§ The council of a receiving district or an authority eligible to participate may contribute towards expenses incurred by a river board or drainage authority in the execution of works rendered necessary by the carrying out of development which, in the opinion of the authority making the contribution, is town development within the meaning of this Act.—[Mr. H. Macmillan.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This Clause results from an undertaking I gave in Committee to put down a new Clause dealing with contributions to expenses of land drainage works. The Clause allows contributions to be made towards the expenses of the river boards and the other drainage authorities, either by the council of the receiving district or by a participating authority.
Local authorities benefited by development in relation to which contributions towards these drainage expenses are made by the councils of receiving districts or by participating authorities will be able to contribute towards them under Clause 4 or Clause 10 (3). I think that Members who may recollect the discussion which we had in the Committee will see that the new Clause, taken with Amendments which we have just passed, fully meets the undertaking which I gave.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.
§ Bill reported, with Amendments; as amended (in the Standing Committee and on re-committal) considered.