Waterview Patent Slip Act 31 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Esquire "eer to close certain Ways or Streets on and over = =~ his property and other land at Waterview Bay and to establish a new Road in lieu thereof.

[12th December, 1867. |

IEREAS Thomas Sutcliffe Mort of the city of Sy dney Esquire rreamble.

is seised in fee of the soil and freehold of and in the picce or pareel of land mentioned and described in Schedule A to this Act subject to such right of way of certain persons or to a general right of way in over and along the same as hercinafter mentioned And whereas upon the sale by the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort to several parties respectively of certain portions of the Waterview Bay Estate in the hamlet of Balmain near the city of Sydney the property of the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort of which the said piece or parcel of land mentioned and described in the said Schedule' A to this Act formed and still forms part a certain plan of the said Waterview Bay Estate was made shewing the several and respective lots or portions of the said Waterview Bay Estate thereon for sale and in and upon such plan the said piece or parcel of land mentioned and described in the said Schedule A to this Act was marked and shewn as an intended or pro- posed road or street by the name of Phillip-street And whereas many of the persons who purchased from the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort portions of the said Waterview Bay Estate purchased the same according to the said plan upon which there was so marked and shewn

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31° VIC. 1867. Waterview Patent Slip.

a road comprising the said piece or parcel of land mentioned and described in the said Schedule A'to this Act And whereas the said piece or parcel of land mentioned and described in the said Schedule A to this Act has never been actually laid out and formed into a road or street and has never been used as a road or street either by the persons who purchased from the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort portions of the said Waterview Bay Estate according to and by the said plan or by any other persons And whereas the said piece or parcel of land is not and would not form and be a necessary road or way either for such ersons who so as aforesaid purchased from the said Thomas Sutcliffe ort portions of the said Waterview Bay Estate or for any other persons and neither such persons who so as aforesaid purchased por- tions of the said Waterview Bay Estate from the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort nor any other persons have acquired or used any other right privilege or easement on over or with respect to the said piece or parcel of land And whereas the said Thomas Sutcliffe Mort is desirous of and intends erecting and establishing a Patent Sip Wharf upon and at his said Waterview Bay Estate and for such purpose to cut across