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An Act to provide until the thirty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty four for the Government of His Majesty’s Settlements in Western Australia on the West Coast of New Holland. 14 May 1829. [DOCUMENT FIRST PAGE ENDS HERE] 

Whereas (?) of His Majesty’s subjects have by the (?) and consent of His Majesty effected a settlement upon certain wild and unoccupied lands on the western coast of New Holland and the islands adjacent which settlements have (?) and are known by the name of Western Australia. And whereas it is necessary to make some temporary provision for the civil government of the said settlement until the said undertaking shall be further matured and the number of colonists in the said settlements increased. Be it therefore enacted by the King most excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords (?) and temporal and (?) in this present parliament assembled and by the authority of the same that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty his heirs and successors by any order or orders to be by him or them made with the advice of his of their privy council to make ordain and subject to such [DOCUMENT SECOND PAGE ENDS HERE] 

conditions and constitutions as to him or them shall seem (fit?) to authorize and empower any three or more persons and being within the said settlements to make ordain and establish all such laws instructions and ordinances and to constitute such courts and officers as may be necessary for the peace order and good government of His Majesty’s subjects and others within the said settlements provided that all such orders in council and all laws and ordinances so to be made as aforesaid the shall be laid before both houses of parliament as soon as conveniently may be after the making and enactment thereof (?) provided also that as part of the colonies of New South Wales and Van Dieman’s Land as at present established shall be (?) within the said new colony or settlements of Western Australia and be it further enacted that this act shall continue in force until the thirty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty four and (?) (?) until the end of the then (?) session of parliament and no longer. [DOCUMENT THIRD PAGE ENDS HERE].

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