No. XXII.
An Act to authorize the resumption of certain
portions of land situate in the parish of
Newcastle and county of Northumberland
for the purpose of enabling the Govern­
m e n t to arrest as far as possible the further
deposit of sand thereon and to reclaim for
public purposes and dispose of the said
lands as hereinafter provided. [14th Octo­
ber, 1886.]
B
E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with
the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legis­
lative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by
the authority of the same as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the " Newcastle Sand-drift Recla­
mation A c t " and in its construction the word " G o v e r n o r " except as
appearing in the fifth section of this Act shall mean the " Governor
with the advice of the Executive Council " and the words " Principal
Act " shall mean the Act forty-fourth Victoria number sixteen as
amended by the Act forty-fifth Victoria number twenty-six.
2. For the purpose of arresting as far as possible the further
deposit of sand upon the lands respectively described in Schedules A 13
C D and E of this Act and to enable the said lands to be reclaimed it
shall be lawful for the Governor to resume the said lands or any part
thereof in the same manner and subject to the same provisions and
conditions as lands may be resumed for public purposes under the
Principal Act and such reclamation shall be deemed to be a public
work and undertaking within the meaning of the said Principal Act
and such Act shall for all purposes apply to the said lands and to the
resumption thereof except that the lands so resumed shall vest in the
Secretary for Mines.
3. The said resumption shall not have the effect of passing any
estate or interest in or right to any coal or other mineral under the
surface of the land resumed and the persons entitled to mine for any
such mineral under the surface of such land shall not he prejudiced
or affected in respect of their right so to mine by reason of anything
contained in this Act or in the Principal Act.
4. The said lands when reclaimed may be sold or leased by
public auction for such price or yearly rent and subject to such terms
and conditions as the Governor may determine Provided always that
it shall be lawful for the Governor to set apart any portion of the said
lands not exceeding one-fourth part thereof as a reserve for public
recreation or for any other public purpose.
5. The Colonial Treasurer shall by virtue of warrants of the
Governor under his hand (which he is hereby authorized to issue)
pay out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund such sums of money as
shall be found necessary to provide compensation moneys for lands
resumed under this Act Provided always that the proceeds of sale of
any portion of such resumed lands and the rents and profits derived
from the leasing of any portion of such lands or buildings erected
thereon shall be paid over to the said Treasurer and be by him carried
to the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
SCHEDULES.
SCHEDULES.
S C H E D U L E A.
Description.
N i n e t e e n acres one rood t w e n t y - o n e p e r c h e s c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d parish of
N e w c a s t l e p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d a n d fifty-five C o m m e n c i n g at a p o i n t b e a r i n g n o r t h
t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s east one chain t w e n t y - t h r e e a n d a half links from t h e
n o r t h - e a s t e r n c o r n e r of p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d and fifty-six a n d b o u n d e d t h e n c e on t h e
s o u t h b y M a c q u a r i e - s t r e e t b e a r i n g s o u t h eighty-two degrees t e n m i n u t e s west f o u r t e e n
chains and one link on t h e west by a line b e a r i n g n o r t h five m i n u t e s west six chains and
t h i r t y - s e v e n links on t h e n o r t h - w e s t b y a line b e a r i n g n o r t h thirty-five degrees twelve
m i n u t e s east twelve chains and fifty seven links on t h e n o r t h - e a s t by D u m a r e s q u e - s t r e e t
b e a r i n g s o u t h sixty-one degrees forty-seven m i n u t e s east twelve chains and eighty links
a n d on t h e s o u t h - e a s t b y D a r b y - s t r e e t b e a r i n g s o u t h t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s
west n i n e chains and eighty-six links to t h e p o i n t of c o m m e n c e m e n t .
S C H E D U L E B.
Description.
Five acres t h r e e roods thirty-five p e r c h e s c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d parish of
N e w c a s t l e p o r t i o n t w o h u n d r e d a n d fifty-six C o m m e n c i n g at a p o i n t b e a r i n g s o u t h
e i g h t y - n i n e degrees fifty-five m i n n t e s west fifty-seven links from t h e n o r t h - w e s t e r n
c o r n e r of p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d and fifty-eight a n d b o u n d e d t h e n c e on t h e south by a
line b e a r i n g s o u t h e i g h t y - n i n e degrees fifty-five m i n u t e s west t e n chains on t h e west by
a line b e a r i n g n o r t h five m i n u t e s west four chains thirty-five links on t h e n o r t h by
M a c q u a r i e - s t r e e t b e a r i n g n o r t h eighty-two degrees t e n m i n u t e s east t h i r t e e n chains and
f o r t y - t h r e e links and o n t h e s o u t h - e a s t by D a r b y - s t r e e t b e a r i n g south t w e n t y - e i g h t
degrees six m i n u t e s east seven chains to t h e point of c o m m e n c e m e n t .
S C H E D U L E C.
Description.
