Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition Act (1880 No 37a) (NSW)

No. XVI.

An Act to provide for the Acquisition by Government of Lands for Public Purposes

[12th July, 1880.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the acquisition on behalf of the Crown of Lands required for the construction	of works for Water Supply and Sewerage throughout the Colony as
well as for sites for Public Schools light-houses free libraries court­ houses gaols hospitals wharfs ferries bridges fortifications and other purposes of defence and for buildings or works of any kind what­ soever to be erected or constructed for public purposes and to provide compensation for lands so acquired Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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:—

Preliminary.

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the "Lands for

Public Purposes Acquisition Act."

2. The Act eighteenth Victoria number ten intituled "An Act to

authorize the resumption or occupation and use of any lands required for purposes of Military Defence and to make compensation to the owners thereof" is hereby repealed but without prejudice to any resumption or occupation of land authorized thereby And any proceeding or
matter commenced or instituted under the authority of the said Act before the passing of this Act shall be continued be completed and be accompanied by the same consequences rights and remedies as if this
Act had not been passed.
3. So much of the third section of the "Crown Lands Alienation
Act of 1 8 6 1 " as enacts that Crown lands may lawfully be dedicated to

any public purpose under and subject to the provisions of the said Act but not otherwise and so much of any other Act as is inconsistent with the provisions hereof shall be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency but not further or otherwise.

4. In the construction and for the purposes of this Act the

following words and. expressions in inverted commas shall unless
there be something in the subject or context repugnant thereto or

2 II inconsistent

inconsistent therewith hear the meanings and include the persons or things hereby respectively set against such words and expressions that

is to say—

"Gazette"—The Government Gazette.

"Governor"—The Governor with the advice of the Executive

Council.

"Lands"—Any real estate messuages tenements or hereditaments

of whatsoever tenure.

"Lease " includes an agreement for a lease.

"CrownLands "—All landsvcsted in Her Majesty whether dedicated to any public purpose or not or which have not been granted or lawfully contracted to be granted in fee simple.

"Minister"—The Minister for Public Works and his successors
in that office with relation to lands appropriated or resumed

for any other purpose than the establishment of Public Schools and Schools referred to in section seven class (6) hereof as to which the word "Minister" shall for the

purposes of this Act and the Schedules hereto mean the "Minister of Public Instruction" for the time being and his successors in office as well as any other responsible Minister

of the Crown charged with the administration of the Depart­
ment of Public Instruction but without implying incor­ poration as hereinafter provided in the case of the Minister

for Public Works.

5. All lands declared to be vested in the Minister for Lands under the Act forty-third Victoria number nine shall vest in him and his successors in office for the estate in the said Act limited and defined as a Corporation Sole And nothing in this Act contained shall abridge or otherwise affect the provisions of the Acts twenty- second Victoria number nineteen and thirty-seventh Victoria number eighteen in respect of lands purchased or to be purchased or taken

for railway purposes under either of the said Acts.

The acquisition and appropriation of Lands for Public Purposes.

G. Whenever Parliament shall have appropriated a sum or sums

of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for or towards the

construction establishment or carrying out of any of the public works or undertakings in the next following section specified or whenever the Governor shall have sanctioned the carrying out of any such work or
undertaking for or towards the completion of which public funds are
lawfully available or shall have sanctioned the acquisition of any lands
for school sites then and in any such case it shall be lawful for the

Governor by notification to be published in the Gazette and in one or more newspapers published or circulated in the Police District wherein
is situated the land the subject of such notification to declare that the
land described in such notification has been appropriated (if Crown land) or resumed (if private property) for the public purpose therein expressed And an abstract of the land so appropriated or resumed together with the purpose for which the same is required shall in every case be laid before Parliament if in session at the date of such notification within seven days after its publication in the Gazette and

if not then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next

ensuing session.

7. The following shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be Public Works and undertakings that is to say—

(1.) Works for and in connection with the supply of water to or

for the sewerage of any city town or district.

(2.)

