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State") of the other part and is supplemental to the agreement made the tenth day of May, 1965 between the Commonwealth and the State and approved by the Parliament of the Commonwealth by the Western Australia (South-West Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965 (in this agreement called "the Principal Agreement") in relation to the carrying out of works for the development of water supplies in the South-West region of the State.
Whereas—
       (a) the Principal Agreement made provision for the grant by the Commonwealth to the State for the carrying out of the said works of financial assistance consisting of an amount which is equivalent to one-half of the cost of the works but does not exceed ten million five hundred thousand dollars ($10,500,000) and which is repayable by the State as provided in the Principal Agreement;
       (b) the State has sought an increase in the total amount of the financial assistance to be provided by the Commonwealth for the carrying out of the works;
       (c) the Parliament of the Commonwealth will accordingly be asked to approve an increase of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in the total amount of the financial assistance that may be provided by the Commonwealth under the Principal Agreement:
Now it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. This agreement will have no force or effect and shall not be binding on either party until it has been approved by the Parliament of the Commonwealth.
2. Upon the coming into force of this agreement, the Principal Agreement shall be amended by deleting from sub-clause (2.) of clause 4 the words and figures "Five million two hundred and fifty thousand pounds (£5,250,000)" and inserting in their place the words and figures "Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000)".
3. Subject to clause 2 of this agreement, the Principal Agreement is confirmed.
In witness whereof this agreement has been executed as at the day and year first above written.

Signed on behalf of The Commonwealth of Australia by the Right Honourable William McMahon, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, in the presence of—  WILLIAM McMAHON
D. J. Munro

Signed on behalf of The State of Western Australia by the Honourable John Trezise Tonkin, the Premier of the State, in the presence of—                 JOHN T. TONKIN
R. J. Seddon