Consolidated Fund to the Public Works Fund.

Whereas under Item 26 of Vote 71, Class XIX (Working Railways), in the estimates for the year ending the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, provision was made, as therein mentioned, for certain increases of salaries and wages to members of the Railway Department in excess of the maximum rates of pay as set forth in the Schedules to “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901” (First and Second Divisions): And whereas, under the extended appropriation provided by section three of “The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1896,” such increases continued to be paid after the total of the item voted had been exceeded, and by reason of the premises a technical breach of section three of “The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” has been inadvertently committed: And whereas it is expedient to validate what has been done, and to authorise the payment of such increases whilst this Act continues in operation: Be it therefore enacted that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section three of the last-mentioned Act, the following provisions shall have effect:—

All moneys payable in respect of the acquisition of lands under section twenty of “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1906,” and in respect of advances under section twenty-four thereof, shall, without further appropriation than that Act, be payable out of moneys raised under section twenty-three thereof; and that Act shall be and as from the coming into operation thereof shall be deemed to have been a sufficient appropriation accordingly.

In addition to the moneys available for the purpose under the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Colonial Treasurer may from time to time, while this Act is in operation, pay out of the Consolidated Fund for the purposes of the New Zealand International Exhibition any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of fifty thousand pounds.