Act No. 51, 1901.
An Act to author ise the t rus tees of the Sydney Female School of Indus t ry to sell and convey certain lands ; to provide for t he application of the proceeds of such sale and the income ar is ing therefrom ; and to provide for the appoin tment of new t rus tees . [21st November, 1901.]
| WH E R E A S | A c t (34 Vic . No . 5) t he Governor was authorised to g r a n t to |
| by the | Sydney | F e m a l e | School | of | I n d u s t r y | Remova l |
| t h e | t rus tees for t he t ime be ing of | t he Sydney F e m a l e | School | of |
| I n d u s t r y | cer ta in | land | upon | l ike | t rus t s , condi t ions, | reservat ions , | and |
provisions as wore declared by or conta ined in the deed of g r a n t the re in recited : A n d whereas in pur suance of such au thor i ty the Crown, by deed dated t he s ix teen th day of December , one thousand e ight hund red and seventy-one, g ran ted t he land the re in described (being the land described in Schedule One to th is Act) to Sir W i l l i a m M o n t a g u M a n n i n g , J o h n Campbel l , A lexande r S tua r t , Chr i s topher Rolleston, and M a t t h e w H e n r y Stephen, the i r heirs and assigns for ever, as t rus tees upon t ru s t for t he Society called t he Sydney Fema le School of I n d u s t r y as theretofore established and t h e n subsis t ing for ever and for no o ther purpose whatsoever, and it was there in provided t h a t t h e said gran tees , t he i r heirs and assigns should no t erect or pe rmi t any bu i ld ing or erection other t h a n a bounda ry Avail or fence to be bui l t w i th in twen ty feet of the inside of the boundary line of the said l a n d : A n d whereas the Crown, by deed dated the th i rd day of September , one thousand e igh t hundred and seventy-four, g ranted the land the re in described (being the land described in Schedule Two to th i s Act) to Sir W i l l i a m M o n t a g u M a n n i n g , J o h n Campbel l ,
| Chr is topher Rolleston, and M a t t h e w H e n r y Stephen, | and | the i r | heirs |
| upon t ru s t as a site | for a F e m a l e | School of | I n d u s t r y : | A n d | whereas |
t he said Sir Wi l l i am M o n t a g u M a n n i n g , J o h n Campbel l , Alexander S tuar t , and Chris topher Rolleston arc since dead, and George Nevil le Griffiths and Alfred Consett S tephen have been duly appoin ted t rus tees of t he lands described in Schedules One and Two aforesaid : A n d whereas the said lands and the bui ld ings thereon are unsui ted to t he purposes of the said t rust , and it is desirable to sell the same and apply t he purchase money for t he purposes hereinaf ter m e n t i o n e d : Be i t therefore enac ted by the K ing ' s Most Exce l l en t Majesty, by and wi th the advice and consent of the Legis la t ive Council and Legislat 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. I t shall be lawful for t he t rus tees for t he t ime being of the Sydney F e m a l e School of I n d u s t r y to sell and absolutely dispose of | the |
lands described in the Schedules to this A c t or any pa r t thereof by
publ ic auc t ion or pr iva te cont rac t for such prices as can be obtained
for t he same, and w h e n sold to convey t h e same to any purchasers in
fee-simple, free and discharged from any t rus t s , condit ions, reserva tions, and provisions wha t soeve r ; and the receipt in wr i t ing of t h e t rus tees for t he t ime be ing of the said School of I n d u s t r y shal l absolutely discharge the purchasers of t he said lands or of the part thereof from seeing to the appl icat ion of the purchase money for the same, and from all l iabili ty as to the misapplicat ion or non-appl icat ion
thereof.
