Diocese of Goulburn Church Land Sale Act of 1905 (NSW)

Aii Act to enable the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Goulburn, as trustee of certain parcels of land situate in the county of Argyle, held upon certain trusts connected with the Church of England in the Diocese of Goulburn, to sell the said lands, to provide for the application of the proceeds thereof, and for other purposes in connection there­

with. [30th October, 1905.]

T T 7 " I I E B E A S , b y i n d e n t u r e d a t e d t h e t h i r t i e t h J u n e , o n e t h o u s a n d

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E i g h t	I l e v e r e n d	t h e	L o r d	B i s h o p	of	G o u l b u r n	of	t h e	o t h e r	p a r t ,	a f t e r

r e c i t i n g , i n t e r a l i a , t h a t H e r M a j e s t y Q u e e n V i c t o r i a d i d , b y c e r t a i n

L e t t e r s P a t e n t u n d e r t h e G r e a t S e a l of t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m of G r e a t

p a r c e l s

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t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d s i x t y - t h r e e , f o u n d , o r d a i n , a n d c o n s t i t u t e

a l l t h o s e p o r t i o n s of t h e C o l o n y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s m e n t i o n e d

in	t h e	s a i d	L e t t e r s	P a t e n t	t o	1)3 a	B i s h o p ' s	See	a n d	D i o c e s e ,	a n d
to	b e	c a l l e d	t h e	B i s h o p r i c	of	G o u l b u r n ,	a n d	d id	t h e r e b y	n a m e	a n d

a p p o i n t t h e B i g h t I l e v e r e n d M e s n e T h o m a s , D o c t o r of D i v i n i t y , t o

b e t h e f irs t B i s h o p t h e r e o f , it w a ; w i t n e s s e d t h a t , in p u r s u a n c e of

a p r o m i s e a n d a g r e e m e n t m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y r e c i t e d in t h e s a id d e e d ,

t h e s a id J o h n C a m p b e l l a n d W i l l i a m l l o b e r t C a m p b e l l , i n e x e r c i s e

a n d e x e c u t i o n of e v e r y p o w e r w h a t s o e v e r in a n y w i s e e n a b l i n g t h e m i n

t h i s	b e h a l f ,	d id	d i r e c t ,	l i m i t ,	a n d	a p p o i n t	a n d	a l s o	g r a n t	a n d	r e l e a s e
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p a r c e l s	of	l a n d	m e n t i o n e d	a n d	d e s c r i b e d	in	t h e	h i r s t	S c h e d u l e
h e r e u n d e r	w r i t t e n ,	t o g e t h e r	w i t h	all	b u i l d i n g s	a n d	a p p u r t a n c e s	lo	t h e

sa id l a n d r e s p e c t i v e l y b e l o n g i n g or a p p e r t a i n i n g , t o bo ld t h e sa id l a n d s

a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s u n t o a n d to t h e u s e of t h e sa id B i s h o p of G o u l h u r n

a n d h i s s u c c e s s o r s for t h e p u r p o s e s of t h e e n d o w m e n t of t h e sa id

B i s h o p ' s See a n d D i o c e s e for eve r . A n d w h e r e a s a n i n d e n t u r e

d a t e d t h e t h i r t y - f i r s t d a y of M a r c h , o n e t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d

s i x t y - s i x ,	m a d e	b e t w e e n	J o s e p h	B u l l	of	t h e	o n e	p a r t	a n d	t h e	B i g h t
R e v e r e n d	t i c	L o r d	B i s h o p	of	G o u l h u r n	of	t h e	o t h e r	p a r t ,	a f t e r	r e c i t i n g

t h a t	in	p u r s u a n c e	of	a	p r o m i s e	a n d	a g r e e m e n t	m a d e	by t in '	s a id
J o s e p h	B u l l	s o m e	t i m e	p r e v i o u s l y	to	c o n v e y	t h e	l a n d s	a n d	h e r e d i t a m e n t s
m e n t i o n e d	in t h e	sa id	d e e d	to	t h e	s a id	B i s h o p of	G o u l h u r n	a n d	h i s

.successors a s a n d b y w a y of a n e n d o w m e n t for t h e See o r D i o c e s e of

