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boundary, again by part of the south-west boundary, again by part of the north-west boundary, part of the w~st boundary, the north boundary, and again by part of the west boundary of Goodwood Holding; part of the south boundarv of Bengal No. 3 Run; the south boundaries of Fort William Nos. 2 and 1 Runs; the south boundary of Bengal No. 1 Run; the south boundary, and part of the east boundary of Datsp,n Run; the south boundary, and part of the east boundary of Ontario Run; the sonth and east boundaries of Tooleybnck No. [) Rnn; the south-east boundary, and part of the north-east boundary of Tooleybuck No. 4 Run; part of the north-west boundary, the east and north boundaries of Warenda Hold­ing; the south-west and east boundaries of Tooleybuck No. 7 Hun; part of the south boundary of Tooleybuck No. 9 Run; the south boundary of 'l'ooleybuck No. 15 Run; the west boundary, part of the north boundary, part of the east boundary, again by part of the north boundary, again by part of the east boundary, again by part of the north boundary of Llanrheidol Holding: thence by the north-west boundary of Bulbi Holding to the point last mentioned in the preceding clause of this descriptIOn-comprisIng parts of the shires of Burke, Cloncurry, McKinlay, Boulia,Winton, and Diamantina.

1 Geo. V. An Act to Authorise the Construction of a Railway NT~i2. along the Coast of Queensland, and connecting

~~~Z'~A~ol~~' with the existing North Coast Railway at OF 1910. Rockhampton and with the Mackay Railway

and with the Bowen Railway and with the Great Northern Railway and with the Cairns Railway, being 454 miles in length or there­abouts, to delineate the Route of the said Railway, to define certain Railway Districts for the said Railway, and· to authorise the Purchase by the State of the Proser'pine Tramway, the Ayr Tramway, and the CaIrns­Mulgrave Tramway, and Make Provision for other matters incidental thereto.

Short title.

COIistruction of North Coast. Railway a.pproved.

[ASSENTED TO 21sT DECEMBER; 1910.]

BE it enacted by the Kin~'s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;-

1. This Act may be cited as " The North Coast Rail­way Act 0/1910."

2. The construction of the North Coast B.ailwav is hereby approved, and, notwithstanding anything contaiiled

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in" The Railways Acts, 1863 to 1906,"* the Commissioner is hereby authorised and directed to prepare the plans and thereupon forthwith proceed with the construction of the said Railway ..

The said Railway shall consist of five Sections, namely-

Section A-Commencing at or near Rockhampton, on the .\orth Coast Railway, and proceeding in a northerly direction to a point north of St. Lawrence, on the northern boundary of the Railwav .District constituted for Section A as hereinabfter provided, by a route delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, being a total length of construction of one hundred and twenty-three miles or thereabouts;

Section B-Commencing at the terminal point of S~ction A, and proceeding in a northerly direction by way of Kelvin Grove to a point on the Mackay Railway about three and a-half miles south-west of Mackay, commencing again at a point on the Mackay Railway, and proceeding in a northerly direction to near Midge Point, on the nortllcrn boundary of the Railway District constituted for Section B as hereinafter provided, by a route delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, being a total length of construction of one hundred and twenty-two miles or thereabouts;

Section C-Commencing' at the terminal point of Section B, and proceeding in a northerly direction to near Bowen, including the Proserpine Tramway if and when such Tram­way is acquired under this Act, commencing again at Bobawaba, on the Bowen Railway, and proceeding in a northerly direction to the southern bank of the Burdekin River, on the northern boundary of the Rail way District constitutAd for Section C as hereinafter pro­vided, by a route delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, being a total length of construction of thirty miles and to be acquired of t.hirty-eight miles or thereabouts;

'*' 27 Vie. No. 8; supra, page 2065; 28 Vie. No. 24, supra, page 2096; 36 Vie. No. 21, supra, page 2099; 44. Vie. No. 10, supra, page lH04; 52 Vie. No. 8, supra, page 2596; 60 Vie. No. 30, supra, page 6097; 2 Edw. VII. No. 8, supra, page 8599; and 6 Edw. VII. No. 15, supra, page 9109.

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Railway Districts defined.

Application of Railways Acts.

Section 401 Act of 1906 not to apply to Railway Districts.

