Henty to Billabong Creek Railway Act 1916 (NSW)

HENTY TO BILLABONG CREEK

RAILWAY ACT.

Act No. 63, 1916.

An Act to sanct ion t h e cons t ruc t ion of a l ine of

ra i lway from H e n t y to Bil labong Creek ; t o

au thor i se t h e cons t ruc t ion of t h e said line on

pub l ic roads ; t o a m e n d t h e Pub l i c W o r k s

Ac t , 1912, so far as i t re la tes to t h e m a k i n g and ma in t a in ing of fences a long t h e said l ine ; t o provide for t h e use of t h e said l ine by t h e Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y or by persons au thor i sed by h im ; and for o the r purposes consequen t t h e r e o n or inc iden ta l t h e r e t o . [Assented to , 29 th November , 1916.]

Assembly did by resolution declare that it was expedient	WH E R E A S in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Legislative
to carry out a certain work, namely, the construction of a line of railway from Henty to Billabong Creek : And whereas, on the passing of the said resolution, a statutory duty was by the said Act imposed on the Secretary for Public Works 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 : —
1. This Act may be cited as the " Henty to Billabong Creek Railway Act, 1916."
2. The carrying out the said work (more particularly described in the Schedule to this Act) is hereby sanc- tioned ; and the Secretary for Public Works, or the member

member of the Executive Council for the time being performing the duties of the said Secretary, is hereby authorised to undertake and carry out the said work, subject to the provisions of this Act, and for that purpose shall be, and shall have the powers and duties of a Constructing Authority within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1912.

3 . The plan of the said works is the plan marked " Schedule Plan—Henty towards Daysdale," signed by the Secretary for Public Works, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Con- struction, and deposited in the public office of the said Secretary.
4. The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at one hundred and forty-nine thousand one hundred and fifty pounds (exclusive of land resumptions), shall be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are now, or may hereafter be, applicable to that purpose, or from appro- priations 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 public road or highway.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ninety- one of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Constructing Authority shall not be required or compelled, nor shall it be the duty of the said authority to make or main­ tain any fence along the said line of railway for the accommodation of any person or for any purpose what- soever; but the said authority may in his discretion

said line of railway as he may think fit. make and maintain such fences in connection with the 7. The Constructing Authority and any persons

authorised by him may use the said line, or any part
thereof, before it is transferred to the Chief Commissioner

for Railways and Tramways, and for that purpose may run thereon any carriages or waggons propelled or drawn by any motive power.

SCHEDULE

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T i n s rai lway commences from the .Main Southern railway a t l i o n t y ,

•i 15 miles .>s chains from Sydney, and runs in a westerly direction tor

1(> miles to Pleasant H i l l ; thence t ie ' line bears in south-westerly direction to the Hillabonjr Creek, and te rminates on the eastern bank of tha t creek at .17 7 miles 10 chains, —beintr a total distance of .'! I mile*

~>'2 chain-, and subject to such deviations and modifications as may be-

considered advisable by the Const ruc t ing Au tho r i t y .