for water, or removing mill dams, weirs, or other obstructions to watercourses or outfalls for water, or raising, widening, or otherwise altering any existing wall or other defence against water, hereinafter referred to under the expression "improvement of existing works." To making any new watercourse or new outfall for water, or erecting any new defence against water, to erecting any machinery or doing any other act not herein before referred to, required for the drainage, necessary supply of water for cattle, warping or irrigation of the area comprised within the limits of their jurisdiction, hereinafter referred to under the expression "the construction of new works." Provided, That no person shall by virtue of this Act be compelled to execute at his own expense any works which he would not have been compelled to execute if this Act had not passed. That no work shall be deemed to be a new work that is in substitution for an old one, in cases where such old work is so much out of repair or so inefficient as to make it expedient to construct a new work in place thereof. That full compensation shall be made for all injury sustained by any person by reason of the exercise by the commissioners of the above powers. That the exercise of the foregoing powers shall be subject to the restrictions hereinafter mentioned.

The commissioners shall not be entitled to remove or otherwise interfere with any mill dam, weir, or other like obstruction, whereby the level of the water is raised for any milling or other purpose of profit, so as to injuriously affect the supply of water, otherwise than with the consent of the owner of such mill dam, weir, or other like obstruction, until the following things have been done; that is to say,-Their right to do so has been determined in manner hereinafter mentioned :-Compensation to be made to all parties entitled for the injury which may have been caused by such removal or interference, with the consent of the commissioners, by any persons or body of persons being proprietors of not less than one-tenth part in acreage, of any bog, moor, or any other area of land; and the superintendence of matters relating to drainage within such a district to be vested in a drainage board. Power was also given to private owners to procure outfalls or new drains by obtaining the assent of the adjoining owner.

The commissioners have power to levy rates for defraying all costs, charges, and expenses incurred by them under the authority of the Act when the rate is for some improvement or new work involving an expenditure of more than 1,000l.; the same is to be a special rate and to be deemed to be a tax on the owners of property; and when any owner of any land makes default in paying the amount of any rate, the amount may be levied upon and payment enforced against the occupier of such land and his goods and chattels. The commissioners have power to borrow money on such rates. The commissioners have no power to interfere with sewers and other works already made, with any river canal, dock, harbours, &c., with any works or supply of water, or to execute any works under any wharves, quays, docks, harbours, &c., without the consent of the corporation or other body acting on that behalf. Drainage districts may be formed.

INDEX.

Throughout the work the paging of the Series is at the head, and the paging of the
Volume at the bottom.

A. Bank of England, Correspondence of the Chancellor of Exchequer

Statute on Payments to

Possessions,

99

C.-Belfast, Report of Queen's College in

Law, England, Statute on

Bonded Warehouses, Quantity of Goods remaining in, Dec. 31, 1861
British Guiana, Value of Exports to, in 1861

B.-Barracks and Hospitals, Report of Commissioners on

British Museum, Report on Illuminating with Gas the
D.-British Columbia, Progress of

E.-Bankruptcy Court, Revenue and Expenditure of

F.-Bahamas, Report on the State of

Barbadoes,

99
Statistical Account of

Bengal Presidency, Moral and Material Progress of
Bermuda, Statistical Account of

Bombay Presidency, Moral and Material Progress of

British Guiana, Report on the State of

Statistical Account of

C.-Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Ireland, Report of Committee on
Business of the House of Commons, Report on

Value of Imports of

Prisons, Report of Directors of

416

48

237

153

Coroners, Report of Committee on the Law relating to the Duties of 233

25

G.-Charity Commissioners, Report of

Ireland

Scotland

99

Ceylon, Report on the State of

Statistical Accounts of

Colonial Possessions, Statistical Tables relating to

Census of England and Wales, Tables of

Conjugal Rights, Scotland, Statute on
County Voters, Statute on

H.-Copyhold, Report of Commissioners of

Exports, Value of, in each Month of 1861

B.-Examination for the Diplomatic Service, Regulation of

C.-Education Grants, Expenditure for the Year up to 31st Dec., 1860

Report of Committee of Privy Council on

38

58

4

4

A.-Gold and Silver, Value of Imports and Exports of, in 1861

Guarantee of Money in Companies, Report on

99

C-Galway, Report of Queen's College in

F.-Gambia, Report on the State of

Income and Expenditure for the Years ended 31st March, 1860-61.
Account of, for the Year ended 30th Sep-
tember, 1861.

31st Dec.

"H.-Inclosure Commission, Report of Commissioners of

J.

L.

471

A.-Lace Manufacture, Report on Regulations for the
Land and Assessed Tax, Amount of Revenue of
Legacy and Succession Tax, Amount of

Linen Yarn and Manufacture, Quantity and Value of Exports in

1861

E.-Law of Foreign Countries, Statute for ascertaining
H.-Lunacy, Account of Money expended by Commissioners of
Report of Commissioners of the Lord Chancellor .
Report of Commissioners of for Scotland

Prussia, Value of Exports to

40

B.-Poland, Correspondence with the Government of Russia on, 1831-32

47

88588825

62

67

65

60