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Section D-Commencing at the terminal point of Section C, and proceeding in a northerly direction to near Townsville, including the Ayr Tramway if and when such Tramway is acquired under this Act, commencing again at Townsville and proceeding in a northerly direction by way of Ingham to a point near . Cardwell, on the northern boundary of the Railway District constituted for Section D as hereinafter provided, by a route delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, being a total leng,th of construction of ninety-one miles and to be acquired of forty-four miles or thereabouts;

Section E-Commencing at the terminal point of Section D, and proceeding in a northerly direction by way of Geraldton to Cairns, including the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway if and when such Tramway is acquired under this Act, commencing again near Geraldton, and proceeding by a branch line to Mourilyan Harbour, by a route delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, being a total length of construction of eighty-eight miles and to be acquired of thirty-s~ven miles or thereabouts:

Provided that it shall be lawful for the Commissioner,. if and when he thinks it necessary so to do, to deviate the Railway to a distance not exceeding ten miles on either side of the route as delineated in the First Schedule to this Act.

3. The Railw2.y Districts for Sections A, B, C, D, and E, respectively, shall be the areas of country the respective boundaries whereof are delineated in the First Schedule to this Act, and are described in the Second Schedule to this Act.

4. "The Railways Acts, 1863 to 1906,"* shall, save as is herein otherwise provided, apply to the North Coast Railway constructed or acquired within the aforesaid Railway Districts.

5. Section four of "The Railways Act of 1906 "t shall not apply to the aforesaid Railway Districts.

*' 27 Vie. No. 8, supra, page 2065; 28 Vie. No. 24, supra, page 2096; 36 Vio~ No. 21, supra, page 2099; 44 Vie. No. 10, supra, page 2104; 52.vic. No. 8, Bupr.a, page 2596; 60 Vie. No. 30, supra, page 6097; 2 Edw. VII. No. 8, ,upra, page 8599;; and 6 Edw. VII. No. 15, supra, p .. ge 9109.

t 6 Edw. VII. No. 15, BUp1'a, page 9109.

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6. (1.) lThe Commissioner is hereby empowered for Purchase

and on behalf of the State of Queensland to enter into a ~~:~~ay. contract witp. the Ayr rframway Board for the purchase of the Ayr Tr~rri'vay. 'fhe consideration which shall be given or pas~ for the purchase of the said Tramway shall be the absMute extinguishment of the amount of the loans borro,*e'd from the Treasurer for the construction of the said 1'ra~way, with interest accrued on such amount, and the rele~se of the said Board and of the Local Authori-ties of Towrj.sville, Thuringowa, and Ayr from all liability or obligatior. in respect of such loans, and in additi.~n a cash pay~ent to the said Board of such sum as wIll make the total consideration amount to the sum or value of eighty-fi~e thousand pounds,and the said Board is hereby empowered ~nd authorised to enter into the said contract upon its o"\yn behalf and for and on behalf of the said Local A uth~rities. The said contract. may contain such terms, condftions, and stipulat.ions relating to the premises as may be ! mutually agreed upon by and between the Commissionrer and the said Board and approved by the Governor id Council.

(2.) Ttje Commissioner is hereby empowered, for Power to

and on beh~lf of the State of Queensland, for such con- ~:~?:s:tber siderations *nd upon such terms, conditions, and stipula- Tramways.

tions as th~ Governor in Council approves, to enter into a contract Iwith the Bowen-Proserpine Joint Board for the purcha$e of the Proserpine Tramway, and with the Council of !the Shire of Cairns for the purchase of the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway.

The B~wen-Proserpine Joint Board and the Council of the Sh~re of Cairns are hereby empowered and authorised Irespectively to sell to the Commissioner the said Tram~ays, vested in and worked by them respec­tively, for I such considerations and upon such terms,. coriditions, land stipulations as may be mutually agreed upon by anid between the said Board or Council respec­tively, as *e case may be, and the Oommissioner, and approved bt the Governor in Council. ..

(3.) Upon the purchase of any Tramway in this section mehtioned, the same shall become vested in the Commissi01er, and shall be and be deemed for all pur­poses to be 'part of the North Coast Railway authorised by this Actto be constructed and of the Section thereof within the Railway District for which the same is con­stituted, a~d shall be worked and managed in connection therewith. 1I . '

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(4.) For the purposes of" The Railways Act 0(1906,"* the actual cost of' any such 'l'ramway, when so purchaspd as· aforesaid, shall be deemed to be such sum as the Com­mis~ioner shall by his certificate declare, and that amount shall be included in the certificate to be given by the Commissioner under section five of the said Act as part of the actual cost of the construction of the Section whereof the said Tramway forms pa.rt.