( l o u l l m r n , it w a s w i t n e s s e d t h a t , in p u r s u a n c e of t h e p r o m i s e a n d of t h e

a g r e e m e n t a fores i id, t h e sa id J o s e p h Bull d id b y t h e sa id i n d e n t u r e

g r a n t , r e l e a s e , a n d a s s u r e u n t o t h e sa id B i s h o p of G o u l h u r n a n d h i s

s u c c e s s o r s	t h e	l a n d	m e n t i o n e d	in	t h e	S e c o n d	S c h e d u l e	h e r e u n d e r
w r i t t e n ,	t o g e t h e r	w i t h	a l l	r i g h t s ,	m e m b e r s ,	a n d	a p p u r t e n a n c e s	t h e r e ­

u n t o b e l o n g i n g ; t o h o l d t h e s a m e u n t o a n d to t h e use of t h e sa id L o r d

B i s h o p	of	G o u l h u r n	a n d	h i s	s u c c e s s o r s	for	tin-	p u r p o s e s	of	t h e	e n d o w ­
m e n t	of	t h e	s a id	B i s h o p ' s	See	a n d	Diocese	for	e v e r :	A n d w h e r e a s ,	b y

a r e s o l u t i o n of t h e S y n o d of t h e D i o c e s e of G o u l h u r n , p a s s e d b y t in ;

u n a n i m o u s	v o t e	of	( h e	c l e r i c a l	a n d	l ay	m e m b e r s a s s e m b l e d	i n	S y n o d a l
G o u l h u r n ,	o n	t h e	t w e n t y - n i n t h	day	of	A p r i l ,	o n e	t h o u s a n d	n i n e

h u n d r e d	a n d	four ,	it	w a s	r e s o l v e d — "	T h a t ,	in t h e	o p i n i o n	of	t h e	S y n o d ,
it	is	d e s i r a b l e	t h a t	t h e	L o r d	B i s h o p	of	G o u l b u i n	s h o u l d	t a k e	w h a t e v e r

s l e p m a y b e n e c e s s a r y for t h e p u r p o s e of o b t a i n i n g l e g a l s a n c t i o n

a n d a u t h o r i t y t o se l l a n d d i s p o s e of t h e l a n d s k n o w n as ' T h e

T a r a d a l e E s t a t e , ' a n d a l s o o n e h u n d r e d a c r e s o r t h e r e a b o u t s of

l a n d a t C o l l e c t o r , s u c h l a n d s b e i n g a t p r e s e n t h e l d b y t h e s a id

B i s h o p	in	t r u s t	for	t h e	See	E n d o w m e n t	E u n d	of	t h e	D i o c e s e " :
A n d	w h e r e a s	for	d i v e r s	g o o d	c a u s e s	it	is c o n s i d e r e d	e x p e d i e n t	t h a t	t h e

sa id l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s d e s c r i b e d in t h e s a i d s e v e r a l S c h e d u l e s

h e r e t o , s h o u l d b e sold , a n d t h a t t h e p r o c e e d s t o a r i s e f rom t h e s a l e of

t h e sa id l a n d s h o u l d b e a p p l i e d i n or t o w a r d s t h e p u r p o s e s h e r e i n a f t e r

a p p e a r i n g :	A n d	w h e r e a s	t h e	sa id	s e v e r a l	p a r c e l s	of	l a n d	d e s c r i b e d	in
t h e	s a id	S c h e d u l e	a r e	n o w	d u l y	v e s t e d	in	t h e	R i g h t	R e v e r e n d
C h r i s t o p h e r	B a r l o w ,	a s	t h e	p r e s e n t	L o r d	B i s h o p	of	G o u l h u r n ,	a s	sole
t r u s t e e	t h e r e o f :	B e	it	t h e r e f o r e	e n a c t e d	b y	t h e	K i n g ' s	M o s t	E x c e l l e n t

M a j e s t y , by a n d w i th t h e a d v i c e 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 C o u n c i l

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	in	P a r l i a m e n t	a s s e m b l e d ,
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	fo l lows	: —

1. F r o m a n d a f t e r t h e p a s s i n g of t h i s A c t it s h a l l be law ful for

t h e	sa id	B i s h o p	of	G o u l h u r n ,	a s	s u c h	t r u s t e e	a s	a f o r e s a i d ,	o r	h i s
s u c c e s s o r s	or o t h e r	t r u s t e e s	o r	t r u s t e e	for t h e	( i m e	b e i n g	of	t h e	sa id	l a n d s a n d

a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s d e s c r i b e d in t h e sa id s e v e r a l S c h e d u l e s h e r e t o , t o sel l

a n d d i s p o s e of t h e sa id l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e sa id

