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Provisions of recited Act to apply to Cases where Lands drained by means of pumping.
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3. ‘Whereas in some Localities it may be found expedients to drain the Lands proposed to be drained by pumping only, or by pumping together with the other Means contemplated by the said recited Act:’ Be it enacted, That Works proper for the Drainage of Land by pumping shall be deemed to be Drainage Works within the Meaning of the said recited Act; and all the Provisions of the said Act shall apply to Cases where the Lands to be drained under the Provisions thereof shall be drained by pumping, either alone or together with other Drainage Works: Provided always, that in all Cases where it shall be proposed to drain any Lands by means of pumping as aforesaid, the Petition to be presented to the Commissioners shall set forth, in addition to the Particulars required by the said Act, the estimated Expense of erecting and maintaining the Works and Machinery necessary for such pumping, and the Mode in which it may be proposed that the Amount of such Expense shall be levied and applied; and no Drainage District shall be constituted where such Drainage is intended to be carried on solely or principally by pumping, unless and until the said Commissioners shall be satisfied as to the Sufficiency of the Means intended to be adopted for the due and proper Use and Maintenance of such pumping Works for Relief of the Lands proposed to be drained and improved.
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