McGregor 7. (1.) The McGregor Creek 'framway acquired by the and Cattle Commissioner under" The Mackay RailuJa7f Extension and Creek ;7

Tramways Mc Gregor Creek Branch Railways Act oj1909,"tincluding and extensions the extension thereof towards Silent Grove authorised by made part of • • Section B. the saId Act, and the Cattle Creek Tramway acqUIred by

the Commissioner under the said Act, including the exten­sion thereof to the foot of Eungella Range authorised by the said Act, shall be and be deemed for all purposes to be part of Section B of the North Coast Railway authorised by this Act to be constructed, and shall be worked and managed in connection therewith.

(2.) The certificates of the Commissioner given pur­suant to section five of the said last-mentiol!ed Act, with respect to the actual cost of construction of the said Tramways as so extended, 8hall be deemed to be given for the purposes of this Act and for the purposes of "TIle Railways Act (if 1906."* The respective amounts of such certificates shall be included 'in the certificate to be given by the Commissioner under section five of the said last­mentioned Act as part of the actual cost of the construction of Section B of the North Coast Rail way.

(3,) From' and after the completion of the said extension of the said Tramways and the making of the' certificates mentioned in the last preceding subsection, the Railway Districts respectively constituted pursuant to " The Mackay Railway Extension and Mc Gregor Creek Branch Railways Act of1909 "t shall be abolished, and the said Act shall be repealed', and the accounts kept by the

. Commissioner for the purposes of the said Districts and the said Tramways, includin~ such extensions, shall be transferred to the accounts to be kept for Section B of the North Coast Railway and taken into account accordingly.

Certificates of 8. (1.) With respect to each Section of the North :r::~~~eparts Coast Railway, the Commissioner shall, as soon as may be. of section are after the first part thereof is completed and opened fQf completed. '

r;,. 6 Edw. VII. No. 15, supra, page 9109, t 9 Edw. VII. No. 5, supra, page 9511 .

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public traffic, by a. certificate under his hand and published in the Gazette, declare the actual cost of the construction of such part, including the land resumption and rolling­stock, and shall thereafter, as and when the remaining parts of the Section are completed and opened for public traffic, give similar certificates, including in each the amount

. of all prior certificates given in pursuance of this Act, until the whole Section is completed and opened for public traffic. He shall in every vear until the whole Section is completed and opened fOl: puhlic traffic, and also thereafter in every year so long as there is such a deficiency as is mentioned in section six of " The Railways Act of 1906,"* include in a similar certificate such additions as are chargeable to the capital cost of the Section.

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(2.) For the purposes of "The Railw(I!J.q Act O!Deficiency'to

. 1906 ,,* each such Section shall be deemed to be a separate be determmed • ' • on actual cost

RaIlway; and for determining III any year thA fact of p~rts of

whether or not such a deficiency as aforesaid exists and ~~~~~n and

the amount thereof, the actual cost of construction of so accordingly.

much of the Section as is then completed and opened for public traffic, including any Tramway being part of such Section acquired under this Act as shown by the latest certificate of the Commissioner, shall be taken into consideration, and such deficiency, if any, shall be paid and made good by means of a Ra,ilway;Rate levied upon the ratepayers of the Railway District constituted under this Act for the Section concerned in the proport.io.ns hereinafter set forth, and by the contribution of the Treasurer as pro-vided by the said last-mentioned Act.

(3.) rrhe deficiency, if any, as afor€'said shall, so far as the ratepayers of each such ltail way District are concerned, be paid and marle good in the following proportions, namely:-

(i.) With respect to Sedioll A, by the ratepayers of the City of Rockhampton and the Town of North Rockhampton conjointly one-fifth, by the remaining ratepayers of the Railway District fonr-fifths ;

(ii.) With respect to Section B, by the ratepayers oE the Town of Mackay one-tenth, by the remaining ratepayers of the Railway District

. nine-tenths;

* 6 Edw. VII. No. 15, supra, page 9109.

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(iii.) 'With respect to tlection C, by thc ratepayers of the Town of Bowen one-tenth, by the remaining ratepayers of the Rail way District nine-tenths;

(iv.) With respect to Section D, by the ratepayers of the City of Townsville one-fifth, by the remaining ratepayers of the Railway District. four-fifths;

(v.) With respect to Section E, by the ratep3yers of the 'rown of Cairns one-tenth, by the re­maining ratepayers of the Railway District nine-tenths.

