The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-08 00:00:00

TIME TO TIME.

21. And be it enacted, that subject as aforesaid the ad-
vances which may be made by the ,Commissioners of the
Treasury, under the authority of this Act, may be made in
separate instalments or sums, at such times and in such
manner as the Commissioners of Railways may recommend
as most expedient for assisting the progress of the works,
and for insuring the due application of the moneys advanced,
but so that where any sum shall have been advanced as
aforesaid no subsequent advance shall be made until the
Commissioners of the Treasury shall have been satisfied by
certificate of the Commissioners of Railways that the sum
previously advanced has been properly expended.

WAGES OF LABOURERS AND WORKMEN TO BE PAID WEEKLY
IN MONEY OR LICENSED BANKERS' NOTES PAYABLE ON
DEIA.ND.

22. And be it enacted, that where any monies shall have
been advanced to a company as aforesaid the entire amount
of the wages earned by or payable to every workman and
labourer in respect of any work or labour done in or about
the construction of the works of such company, shall be
actually paid to such workman and labourer in the current
coin of the realm (or In notes of the Governor and Company
of the Bank of Ireland, or in the notes of any company, or
persons carrying on the business of a banker and duly
licensed to issue such notes and payable on demand), and
not otherwise, and such payment shall be made weekly, and
every payment made to any such workman or labourer of
or in respect of any such wages by delivering to him goods or
otherwise than i❑ such current coin or notes as aforesaid,
shall be illegal, null and void, and in case the whole amount
of the wages received by or payable to any such workma❑
or labourer as aforesaid up to and inclusive of the Saturday
in every week shall not be paid on such Saturday, or on the
Monday following, the contractor or company who shall have
employed such workman or labourer shall be liable to pay
and shall pay to him double the amount of the wages earned,
or of so much thereof as shall not have been actually and
lawfully paid within the time and in the manner aforesaid.
and such double amount may be recovered from the em-
ployer in the, manner by law appointed for the recovery of
servants' wages,
CONTRACTORS' ILIABLE FOR NON-FATHENT or LABOURERS
BY THEIR SUB-COTBACToRS.
23. And be it enacted, that where any moneys shall have
been advanced to a company as aforesaid, such company
shall take such security from, and make such stipulations
with, the persons who shall contract for the execution of the
works, or any part thereof, as the Commissioners of Railways
shall think tit, for the due and regular payment of all work•
men and labourers employed in or about such works; and
every person who shall contract with any such company for
the execution of such works, or any part thereof, shall be
liable for the due payment to every workman and labourer
of his wages as aforesaid, according to the provisions of this
Act, notwithstanding that by reason of any sub-contract,
or otherwise, he may not be the actual employer of such
workman and labourer; and every such workman and la-
bourer may at his option recover such wages (or where the
same shall become due, the double amount tbereof as afore-
said) from such original contractor, or his sub-contractor, or
from either of them.
DECENT DWELLINGS TO BE PROVIDED FOR WORKMEN, WHEN