University Site Act 1876 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO NON0 ET QUADRAGESIMO

AD. 1876,

No. 45.

An Act to nutho~ize the exclmnye .for other Land, o f portion of the Land,

granted to the University of Adelaide, as e Site .for the

Uiiversity Buildings.

[Assented to, 27th October, 18'76.1

I-TEREAS by section 16 of Act No. 20, of 1874, entitled " The Preamble.

Adclaide iJniversity Act," t lx Governor was cmpower&t in the nsmc and on behalf of Her Majesty to alienate, grant, and convey in fcc simple to the University bf Adelaide, or to reserve and dedicate a piece of lmtl in Addaide, cast of the Gun Shed and facing North-terrace, not exceeding five acres, to be used as a site for the University buildings and for thc purposes of such University, with the proviso that the land so granted should be held upon trust for the purposes of suclr University, such trusts to be approved by the Governor: And whereas by land gmnt, dated the fifteenth day of Januarv, one thousand eight hurllired and seventy six [Register Book, volume C C X ~ I I I. . folio 2391, the piece of land mentioned and describccl in the Schedule hereto, marked A, wts iu pursuance of the said recited po~ver alienated, granted, and conveyed by the Governor in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty to the Univer~ity of Adelaide: And whereas it is expedient that the Governor should

be empowered to exchange with the said University the land

mentioned and described in the Schcdulc hereto, marked B, for the piecc of land mentioned and ~iescribed in the Schedule hereto, marked C, the last mentioned piccc of land being portion of the said land so alienated, granted, and conveyed as aforesaid: Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province in this present Parlia- ment assembled, as follows:

1. The

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Power to exchange. l. The Governor, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, may dienate, grant, and convey in fee simple, to the University of Adc- laide, the piece of land mentioned and desc~ibed in the Schedule hereto, marked B, and in exchange therefor the said University may grant, surrender, or othemv'lsc assurc to Her Majesty thc yiecc of land mentioned and described in the Schedule hereto, marked C: Pro- vided that any land granted to the said IJniversity under the powers in this Act contained shall be hcld upon trust for the purposca of the University, such trusts to be approved by the Governor.

short title. 2. This Act may be cited as 'The University Sitc Act, 1876."

Incorpor~~tion. 3, This Act and " The Adelaide University Act " shall be incor- porated, and shall be read and constmed together as one Act.

In the name and 011 bchalf of Her Majesty, I hereby

assent to this Bill.

A. MUSGRAVE, Governor.

SCHEDULES

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SCHEDULES REFERRED TO.

All that piece or parcel of land, in Adelaide, east of the Gun Shed, and facing North-terrace, and containing in all four acres, two roods, and eight perches, be the same a little more or less, which said piece of land commences at n point on the north side of North-texace aforesaid, distant o'ne. hundred and sixty-two links wcsterly from the intersection of Korth-terrace by the wcstern boundary of Pulteney- street, if such boundary were continued in a straight line across North-terrace afore- said, for two hundred and eighty-two linlrs, and runs thence easterly along the north side of North-terrace aforesaid four hundred and seventy-seven links, then turns at a right angle and runs thcnce northerly nine hundred and fifty-four links, then turns at

a right angle and runs westerly four hundred end seventy-seven links, then turns at a

right angle and runs southerly nine hundred and fifty-four links, where it joins the point of commencement, facing Korth-terrace aforesaid, which said piece of land ia so situate that a line drawn from the centre of Pulteney-street, and continued across North-terrace, and thencc through the said piece of land, would intersect the same piece of land longitudinally from north to south into two equal parts.

B

All that piecc or parcel of land situated in Adelaide east of thc Gun Shed, and facing North-terrace, and containing in all thrcc acres, be the same a little more or lcss, the boundary of which said piecc of land commences at a point on the northern side of North-terrace aforesaid, distant one hundred and sixty two links xesterly from the intersection of thc northern side of North-terrace by the western boundary of Pulteney-street, if such b nmdary were continued northerb in a straight line across North-tcrracc, and r u n s thence we-terly along the northcrn side of North-terrace aforesaid three hundred and fifteen link*, then turnr at a right angle and runs thence northerly nine hundred and fifty-fcur links; then turns at a right ai~gle, and runs thence easterly thrcc hundred and fifteen links; then turns at a right angle and runs southerly nine hundred and fifty-fow links, where it joins the point of commencement.

C,

All that piece or parcel of land situated in Adelaide, cast of the Gun Shed, and facing North-terrace, and containing in all three acres, be the same a little more or less the boundary of which said piece of land commences at thc intersection of the northern side of North-terrace, by the western boundary of P'ulteney-street, if such boundary were continued northerly in a straight line across North-terrace, aforesaid, and runs thence easterly along the northern side of North-terrace aforesaid, three hundred and fiftcen links; then turns at a right angle, and runs thenrc northerly nine hundred and fifty four lmks; then turns at a right angle and runs thence westerly three hundred and fifteen links; then turns at a right angle and runs southe~l; nine hundred and fifty-four linlrs, where it joins the point of commencement.

Adelaide : By authority, W, C. Cox, Government Printer, North-tenace.