seve ra l S c h e d u l e s h e r e t o b y p u b l i c 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 o n e l o t o r s e v e r a l l o t s , a s lie s h a l l d e e m e x p e d i e n t , a n d for s u c h p r i c e

or p r i c e s a s c a n r e a s o n a b l y b e o b t a i n e d Cor t h e s a m e , a n d u p o n s u c h t e r m s

a n d c o n d i t i o n s of sa le as t h e sa id B i shop or o t h e r t h e t r u s t e e s o r t r u s t e e

for t h e t i m e b e i n g m a y d e e m e x p e d i e n t , a n d to b u y i n t h e sa id l a n d s

a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s , o r a n y p a r t o r p a r t s the reof , a t a n y a u c t i o n sa le , o r t o

r e s c i n d o r v a r y t h e t e r m s of a n y c o n t r a c t fo r t h e sa le of t h e sa id l a n d s

a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s , or a n y pa id o r p a r t s t he reo f , a n d w h e n sold t o c o n v e y

a n d a s s u r e t h e s a m e , o r a n y p a r t o r p a r t s t he reo f , t o t h e p u r c h a s e r o r

p u r c h a s e r s t h e r e o f i n f e e - s i m p l e , f reed a n d d i s c h a r g e d f r o m a l l t r u s t s

a f f e c t i n g t h e s a m e , a n d to r e c e i v e t h e p u r c h a s e m o n e y t he r eo f . A n d

t h e r e c e i p t in w r i t i n g of t h e s a id B i s h o p , h i s or o t h e r t h e t r u s t e e s o r

t r u s t e e for t h e t i m e b e i n g of t h e sa id l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s , for t in ;

p u r c h a s e m o n e y a r i s i n g f rom s u c h salt; o r sa l e s , sha l l be e f fec tua l ,

a b s o l u t e , a n d suff icient d i s c h a r g e to t h e p u r c h a s e r o r p u r c h a s e r s of

t h e sa id l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s , o r a n y p a r t o r p a r t s t he r eo f , a n d

s h a l l e x o n e r a t e h i m or t h e m from s e e i n g to t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e s a id

m o n e y s , a n d f r o m a l l l i a b i l i t y in r e s p e c t of the 1 m i s a p p l i c a t i o n o r

n o n - a p p l i c a t i o n t he reo f .

2. T h e sa id B i s h o p , as such t r u s t e e , or h i s s u c c e s s o r o r t h e

t rus t ee ; for the: t ime: b e i n g , s h a l l s t a n d possessed of t h e m o n e y s a r i s i n g

f rom a n y sa l e o r s a l e s of t h e sa id l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s , o r e>f a n y

p a r t t h e r e o f , a f t e r p a y m e n t t h e r e o u t of a l l cos t , c h a r g e s , a n d e x p e n s e s

of a n d i n c i d e n t a l t o t h e p a s s i n g of t h i s B i l l , u p o n t r u s t , a t h is

d i s c r e t i o n , t o i n v e s t t h e sa id m o n e y s a t i n t e r e s t , e i t h e r o n r e a l

s e c u r i t i e s , o r i n d e b e n t u r e s or s t o c k of t h e G o v e r n m e n t of N e w S o u t h

W a l e s , o r i n t h e p u r c h a s e of othe>r l a n d s a n d h e r e d i t a m e n t s i n N e w

S o u t h W a l e s a s t h e sa id B i s h o p or t h e t r u s t e e for t h e t i m e b e i n g s h a l l

t h i n k fit, a n d u p o n f u r t h e r t r u s t t o p a y the 1 i ncome 1 f r o m t i m e t o t ime 1

t o b e d e r i v e d f r o m t h e saiel i n v e s t m e n t s t o t h e B i s h o p e>f G o u l b u r n

a n d h i s s u c c e s s o r s i n l i k e m a n n e r as o t h e r m o n e y s o r i n t e r e s t r e c e i v e d

in r e s p e c t of t h e B i s h o p r i c E n d o w m e n t F u n d of t h e sa id Dieu-ese a r e

p a i d a n d a p p l i e d .

