Public Works Loan Act of 1884 No 43a (NSW)

1884 48° VIC j . No. 26. 159

’Public TVorks Loan.

No. XXVI.

P ublic W ouks

7V11 Act to authorize the raising of a Loan for L o an .

the Public Service of the Colony and for

otlier purposes. [1.9̂ November, 1884.]

T T T IIE llE A S it is expedient to authorize the Governor with the

s T advice of the Executive Council to raise by way of Loan for

tlie Public Service of the Colony certain sums of money amounting in th(! whole to Eourtecn million three hundred and cighty-eii^ht thousand three hundred and three pounds for the several purposes hereinafter specified Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council ami Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as folloAvs

1.                 It shall he lawful for the Governor with the advice of the Loan ofLU,388,303.

Executive Council to raise by the sale of Debentures or the issue of Inscribed Stock secured ujion the Consolidated Ilcvcnuc Eund of the Colony and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum such several sums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of Fourteen million three hundred and eighty-eight thousand three hundred and thrc'e pounds as may be required for the folloAving Public Works and Services hut not to exceed the several sums hereinafter respectively set against such Services that is to say:—

IIahnouns axd llivicits Branch—

For providing Water Supjilies for Country

Towns... ... ... ... ... ... £250,000 0 0

Furtlier for Sydney Water Supjdy Works	... 553,000 0 0
Additional Dredge and Punts for Sydney	... 17,500 0 0
Further for Karhour Improvements and Ship­

ping facilities Newcastle Harbour ... ... 50,000 0 0

Towards Harbour Works Lake Macquarie—

further sum ... ... ... ... ... 10,000 0 0

Towards enlarging Wentworth Wharf	...	1,200 0 0
Further for Tug &c. Dredge Service ...	...	3,000 0 0
Towards construction of Jetty Byron Bay	...	5,000 0 0
For Punts for Grab Dredge to be used first

on the Hastings Elver ... ... ... 2,400 0 0

Small Grab Dredge &c. Punts to be used fir.st

in the Camden Haven and Lake District ... 3,600 0 0

Towards improving the Entrance to the Nam-

buccra Eiver ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 0 0

Towards construction of Light-house Kiama...	2,000 0 0
Northern Breakwater Newcastle—further sum	11,000 0 0

Wood Paving Circular Quay ... ... ... 18,500 0 0

For removal of Eoeks from front of Whai’f

Newcastle Harbour—further sum ... ... 5,000 () 0

935,200 0 0

CoLONiAU A rchitect’s Brancu—

Narrabri Court-house—Erection of	...	...	3.500 0 0
Court-house and Lock-up atMulwala...	...	2,000 0 0

Court-house and Lock-up at Mount Hope ... 1.500 0 0

Nymageo Court and Waich House and Police

Quarters—Erection of ... ... ... 3.000 0 0

Post and Telegraph Office Broughton Creek ... 1.500 0 0

Post and Telegraph Office Oberon	...	...	1.000 0 0
Post and Telegraph Office Moruya	...	...	1.500 0 0

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Public Works Loan.

Brought forward ... ... .., ... £935,200 0 0

Colonial A ec iiitec t’s B eanch— continued.

Brought forward ................ £15,200 0 0

Government Printing Office—Additions—fur­

ther sum ... ... ... ... ... 2,950 0 0

Erection of Gaol Grafton ... ... ... 6,000 0 0

Court-house Cobar—Erection of ... ... 3,000 0 0

Court-house Darlinghurst—Dwarf AV̂ all and

Iron Palisading—Erection of ... ... 1,400 0 0

Court-house Cooma—Erection of ... ... 5,000 0 0

Court-house .and Post Office Balmain—further

sum ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,000 0 0

Naval Stations Port Jackson ... ... ... 50,000 0 0

Ooulburn Gaol—-Completion of—further sum

5,000 0 0

For the purchase of land resumed at the corner

of Bridge and Phillip Streets for public

purposes ... ... ... ... ... 20,853 0 0

Sites and Buildings for Fire Brigade Stations

in City of Sydney ... ... ... ... 25,000 0 0

Towards the erection of new School Buildings

and Teachers’ Eesideuces ... ... ... 50,000 0 0

Compensation for Land and Buildings resumed

at the intersection of the New South Head

Hoad and Point Piper Eoad for Post and

Telegraph Office purposes ... ... ... 4,000 0 0

Erection of Buildings at the University for

Museum of Natural History and Zoological

Library to be jiresented by the Hon. AVTlliam

Macleay M.L.C. ... ... ... ... 10,000 0 0

For the purchase of Ormond House Paddington

for the use of the State Children's Belief

Department ... ... ... ... ... 5,800 0 0

For the purchase of Buildings in Phillip-street

for Colonial Stores ... ... ... ... 15,000 0 0

For the purchase and further sum Central

Police Courts Sydney ... ... ... 40,000 0 0

265,203 0 0

E oads and B k id oes B ea x ch—

Bridge over AVilson’s Creek at Lismore—fur­

ther sum ... ... ... ... ... 3,.j00 0 0

Bridges AVesthrook and Gleudon Brook	...	1,000 0 0
Bridge King Creek Port Alacquaric ...	...	2,000 0 0

Bridge over Brungle Gully ou the road from

AValgett to Coonamble ... ... ... 1.500 0 0

Bridge over the river at Paterson	...	...	0,000 0 0
]3ridge on road Bega toBrogo...	...	...	1.500 0 0

