Act No. 45, 1902.
An Act to consolidate t h e e n a c t m e n t s r e l a t i n g to
t h e v e s t i n g of certain land in t h e Agricultural
Society of N e w South W a l e s , subject to
c e r t a i n conditions, and t h e suspension of all
r i g h t s of c o m m o n in r e s p e c t of such land.
[21st August, 1902.]
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E it e n a c t e d by t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t Majesty, b y a n d w i t h
t h e a d v i c e a n d c o n s e n t of t h e Legislative Council a n d Legislative
A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t assembled, a n d b y t h e
a u t h o r i t y of t h e same, as follows :—
1. T h i s A c t m a y be cited as t h e " A g r i c u l t u r a l Society A c t ,
1902."
2. T h e A c t s m e n t i o n e d i n t h e F i r s t Schedule h e r e t o are, to t h e
e x t e n t t h e r e i n expressed, h e r e b y repealed.
3. T h e l a n d described in t h e Second S c h e d u l e h e r e t o shall,
subject to t h e conditions hereinafter c o n t a i n e d , he d e e m e d to h a v e
b e e n vested a n d vest in t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Societv of N e w S o u t h W a l e s
for a period of twenty-one years from a n d after t h e t h i r t i e t h d a y of
J u n e , one t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d n i n e t y - f o u r , a n d all r i g h t s of
c o m m o n in respect of t h e said lands are h e r e b y suspended d u r i n g s u c h
period.
4. (1) T h e said society m a y occupy a n d use t h e said l a n d for
t h e p u r p o s e of h o l d i n g shows a n d e x h i b i t i o n s of a g r i c u l t u r a l , h o r t i c u l ­
t u r a l , a n d pastoral p r o d u c e , i m p l e m e n t s a n d m a c h i n e r y , of m i n e r a l s ,
of a r t s a n d m a n u f a c t u r e s , a n d of live stock, a n d for s u c h o t h e r purposes
as t h e M i n i s t e r m a y sanction, a n d shall a d m i t t h e p u b l i c t h e r e t o ,
s u b j e c t t o s u c h c h a r g e s a n d conditions as shall b e a p p r o v e d b y t h e
M i n i s t e r , provided a l w a y s t h a t no horse-races or p o n y - r a c e s shall be
h e l d on t h e said l a n d .
(2)
(2) T h e said society shall a t all t i m e s k e e p t h e said l a n d clean
a n d free from m a n u r e a n d o t h e r offensive m a t t e r to t h e satisfaction of
t h e city e n g i n e e r or s u c h o t h e r person as t h e M i n i s t e r m a y a p p o i n t .
5. I f t h e said society fail t o comply w i t h t h e provisions of
section four, or if t h e said l a n d be u s e d or occupied for a n y p u r p o s e
w h a t s o e v e r save as hereinbefore provided, or if t h e said society sell,
lease, m o r t g a g e , assign, c h a r g e , or o t h e r w i s e deal w i t h or dispose of t h e
said l a n d or a n y p a r t thereof, or a t t e m p t to do so, or do or suffer a n y
a c t or t h i n g w h e r e b y a n y p a r t of t h e said l a n d or of t h e profits thereof
shall vest i n or b e c o m e p a y a b l e to a n y o t h e r person b y operation of l a w
or otherwise, or w h e r e b y t h e same w o u l d , b u t for t h e provisions of t h i s
section, so vest or b e c o m e p a y a b l e , or if t h e said l a n d b e t a k e n i n
e x e c u t i o n , or if t h e said society cease t o exist, t h e said l a n d shall, u p o n
notification to t h a t effect i n t h e G a z e t t e , r e v e s t in H i s M a j e s t y .
SCHEDULES.
FIRST
Title.
Reference to Act.
56 Vic. N o . 8
57 Vic. N o . 15
SCHEDULE.
Extent of repeal.