(2.) Fortifications and all other works of defence including Depots Stations Military Roads and any other works in connection with such Fortifications

(3.) Buildings for the occupation of either or both of the Houses

of Parliament or for Public Offices

(4.) Hospitals—Lunatic Asylums—Court-houses—Gaols—Watch-

houses—Lock-ups—Police Barracks or Quarters

(5.) Post or Telegraph Offices—-Mail Stations—Light-houses— Observatories—Pilot Stations—Quarantine StationsorGrounds and Customs Stations

(6.) Public Schools or any other Schools authorized to be estab­

lished wholly or in part at the public cost by any Act in force

for the time being

(7.) Public Libraries—Mechanics Institutes or Schools of Art

(8.) Public Wharves—Perries—Piers—Jetties and Bridges
(9.) Public Parks or Grounds for Public Recreation or Places for

Bathing and for the reclamation of land for or in connection therewith

(10.) Public Cemeteries
(11.) Public Wells or Works for the conservation of water

(12.) The protection and preservation of any Cave or place of

scientific interest

(13.) The establishment of Public Abattoirs

(11.) Breakwaters—Leading Marks or Beacons for purposes of Navigation—Docks—Slips—the protection of River Banks —the excavation of new Channels—Landing-places for Silt and any other works for the improvement of Harbours or Rivers

(15.) Quarries or works for procuring Stone Gravel Earth or any other material required for the construction of or any purpose connected with any such public work or undertaking as aforesaid

And for the purposes of this section any such named work or undertaking shall be taken to include any extension of or approach to or subsidiary work in connection with any such named work or undertaking.

8. Upon the publication of the notification in the Gazette

declaring that the lands therein described have been appropriated or resumed under this Act such lands shall forthwith be vested in the Minister and his successors on behalf of Her Majesty for the purposes
of this Act for an estate of inheritance in fee simple in possession
freed and discharged from all trusts obligations estates interests
contracts charges rates rights-of-way or other easements whatsoever
and to the intent that the legal estate therein together with all powers incident thereto or conferred by this Act shall be vested in the Minister as a trustee with absolute powers of selling dealing with and disposing of such lands and of giving effectual discharges in respect thereof to any purchaser And for the purpose of facilitating the acquisi­ tion and disposal of land under this Act the Minister for Public Works
for the time being is hereby declared to be a Corporation sole under the
name of "the Minister for Public Works" and by that name to have perpetual succession and an official seal to sue and be sued plead and be impleaded answer and be answered unto defend and be defended and take all legal proceedings in all Courts and places whatsoever with power to purchase take and hold lands to him and his successors for the purposes of this Act and also to sell and dispose of any superfluous lands if necessary.
9. Where the land appropriated is Crown land at the date of such publication or is vested in any Corporation or person on behalf

of

of H e r Majes ty or for publ ic purposes b y v i r t ue of any s t a tu te	or	is
w i t h i n t he l imits w i t h reference to	centres of popula t ion prescribed	b y

t h e A c t n e x t hereinafter cited t he effect of such publ ica t ion shal l be to wi thdraw t h e said l and (to t he ex ten t t aken) from any lease or l icense or promise thereof and to cancel to t h e l ike ex ten t any dedicat ion or reserva t ion of t h e said land m a d e u n d e r t h e au tho r i t y of t h e " Crown Lands Al iena t ion A c t of 1 8 6 1 " or a n y A c t or A c t s amend ing the same or to divest t h e es ta te of such Corporat ion or person and to vest t h e said l and to t h e ex ten t aforesaid in t h e Minis te r for t he purposes ment ioned a n d for t h e estate l imi ted in t h e last preceding section.

10. W h e r e t he l and described in any such notification consists whol ly or par t ly of land al ienated b y or no t t he proper ty of t he Crown or is no t Crown land as defined by this A c t t h e owners thereof or t h e persons who b u t for t h e provisions hereinbefore contained would h a v e been such owners shall be ent i t led to receive such s u m of money b y w a y of compensat ion for t he l and of which t hey have been depr ived unde r th is Act as shall be agreed upon or otherwise ascer tained unde r t h e provisions hereinaf ter contained Provided however t h a t in t he case of land condi t ional ly or otherwise purchased from t h e Crown wi th in a period of five years from t h e date of t h e notification of t he r e sumpt ion thereof unde r th i s A c t no such compensat ion shall exceed per acre or por t ion thereof t he a m o u n t or propor t ion prescribed by t h e A c t t h i r t y -

seven th Vic tor ia n u m b e r e ighteen b u t in every such case t h e provisions

of t h e said A c t shal l subject to t h e provisions of this A c t apply to any

l and so resumed u n d e r t h i s A c t .

