Port Augusta Waterworks Act 1879 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGES'IMO SECUN1)O Err QU.4I)IL4GESIMO

TEETIO

A. D. 1879.

No. 148.

An Act to authorise the construct ion of Reservoirs, 'I'aiiks,

Wells, and other Works for the purposc of

affording a Supply of Water to the District of

Port Augusta.

[Ass~rrierr! fo, 25th Octnbw, 1879.1

HEREAS i t is clcsi~ablc to nuthorisc the construction of rrealnble.

reservoirs, tanks, wells, and other morlrs for t h purpose of affording a snpply of water to thc District of Ptut Angnsta, acmrding as the said district is dcfined in the Schedule heyeto, and whcrens plans and sections showing the source of supply, am1 the said 1-cscwoirs, tanks, wells, and other works, and the direction of the rrlairi and branch pipes, and the street and grounds through ~vl i ic l~ tlicy are to be laid, and also books of reference containing thc names of the owners and occupiers, or reputed owners and occupiers (so far as known), of any private lands through which any of the saicl works will pass, have

shall have been made of any lands or streams, or of tliv owners or ::$;'li occupin's BC.

been deposited in the office of thc Surveyor-Gcncral, a t Adelaide

-Beit therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Provincc of South Australia, with the advice and collscnt of the Legislative Council

and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Pnrlia-

ment here assembled, as follows:

l. The Commissioner of Waterworks may construct, out of' any ~ommissioner of

moneys which have been or hereafter may bo voted by ~ ~ ~ ' ' ~ ~ $ ~ ~ c c n -

for such purpose, the reservoirs, tanks, wells, and other 'worlis in tanks, an~lotller	accordance with the plans and sections deposited as aforesaid in the works.
office of the Surveyor-General, at Adelaide.

2, If any error, omission, misstatement, or wrong clcscription Er~ors and omissiolls

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Port Auyusta Watemork,~ Act.-- 1879.

occupiers, or reputed owners or occupiers, of any lands or streams delineated or shown on the said plans or sections, or described in the books of reference deposited as aforesaid, the Commissioner of Waterworks, after giving ten days' notice to thc owners or occupicrs, or reputed owners or occupiers, of the lands or streams affected or likely to be nffccted by the correction of such error, omission, misstatement, or wrong description, may apply to any two Justices to correct the same; and if it shall appear to such Justices that it is expedient a i d not unjust to correct such error, omission, misstate- ment, or wrong description, they shall give the said Commissioner a c~rtificate in such form as they shall think proper, and shall in such certificate statc the particulars of any such error, omission; misstate- mmt, or wrong description, and such certificate, with thc docllnlents to which it refers, shall be deposited, with the other documents to which t h y refer, in the office of the Sur~eyor-General, and there- upon such plans, sections, or books of refcrcncc shall be deemed to be corrected according to such certificate, and the said Comnlivsioner may make, complete, extend, ancl maintain the works hereby authorised in accordance with such certificate, as if such error, on~ission, misstatement, or wrong dr;scription had not been made.

S~~rve~or-General	to 3,	'L'he Survcyo~General	sha1.i keep thc said plans and sections,
keep plnnq, &v.

and books of reference, and all other documents deposited with him

for the purpose of this Act, arid shall allow all persons interested to inspect m y of thc documents aforesaid; and to make copies of and from the same,

Inrorporatim~. 4.

Nxcept so f i r as thz sarnc are inconsistent vith or altered by this Act, ' T h e Adelaick City, Port, and Suburban Waterworks Act," " Thc Lands Clauses Consolidation Act," and an Act No. 26 of 1855-6, intituled ,4n Act to amend the Lands Clauses Con- solidation Act," shall be incorporated herewith, and for the purposes of this -4ct the expression " the promoters of the undertaking " wllerievcr used in "The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act" shall mean the Commissioner of Waterworks, and the words '( special Act" shall mear: this Act.

nterpreiation. 5, I n the constructionof and for the purposes of'this Act and ' T h e Adelaide City, Port, and Suburban Waterworks Act," when not ill- consistent with the context, thu expression the " ulldertitkiug '' shall, in addition to the meaning assigned thereto by the said " The Ade- laidc C i t ~, Port, and Suburban Waterworks Act," mean and include tllt: reservoirs, tanks, wells, and other works hereby authorised to be const~mcted. The expression " lands and streams" shall, in addition to the meaning assigned thereto by the said Act, mean and include the lands and streams of water hereby authorised to be taken or used for the purposes hereof, and the expression c c mater-area" shall, in addition 10 the meaning assigned thereto by the said -4ct, mean and includc tllc District of Port -4ugusta, according as the boxmdaries thereof m e rlefinrtl in the Scheddc hereto.

6. This

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Port Augzcsta FVate~rcorks Act.-1 879.

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6. This Act may be for all purposes cited as the Port, Augusta short title.

W;tterworks Act, 187!1."

In the name and 011 behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent,

to this Bill.

W M. F. DRUhIMONl) JERVOIS, Govcnior.

SCHEDULE

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SCHEDULE.

Port Augrista Water Area.

Commencing at the north-eastern corner of section 880, Hundred of Davenport; thence west north-westerly along the northern boundary of said section, the southern boundary of eection 881, and northern boundary of section 872, and its production west-north-westerly to the eastern side of road east of section 236; thence northerly across the railway, and northerly and north-north-easterly along the eastern side of road east of sections 262, 349, and 360, to its intersection with the northern side of road north of said section; thence north-westeriy along north-eastern side of road north-east of sections 360, 397, 448, and 499, to the western side of road west of the latter section; thence south-south-westerly along western side of road west of sections 499, 504, and 533, to the eastern corner of section 853; thence north- westerly along the north-eastern boundaries 3f sections 853 and 850, and south- westerly along the north-western boundary of the latter to the north-eastern boundary of the corporate town of Port Augusta; thence north-westerly to the northern corner of allotment 116; thence west-south-westerly by a straight line to the eastern corner of the township of Port Augusta \Ve.jt; thence north-westerly along its north- eastern boundary to its northern corxer; thence south-westerly along its north- western boundary to the south.wester~r side of Loudon's Road; thence south-easterly along said side of road, and aouth-south-easterly along the western side of said road to the north-western side of Caroow Hoad; thence south-westerly along said side of road, and southerly along the so~th-wes t boundary of the township to its southern corner; thence south-easterly by a straight line to the south-western corner of the corporate town of Port Augu~ta, the western corner of allotment 1; thence south- westerly and southerly along the south-western boundary of said corporate town, and its production to the rentre line of the Port A:igusta and Government Gums Railway; thence north-nor~h-easterly and south-easterly along said railway line to the north-western side of roa2 north-west of section 1; thence south-westerly along aaid side of road to the sou:h-western side of road south-west of said section; thence generally in a south-easierly direction, following the south-western aide of road south- west of sections 1, 40, 65, and 90, southern side of road south of sections 140, 164, and 169, and south-western side of road south-west of sections 183, 200, and 220, to a point south of the houth-western corner of fieclion 866; thence northerly tc said corner and east-sruth-easterly along the southern boundaries of sections 866, 867, 868, 869, and their production to the eastern boundary of section 870; thence north- north-easterly a l m g portion of the eastern boundary of said section, and the eastern boundary of sestion 880, to the point of commencemmt.

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Adelaide : By antbority, E. SPILLER, Acting Government Printer, Xorth-termce.