A n Act to enable t h e E i g h t Reverend Alfred
B a r r y L o r d Bishop of Sydney T r u s t e e of
certain l a n d in t h e County of C u m b e r l a n d
P a r i s h of P e t e r s h a m a t C a m p e r d o w n to
sell t h e s a m e a n d to provide for t h e
application of t h e proceeds thereof. [13th
August,
1886.]
W
H E R E A S b y a g r a n t f r o m t h e C r o w n b e a r i n g date t h e f o u r t e e n t h
day of J a n u a r 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 forty-eight
H e r Majesty Q u e e n V i c t o r i a did g r a n t u n t o t h e R i g h t R e v e r e n d
W i l l i a m G r a n t B r o u g h t o n t h e t h e n L o r d Bishop of S y d n e y a n d his
successors Bishops of S y d n e y for ever A l l t h a t piece or parcel 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 t w o roods be t h e s a m e m o r e or less
s i t u a t e d i n t h e c o u n t y of C u m b e r l a n d a n d p a r i s h of P e t e r s h a m a t Cam­
p e r d o w n C o m m e n c i n g a t t h e Cook's R i v e r R o a d a t t h e corner of Senate
a n d T h r o n e Streets a n d b o u n d e d on t h e s o u t h b y S e n a t e - s t r e e t b e i n g a
line b e a r i n g s o u t h s e v e n t y - e i g h t degrees west t w o chains fifty l i n k s on
t h e west b y a line a t r i g h t angles to Senate-street t w o chains on t h e n o r t h
b y a line p a r a l l e l w i t h Senate-street t w o chains fifty l i n k s a n d on t h e
east b y T h r o n e - s t r e e t b e i n g a line a t r i g h t a n g l e s t o Senate-street t w o
chains to t h e corner a t t h e Cook's R i v e r R o a d as aforesaid (advertised
as n u m b e r one h u n d r e d a n d five i n t h e G o v e r n m e n t n o t i c e dated t h e
t h i r t e e n t h d a y of D e c e m b e r one t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d fortyseven) U p o n t r u s t for t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n thereof as t h e site of a dwell­
ing-house g a r d e n a n d o t h e r a p p u r t e n a n c e s for t h e c l e r g y m a n d u l y
a p p o i n t e d to officiate i n t h e C h u r c h of t h e U n i t e d C h u r c h of E n g l a n d
a n d I r e l a n d as b y l a w established erected a t C a m p e r d o w n a n d n o w
k n o w n as " Saint S t e p h e n ' s " A n d w h e r e a s since t h e date of t h e said
g r a n t t h e said W i l l i a m G r a n t B r o u g h t o n d e p a r t e d this life a n d t h e R i g h t
R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y is n o w L o r d Bishop of S y d n e y A n d whereas
a dwelling-house or p a r s o n a g e for t h e c l e r g y m a n of t h e said C h u r c h of
S a i n t S t e p h e n ' s w a s m a n y y e a r s ago e r e c t e d on t h e said piece or parcel
of l a n d b u t t h e s a m e is u n s u i t a b l e for t h e purposes for w h i c h t h e said
l a n d w a s g r a n t e d a n d it is e x p e d i e n t t h a t t h e said l a n d a n d p a r s o n a g e
s h o u l d b e sold a n d t h e proceeds applied in or t o w a r d s t h e p u r c h a s e or
erection of o t h e r premises i n a m o r e suitable position w i t h i n t h e said
p a r i s h of S a i n t S t e p h e n ' s C a m p e r d o w n as a residence for t h e c l e r g y m a n
of t h e said c h u r c h B e it therefore e n a c t e d b y t h e Q u e e n ' s M o s t
E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y b y a n d w i t h t h e advice a n d consent of t h e Legis­
lative Council a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n 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 s a m e as follows :—
1. I t shall be lawful for t h e R i g h t R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y or
his successors Bishops of S y d n e y to sell a n d dispose of t h e said lands
so g r a n t e d as aforesaid t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e h o u s e or p a r s o n a g e erected
thereon and the appurtenances thereto belonging either by public
a u c t i o n or p r i v a t e c o n t r a c t a n d e i t h e r i n one lot or s e p a r a t e lots as h e
or t h e y shall d e e m m o s t e x p e d i e n t a n d for s u c h price or prices as c a n
b e obtained for t h e s a m e a n d u p o n such t e r m s a n d conditions as to
p a y m e n t of t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y a n d other m a t t e r s as t h e said R i g h t
R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y or his successors m a y d e e m e x p e d i e n t a n d to
b u y in t h e same premises or a n y p a r t or p a r t s thereof a t a n y a u c t i o n
sale or t o rescind or v a r y t h e t e r m s of a n y c o n t r a c t for sale a n d to
resell a n d w h e n sold to c o n v e y a n d assure t h e p r e m i s e s or a n y p a r t or
p a r t s thereof i n fee-simple t o t h e p u r c h a s e r or p u r c h a s e r s thereof his
her
h e r or t h e i r heirs or assigns freed a n d d i s c h a r g e d from all t h e t r u s t s
affecting t h e s a m e c r e a t e d by t h e said g r a n t or otherwise a n d t h e
receipt in w r i t i n g of t h e B i g h t R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y or his suc­
cessors for a n y m o n e y arising f r o m s u c h sale or sales shall be a n
effectual a n d a b s o l u t e d i s c h a r g e t o t h e p u r c h a s e r or p u r c h a s e r s of t h e
said land or a n y p a r t or p a r t s thereof a n d shall e x o n e r a t e h i m or t h e m
from seeing to t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of a n y proceeds of such sale or sales
a n d from all liability as to t h e mis-application or n o n - a p p l i c a t i o n
thereof.
2. T h e said R i g h t R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y a n d h i s successors
shall s t a n d possessed of all m o n e y s arising from each a n d e v e r y s u c h
sale or sales as aforesaid
U p o n t r u s t after p a y m e n t t h e r e o u t of t h e
expenses of s u c h sale or sales a n d of t h i s A c t t o a p p l y t h e same i n or
t o w a r d s t h e p u r c h a s e of o t h e r p r e m i s e s situated in t h e said parish of
Saint S t e p h e n ' s suitable for a p a r s o n a g e or residence for t h e c l e r g y m a n
for t h e t i m e b e i n g d u l y appointed to officiate in t h e said C h u r c h of
S a i n t S t e p h e n ' s or in t h e p u r c h a s e of a n o t h e r piece or pieces of l a n d i n
t h e said p a r i s h of S a i n t S t e p h e n ' s as a site for t h e erection t h e r e o n of a
d w e l l i n g - h o u s e or p a r s o n a g e for t h e said c l e r g y m a n a n d t o apply t h e
r e m a i n d e r of t h e said m o n e y s (if a n y ) w h i c h shall n o t be r e q u i r e d for
t h e purposes last aforesaid in or t o w a r d s t h e erection i m p r o v e m e n t or
r e p a i r of a dwelling-house or p a r s o n a g e for t h e said c l e r g y m a n u p o n
t h e said land or l a n d s to be p u r c h a s e d as aforesaid a n d t h e receipts of
a n y person or persons to w h o m a n y m o n e y s shall be paid u n d e r t h e
provisions of t h i s A c t shall be valid a n d complete discharges t o t h e
said R i g h t R e v e r e n d Alfred B a r r y a n d h i s successors for s u c h m o n e y s .
3. T h i s A c t m a y be cited as " Saint S t e p h e n ' s C h u r c h of E n g l a n d
P a r s o n a g e C a m p e r d o w n Sale A c t 1 8 8 6 . "