Silkstone Coal-mine Railway Act Amending Act of 1892 55 Vic (NSW)

An Act to amend the "Silkstone Coal-mine sss: cos.

mink Rawway Act

Railway Act of 1889." [23rd March, 1892.] — avns«

V TITEREAS by the "Silkstone Coal-mine Railway Act of 1889,'' Preamble. hereinafter designated the Principal Act, Richard Tilden Smith s3vie—sitkstone and John Thomas Mance, both therein described, their heirs, executors, Goa ™ine Railway administrators, or assigns were authorized, upon the conditions and ~~" terms therein contained, to construct, subject to the Habilitics therein imposed, a railway from the Silkstone Coal-mine, situated near Maitland, in the parish of Stanford, in the county of Northumber- Jand, in the Colony of New South Wales, over and through certain portions of land of the Crown, bodies corporate, and private persons respectively, to the Great Northern Railway, for conveying coal and goods, and at their option passengers and live stock, provided that the said railway should be constructed and brought into use within three years from the passing of the said Principal Act: And whereas it is desirable to extend the time within which the said railway is to be constructed and brought into use: And whereas it is expedient that in the event of the said railway not being wholly constructed and brought into use within the said term of three years (as provided for in section two of the said Principal Act), or within such other extended period as may be allowed by this Act, but only partially so constructed and brought into use within such time, so much of the said Jands as shall have the said railway actually constructed and brought into use thereon, including Crown lands, and the said promoters' interest and estate therein should not revert to the Crown and original owners thereof, their heirs and assigns respectively, as provided for in the said Principal Act: And whereas it is further expedient that in the event of the Seeretary for Public Works requiring the said promoters (in pursuance of section thirty-four of the said Principal Act) to sell to the Government the said railway upon the terms of paying the then value of such railway, and all lands, buildings, works,