Port Stephens Shire (Soldiers Point Public Reserve Land Sale) Act 1969 (NSW)

PORT STEPHENS SHIRE (SOLDIERS POINT PUBLIC RESERVE LAND SALE) ACT.

New South Wales

ANNO OCTAVO DECIMO

ELIZABETH I REGINAE

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An Act to enable the Council of the Shire of Port Stephens to sell certain lands at Soldiers. Point and transfer the same free from all trusts affecting such lands; to amend tbe Local Government Act, 1919, as amended by sub- sequent Acts; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 17th April, 1969.]

WHEREAS Port Stephens Shire (Soldiers Point Public Reserve Land Sale),

HEREAS on the first day of January One thousand Elizabeth 1 nine hundred and fifty-five the Council of the Shire p.oonbie. of Port Stephens (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") entered into a contract for the purchase of Port Stephens Naval Base lands situate at Soldiers Point Port Stephens within the said Shire being land comprised in Certificate of 'Title Volume 4440 Folio 65: AND WHEREAS prior to completion of such purchase part of the said land was sub- divided providing (inter alia) at Soldiers Point two areas (each as public garden and recreation space) containing res- pectively 3 roods 15 perches and 3 roods 74 perches : AND WHEREAS the said plan of subdivision of lands at Soldiers Point was duly registered in the office of the Registrar- General as Deposited Plan 26875: AND WHEREAS by virtue of such registration and of the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1919, as amended, the Council became entitled to require the transfer to it of the said two areas : AND WHEREAS the said two areas (inter alia) were subse- quently transferred to and became vested in the Council for the purposes of public garden and recreation space: AND WHEREAS by Memorandum of Lease dated the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and _ sixty- three registered Number J480390 the Council leased the said two areas to the Trustees for the time being of the Soldiers Point Bowling Club (hereinafter referred to as "the Trustees") for a term of twenty years: AND WHEREAS the said two areas described as Lot 1 and Lots 3 and 4 respectively on Deposited Plan 512096 were separated by an area of land being Lot 2 on Deposited Plan 512096 the registered proprietor whereof was Charles Henry George : AND WHEREAS the separation of the said Lot 1 and Lots 3 and 4 rendered it difficult for the Soldiers Point Bowling Club to effectively use the said Lot 1 and Lots 3 and 4: AND WHEREAS by the Port Stephens Shire (Soldiers Point Public 'Garden and Recreation Space) Act, 1965, the Council was enabled to exchange Lot 4 on Deposited Plan 512096 for Lot 2 on Deposited Plan 512096 and thereafter the Council held Lots 1 and 2 and 3 on Deposited Plan 512096 being the whole of the land comprised in Certificates of 'Title Volume 9903 Folios 153, 154 and 155 for the purpose