1 1 . T h e es ta te and in teres t of every person ent i t led to lands

resumed u n d e r th is A c t or any por t ion thereof and w h e t h e r to t h e legal

or t he equi table estate there in shal l by v i r t ue of th is A c t be deemed to have been as fully a n d effectually conveyed to t h e Min is te r as if t h e same h a d been conveyed b y t h e persons legally or equi tably ent i t led

the re to b y means of t h e most perfect assurances in t h e law	A n d every
such es ta te and in teres t shall upon t h e publ icat ion of such	notification
as aforesaid be t a k e n	to have been conver ted in to a c laim for compen­
sat ion in pu r suance of t h e provisions hereinafter contained	A n d every

person shal l u p o n asser t ing his c la im as hereinaf ter provided and m a k i n g ou t his t i t le in respect of any por t ion of t he said resumed lands be ent i t led to compensat ion on account of such resumpt ion in m a n n e r

hereinaf ter provided.

12. E v e r y person c la iming compensat ion in respect of any l and

so resumed or work or o the r m a t t e r done unde r t h e au tho r i t y of th is

A c t shall w i th in n ine ty days from t h e publ ica t ion of such notification

or a t a n y t ime af terwards wi th in such t ime as a J u d g e of the	Supreme
Cour t shal l upon t h e appl ica t ion and a t t he cost of the c la imant	appoin t

in t h a t behalf serve a not ice in wr i t ing upon the Minis ter and a l ike not ice upon the Crown Solicitor which not ice shall set forth t he n a t u r e of t he es ta te or in teres t of t h e c la imant in such land toge ther w i t h a n abs t rac t of his t i t le and if he claims in respect of damage t h e n a t u r e of t he d a m a g e which he has susta ined or will susta in by reason of such r e sumpt ion or work or m a t t e r as aforesaid and such not ice m a y be in

t h e form in t h e First Schedule	here to b u t w i th a n y	modifications
required b y t h e n a t u r e of	t h e	claim.

1 3 . W i t h i n s ix ty days after t h e receipt of every such not ice of

c la im by t h e Crown Solicitor he shal l forward t h e same together w i th his r epor t the reon to t h e Minis te r w h o shal l t he r eupon (unless no prima

facie case for compensat ion shal l have been disclosed) cause a va lua t ion

of t he land or of t h e es ta te or in teres t of t h e c la imant there in to be

m a d e in accordance w i t h t h e provisions of th i s A c t a n d shall in fo rm t h e

c la imant as soon as pract icable of t h e a m o u n t of such va lua t ion b y

not ice in t he form of the Second Schedule hereto.

14. I f w i th in n ine ty days after t he service of not ice of c laim
the c la imant and t h e Minis te r shal l no t agree as to t he a m o u n t of

compensat ion t h e c la imant shal l be a t l iber ty to ins t i tu te proceedings

in t h e Supreme Cour t in t he form of a n ac t ion for compensat ion

agains t t h e Min i s te r as nomina l defendant A n d any such ac t ion m a y

be t r ied before a J u d g e of t h e said Cour t or in any Circui t Cour t and

a special j u r y of four persons Prov ided always t h a t upon appl ica t ion

e i ther of t h e Minis ter or of t he c l a iman t a special j u r y of twelve m a y

be summoned for t h e t r ia l of such ac t ion Provided also t h a t wi th t h e

consent in wr i t ing of t h e Minis te r and t h e c la imant any such ac t ion m a y be so t r ied a t any t i m e [to be ment ioned in such consent] before t h e expira t ion of n ine ty days from service of t h e not ice of c laim for compensa t ion b u t not wi th in four teen days from service of t h e not ice

of va lua t ion on such c la imant .

15 . T h e issue to be t r ied in any such act ion shall be whe ther

t he c la imant is ent i t led to a la rger s u m by way of	compensa t ion	t h a n
t h e a m o u n t	of t h e valuat ion so m a d e by the Minis te r and	notified

to the c l a iman t as aforesaid and if so to w h a t s u m A n d if upon the

t r ia l of t h e said ac t ion t he verdic t shal l be for a greater s u m t h a n t h e

a m o u n t of the said va lua t ion t h e costs of t he ac t ion shal l be bo rne by t h e Minis te r b u t if t h e verdict shall be for a s u m equa l to or less t h a n such va lua t ion t h e n t h e costs shall be borne by t h e c la imant

A n d t h e power to direct a reference to a rb i t ra t ion shall no t be exercised

b y the J u d g e before w h o m any such act ion shall be t r ied.

16. Al l moneys payable u n d e r th is A c t by way of compensat ion

to any c l a iman t whe the r unde r t he verdic t of a j u r y or otherwise	shal l
be paid toge ther w i th interest a t t h e ra te of six per cen t	pe r a n n u m
from the t ime of t he publ ica t ion in t he Gazette	as aforesaid a n d costs

(if any) ou t of t h e Consolidated R e v e n u e F u n d by w a r r a n t of t h e Governor addressed to t h e Colonial Treasurer wi th in one m o n t h after t h e de te rmina t ion of such compensat ion to t h e person lawfully ent i t led

the re to or to his agen t du ly author ized in t h a t behalf in wr i t i ng b u t

t h e c la imant shal l be bound to m a k e ou t his t i t le to t he es ta te	or
in te res t c la imed by h i m in all cases whe re t he claim is in respect of	t he
depr ivat ion of some estate or in te res t in land.

17. A Dis t r ic t Cour t shal l no twi ths t and ing a n y t h i n g conta ined

in t he	" D i s t r i c t	Cour ts A c t	of 1 8 5 8 " have jurisdict ion	to t r y	a n y	such
act ion	of compensat ion	a t t h e	Dis t r ic t Cour t	holden w i t h i n	t h e	distr ict

where in a n y l and resumed u n d e r this A c t (or t he g rea te r por t ion of such

land) is s i tua ted in a n y case where t he whole a m o u n t of t h e c la im in

respect to such l and served in pu r suance of t h e twelf th section of

th i s Ac t does n o t exceed two hund red pounds or if exceeding t h a t

a m o u n t in a n y case where t he Minis ter a n d t h e c la imant by a memor­

a n d u m	signed by t h e m or by such c la imant ' s a t to rney and t h e	Crown
Solicitor agree the re to	For	t he purposes of th i s section t he provisions

of t he said Dis t r i c t Courts A c t and of a n y A c t amend ing t h e same toge the r w i th all rules made or to be m a d e the reunder shal l be deemed to apply to all proceedings t a k e n in any Distr ic t Cour t hereunder .

18. I n es t imat ing or assessing the compensat ion to be paid

unde r th i s A c t regard shall be h a d by the va lua tors and by t h e j u r y (on a n y issue) not only to t h e va lue of t h e land t a k e n by t h e Minis te r

a n d to t h e provisions of t he t e n t h section of th i s A c t where t h e same shall be appl icable b u t also to t he damage (if any) to be sustained by t h e c l a iman t b y reason of t h e severing of t h e lands t aken from other l ands or o the r injuries suffered b y h im by reason of t h e exercise of t h e powers expressed or incorpora ted in th i s A c t and t hey shall assess t he same according to w h a t t hey shal l find to have been t h e value of such lands es ta te or in te res t a t t h e t ime of t h e r e sumpt ion thereof or t h e

ex t en t of t h e damage or in jury sus ta ined Provided t h a t in t he case
of

of land u n d e r t h e surface t aken for t he purpose of cons t ruc t ing a sub te r ranean tunne l for water supply or sewerage or ra i lway t rans i t no compensa t ion shall he allowed or awarded unless t h e surface of t h e over lying soil he d is turbed or t he suppor t to such surface he destroyed or injur iously affected by t h e cons t ruc t ion of such t u n n e l or unless any mines or u n d e r g r o u n d workings in or adjacent to such land be the reby rendered unworkab le or be so affected as aforesaid.

19. Subject to t he provisions of th i s A c t i t shall be lawful for t h e Minis te r and for any officer of his depa r tmen t and for all persons employed in the ca r ry ing out of any author ized works and for any persons authorized by t h e Minis te r to en te r u p o n the lands of a n y person whomsoever which t h e Minis te r m a y requi re to purchase or t ake and to t ake possession and appropr ia te t he same for t he purposes of th is A c t or of t h e execut ion of any such authorized works Provided

a lways t h a t en t ry shall no t be necessary in a n y case to perfect t he	t i t le
of t he Minis te r to any lands acqui red unde r th is Act .

20. No twi ths t and ing a n y t h i n g hereinbefore conta ined i t shal l

be lawful for t h e Min i s te r if he t h i n k fit to agree wi th t he owners of

a n y lands t h e acquis i t ion of which is author ized by th is A c t and

w i t h all par t ies hav ing any es ta te or in teres t in such lands or by th is A c t enabled to sell and convey t h e same for t he absolute purchase for a considerat ion in money of a n y such lands or such pa r t s thereof as shall be t h o u g h t proper a n d of all estates a n d interests in such

lands of w h a t k ind soever.

