No. XIX. An Act to enable the Government to raise a Loan for certain Public Works and for other purposes. [20th January, 1862.] W HEREAS it is expedient to authorize the Government to borrow certain sums of money amounting in the whole to One million seven hundred and eighty-two thousand three hundred and seventy pounds fourteen shillings and sixpence for the several purposes herein after specified Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:-- 1. It shall be lawful for the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council to raise by the sale of Debentures secured upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Colony and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum such several sums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of One million seven hundred and eighty-two thousand three hundred and seventy pounds fourteen shillings and sixpence as may be required for the following several purposes not exceeding for the same respectively the several sums respectively set against such purposes-- FOR RAILWAYS-- V a l u a t i o n of L a n d W o r k s in progress--Authorized E x t e n s i o n s ... N o r t h e r n L i n e to T e r m i n u s at M o r p e t h E r e c t i o n of a C a r r i a g e S h e d a n d M a c h i n e S h o p a n d fixing of a n E n g i n e T u r n T a b l e G r e a t N o r t h e r n Line B r i d g e over H u n t e r R i v e r a t S i n g l e t o n B r i d g e over t h e N e p e a n R i v e r at P e n r i t h Great Southern Railway to Goulburn £688,000 0 0 L a n d for G r e a t S o u t h e r n R a i l w a y to G o u l b u r n 16,200 0 0 R o l l i n g S t o c k for S o u t h e r n E x tension--Engines only ... 20,000 0 0 £ 675 9,184 20,000 s. 0 0 0 d. 0 0 0 5,000 40,000 70,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 724,200 Trial Surveys 7,000 G r e a t W e s t e r n L i n e to t h e Nepean 30,000 Great Western Line from Penrith towards Bathurst 250,000 Great Northern Line towards Armidale 250,000 H o r s e R a i l w a y L i n e from B l a c k t o w n to W i n d s o r and Richmond 60,000 Additions and Alterations to W o r k s h o p s and Stations 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,476,059 0 0 FOR ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS-- 14,000 8,400 4,000 4,000 350 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31,450 0 0 To the Burrangong Gold Fields F r o m Tenterfield to Grafton To Wollongong and Kiama F r o m Mudgec to W e l l i n g t o n Second W i r e from Scone to M u s w e l l b r o o k Second W i r e from Newcastle to S i n g l e t o n Carried over £1,507,509 0 0 Brought FOR BRIDGES- over £1,507,509 0 0 B r i d g e over R i v e r a t B a r g o B r i d g e over R i v e r H u n t e r at W e s t M a i t l a n d in l i e u of D a m t h e r e B r i d g e a n d A p p r o a c h e s over M u r r u m b i d g e e R i v e r at Gundagai B r i d g e over R i v e r at D e n i l i q u i n B r i d g e over R i v e r a t M o a m a B r i d g e over R i v e r a t N a n a m i Bridge over N a m o i R i v e r at N a r r a b r i £3,000 6,000 24,000 8,000 10,000 5,000 4,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60,000 0 0 FOR PUBLIC W O R K S AND B U I L D I N G S -- E r e c t i o n of P o l i c e B a r r a c k s S y d n e y a n d C o u n t r y Districts Free Public Library District Court Sydney I m p r o v e m e n t of A c c o m m o d a t i o n i n G a o l s a n d Penal Establishment I m p r o v e m e n t s to S h o a l h a v e n R i v e r f u r t h e r s u m . . . Improvements to Moruya R i v e r E x t e n s i o n of W h a r f A c c o m m o d a t i o n a t N e w c a s t l e F o r t h e p u r c h a s e of S t e a m C r a n e s C o n s t r u c t i o n of P i e r S h e l l H a r b o u r C o n s t r u c t i o n of S t o n e D y k e B u l l o c k I s l a n d N e w castle C o n s t r u c t i o n of D y k e S h o a l h a v e n R i v e r C o n s t r u c t i o n of W h a r f U l l a d u l l a C o n s t r u c t i o n of a B r e a k w a t e r a n d P i e r a t B e l l a m b i T o w a r d s c o m p l e t i n g t h e e r e c t i o n of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of S y d n e y 10,000 25,000 10,000 20,000 3,000 5,000 5,000 3,400 700 1,000 1,000 2,500 10,000 5,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101,600 0 0 C o m p e n s a t i o n t o t h e M u n i c i p a l C o u n c i l of S y d n e y for L a n d r e s u m e d u n d e r t h e W a t e r A c t 1 7 Vic. No. 35 T o e n c o u r a g e t h e f o r m a t i o n of J u v e n i l e R e f o r m a t o r i e s F o r t h e p u r p o s e of a s s i s t i n g I m m i g r a t i o n t o t h i s C o l o n y TOTAL 43,261 14 20,000 0 50,000 0 £1,782,370 14 6 0 0 6 2. All sums borrowed under this Act shall be paid to the Colonial Treasurer and shall be by him placed to the credit of the Con solidated Revenue Fund and shall be applied towards the respective purposes for which the same shall have been so raised and shall be accounted for in the same manner as if they had formed part of the Current Annual Revenue of the Colony. 3. The said Treasurer shall issue and pay the said several sums for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned to such persons upon such days and in such proportions as the Governor by any warrant or order in writing under his hand and directed to the said Treasurer shall from time to time order and direct and the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the sums so borrowed as aforesaid. 4. The said Treasurer shall in his Accounts from time to time be allowed credit for every sum of money paid by him in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid and the receipt of each and every person to whom the same shall be so paid shall be a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer in passing his said Accounts for each sum therein mentioned and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly. 6 G VOL. 4. No. XX.