Ballina to Booyong Railway Act 1919 (NSW)

BALLINA TO BOOYONG

RAILWAY ACT.

Act No. 24, 1919.

A n Act to sanction the construction of a line of

railway from Ballina to B o o y o n g ; to provide
for the use of the said line during; construc-

t ion; to authorise the construction of the said

line on, along', or by the side of any road or h ighway; to amend the Public Works Act ,

1912; and for purposes consequent thereon

or incidental thereto. [Assented to, 5th De-

cember, 1919.]

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Legislative	Assembly did, by resolution, declare that it was expedient
to carry out a certain work, namely, the construction
of a railway from Ballina to Booyong : And whereas,
on the passing of the said resolution, a statutory duty was by the said Act imposed upon some member of the
Executive Council having a seat in the said Assembly
to introduce a Bill into the said Assembly to sanction the carrying out of the said work : Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

3 . The plan of the said work is the plan marked
" BOOYONG;: to Ballina," signed by the Railway Commis-
sioners for New South Wales, and countersigned by the

This Act may be cited as the " Ballina to Booyong Railway Act, 1919."

1.

2 . The carrying out of the work, more particularly

described in the Schedule to this Act, is hereby sanc­
tioned.

the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construc- tion, and deposited in the public office of the said Commissioners.

4 . The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at one hundred and forty-four thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds, may he defrayed from such Loan
Votes as are now or may hereafter he applicable to the
purpose, or from appropriations of the Public Works Fund, or partly from such votes and partly from the said appropriations, and shall not under any circumstances exceed the estimated cost by more than ten per centum.
5. The said line of railway may be constructed on or along or by the side of any road or highway.
S. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ninety-

one of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Constructing

Authority shall not be compelled, nor shall it be the
duty of the said Authority to make or maintain any
fence along the said line of railway for the accom-
modation of any person or for any purpose whatsoever; but the said Authority may, in its discretion, make and maintain such fences in connection with the said line
of railway as if may think fit.

1. The Railway Commissioners for New South Wales,

and any persons authorised by them, may, during con- struction, use the said line or any part thereof, and for
that purpose may run thereon any carriages or waggons

propelled or drawn by any motive power.

S C H E D U L E .

Th i s railway commences at the Grafton-Murwillumbah line at 93 miles from Grafton, and at a few chains south of Booyong Station ; it

proceeds in a generally southerly direction to 98 miles 20 chains, and	crosses Pearce's Creek at 94 miles 76 chains ; the line curves, crosses
and descends Maguhe's Creek north-easterly to 100 miles 20 chains, and south easterly to 104 miles ; it crosses Humbug Creek at lO3 miles 65 chains, also crosses Emigrant Creek at 105 miles 10 chains, a mile and-a-half beyond which the line proceeds north-easterly and crosses Fishery Creek at 106 miles 70 chains ; about half-a-mile further on the line hears south-easterly and proceeds for a short distance along Burnett-street, and crosses Brunswick, Tweed, and Tamar streets in the town of W e f t Ballina, where the line ends at 108 miles 20 chains, being a total length of 15 miles 20 chains, and subject to such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by the
Cons'ructing Authori ty .

W A T E R