Oost?f 9. So much of the existing :Mao~ay Railway as runs :~~t~: State between Mackay and Pinnacle and between M ackay and lines not. to Eton, and so much of the existing- Bowen Hailway as runs be taken ir.to ~ account. between Bowen and Bobawaba, and so much of the exist-

ing Great Northern Railway as runs between Townsville and Stewart's Creek shall he worked with the North Coast Rail way; but the cost of construction of the aforesaid lines of railway shall not be taken into account for any of the purposes of "The Railways Act of J 906 ,,* or this Act.

Provisions 10. The construction of the North Coast Rail way as to construction. shall be commenced as nearly as may be simultar.eously

Annual report to Parliament.

at Rockhampton, Mackay, Bobawaba, 'fownsville, and Cairns (or, if the Cairns-Mulgrave 'Tramway is acquired under this Act, at Babinda), and shall be continued from those places without interruption until the said Railway is completed.

11. The Commissioner shall make an annual report to Parliament with respect to the progress' of the works authorised by this Act to be constructed.

SCHEDULE n. DESCRiPTION OF DISTRICT" A."

r Commencing on the left bank of the Fitzl'oy River, at the junctIon of Thozet Crep,k, and bounded thence by that creek upwards, and a line north-easterly to the Berserker Range; thence by that range north­easterly to the south-west corner of the Yeppoon Railway District; thence by the west boundary of that district northerly to the north-west corner of portion 141', parish of Rosslyn; thence by the north boundary of tha.t pOl'tion to the Main Coast Range; t hence by that range north­westerly and westerly to the south-east corner of the parish of Shoal­water; thence by the east boundary of that parish northerly to Mount

• 6 Edw. YII. No. 15, supra, page 9109.

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Hummock Creek; thence by that ereek and Shoalwater Creek downwards to the coast line; thence by that coast line north-westerly and southerly, and again north-westerly to the eastern end of the range dividing the waters of Cattle Creek and Sandfly Creek; thence by that range westerly, north-westerly, and westerly to Connors Range j thenee by that range southerly to the south-east corner of the parish of Collaroy j

thence by a line· westerly to the south-east corner of portion 4v; thence by the south boundary of that portion, and the south boundary of portion 9v, both in the ",ame parish; thence by part of the south-east boundary of Occupation License 84, in the parish of Cardowan; thence by part of the south-east boundary, th!l east boundary, and part of the south boundary of that parish to Connors River j thence by that river down­wards to its junction with the Jsaacs River; then~e by that river down­wards to its junction with i;he Mackenzie River; thence by that river downwards to the sonth corner of Apis Holding; thence b:v part of the south-east boundary of that Holding to Seven-mile Creek; thence by that creek upwllrds to Boomer Mountains Range; thence by that range south­easter·ly 10 the west corner of the parish of Develin; thence by the north-west bounda.ry of that parish to the south-west corner of portion (); thence by t.he south boundary of that portion, part of the west boundary and the south boundary of portion 1, both in the same parish, to the Fitzroy River j thence by the left bank of that ril'er downwards to the south-east corner of portion 1743, parish of Murchisonj thence by a line southerly across the Fitzroy Hiver to the north-east corner of portion

. 17, parish of Karkol; thence by the north and west boundaries of that portion; the west boundaries of portions 51, 64, 67, and Reserve R ~87, and part of the north boundary of that reserve, all in the same parish j thence by the north-east boundary of portion 14:3, in the parish of Rock­hampton, to the north-west corner of the Municipality of Rockhampton j thence by the west boundary of that municipality southerly to N eerkol Creek; thence by that creek downwards to the south-west corner of por­tion 223; thence by the south boundary of that portion, and the south houndaries of portions 222, 221, 220.A., 219, 218, 2]7, and 216 to Gavial Creek j thence by the left bank of that creek downwards to the Fitzroy River; thence by a line northerly across the Fitzroy River j thence by the left bank of that river downwards to the point of commencement-com­prising parts of the parishes of Archer, Cawarral, Barmoya, Rosslyn, Karkol, Develin, Lellra, and the whole of the parishes o~ Clareview, Glencoe, St. Lawrence, Gibberland, Lotus, Kelman, Barmount, Yatton, Waverley, Broadsound, Wilangi, Longacre, Burwood, Sarsfield, Too­loombah, Stoodleigh, Glen carron , L3ngqale, Macksfcrd, Apia, Eugene, Clayton, Glen Prairie, Torilla, Raspberry\ Creek, Shoalwater, Wadallah, Banksia.. Marlborough, Ramillies, Princhester, Lake Learmouth, Tilpal, Ewen, Werribee, Canoona, Yaamba, Jardine, Fitzroy, Murchison, and Rockhampton j including the city of .l{ockhampton, the town of North Rockhampton, and parts of the shires of Broadsound, Fitzrov, and Livingstone .