3. I t s h a l l b e l a w f u l for the 1 sa id B i s h o p of G o u l b u r n , as s u c h

so le	t r u s t e e	a s a f o r e s a i d ,	o r	o t h e r	t h e	B i s h o p	or	t r u s t e e	for	t h e	t i m e
b e i n g ,	t o	a l l o w	t o	a n y	p u r c h a s e r	o r	p u r c h a s e r s	of t h e	saiel l a n d s ,	o r	a n y
p a r t	o r	p a r t s	t h e r e o f ,	t i m e	for	p a y m e n t	of	h i s	o r	h e r p u r c h a s e	m o n e y ,

o r a n y p a r t the reof , fo r a n y n u m b e r e>f y e a r s n o t e x c e e d i n g s e v e n , u p o n

s u c h t e r m s a s t o i n t e r e s t o r o t h e r w i s e a s t o t h e s a id B i s h o p for t h e

t i m e b e i n g m a y b e d e e m e d p r o p e r : P r o v i d e d t h a t a n y m o n e y s , fo r

t h e p a y m e n t of w h i c h t i m e is g i v e n a s a f o r e s a i d , sha l l b e s e c u r e d b y

d u l y r e g i s t e r e d m o r t g a g e o v e r the 1 p r o p e r t y i n r e s p e c t of w h i c h t h e sa id

b a l a n c e o r p u r c h a s e m o n e y r e m a i n s u n p a i d , a n d the 1 s a id m o n e y w h e n
paiel

p a i d b y t h e p u r c h a s e r o r p u r c h a s e r s the reof , s h a l l f o r m p a r t of t h e

E n d o w m e n t F u n d of t h e D i o c e s e of G o u l b u r n , a n d s h a l l b e i n v e s t e d ,

a n d t h e i n t e r e s t a p p l i e d in m a n n e r h e r e i n b e f o r e m e n t i o n e d .

4. T h i s A c t m a y b e c i t e d a s t h e " D i o c e s e of G o u l b u r n C h u r c h

L a n d S a l e A c t of 1 9 0 5 . "

S C H E D U L E S .

FIRST S C H E D U L E .

A M . that parcel of land containing six hundred and forty acres, more or less, situated in
the countv of Argyle, near Tarraga Lagoon, in the said State : Bounded on the south I>V a line east eighty chains, commencing at the south-east corner of Reverend Thomas Reddall's eight hundred and eight v acres grant ; on tlx' east by a continuation of the west boundary of lv .1. Keith's primary grant north eighty chains ; on the north by a line west eightv chains ; and on the west by Reverend Thomas Reddall's grant south eight v chains.
Also all that parcel of land, situate at Tarraga Lagoon aforesaid, containing by ;ul measurement one thousand one hum I red and ninety-five acres, more or less: Commencing at Tarraga Lagoon, lit'tv seven chains west on the north-east corner of K e i t h s one thousand two hundred and eighty acres ; and bounded on the south by that farm and unlocated land, being a line east one hundred and fifty-four chains : on the east by Burns' purchase of six hundred and forty acres, being a line north eighty chains ; on the north by a line west one hundred and sixty chains ; on part of the west by a line south ten chains to Tarraga Lagoon : and on t he remainder of the west by that Lagoon to fifty-seven chains west of the northeast corner of Kei ths one thousand two hundred and eighty acres aforesaid.

And also all that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement six hundred and forty acres, more or less, situate in the county of Argyle, near Tarraga Lagoon aforesaid: Commencing at the south-west corner of J. Murchison's purchase of six hundred ami forty acres ; and bounded on the north by that land, being a line east eighty chains : on the east by part of Keith's one thousand two hundred and eighty acres, being a line south eighty chains ; on the south by a line west eighty chains ; and on the west by a line north eighty chains to the south-west corner of .1. Murchison's purchase of six hundred and forty acres aforesaid.

S E C O N D S C H E D U L E .

All that piece or parcel of land, situate at Lake George, in the countv of Argyle, and State aforesaid, containing by admeasurement one hundred and two acres two roods inil t hirty one perches, being t he land described in an indenture of the third of November, line thousand eight hundred and forty-one, as a consolidation of lots twelve and thirteen of the farms or portions of land sold by auction as therein mentioned : and bounded on the north by lot eleven of the said farms, by a line fort v-nine chains thirty links ; on the east, in part by a reserved road one chain wide, by a line of nine chains ninety-one links, and by the ponds dividing the farm or portion of land numbered twelve from the Old Collector village : on the west by another reserved road one chain wide, by a line of twenty chains ; and on the south by lots fourteen, lift ecu, and seventeen of the said farms, by a line from one of the said roads to the other of the said roads of fifty-three chains forty-five links, being lots twelve and thirteen of farms caused by Terence Aubrey Murray to be put up for auction at (i< alburn on the fourth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and forty one. An