Leimox Bridge Parramatta ... ... ... 1,000 0 0

For the purchase of Pyrmont Bridge—further

sum ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0

Iron Steam-punt Harwood Island ... ... 2,000 0 0

Hcsumption of land at liushcutters’ Bay

Double Bay ACaterloo and Botany and

AVebb’s Grant for Sewerage ])urposcs ... 20,000 0 0

41,400 0 0

E a ilw a t B kancu—

Erection of new ACorkshops and for Alachinery

and Sidings in connection therewith 356.000 0 0

Trial survc3'K—further sum ... ... 25,000 0 0

AVallerawang to Mudgec—further sum 157.000 0 0

City E.xtension—1 mile 7G chains	...	450.000 0 0
Perth to near Poekley 17 miles	...	195.000 0 0
Iincrcll to Glen Innes 1-5 miles	...	578.000 0 0

South Grafton to Glen Innes 103 miles	2 , 000,000	0	0
Grafton to the Tweed Biver via Casino Lismore

and the Brunswick 1G5 miles ... 1,980,000 0 0

Musclebrook to Cassilis 7() miles	...	700.000 0 0
Tarago to Braidwood 31 miles...	...	310.000 0 0

Gundagai to Tumut via Adelong including

Iron Bridge overthe river Alurrumhidgee 33

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JPuhlic JForks Loan.

B r o i ig l i t i’o i 'w a i’il £1,2M,S03 0 y

1{AiLWAY BitA A 'cIf— coniuiueil.

Brought fonviinl ... ... £7,251,000 0 0

Kiama lo Jervis Bay 41 miles... ... ... 801,000 0 0

Bega to Eden 40 miles... ... ... ... GOG,000 0 0

Goulburii to Crooliwcll 25 miles	...	...	259,500	0	0
Galoiig to Burro\va IS miles ...	...	...	111,000	0	0
Wagga to Tumberumba GS miles	...	...	710,000	0	0

Tcuterfteld to the Quccu.slaiid Border 12 miles 173,500 0 0

Oi'iuigo to Molong via Borcnoro 21 miles \

Borcnoro to Forbes via Cudal GO miles )

70-j,500 0 0

Alterations additions i^id improyements at

Stations increased siding aeconnnodation

and other purposes ... ... ... ... 500,000 0 0

Li;/ld Lines—

Forbes to ’Waleaniiia 3 l0 miles ... ... 1,050,000 0 0

Nyngan to Cobar 82 mile.s ... ... ... 2G3,.500 0 0

Karrabri to Moroe G1 mile.s ...	...	...	83G,500 0 0
Culcaini to Corowa 45 miles ...	...	...	210,000 0 0

13,013,500 0 0

F o B X1 IT c A T10 X s —

For Gun-carriages and Bet'enco AV'orks generally 130,000 0 0

'J'UXAX .. £11,388,303 0 0

2. All sums boiTowed umler this Act shall he paid to the 8ums borrowcu how

Colonial Treasurer and shall he hy him placed to a separate credit to he called “ The General Loan Account.”

3. All Stock or Dehentures created or issued for the purposes of Power to Trustcea

this Act shall he “ Government Stock” and a “ Government Security” within the meaning of the Act twenty-six A îctoria numher twelve (the “ Trust Property Act of 1862”) and of the Act seventeen Victoria numher twenty-six or any Act in force for the lime being relating to Pricndly Societies and all corporations companies or co-partnerships and all trustees executors and administrators whether incorporated established or appointed before or after the passing of this Act not expressly forbidden to invest their funds in the purchase of Government Stock or securities hy their charter Act of Incorporation deed of settlement or of partnership trust deed settlement testamentary or other instrument whatsoever resjiectively arc hereby authorized and cmiwwercd to invest such funds in the ])urchasc of and to hold stock created or debentures issued under or for the purposes of this Act Avithout incurring or committing any breach of trust or of any condition restriction or provision contained in any such Act charter or other instrument Avhatsocvcr as aforesaid.

4. The Governor Avith the advice of the Executive Council niay Keeuiaiions to bo

make Pegulations not being inconsistent Avith the provisions of the “ Inscrihed Stock Act of 1883” for carrying this Act into clfcct And such llegulations shall be published in the Government Gazette and laid before Parliament Avithin fourteen days after the publication thereof if Parliament be then sitting and if Parliament be not sitting then Avithin fourteen days after the next Session thereof.

5. The said Treasurer shall issue and pav the said several sums

tor tlie purposes liereml)ctorc mentioned m such manner and m such warrant

proportions as the GoA êrnor by any warrant or order in Avriting 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 payable out of the sums so borroAved or apiilicd as aforesaid.

lo pay

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6. The said Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be alloA\ ed credit for every sum of m oney paid by him in pursuance of ’

such Avarrant or order in Awiting as aforesaid And the receipt of any

X person

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person to whom the same shall be so paid shall be 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.

Cancellation of

previous appropria­ 7. The appropriation made hy the “ Public Works Loan Act of

tion. 1881 ” for a Railway from Orange to near Porbes via Molong (eighty- three miles) namely Seven hundred and five thousand five hundred pounds is hereby cancelled the line of route from Orange to Forbes having been altered and the new line provided for in section one of this Act.

Short title. 8. This Act may he cited as the “ Public Works Loan Act of

1884.”