| 2. | The t rus tees for t he t ime being of t he said School of | I n d u s t r y |
shall s tand possessed of all moneys ar is ing from any such sale and the income ar is ing from such moneys or any inves tmen t of the same upon
t rus t
| t r u s t to apply such moneys and in teres t for t h e purposes of t h e | said |
| School of | I n d u s t r y , including 1 , | if | and when the | t rus tees t h i n k fit, | t h e |
pu rchase or lease of sui table land and bui ldings , a n d t h e erect ion of new bui ld ings , a n d the add ing to or repair of any bui ld ings which m a y be used in connection wi th such School of I n d u s t r y ; and shall invest all or any moneys from t ime to t ime in the i r h a n d s in Gove rnmen t stock or debentures , wi th l iberty to sell, vary, and t ranspose t h e same.
| 3. | U p o n any of t he said t rus tees dying, res ign ing | his t rus t , or |
becoming incapable , or be ing unwi l l ing to act in the same, the Governor m a y appoin t a t rus tee in the place of t h e t r u s t ee so dying, res igning , or becoming incapable , or be ing unwi l l ing to act in t he t rus t . A n d upon the appo in tmen t of such new t rus tee the land, moneys , and securi t ies for money , subject to t he t rus t , shall t he reupon ves t in t h e
| surv iv ing | or con t inu ing | and | the | new t rus tees , subject | to t h e | t rus t s |
| hereinbefore in this A c t | ment ioned . |
4. This A c t m a y be cited as the " Sydney F e m a l e School of
| I n d u s t r y | (Sale) | Act , | 1901. | " |
| S C H E D U L E S . |
| S C H E D U L E O N E . |
| All t h a t piece or parcel of land in our said Colony, con ta in ing by admeasurement one acre two roods and eleven perches, be the same more or less, s i tua ted in t he coun ty of Cumber land , parish of Alexandria , and city of Sydney : Commencing on the south eas tern bui lding line of the Dar l inghurs t - r ead at the nor th -wes te rn corner of a g ran t of twen ty -one perches for R o m a n Catholic c h u r c h ; and bounded thence on the nor th west by tha t bui lding l ine nor th-eas te r ly six chains eighty-five l inks and one-half of a l i n k ; on the no r th by a l ine dividing i t from the g ran t of one acre for an asylum for des t i tu te females and a measured por t ion of one rood and fourteen perches bear ing south eighty-eight degrees for ty-eight minutes east two chains sixty l inks and one-half of a link to Vic to r i a - s t r ee t ; on the south-east by the bui lding l ine of t ha t s t ree t south wester ly seven chains sixty-four l inks and one-quar te r of a link ; and on the south-west by a line dividing i t from a measured port ion of twen ty -n ine perches for Roman Catholic church and the aforesaid twenty-one perches bear ing nor th seventy-two degrees twenty-one minu tes west two chains and twenty-one l inks, to the poin t of commencement . | S C H E D U L E | T W O . |
All t h a t piece or parcel of land in our said Colony, conta ining by admeasu remen t
one rood n ine t een perches , be the same more or less, s i tuated in t he county of
Cumber land, par ish of Sa in t John , town of P a r r a m a t t a , a l lo tment fourteen of section
| t w e l v e : | Commencing | on | the | sou the rn | side | of | Macquar ie -s t ree t , a t | t h e | nor th -wes te rn |
| corner of a l lo tment fifteen; | and bounded thence on the n o r t h | by t h a t s t ree t wester ly |
| one chain th i r ty-s ix l inks ; on t he west by a line dividing it from al lo tment t h i r t een | and |
| from | p a r t of | a l lo tment | th i r ty - two | bea r ing | souther ly two | chains and | n ine ty l inks ; on |
| t h e south | by a line dividing it from | a l lo tments th i r ty -one and th i r ty and from pa r t of |
| a l lo tment | twen ty -n ine | bear ing eas ter ly one chain and | e ighteen l i n k s ; | and on the east |
| by a l ine dividing it from | p a r t of | t he l a t t e r a l lo tment | and | from | a l lo tment | fifteen |
| aforesaid bear ing nor the r ly two chains and n ine ty- two l inks, to the poin t of | commencement . |
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