Mort's Dry Dock Act 1855 19 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable Thomas Sutcliffe Mort pro- ™o"s Per Docs. prictor of the Waterview Dry Dock in the Hamlet of Balmain near the City of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales to purchase land for the extension of such Dock And also to make and maintain at Waterview Bay aforesaid in connection with such Dock a certain Quay or Wharf fronting to Port Jackson and to make divert alter vary and stop up certain Roadways or Streets in the vicinity of the said Dock. [81st October, 1855. ]

HEREAS Thomas Sutcliffe Mort of the city of Sydney in the Preamble. Colony of New South Wales Esquire being proprietor of certain land at Waterview Bay in the hamlct of Balmain near the said city has with the consent of the Governor and Executive Council at a large cost and expense commenced and made considerable progress in the formation of a dry dock capable of receiving vessels of the largest dimensions and of all classes whether navigated by steam or otherwise And whereas it is essential to the completeness of the said undertaking 3.1L that

Proprietor to alter and stop up road-

ways and to take

lands.

Lands taken to vest

without conveyance,

Right to compen- sation,

19° VIC. 1855. Mort's Dry Dock.

that the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort should have power to extend the dimensions thereof and to construct other docks contiguous thereto and also to form and maintain on certain adjacent land of the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort a quay or wharf to be used in connection with the said docks at Waterview Bay aforesaid for the accommodation of shipping and at which vessels of the lar gest tonnage may be securely moored and also to make alter and stop up roadways and strects immediately adjacent thereto and to substitute other roadways and strects in licu thereof And whereas the works so undertaken by the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort are of great public utility and it will be of the greatest advantage to the commercial interests of the said Colony that he should be enabled to carry into effect the proposals and designs as aforesaid but such objects cannot be effected without the aid of the Legislative Council of New South Wales Be it therefore enacted by His Excel- leney the Governor of New South Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows—