| Catholic Church A n d whereas by a g r a n t from t h e Crown bea r ing da te four th December in t h e year of our Lord one thousand e ight | h u n d r e d |
| An Act to enable t h e E i g h t Reve rend | J a m e s |
M u r r a y the Reverend Pa t r i ck Purce l l Ryan and Charles Joseph Gal lagher Trus tees of cer tain lands s i tuate in t he Village of Merr iwa to sell t h e said L a n d and to pro vide for the appropria t ion of t h e proceeds thereof. [20 th May, 1880.]
| W H E R E A S | by a g r a n t | from the Crown bear ing | da te | t h e | four th |
day of December in t h e year of our L o r d one thousand e ight
hund red and seventy-nine t he land specified in t he First Schedule
hereto was g ran ted u n t o t he said E i g h t Reverend J a m e s M u r r a y the
| Reverend | P a t r i c k | P u r c e l l | R y a n | and Charles | Joseph | Gal lagher | the i r |
| heirs a n d assigns upon t ru s t for t h e erection thereon of a | Roman |
| h u n d r e d and seventy-nine t h e land | specified | in t h e | Second | Schedule |
| here to | was | granted | un to | t h e | E i g h t | Reve rend | J a m e s | M u r r a y | the |
Reve rend Pa t r i ck Purce l l R y a n and Charles Joseph Gal lagher the i r heirs and assigns upon t r u s t for the appropr ia t ion thereof as t he site of a dwell ing-house ga rden and other appur tenances for t he c l e rgyman duly appointed to officiate in t he R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h Mer r iwa A n d whereas i t has been found t h a t t h e said sites for a C h u r c h and presbytery are unsu i tab le for t he purposes for which t hey were res pect ively g ran ted and it is expedient t h a t t he said land should bo sold and t h a t t h e proceeds to arise from such sale should be applied in or towards t he purchase of ano ther piece of land in t h e said vil lage of Mer r iwa in a more sui table position as a site for a R o m a n Catholic Church and Presby te ry and t h e erection of such church and presbytery thereon and for o ther purposes hereinaf ter ment ioned Be i t therefore enacted by the Queen ' s Most Exce l l en t Majes ty by and wi th t he advice and consent of t h e Legis la t ive Council and Legis la t ive Assembly
| of N e w South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and | by the au thor i ty | of |
| t he same as follows :— |
1. Af ter t he passing of this Ac t i t shall be lawful for t he said J a m e s M u r r a y P a t r i c k Pu rce l l R y a n and Charles Joseph Gal lagher (hereinafter styled Trustees) the i r heirs or assigns or o ther t he Trustees for the t ime being of t he said g ran t s bear ing date respectively t he four th December in t h e year of our Lord one thousand e ight hund red and seventy-nine to sell and dispose of t h e said land specified in t he Schedules here to b y publ ic auc t ion or pr ivate cont rac t and ei ther in one lot or in several lots as t hey shall deem mos t expedient for such pr ice or prices as can be had or obtained for t h e same and w h e n sold to convey the same or any pa r t or par t s thereof to t he purchaser or purchasers in fee s imple freed and discharged from t h e said t rus t s affecting t he same and t h e receipt in wr i t ing of the said Trustees t h e i r heirs or assigns shal l absolutely discharge t he purchaser or purchasers of t h e said land or any p a r t or par t s thereof from t h e purchase money payable by h i m or t h e m respectively and shall exonera te h i m or t h e m from seeing to t he appl icat ion of t h e said purchase money and f rom all
| l iabil i ty as to t h e misappl icat ion or nonappl icat ion | thereof. |
2. The said Trustees the i r heirs or assigns shall s tand possessed of all moneys arising from any and every such sale or sales as aforesaid u p o n t ru s t to app ly t he proceeds of such sale in or toward the p u r c h a s e of ano ther piece or pieces of land in t he said vil lage of M e r r i w a as a site or sites for t h e erection of a R o m a n Cathol ic Church and P r e s b y te ry the reon and to app ly t h e r emainder of t he said moneys if any which
| erect ion of a R o m a n Catholic Church and Presby te ry upon t h e land | shall no t be requi red for t he purposes aforesaid in or towards t h e |
| to be purchased as aforesaid and the receipts of any person or persons to w h o m a n y moneys shall be paid unde r t he provisions of th i s A c t |
| shal l be valid and complete discharges to t h e Trustees the i r he i r s | and | |
| assigns for such moneys . |
F I R S T
A L L t h a t piece or parce l of land containing by admeasuremen t one acre be t h e same
more or less s i tua ted in t he county of Br i sbane and par i sh of Mer r iwa village of M e r r i w a
| a l lo tments th i r t een and four teen | of | section | th ree | Commencing | a t | t he | sou th-wes te rn |
| corner of t he section and bounded | thence on the west by Vennache r - s t r ee t nor the r ly |
five chains on the no r th by t h e sou thern boundary- l ine of a l lo tment twelve eas ter ly a t r ight angles to Vennacher - s t r ee t two chains on the east by the wes te rn boundary - l ine of a l lo tment fifteen appropr i a t ed for a B o m a n Catholic P r e s b y t e r y souther ly paral le l
| wi th Vennacher - s t r ee t | five | chains | to | Be t t ing ton-s t r ee t | and on the | south by tha t | s t ree t |
wester ly two chains to the po in t of commencement .
| S E C O N D | S C H E D U L E . |
A L L t h a t piece or parce l of land conta ining by admeasu remen t two roods be t he same more or less s i tua ted in t h e coun ty of Br i sbane and par ish of Mer r iwa village of Merr iwa a l lo tment fifteen of section th ree Commenc ing on the n o r t h e r n side of Be t t ing ton-s t ree t a t t he south-wes te rn corner of a l lo tment sixteen and bounded thence on the sou th by t h a t s t reet wester ly one chain on the west by t h e eas t e rn bounda ry - lines of a l lo tments four teen and th i r teen appropr i a t ed for a Roman Cathol ic Church in
| all no r the r ly a t | r igh t | angles to Be t t ing ton-s t ree t | five | chains | on the | n o r t h by | t h e |
s o u t h e r n boundary- l ine of a l lo tment t en easter ly para l le l wi th Be t t ing ton-s t ree t one chain and on t h e east by t he wes tern boundary- l ine of a l lo tment s ixteen aforesaid souther ly a t r igh t angles to Be t t ing ton-s t r ee t five chains to t he poin t of commencement .