2 1 . I t shall be lawful for all par t ies be ing seized possessed of or

ent i t led to any such lands or a n y es ta te or interest there in to sell a n d convey or release t h e same to t he Minis ter and to enter in to all neces- sary agreements for t ha t purpose and pa r t i cu la r ly it shall be lawful for all or any of t h e following par t ies so seized possessed or ent i t led as aforesaid so to sell convey or release t h a t is to say all corporat ions t enan t s in tai l or for life mar r ied women seized in the i r own r igh t or ent i t led to dower guard ians commit tees of lunat ics and idiots t rus tees or feoffees in t rus t for char i table or o ther purposes executors a n d adminis t ra tors and all par t ies for t he t ime being ent i t led to t h e receipt of t h e ren t s and profits of any such lands in possession or subject to any es ta te in dower or to a n y lease for life or for lives and years or for years or any less in teres t and t h e power so to sell and conveyor release as aforesaid m a y lawfully be exercised by all such part ies o the r t h a n mar r i ed women ent i t led to dower or lessees for life or for lives and years or for years or for any less in teres t no t only on behalf of them­ selves a n d the i r respective heirs executors adminis t ra tors and successors

r ema inde r or expec tancy after t h e m or in defeasance of t he estates of	b u t also for and on behalf of every person ent i t led in reversion
such par t ies and as to such marr ied women whether they be of full age or not as if they were sole and of full age arid as to such guardians on behalf of the i r wards and as to such commit tees on behalf of t he luna t i c s and idiots of w h o m they are t he commit tees respectively and t h a t to t he same ex ten t as such wives wards lunat ics and idiots respect ively could have exercised t he same power u n d e r t he au thor i ty of th is A c t if t hey had respectively been unde r no disabil i ty and as to such trustees executors or adminis t ra tors on behalf of their cestuique t rus t s w h e t h e r
infants issue unborn lunat ics femes covert or o ther persons a n d t h a t to
the same ex ten t as such cestuique t r u s t s respectively could have exer­
cised t h e same powers u u d e r the au thor i ty of this A c t if they had
respectively been u n d e r no disability and t h e power hereinafter g iven to release lands from any r en t - cha rge or i ncumbrance and to agree for t h e appor t ionmen t of any such rent -charge or incumbrance shall ex t end to and may lawfully be exercised b y every par ty hereinbefore enabled to sell and convey or release lands to t he Minister .

22. I n case any of t h e lands appropr ia ted or resumed unde r t he provisions of th is A c t shall no t he requi red for t h e purposes thereof i t shall he lawful for t h e Governor to cause such lands to be offered for sale by pub l i c auc t ion and to convey the same to t he purchasers thereof in such m a n n e r and a t such t imes and subject to such conditions as he m a y t h i n k fit and t h e proceeds of all such sales shall be paid by the purchasers to t he Colonial Treasurer and be by h i m carried to t he credit

of t h e Consolidated R e v e n u e F u n d .

23. The several sections of t he Governmen t Ra i lways A c t t w e n t y -

second Victor ia n u m b e r n ine teen hereinaf ter specified toge ther wi th t he respect ive powers authori t ies dut ies liabilities obligations and o ther the provisions there in contained are hereby declared to be incorporated wi th and embodied in this A c t to t he i n t en t t h a t t h e same m a y be applied as fully and effectually to t he lands t aken under t h e au thor i ty of th i s Ac t as if t he said sections had been specifically enacted here in Provided tha t wheresoever in a n y section so incorporated t he word " Commissioner" occurs there shal l for t he purposes of this A c t be subs t i tu ted in l ieu of such word t h e expression " Minis te r for Pub l i c W o r k s " or " M i n i s t e r of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n " (as t h e case m a y require) A n d whenever t h e word " Ra i lway " or words imply ing works connected w i t h a ra i lway occur the re shall be subs t i tu ted such words respectively as denote t he n a t u r e of the publ ic work unde r t ak ing or purpose in respect of wh ich the land in quest ion has been appropr ia ted or resumed The following are t h e sections so declared to be incorporated wi th th is A c t —

(1.) As to t h e deposit of compensation money in cer ta in cases

w i th t h e Mas te r in E q u i t y and t h e appl icat ion and inves tment

thereof As to p a y m e n t of such money in cer tain cases to t rus tees or to t he part ies themselves and t h e exonerat ion of the Minis ter in respect thereof after p a y m e n t Sections forty- seven to fifty-two both inclusive

(2.) As to t h e deposit and applicat ion of compensat ion money on refusal of t h e owner to accept t h e same or on his fail ing to m a k e out a satisfactory t i t le and as to p resumpt ion of owner­ ship Sections fifty-three to fifty-six both inclusive

