An Act to enable the Council of the Borough
of Paddington to close certain portions
of Marshall-street, a public street in the
said Borough, and a certain right-of-way
leading therefrom; and to vest the feesimple of part of the land comprised in the
closed portion of the said street and said
right-of-way in the Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited), a Company duly
registered under the "Companies Act";
and to vest in the said Borough for
the improvement of Oxford-street certain
pieces and parcels of land owned by
the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery
(Limited), fronting Oxford-street; and for
other purposes in furtherance of or conse­
quent on the aforesaid objects. [23rd
May, 1894.]
W
H E R E A S it is e x p e d i e n t t h a t certain portions of Oxfordstreet, in t h e B o r o u g h of P a d d i n g t o n , should be i m p r o v e d a n d
widened : A n d w h e r e a s t h e l a n d r e q u i r e d for t h a t p u r p o s e is vested
in t h e M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) : A n d w h e r e a s
t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y (Limited) is willing to
dedicate t h e said l a n d for t h e said purpose in consideration of a
c e r t a i n street k n o w n as M a r s h a l l - s t r e e t in t h e said B o r o u g h being
closed a n d portion of t h e land thereof b e i n g vested in t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s
P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) : A n d whereas it is e x p e d i e n t to close
t h e said M a r s h a l l - s t r e e t for t h e purpose aforesaid : Be it therefore
e n a c t e d by t h e Q u e e n ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t Majesty, by a n d w i t h t h e
advice a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s l a t i v e Council a n d Legislative
Assembly 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. This A c t m a y b e cited as t h e " O x f o r d - s t r e e t I m p r o v e m e n t A c t . "
2. F r o m a n d after t h e passing of t h i s A c t it shall be lawful for
t h e M u n i c i p a l Council of t h e B o r o u g h of P a d d i n g t o n , for t h e purposes
of t h i s A c t , to close a n d stop u p c e r t a i n portions of a road or street in
t h e said B o r o u g h k n o w n as M a r s h a l l - s t r e e t , m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y described
in t h e F i r s t Schedule hereto, a n d t h e r e u p o n all t h e r i g h t s , easements,
a n d privileges of a n y person or persons t h e r e i n or t h e r e o v e r shall cease
and determine.
3. T h e directors of t h e M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n Brewery ( L i m i t e d )
are h e r e b y e m p o w e r e d to dedicate all t h a t piece or parcel of l a n d
described in t h e Second Schedule hereto to t h e B o r o u g h of P a d d i n g t o n ,
for t h e purpose of t h e w i d e n i n g a n d i m p r o v e m e n t of O x f o r d - s t r e e t ;
a n d t h e r e u p o n t h e fee-simple of t h e said land shall vest in the
M u n i c i p a l Council of t h e said B o r o u g h for t h e p u r p o s e aforesaid, and
t h e said l a n d shall, subject to t h e conditions hereinafter m e n t i o n e d , be
formed i n t o a n d k e p t as a public street or road by t h e M u n i c i p a l
Council of t h e said B o r o u g h .
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4. U p o n t h e dedication of t h e said land by t h e M a r s h a l l ' s
P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) , all t h a t piece or parcel of l a n d
described in t h e F i r s t Schedule hereto shall vest in t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s
P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) , for a n estate i n fee-simple free from
all r i g h t s , e a s e m e n t s , a n d privileges of a n y person or persons t h e r e i n
or thereover.
5. T h e said M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y (Limited) shall,
w i t h i n t w o years from t h e passing of this A c t , remove or cause
to be r e m o v e d from t h e parcels of l a n d described in t h e said Second
Schedule all b u i l d i n g s a n d m a t e r i a l s erected or placed on t h e said land,
a n d in default of t h e i r so doing t h e M u n i c i p a l Council of t h e said
B o r o u g h m a y e n t e r u p o n t h e said land a n d m a y r e m o v e or cause to
be r e m o v e d all such b u i l d i n g s a n d materials a t t h e cost a n d e x p e n s e of
t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) , a n d m a y recover
t h e said cost a n d expense from t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y
( L i m i t e d ) in a n y C o u r t of c o m p e t e n t jurisdiction as m o n e y paid by t h e
M u n i c i p a l Council of t h e said B o r o u g h at t h e request of t h e said
Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited).
6. If a n y action, suit, or other legal proceedings be i n s t i t u t e d or
b r o u g h t b y a n y person or persons a g a i n s t t h e said M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g ­
t o n B r e w e r y (Limited) or its assigns, in respect of the parcel of
land described in t h e F i r s t Schedule hereto, or of a n y right, ease­
m e n t , or privilege in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for t h e said
M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) or its assigns to plead t h e
general issue a n d give t h i s A c t in evidence t h e r e u n d e r .
THE FIRST SCHEDULE REFERRED
TO.