... A n A c t to t e m p o r a r i l y vest c e r t a i n l a n d in t h e T h e whole A c t .
Royal A g r i c u l t u r a l Society of N e w S o u t h
W a l e s w i t h c e r t a i n powers, a n d subject to
c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s ; a n d t o s u s p e n d certain
r i g h t s of c o m m o n in r e s p e c t of t h e p a r t so
vested.
... A n A c t t o c o n t i n u e t h e vesting of c e r t a i n l a n d in T h e whole A c t .
t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Society of N e w S o u t h W a l e s ,
subject to c e r t a i n conditions, a n d to suspend
all r i g h t s of c o m m o n in r e s p e c t of such land.
SECOND
SCHEDULE.
A l l t h a t piece or p a r c e l of l a n d c o n t a i n i n g b y a d m e a s u r e m e n t f o r t y acres t h i r t y
p e r c h e s , be t h e same m o r e o r less, s i t u a t e d in t h e c o u n t y of C u m b e r l a n d , parish of
A l e x a n d r i a : C o m m e n c i n g a t t h e s o u t h - w e s t e r n c o r n e r of t h e Association C r i c k e t
G r o u n d , M o o r e P a r k , dedicated thirty-first J u l y , one t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d
seventy-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 e said
cricket g r o u n d b e a r i n g n o r t h seventy-five d e g r e e s fifty-seven m i n u t e s a n d n i n e t e e n
seconds east n i n e chains e i g h t y - e i g h t and e i g h t - t e n t h s l i n k s ; t h e n c e on p a r t of t h e
w e s t by t h e e a s t e r n b o u n d a r y of t h e cricket g r o u n d a n d its n o r t h e r l y extension, b e i n g
in all a line b e a r i n g n o r t h t h i r t e e n degrees fifty-six m i n u t e s a n d forty-one seconds w e s t
twelve chains forty-seven a n d s e v e n - t e n t h s links t o t h e south-west b o u n d a r y of the
g r o u n d a p p r o p r i a t e d for v o l u n t e e r rifle r a n g e ; t h e n c e on t h e n o r t h - e a s t b y p a r t of t h e
said
said b o u n d a r y of t h a t g r o u n d b e a r i n g s o u t h fifty-five degrees t h i r t y - s e v e n m i n u t e s a n d
t h i r t y - e i g h t s e c o n d s e a s t t w e n t y - t h r e e chains s i x t y - t h r e e a n d s e v e n - t e n t h s links t o t h e
w e s t e r n side of Cook E o a d ; t h e n c e on t h e e a s t by t h a t side of t h a t road b e a r i n g s o u t h
two d e g r e e s fifty-six m i n u t e s a n d fifteen seconds e a s t five chains a n d fifteen a n d sevent e n t h s links ; t h e n c e on t h e s o u t h - e a s t by t h e n o r t h - w e s t e r n side of t h e aforesaid Cook
Road, a n d a line i n all b e a r i n g s o u t h fifty-seven d e g r e e s one m i n u t e west fifteen chains
s i x t y - e i g h t a n d n i n e - t e n t h s links ; 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 seventy-five
d e g r e e s thirty-five m i n u t e s t w e n t y - s e v e n seconds west five chains seventy-five a n d n i n e t e n t h s l i n k s ; t h e n c e on t h e south-west by six chains t h i r t y - o n e a n d s i x - t e n t h s links on
an arc of f o u r c h a i n s r a d i u s t a n g e n t i a l to t h e last described b o u n d a r y a n d curving to t h e
west and n o r t h ; a n d t h e n c e on t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e west by a line b e a r i n g n o r t h
t h i r t e e n d e g r e e s fifty-six m i n u t e s a n d forty-five seconds west eleven chains t h i r t y - e i g h t
a n d a half links, to t h e p o i n t of c o m m e n c e m e n t , — a s shown on plan catalogued M s .
692, Sy., D e p a r t m e n t of L a u d s .