Port Augusta Wharves Act 1884 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SEPTIMO ET QUADRAGESIMO

OCTAVO

No. 315.

,4n Act to authorise the construction of certain Wharves

at Port Augusta, and for other purposes.

[Assented to, Novemdev ~ g t h, 1884.1

HEREAS i t is desirable to make provision for the erection of by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the	Preamble.
W certain wharves at Port bugusti+--Be it therefare Enacted
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assem- bly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1, The " Port Augusta Wharves Act, 1882," is hereby repealed. Repeal.

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2, The Commissioner of Public Works (hereinafter termed the Powerto erect

Commissioner) may erect, construct, maintain, let, work, managc, wharves.

and use a continuous line of wharves on the block of waste lands of

the Crown marked A in the plan in the Schedule hereto, together

with all jetties, quays, machinery, buildings, works, and con-

veniences connected therewith: Provided, however, that any leases proposed to be granted under this Act shall be submitted for sale by public auction at an upset price to be fixed by the Corn- missioner: And provided also that nothing in this Act contained shall authorise the said Commissioiier to permit any building so erected to be used for the purpose of permanently storing goods thereia.

3. The powers hereby conferred on the Commissioner may be Mode of exeroise of

exercised in such manner in all respects as the Commissioner shall

think fit, subject only as mentioned in the next section.

4. When

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R& to be formed. 4. When any wharf shall ba erected or constructed pursuant to

this Act, a road of the length of the water frontage of the allotment in the township of Port Augusta fronting such wharf, ancl of the width of not less than fifty feet, shall be formed by the Commissioner of Public Works immediately adjoining such water frontage and on the level of such wharf, and shall be dedicated to the uae of the public.

Period for exercise

of powers.

5. On the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and

eighty-seven, or at the end of such further time (if any), not exceed-

ing three years thereafter, as the Governor, by Proclamation in the

Gourmment Gazette, may ace fit to allow, the powers of erection and construction hereby conferred on the Commissioner shall $cease to bc exercisable so far as the construction of wharves on the waste lands

of the Crown marked 9 is concerned.

Continuation of

wharves.

6, After the line of wharves authorised by section 2 shall have been constructed, the Commissioncr, with the consent mentioned in the next section, may continue the same along the block of waste lands marked B in the said plan, and afterwards along the block of waste lands marked C in the said plan, and afterwards along the block of waste lands marked D in the said plan.

Consent required, 7. Before continuing any wharves on either of the blocks marked

B, C, or D, the Cornmissioncr shall receive the written consent to

such continuation of the owners of the allotments in the town of Port Augusta abutting on the block along which the wharves are proposed to be continued.

Power of Commie -

eioner after consent. 8. After the consent required by the last section shall have been

obtained, all the powers conferred by sections 2 and 3 of this Act on the ~ommissicker shall extend to the block in respect of which such consent shall have been obtained.

Power of Cammirl-

aioner to construct 9, With the consent of the owners of thc allotments abut-

r h m e a without con- ting on any one of the blocks B, C, or D, the Commissioner may,

sent of Omen of	out of funds to be provided by Paxliament for that purpose, con-
adjoining blocks.
struct wharves opposite such block, notwithstanding that thc owners of the allotments abutting on the other blocks may refuse to consent to.the construction of wharves opposite their allotments. And with such consent such wharves may be constructed, extending further into the stream than is shown in the Schedule hereto: Provided that plans showing such extension shall have been first laid before Parliament; and in the event of any such extension the provisions of this Act shall apply to the additional waste lands included by such extension as well as to the blocks shown in the Schedule hereto.

Noco~P-~~o~ to 10. No person shall be entitled to any compensation or payment

be made. bp reason of the exercise of any power hereby conferred on the

Commissioner,

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Commissioner, and no person other than the Commissioner shall have any estate or interest in, or right to, or in respect of, any waste lands to which any powers conferred by this Act on the C'ornrnis- sioner shall for the time being apply, except a right of road over any road to be formed, pursuant to section 4.

In name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this

Bill.

WILLIAM C, F. ROBINSON: Governor.

SCHEDULE.

[See map attached.]

Adelaide : By authority, E. SPILLBR, Government Printer, North-terrace.