New South Wales: Boroughs of Randwick and Paddington Act of 1884 47 Vic (NSW)

An Act to transfer a portion of the Borough of Bexecens or Ranpwick AND Randwick to the Borough of P: vddineton. Papprsoros. [16th May, 1884. | IJEREAS the land described in the Schedule to this Act now Preamble. forms part of the Borough of Randwick And whereas the Boroughs of Randwick and Padd ington and the ratepayers within the area described in the said Schedule are desirous that the said arca shall be severed from the Borough of Randwick and added to and included within the boundaries of the Borough of Paddington And whereas it is for the interest. of the said boroughs and also of the said ratepayers that such area should be so severed and added and that the powers rights and liabilities hereinafter set forth should be granted conferred and imposed Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :-— 1. From and after the passing of this Act the arca of land and in Schedule to described in the Schedule to this Act shall be severed from the Borough Doo of of Randwick and be added to and form part of the Borough of Pad- Padain, gton. dington and shall be included within the Upper Ward. 'of the said B orough of Paddington as fully and effectually as if the said area had originally formed part of the said ward. 2. All acts matters and things done by for or on behalf of the Certain acts done by Borough of Randwick before the passing of this Act in respect of the Borough of Rand: valuing assessing and rating of ratable property within the said benefit of Borough arca for the municipal year one thousand cight hundved and eighty- % "SS" four shall have the same force effect and operation as if the same had been done by for or on behalf of the Borough of Paddington in respect of lands within the boundarics of the Borough of Paddington and Borough of Padding- ton authorised to redeem debentures issued by Borough of Randwick to extent of £500. Saving of existing rights and liabilities, Short title. a VIC. 1884. Boroughs of Randwick and Paddington. and all rates and taxes which may before the passing of this Act have been imposed by the Borough of Randwick or the Municipal Council thereof upon the ratable property within the said area for the said municipal year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four may be recovered and payment thereof enforced by or on behalf of and to the Borough of Paddington or the Municipal Council thereof in the same manner and as fully as if such yates and taxes had been imposed by the Borough of Paddington or the Municipal Council thereof in respect of ratable property within the Borough of Paddington Provided that if before the passing of this Act such rates and taxes or any portion thereof shall have been paid to the Municipal Council of the Borough of Randwick the amounts so paid shall be forthwith paid to the Borough of Paddington and may be recovered as money had and reccived to the use of the Borough of Paddington. 3. It shall he lawful for the Municipal Council for the time being of the Borough of Paddington to pay out of the moneys of such borough the sum of five hundred pounds for the redemption of deben- tures to that amount being a portion of certain debentures representing the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds now outstanding issued by the Borough of Randwick and redeemable in the month of October in the year one thousand cight hundred and ecighty-cight and in the meantime and until such debentures to the value of five hundred pounds shall be redeemed to pay to the person or persons who for the time being shall be entitled to receive the same the interest payable in respect of such last-mentioned debentures from the first 'Tuesday in February in the year one thousand eight hundred and cighty-four And in case of default shall be made in payment by the Borough of Paddington of the said stim of five hundred pounds or the said interest at the respective times at which the same shall become payable it shall be lawful for the Borough of Randwick to recover and enforce payment thereof from time to time from the Borough of Paddington as money payable by the Borough of Paddington to the Borough of Randwick by virtue of this Act. 4, Nothing herein contained shall affect any acts done or rights or liabilities accrued incurred or imposed by or against the Borough of Randwick or any person or persons in respect of any act matter or thing done or commenced to be done before the passing of this Act and all rates and taxes imposed or payable in respect of the ratable property within the area described in the Schedule to this Act for the municipal year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three and pre- vious years may be recovered and payment thereof enforced by or on behalf of the said Borough of Randwick as fully and in the same manner as if this Act had not been passed. 5. This Act may be cited as the " Boroughs of Randwick and Paddington Act of 1884." SCHEDULE. All that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the parish of Alex- andria in the County of Cumberland Colony of New South Wales being portion of the Borough of Randwick to be ceded to the Borough of Paddington Commencing at a point at the south-west corner of Gordon's grant and bounded on the north by that grant bearing east to the south-east corner thereof being part of the present southern boundary of the Borough of Paddington thence north-easterly to the Old South Head Road opposite the centre of the Point Piper Road thence along the Old South Head Road south-easterly to that point of the south side of Old South Head Road where the boundary of the City of Sydney intersects that road being near the castern boundary of St. Matthias' Church land thence by the said boundary of the City of Sydney along the north side of Park Road to the centre of Gordon-street thence along the centre of Gordon-streect north-westerly to the centre of Leinster-street and along the centre of that street to Bent-street and thence northerly to the point of commencement. 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