DESCRIPTION OF DrsTUlCT "B." Commencing at the north - east corner of District HA," at the

eastern end of tne range dividing the waters uf Cattle Creek and Sandfly Creek; thence by that range westerly, north-westerlv, and westerly to Connors Range; thence by that range southerly to the south-east corner of the parish of Collaroy; thence by a liDe westerly to the south-east corner of portion 4v; thence by the south boundary of that portion and the south boundary of portion 9v, in the same parish; thence by part of the south-east boundary of Occupation License 84, in the parish of Cardowan; thence by part of the. south-east bonndary, the east

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boundary, and part of the south boundary of that parish, to Connors River; thence by that river downwards to its junctio.n with Funnel Creek; thence by that creek upwards to the junction of Denison Creek; thence by that crepk upwards, and Cooper Creek, to the south­west boundary of Fort Cooper South Lease; thence by the south-west boundary of that lease to the south boundary of portion 5v, parish of W omboroo; thence by part of the south boundary of that portion; the south and east boundaries of portion 6v; the east boundary of portion 1, all in the same parish; thence by the north-east boundary of Fort Cooper Lease to the south boundary of the N ebo Goldfield; thence by part of the south boundary, the west boundary, again by part of the south boundary of that goldfield to the Denham Range; thence by that range and Broken River Range northerly and north-westerly to the 8Outh-east corner of Occupation License 233, parish of Beckford; thence by the south and west boundaries of that OccuI,ation License to a point on Emu Creek; thence by that creek upwards to the south boundary of the Nor­manby Goldfield; thence by part of the south boundary and the west boundary of that goldfield to the Clarke Range, north-easterly, south­easterly, and easterly to the north corner of Reserve .R. 231, parish of Cauley; thence by part of the north boundary of St. Helens Nos. 3 and 4 Holding; the north-west and north-east boundaries of portion 1055, parish of Bloomsbury; again bv part of the north boundary of St. Helens Holding to Dempster Creek; thence by that creek downwards, and the sonth bank of an estuary to the coast line; thence by that coast line south-easterly to the point of commencement-comprising parts of the parisheli! of Bloomsbury, Macartney, Dartmoor, Womboroo, Travers, Cockenzie, and the whole of the parishes of Cauley, Sutherland, Beck­ford, Ciovelly, Gamma, Eungella, Pelion, Lacy, Crediton, Mount Briton, Mia Mia, Teemhurra, Pisgah, Epsom, Hamilton, Ossa, St. Helens, Hampden, Bassett, Howard, Greenmount, Abingdon, Chelona, Bong Bong, Hazeldean, Eton, Homebush, Hector, Sarina, Haverholm, Kyambola, Wambrook, Spencer, Mount Funnel, Kelvin, Tierawoomba, Longhill, Clondalkin, Wodehouse, Carminya, Newstead, Mahalla, Tindal, Cardowan, Collaroy, Porphyry Hill, U ndercliff, and Westhill; i[)cluding the town of lIackay and parts of the shires of Wangaratta, Pioneer, N ebo, and Broadsound.

