Gilmore to Batlow Railway Act 1919 (NSW)

GILMORE TO BATLOW

RAILWAY ACT.

Act No. 20, 1919.

A n A c t to sanct ion the cons t ruct ion o f a l ine o f rail-

way from Gi lmore to B a t l o w ; to authorise t he cons t ruc t ion of the said l ine on roads ; to provide for t he use o f the said l ine during cons t ruc t ion ; to amend the P u b l i c W o r k s

Act , 1 9 1 2 ; and for purposes consequen t

thereon or inc identa l t he re to . [Assented to,

5 th D e c e m b e r , 1 9 1 9 . ]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South	BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-
Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows :—

1 . This Act may be cited as the "Gilmore to

Batlow Railway Act, 1919 ."
2 . The work described in the Schedule to this Act
is hereby sanctioned, and shall be deemed to be an

authorised work within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1912, but the provisions of sections thirty- four, thirty-five, thirty-six, and thirty-seven of that

Act shall not apply to the said work, and the provisions

The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at one hundred and ten thousand pounds (exclusive of land resumptions), may be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are

of section thirty-eight of that Act shall apply to any
contracts for carrying out such work.

3 . The plan of the said work is the plan marked

" Gilmore to Batlow Railway," signed by the Railway

Commissioners for New South Wales, and countersigned

by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Con-

struction, and deposited in the public office of the said
Railway Commissioners.

4 .

are now or may hereafter be applicable to the purpose, or from appropriations of the Public Works Fund, or partly from such votes and partly from such appropria- tions, 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.
6. 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 accommoda- tion 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 it may think fit.
The Railway Commissioners for New South Wales and any persons authorised by them may during con-

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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 319 miles 33 chains from Sydney on the existing railway from Gundagai to Tumut, and distant 21 chains, on Sydney side, of Gilmore Station, and proceeds southerly following the valley of Gilmore Creek, to 3321/2 miles, where the line curves and bears south westerly to Batlow at 335 miles ; thence a southerly direction is again taken and that village passed on its eastern side; at

of the soldiers' settlement, where it ends at 341 miles 28 chains from	338 miles the line takes a westerly direction to the northern portion
Sydney, being a total distance of 21 miles 75 chains, and subject to
such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by
the Constructing Authority.

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