Belltrees Estate Act 1914 (NSW)

BELLTREES

STATH ACT.

An Act to release certain lands forming part of the George V. Belltrees Mstate from an annuity or rent charge thereon, and to make other provisions for the payment of the said annuity or rent charge ; and for other purposes incidental thereto. [Assented to, 11th December, 1914.]

AT UEREAS prior to and at the date of the inden- Preamble,

y ture next hereinafter mentioned, James White,

Francis White, and Henry Charles White were tenants

in common in fee simple in possession of the lands

described in the First Schedule hereto, which lands are situate near Scone, in the State of New South Wales, and form part of the Belltrees Estate, and are now subject to the provisions of the Real Property Act, 1000 :

And whereas by indenture bearing date the second day

of November, one thousand cight hundred and. sixty,

made between the said James White, Francis White, and Henry Charles White, of the one part, and George

White, of the other part, they, the said James White,

Francis White, and Lenry Charles White, granted unto

the said George White, his exceutors, administrators,

and assigns, an annuity or clear yearly rent charge ov sum of one thousand pounds, to be issuing and payable out of and charged and chargeable upon certain lands

therein

Belltrees Estate Act.

George V. therein described, being the said lands described in the

First Schedule hereto, to have and to hold the same unto the said George White, his executors, administrators, and assigns, during his life and the life of any wife whom he might at his decease leave him surviving : And whereas the said George White duly made his w ill, bearing date the sev enteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, whereby he gave unto the trustees for the time being of his said will the said annuity hercinbefore mentioned upon trust as to the annual sum of four hundred pounds, part thereof, to pay the same to his wife, Frances Corinda White, for her separate use for her life, free from anticipation, and as to the residue thereof upon trust for all and every his children and child who should attain the age of twenty- one years or should marry under that age, whether such children or child should or should not survive him, in equal shares, and the testator thereby appointed his said wife, and Frederick Robert White, Edward White, and Frederick Samuel Bell, trustees and executors of his said will: And whereas the said George White died on the sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, without having revoked or altered lis said will, probate whereof was duly granted to the said executrix and executors named therein by the Supreme Court of New South Wales in its ecclesiastical jurisdiction on the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two: And whereas the said Franees Corinda White and Frederick Samucl Bell are the present trustees of the said will: And whereas tlfe said George White left him surviving his widow, the said Frances Corinda White (who is still living and is now aged seventy-six years), and two children and no more, namely, Annie Woodlands White and Adelaide Maria White, both of whom attained the age of twenty-one years and married: And whereas by indenture of scttlement, bearing date the sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, made between William Hessel Linsley of the first part, the said Annie Woodlands White of the second part, and certain trustees therein named of the third part, the said Annie Woodlands White settled her share in the