(3.) As to t h e procedure by t h e Minis te r in case t he owner or occupier of any lands resumed under th i s A c t shall refuse to

give u p possession thereof or h inder the Minis te r from en te r ing

upon or t a k i n g possession of t h e same Section sixty-one

(4.) As to t he purchase or redempt ion of t h e interests of mor t ­
gagees and t h e deposit of pr incipal and interes t due on

mor tgages wi th t he Mas te r in E q u i t y t he procedure to be

observed w h e n the mor tgaged lands are of less va lue t h a n the

m o r t g a g e debt and where p a r t only of lands in m o r t g a g e is

t aken Sections sixty-five to seventy b o t h inclusive

(5.) As to t he release of lands from r e n t charges and other i ncum­ brances and procedure thereon Sections seventy-one to seventy-four both inclusive

(6.) As to t he appor t ionment of r e n t where lands t a k e n a re unde r lease and as to compensat ion to t enan t s Sections seventy- five to seventy-e ight bo th inclusive.

(7.) As to t h e en t ry upon or t empora ry occupat ion of lands t he crossing of roads and other h ighways t he m a k i n g of br idges and other works of accommodat ion and the provisions consequent thereon Section t en and sections e ighty-four to ninety-seven

bo th inclusive

Provided t h a t compensat ion shall in all respects be ascer tained in accordance wi th th is Act .

24. W h e n e v e r u n d e r t he s ix th section of th is A c t land shall be

resumed for any publ ic purpose author ized by this A c t a copy of the

Gazette

Gazette notification declar ing such land to be so r e sumed certified

u n d e r t h e h a n d of t h e Minis ter shal l in every case be lodged wi th t h e

R e g i s t r a r Genera l and be regis tered by h i m in t h e General Reg i s t e r of Deeds unless t h e l and so resumed be wholly or in p a r t comprised in a g r a n t or certificate of t i t le u n d e r t h e R e a l P r o p e r t y Acts in which case upon product ion of such notif ication so certified as aforesaid i t shal l be t he d u t y of t h e Reg i s t r a r Genera l to deal wi th and give effect

to such notification as if t h e same were a m e m o r a n d u m of t ransfer

du ly execu ted u n d e r t h e said A c t s A conveyance u p o n sale of any

l and author ized by t h e twenty-second section of th is A c t to be offered for sale by publ ic auc t ion m a y if t h e same shal l be comprised in any m e m o r a n d u m of transfer u n d e r t he said Ac t s be m a d e by a l ike memo­ r a n d u m of t ransfer to be executed by t h e Min i s te r as t ransferror a n d t h e purchaser as t ransferree which shall have t h e l ike effect for all purposes of t he said Ac t s as a m e m o r a n d u m of t ransfer t he reunde r I t shal l be lawful for t h e Governor to m a k e regula t ions prescr ib ing t h e mode in w h i c h t h e provisions of this section shal l be carr ied out by al l

persons concerned therewi th .

S C H E D U L E S .

FIRST SCHEDULE.

(*) Notice of claim and abstract.

To the Minister for Lands (or Crown Solicitor).

I N pursuance of the " Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition A c t " and of the enact­

ments therewith incorporated I (or we) hereby give you notice that I (or we) claim compensation in respect of the land hereunder described which has been resumed under the said Act The amount of such claim and other the particulars required by the said

Act are stated in the subjoined abstract [If the claim is not for land resumed this form

may he modified in accordance with the nature of the claim!.

Abstract.

Names of persons

Names and Particulars of

Names of occupiers Dates and having the custody of

descriptions of Quit rents pay­ claim specifying

Situation distinguishing other short documents and place

parties claiming and able if leasehold separately the

and whether tenants-at- particulars or places where the

nature of their name of landlord amount claimed

description will or under lease of docu­ same may be in­

Interests whether term of lease and for value of

of property. rent reserved ments of spected and name of

tenants for life in rent reserved property and for

terms &c. title. claimants' solicitor

tail or otherwise. compensation. or agent.

(Signature) (Address) (Date)

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Notice of Valuation.

To A.B. claimant in respect of the land hereunder described resumed under the

" Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition Act."

TAKE notice that the land hereunder described being that in respect of the resumption

whereof under the authority of the aforesaid Act your claim for compensation has been

lodged has been valued at the sum of £

T. H.

(*) Minister for Public Works.

Description of land or damage in respect of which claim has been made.

ALL that piece or parcel of land &c. &c. &c.

(*) If the land is taken for School purposes. See Section 4.

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