F o r t y - o n e acres one r o o d t h i r t e e n perches c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d parish of
N e w c a s t l e p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d and fifty-seven C o m m e n c i n g on t h e south-eastern side
of the building-line of D a r b y - s t r e e t a t its i n t e r s e c t i o n b y t h e south-easterly p r o l o n g a t i o n
of t h e s o u t h - w e s t e r n side of t h e building-line of P a r r y - s t r e e t a n d b o u n d e d t h e n c e on
t h e n o r t h - e a s t s o u t h - e a s t n o r t h - e a s t south-east a n d n o r t h - e a s t by lines b e a r i n g respec­
tively s o u t h sixty-one degrees forty-seven m i n u t e s east two chains a n d seventy-five
links south t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s west twelve chains a n d fifty links s o u t h
sixty-one degrees fifty-four m i n u t e s east eleven chains a n d t w e n t y links s o u t h t w e n t y eight degrees six m i n u t e s west n i n e chains s o u t h sixty-one degrees fifty-four m i n u t e s
east two chains and fifty l i n k s s o u t h s e v e n t e e n d e g r e e s t w e n t y - t w o m i n u t e s east eight
chains and fifty-eight l i n k s on t h e s o u t h by t h e n o r t h e r n b o u n d a r y of portion two
h u n d r e d and fifty-eight bearing s o u t h e i g h t y - n i n e degrees fifty-five m i n u t e s west t w e n t y five chains and sixty links on p a r t of t h e n o r t h - w e s t by D a r b y - s t r e e t b e a r i n g n o r t h
t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s east t h i r t y chains a n d sixty links on t h e r e m a i n d e r of
t h e n o r t h - e a s t p a r t of t h e n o r t h - w e s t and t h e s o u t h - w e s t b y t h e s o u t h - w e s t e r n s o u t h ­
e a s t e r n a n d n o r t h - e a s t e r n b o u n d a r i e s of p o r t i o n t w o h u n d r e d and fifty-nine b e a r i n g
respectively s o u t h sixty-one degrees fifty-four m i n u t e s east two chains a n d fifty links
n o r t h t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s east one chain a n d n o r t h sixty-one degrees fiftyf o u r m i n u t e w e s t two chains a n d fifty links and on t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e n o r t h - w e s t b y
D a r b y - s t r e e t b e a r i n g n o r t h t w e n t y - e i g h t d e g r e e s six m i n u t e s east eight chains to t h e
p o i n t of c o m m e n c e m e n t .
SCHEDULE D.
Description.
Twenty-six acres c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d parish of N e w c a s t l e portion two
h u n d r e d a n d fifty-eight
C o m m e n c i n g a t t h e e a s t e r n m o s t c o r n e r of p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d
a n d fifty-seven a n d b o u n d e d t h e n c e on t h e n o r t h b y t h e s o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y of t h a t
portion a n d a line in all h e a r i n g s o u t h e i g h t y - n i n e degrees fifty-five m i n u t e s west t w e n t y six chains a n d t w e n t y - s i x links on t h e west by a line b e a r i n g s o u t h eight degrees eight
m i n u t e s east t w e n t y - o n e chains a n d fifty links on t h e south-west by lines b e a r i n g
respectively n o r t h forty-one degrees twenty-five m i n u t e s east fifteen chains and n o r t h
fifty-five degrees forty m i n u t e s east sixteen chains and ten links a n d on t h e east by a
line b e a r i n g n o r t h five m i n u t e s west o n e chain t o t h e p o i n t of c o m m e n c e m e n t .
S C H E D U L E E.
SCHEDULE
E.
Description.
O n e rood c o u n t y of N o r t h u m b e r l a n d p a r i s h of N e w c a s t l e p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d
a n d fifty-nine C o m m e n c i n g a t a p o i n t b e a r i n g s o u t h t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s
west eight chains from t h e n o r t h e r n m o s t c o r n e r of portion two h u n d r e d a n d fifty-seven
a n d b o u n d e d t h e n c e o n t h e n o r t h - e a s t by a s o u t h - w e s t e r n b o u n d a r y of t h a t p o r t i o n
b e a r i n g s o u t h sixty-one degrees fifty-four m i n u t e s east t w o chains a n d fifty links on t h e
s o u t h - e a s t b y a n o r t h - w e s t e r n b o u n d a r y of p o r t i o n two h u n d r e d and fifty-seven afore­
said b e a r i n g s o u t h t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s west one chain on t h e s o u t h - w e s t
by a n o r t h - e a s t e r n b o u n d a r y of t h e same p o r t i o n b e a r i n g n o r t h sixty-one degrees fiftyfour m i n u t e s west two chains and fifty links and on t h e n o r t h - w e s t by D a r b y - s t r e e t
b e a r i n g n o r t h t w e n t y - e i g h t degrees six m i n u t e s east one chain to t h e point of com­
mencement.