All t h a t piece or parcel of l a n d s i t u a t e d in t h e parish of Alexandria, c o u n t y of
C u m b e r l a n d , Colony of N e w S o u t h W a l e s , be t h e h e r e i n a f t e r m e n t i o n e d d i m e n s i o n s a
l i t t l e more or less, c o n t a i n i n g by a d m e a s u r e m e n t five t h o u s a n d two h u n d r e d and t w e n t y eight s q u a r e f e e t : Commencing at a point on t h e south-east b o u n d a r y line of block L
of t h e subdivision of t h e Sydney Common, at its i n t e r s e c t i o n with t h e new building line
on t h e south-west side of O x f o r d - s t r e e t ; and 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 by said
building line of O x f o r d - s t r e e t b e a r i n g s o u t h fifty-five d e g r e e s forty-one m i n u t e s t h i r t y
seconds east forty-two feet seven and t h r e e q u a r t e r inches to l a n d formerly g r a n t e d t o
M a r i a Zouch, and now t h e p r o p e r l y of M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n Brewery ( L i m i t e d ) ; t h e n c e
on t h e south-east, n o r t h - e a s t , a n d again on t h e s o u t h - e a s t by t h e b o u n d a r y lines of t h a t
land b e a r i n g s o u t h fifty-four degrees thirty-five m i n u t e s t h i r t y seconds west sixty-four
feet four and a q u a r t e r inches, south forty-five degrees thirty-seven m i n u t e s e a s t
fifty-six feet, south f o r t y - t h r e e degrees twenty-five m i n u t e s east t h i r t y feet n i n e inches,
a n d south forty-five degrees forty-one m i n u t e s west twenty-seven feet and a half inch
t o land formerly t h e p r o p e r t y of G e o r g e B r e r e t o n ; t h e n c e on t h e south-west, n o r t h - w e s t ,
a n d again on t h e south-west by t h e b o u n d a r y lines of t h a t land b e a r i n g n o r t h fortyt h r e e degrees t h i r t e e n m i n u t e s west twelve feet six inches, n o r t h forty-five d e g r e e s
forty-one m i n u t e s east fourteen feet seven inches, and n o r t h f o r t y - t h r e e degrees t w e n t y five m i n u t e s west eighteen feet a n d two a n d a half inches t o o t h e r land now t h e
p r o p e r t y of M a r s h a l l ' s P a d d i n g t o n B r e w e r y ( L i m i t e d ) ; t h e n c e again on t h e south-west,
south-east, and s o u t h - w e s t by t h e b o u n d a r y lines of l a s t - m e n t i o n e d p r o p e r t y bearing
n o r t h forty-five degrees thirty-seven m i n u t e s west twenty-six feet eleven inches, s o u t h
forty-five degrees west four feet six inches, a n d n o r t h forty-six degrees forty-eight
m i n u t e s west t h i r t y - o n e feet eleven a n d a half inches ; t h e n c e on r e m a i n d e r of t h e south­
east by t h e n o r t h - w e s t b o u n d a r y line of said p r o p e r t y , a n d t h e n o r t h - w e s t b o u n d a r y line
of land before referred to, f o r m e r l y t h e p r o p e r t y of G e o r g e B r e r e t o n , b e a r i n g south
fifty-four degrees thirty-five m i n u t e s t h i r t y seconds west, in all t w e n t y - s e v e n feet four
inches to t h e w e s t e r n m o s t corner of last-mentioned land ; t h e n c e on r e m a i n d e r of t h e
south-west by t h e n o r t h - e a s t e r n t e r m i n a t i o n of M a r s h a l l - s t r e e t b e a r i n g n o r t h forty-six
degrees t w e n t y - t h r e e m i n u t e s west thirty-seven feet eight and a half inches to block L
of t h e subdivision of t h e Sydney Common aforesaid, now t h e p r o p e r t y of Marshall's
P a d d i n g t o n Brewery ( L i m i t e d ) ; and t h e n c e on r e m a i n d e r of t h e north-west by p a r t of
t h e s o u t h - e a s t b o u n d a r y line of t h a t land b e a r i n g n o r t h fifty-four degrees thirty-five
minutes t h i r t y seconds east ninety-five feet seven and a half inches, to t h e p o i n t of
commencement.
The
T H E SECOND SCHEDULE K E F E R B E D TO.
All that piece or parcel of land situated in the parish of Alexandria, county of
Cumberland, Colony of New South Wales, be the hereinafter mentioned dimensions a
little more or less, containing by admeasurement three hundred and twelve square feet,
and being part of the land comprising block L of the subdivision of the Sydney Common :
Commencing at the intersection of the present building line on the south-west side of
Oxford-street with the east building line of Dowling-street; and bounded thence on the
north-east by said building line of Oxford-street, being the north-east boundary line of
said block L bearing south sixty-nine degrees forty-six minutes thirty seconds east
ninety feet eight inches to the easternmost corner of said block L ; thence on the southeast by part of the south-east boundary line of said block L bearing south fifty-four
degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds ..west eight feet four inches to the new
building line in Oxford-street; and thence on the south-west by that building line
bearing north fifty-five degrees forty-one minutes thirty seconds west eighty-six feet
two and three-quarter inches, to the point of commencement.
And also all that piece or parcel of land situated in the parish of Alexandria,
county of Cumberland, Colony of New South Wales, be the hereinafter mentioned
dimensions a little more or less, containing by admeasurement one thousand three
hundred and forty-five square feet, and being part of the land granted to Maria Zouch,
by Crown grant dated thirtieth April, one thousand eight hundred and forty: Commencing at the intersection of the present building line on the south-west side of Oxfordstreet with the south-east building line of Marshall-street ; and bounded thence on the
north-east by said building line of Oxford-street bearing south sixty-nine degrees fortysix minutes thirty seconds east thirty-two feet five and a half inches and south fortyseven degrees thirty-seven minutes forty seconds east one hundred and forty feet seven
inches to the northernmost corner of land now the property of H. E. Castle ; thence on
the south-west by the new building line of Oxford-street bearing north forty-three
degrees thirty-six minutes thirty seconds west one hundred and thirty-eight feet six
inches and north fifty-five degrees forty-one minutes thirty seconds west thirty-seven
feet one and a half inch to Marshall-street aforesaid; and thence on the north-west
by the south-east building lino of said Marshall-street bearing north fifty-four degrees
thirty-five minutes thirty seconds east twelve feet five and three-quarter inches, to the
point of commencement.