Public Works and Immigration Loan Act of 1865 No 19a (NSW)

N o. 9. 29*̂ VIO. 1865.

Fuhlic Works and Immigration Loan.

No. IX.

pumic woMs AM, A n A ct to enable th e G overnm ent to raise a Loan

I mmigration L oan, ^

— ̂	for certain P u blic W orks and for purposes o f
A ssisted Im m igration. [21s^ June, 1865.]

Preamble. % 1 1 H E E E A S i t is ex p ed ien t to au th o rize th e G overnm en t to borrow

T T ee rta in sum s of m oney a m o u n tin g in th e w hole to Two h u n d re d

a n d n in e teen th o u san d fo u r h u n d re d an d fifty pounds fo r th e several

pu rposes h e re in a fte r specified Be i t th ere fo re en ac ted by th e Q ueen ’s

M ost E x c e lle n t ^ la je s ty by a n d w ith th e advice an d consen t of th e

L eg isla tive C ouncil an d L eg isla tive A ssem bly o f N ew S o u th W ales in

P a r lia m e n t assem bled an d by th e a u th o r ity o f th e sam e as follows :—

Loan of £219,450. 1. I t sha ll be law fu l fo r th e G overnor w ith th e advice o f th e

E xecu tivo .C ouncil to raise by th e sale o f D eb en tu re s secured u p o n th e

C onsolidated B ev en u e E u n d o f th e Colony an d hearin g in te re s t a t a

ra te n o t exceed ing five p e r c en tu m p e r a n n u m such several sum s o f

m oney n o t exceed ing in th e w hole th e sum of Two h u n d red a n d n in e ­

teen th o u sa n d fou r h u n d red an d fifty pounds as m ay be req u ired for th e fo llow ing several pu rposes n o t exceeding for th e sam e respec tive ly

th e several sum s respec tive ly set ag a in s t such p u rp o se s :—

T oil

E.u lw a y s :—

Erection of Eaihvay Station at Eiverstoiie	...	C50
Erection of Eaihvay Station at Mulgrave	...	CoO

Eorty additional Ballast and Goods Trucks for

Eailway Traffic ... ... ... ... 9.000

"Windsor and Eichinond llaihvay further sum ... 10,000

Additional Land at Newtown for Sidings ... 850

Additional Bolling Stock ... ... ... ... 10,000

Additional Goods Accommodation Sydney Station 20,000

Railway Sheds ... ... ... ... ... 12,000

Additional Accommodation Stations ... ... 5.000

To meet outstanding Claims for Land on the

Penrith Picton and Singleton Extensions ... Erection of Railway Station at Douglass Park . . 6.000

650

Extension of Great Northern Line to Terminus

at Morpeth ... ... ... ... ... 20,000 0 0

91,800 0 0

F oe B eid g es :—

Erection of a Bridge at Pitnacree 9.000

Duumore Bridge further sum ... 900

West Maitland Bridge further sum 4.000

13,900 0 0

F oe P ublic W oeks and B u ild in g s :—

Erection of a Dwarf Wall and Railing between

the Domain and the Reclaimed Land in

Wolloomooloo Bay and for a Gate to the

same and a new Gate in Palmer-street ... 850 0 0

Reclamation of Land Wolloomooloo Bay further

sum ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,900 0

Towards the completion of the Australian Museum	6,000	0
Towards completion of Excavation Kiama Har­

bour Works ... ... ... ... ... 6,000 0

Wliarf at Llladulla further sum ... ... ... 500 0

Construction of three new Punts for second

Steam Dredge Newcastle ... ... ... 3,500 0

Penitentiary ... ... ... ... ... 25.000 0

Lunatic Asylum ... ... ... ... ... 25.000 0 70,750 0 0

F oe	I mm ) g e .it roN :—
For the piu'poso of assisting Immigration to this

Colony ... ... ... ... ... 10,000 0 0

T otal . . . £ 219,450 0 0

1865. 29*̂ VIC. N o. 10.

fConsolidated FundJ Appropriation.

2. All sums borrowed under this Act shall be paid to the Colo- Sums borrowed imw

nial Treasurer and shall be by him placed to the credit of the Consoli-	for.
dated Revenue Pund and shall be applied towards the respective purposes for which the same shall have been so raised and shall be accounted for in the same manner as if they had formed part of the current annual Revenue of the Colony.

3. The said Treasurer shall issue and pay the said several sums Treasurer to pay

for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned in such manner and in such	^
proportions as the Governor by any warrant or order in writing under his hand and directed to the said Treasurer shall from time to time order and direct And the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payaltle otit of the sums so borrowed as aforesaid.

4. The said Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time and to receive credit

be allowed credit for every sum of money paid by him in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid And the receipt of each and every person to whom the same shall be so paid shall bo a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for each sum therein mentioned and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly.

5. This Act may be cited as the “ Public Works and Immigra- siiort title,

tion Loan Act of 1865.” '