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The Northern Territory Selectors Act.—1877.

4. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Northern Territory Selectors Act, 1877."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill. WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

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An Act to provide for the formation of a Line of Railway from
Barunga Gap towards Black Point.

WHE

[Assented to, 21st December, 1877.]

HEREAS it is expedient to provide for the construction of a Preamble. Line of Railway from Barunga Gap towards Black Point: And, whereas plans of the proposed Railway, showing the line thereof, together with the book of reference thereto have been duly prepared and deposited in the offices of the Surveyor-General, at Adelaide, and signed "H. C. Mais, Engineer-in-Chief"-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. "The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act," and an Act, No. 26 Incorporation. of 1855-6, to amend "The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act," and "The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act," and an Act, No. 6 of 1858, to amend "The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act," so far as the same are severally applicable to this Act, shall be incorporated therewith, and the said Acts shall be read and construed together accordingly.

2. The Commissioner of Railways, hereinafter called "The said Power to make RailCommissioner," may make and maintain a Line of Railway, from way. Barunga Gap towards Black Point together with all proper works and conveniences connected therewith, as the same is delineated in the said plans so deposited at the offices of the Surveyor-General, at

Adelaide,

Gauge.

Powers of Commissioner.

Tolls.

Tolls for passengers and cattle.

Tolls to include use of motive power.

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Adelaide, as aforesaid, or as may be delineated in any plans which may hereafter be so deposited, pursuant to any law for the time being in force respecting such deposit of the said plans.

3. The gauge of the said Railway shall be three feet six inches, and the rails to be used in the construction thereof shall be of iron, and of the weight of not less than forty pounds to the yard.

4. The said Commissioner may demand any tolls for the use of the said Railway, not exceeding the following, that is to say—

1. In respect of the tonnage of all articles conveyed upon the said
Railway, or any part thereof not in this Act otherwise par-
ticularly specified, the rate of Ninepence per ton per mile:
For wool, measurement goods, fruit, and furniture, One Shilling
per ton per
mile:

For every description of carriage, not being a carriage adapted
and used for travelling on a Railway, and not weighing more
than one ton, carried or conveyed on a truck or platform,
One Shilling and Threepence per mile; and for any ton or
fractional part of a ton beyond one ton which any carriage
may weigh, Eightpence per mile.

11. In respect of passengers and animals conveyed upon the said Railway in carriages, whether belonging to the said Commissioner or otherwise, as follows

For every person conveyed in or upon any such carriage, being a first-class carriage, or compartment of a carriage, Fourpence per mile:

For every person conveyed in a second-class carriage or compartment, Threepence per mile:

For every horse, mule, ass, or other beast of draught or burden conveyed upon the said Railway, Sixpence per mile; and for every ox, cow, bull, or neat cattle so conveyed, Twopence per mile:

For every calf, sheep, lamb, pig, or other small animal conveyed in or upon the said Railway, One Halfpenny per mile:

Provided always, that for every fraction of a mile a full mile may be charged, and that for any shorter distance than three miles, three miles may be charged.

5. In the said tolls shall be included the toll for the use of the carriages, and of the engines or other means used for propelling the carriages on the said Railway, and no further charge than is heretofore stated shall be made therefor: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent an extra charge being made for the use of engines and carriages for special and

express

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express trains: Provided also that nothing herein contained shall preclude private individuals from contracting with the said Commissioner for permission to use their own trucks or carriages upon the said Railway.

tolls.

6. In addition to the prescribed tolls for the conveyance of Regulations as to articles, the said Commissioner may charge a reasonable sum for loading and unloading: Provided always that the owners of goods shall be at liberty to employ their own servants for loading and unloading, subject to the regulations in force for the time being for the working of the said Railway.

mined.

7. The weight of all articles, except stone and timber, shall Weight how deterbe determined according to the usual avoirdupois weight; with respect to stone and timber, fourteen cubic feet of stone, and forty cubic feet of hard wood, and fifty cubic feet of other timber, shall be deemed one ton weight, and so on in proportion for any smaller quantity: Provided that any less quantity than half a ton may be charged as half a ton.

8. Notwithstanding the rate of tolls hereinbefore prescribed, the Tolls for separate said Commissioner may lawfully demand the tolls following, for parcels. small packages and single articles of no great weight, that is to

say

For the carriage of any parcel not exceeding twenty-eight
pounds in weight, not exceeding One Penny per mile
each:

For any parcel not exceeding fifty-six pounds in weight, not
exceeding Three Halfpence per mile each:

For any parcel not exceeding one hundred and twelve pounds
in weight, not exceeding Twopence per mile each; and
not exceeding One Penny per mile each for every addi-
tional fifty-six pounds in weight:

For the carriage of any one boiler, cylinder, or single piece of
machinery, or single piece of timber or stone, or other
single article, the weight of which shall exceed four tons,
the said Commissioner may demand such sum as he shall
think fit:

Provided that articles sent in large aggregate quantities, although made up of separate parcels, such as bags of sugar, coffee, meal, and the like, shall not be deemed small parcels, but such term shall apply only to single parcels in separate packages.

short distances.

9. In all cases where any article, matter, or thing, not being a Fixed sum per ton for small package, shall be carried or conveyed along the said Railway for so short a distance that the sum of money authorized by this Act

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