Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Public Service Act 1912 or in any other enactment, and without limiting any other powers in that behalf, it is hereby declared that there may be paid from money appropriated by Parliament for the payment of salaries and of allowances in the nature of salaries to persons employed by the Crown amounts by way of increase of salary from 14 September 1953, which shall not exceed in any case the sum of 62 pounds 8 shillings a year.

This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 15 September 1953.

Notwithstanding anything in section 21 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, without further appropriation than this section,—

This section shall continue in force until money is first appropriated by Parliament after the passing of this Act for the purpose of paying the salaries of the persons referred to in this section, and shall then expire.

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the War Pensions Act 1943 or the War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Act 1940, a War Pensions Board may, in its discretion and in accordance with any general or special directions of the Minister of Defence, in respect of any period commencing not earlier than 15 September 1953 and ending before the date of the commencement of the War Pensions Act 1954, increase the rate of any war pension or allowance by not more than 15 shillings a week in the case of any pension or 1 pound a week in the case of any allowance.

In determining any application for an increase under this section a War Pensions Board may take into account such factors of economic significance (including any bonus received by the applicant from the Consolidated Fund) as it thinks fit.

This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 15 September 1953.

It shall be lawful and be deemed to have been lawful for any local authority or public body whose district lies wholly or partly within the boundaries of the Southland Land District to expend money out of its general fund or account towards celebrating and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the settlement of Southland, and in connection with the establishment of a centennial memorial or centennial memorials, and to make grants to the body known as the Southland Centennial Association Incorporated for any such purpose.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Local Bodies’ Finance Act 1921–22, it shall be deemed to be and to have been lawful for any local authority within the meaning of that Act to owe as at the last day of its financial year that was current on 19 November 1953, in excess of the limits prescribed by that Act, a sum not exceeding the total of all money expended by the local authority during that financial year to meet increases in salary or wages or under any contract entered into before 19 November 1953, which are directly attributable to the general wage order made on that date by the Court of Arbitration under the Economic Stabilization Regulations 1953.

Whereas Frederick William Ongley, Esquire, former Judge of the Compensation Court, retired from that office on 31 December 1951:

And whereas under the Compensation Court Regulations 1940 he was during his tenure of office entitled to the same salary as the Judge of the Court of Arbitration:

And whereas on 6 December 1951 the salary of the Judge of the Court of Arbitration was increased by 350 pounds a year to 2,600 pounds a year and it is desirable that the salary of the said Frederick William Ongley should be increased to that amount as from that date to the date of his retirement and that his superannuation be increased consequentially:

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

There shall be paid to the said Frederick William Ongley out of the Consolidated Fund, without further appropriation than this section, as an addition to the salary paid to him as the Judge of the Compensation Court in respect of the period that commenced on 6 December 1951 and ended with 31 December 1951, an amount calculated at the rate of 350 pounds a year.

For the purpose of determining the rights of the said Frederick William Ongley to a superannuation allowance on his retirement from that office, the amount of his annual salary at the time of his retirement shall be deemed to have been 2,600 pounds a year.

Whereas Wilfred Fosberrey Stilwell, Esquire, an additional Judge of the Court of Arbitration, was appointed to his present office as from 4 November 1949:

And whereas he had held office as a Deputy Judge of that court from 28 April 1948 to the date of his appointment as an additional Judge of that court:

And whereas it is desirable that the period during which he held office as a Deputy Judge shall for superannuation purposes be deemed to be service as an additional Judge of that court:

Be it therefore enacted as follows:

For the purpose of determining the rights of the said Judge to a superannuation allowance on his retirement from his present office, the period for which he has held his present office as an additional Judge of the Court of Arbitration shall be deemed to have commenced on 28 April 1948.

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

The following enactments are hereby repealed, namely:

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

The payment made out of its funds during the financial year of the board that ended with 30 June 1954, by the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, established under the Meat Export Control Act 1921–22, as a compassionate allowance to the widow of Joseph John Evans, deceased, former General Manager of the board, is hereby validated and declared to have been lawfully made.