DESCRIFTION OF DISTRICT "C." Commencing at Midge Point on the coast line, and bounded thence

by the north-west bank of an estnary south-westerly, and Dempster Creek to the north boundary of St. Helens Nos. 3 and 4 Holding; thence by part of the north boundary of that Holding; the north-east and north-west boundaries of portion lO55, parish of Bloomsbury; again by part of the north boundary of St. Helens Holding to the Clarke Range; thence by that range westerly, north-westerly, and westerly to the south-west corner of the parish of Mamelon; thence by the west boundary of that parish; the south-west boundary of the parish of EaglevaJe; the south­ea~t and south-west boundaries of the parish of Rookwood.; the south­boundary, and part of the west boundary of the parish of Aberdine; the south-west boundary, and part of the west boundary of the parish of Abbott; to the south-east corner of Occupation License 241, parish of Pocket; thence by the south and west boundaries of that Occupation License, and the north boundary of Occupation License 259, in the !lame parish; thence by part of the east boundary of the parish of K,ilbogie to the south boundary of portion 333; thence by part of the south boundary and the west boundary of that portion, and the west boundary of portion 332, both in the same parish; thence hy part of the north boundary, and part of the east boundary of the parish of Kilbogie, to the north boundary

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of portion 2v, parish of Kirknie; thence by part of the north boundary of that portion; the north boundary of portion 3v, in the same parish; and part of the north boundary of the said parish, to the right bank of the Burdekin River; thence by the right bank of the said river downwards to the coast line; thence by that coast. line south-easterly to the point of commencement-comprising parts of the parishes of Kilbogie, Pocket, Macartney, and Bloomsbury, and the whole of the parishes of lnker­man,Leichhardt Downs. Monongle, Ourlewi~, vVoonton Vale, Abbott, Roundback, Salisbury Plains, Aberdine, Euri, Kelsey, Marlow, Dangar, Rookwood, Strathdon, Eagle Vale, Denison, Dargin, Glenavon, Proser­pine; Mamelon, Gloucester, Ben Lomonrl, Andromache, Dryander, Tawvale, Bonaventura, and Oonway; including the town of Bowen, the shire of Proserpine,and parts of the shires of Ayr, W Rngaratta, and Pioneer.

DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT" D."

Oommencing on the coast line, at the south head of the mouth of the Burdekin River, and bounded thence by the right bank of that river upwards to the south-west corner of the parish of Leichhardt Downs; thence by a line westerly across the Burdekin River; thence by the left bank of that river upwards to the south-ea.t corner of the parish of Mulgrave; thence by the south boundar, or that parish; part of the east boundary, part of the south boundary, part of the west boundary, again by part of the south boundary, and again by part of the west boundary of the parish of Blackheath, to the north-east corner of Occupation License 95, parish of Oardington; thence by part of the north boundary of that parish, and the south boundary of the parish of Orimea, to the Main Ooast R'ange; thence b'y that r;>tnge northerly and north-westerly to the south-west corner of Reserve R. 81, parish of Garra­waIt; thence by the west boundary, and part of the north boundary of that Reserve, to the west boundary I)f the parish before mentionea; thence by part of the south-west boundary, the north boundary, and north-west boun­dary of that parish; thence by the north-west boundary, and part of the north boundary of the parish of Leach; following the Rockingham Bay Range to the south-we~t boundary of the parish of Pitt; thence by part of the south-west boundal'y, and part of the north-west boundary of that parish to Damper Oreek; thence by that creek downwards to the coast line; thence by the coast line south-ea~terly to the north head of the mouth of the Burdekin River; thence by a line south-easterly across that river to the point of commencement-comprising parts of the parishes of Oardington, Glenrock, Granite, Emysland, Hervey, St. James, St, Gilds, Holborn, Blackfriars, and Oak Hills, and the whole of the parishes of Garrawalt, Leach, Pitt, J\i[arathon, Ashton, LannercoEt, Oordelia, Trebonne, Berwick, Stone, Waterview, Hinchinbrook, Olemant, Halifax, Ross, Bohle,

. Ooonam belah, Stuart, Landsdowne, W,Yoming, Orimea, Beor, Ettric, Abbottsford, Rokeby, Magenta, \V oorlstock, Scott, Selkirk, Barratta, Blackheath, Mulgrave, Northcote, Jarvisfield, Antill, and Morrill; including the city of Townsville, the shire of Hinchinbrook, and parts of the shires of Oardwell, Thuringowa, and Ayr.

DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT" ,R" Commencing on the coast line at the mouth of Damper Oreek, on the

north boundary of " D" District, and bounded thence by Damper Oreek upwards,. and the south boundary of the parish of Ellerbeck, to the Main Oo.ast Range; thence by that range north-westerly to the most easterly pomt of the Atherton-Evelyn Railway District; thence by part of the north-east boundary of that district to its junction with the Tolga-Johnstone River Railway District; thence by part of ,the south­east boundary, part of the east boundary, again by part of the south.

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THE OOMMERCIAl. OAUSES ACT

m'1910.

Short title.

Interpreta· tion.

RAIL W AYS.-SUPREME COURT.

Commercial Causes Act. 1 GEO. V. No. 23,

east boundary, part of the north. east boundary, again by part of the east boundary, and again by part of the north-east boundary of that Railway lJistrict, to the south-west corner of portion 123, parish of Grafton, on the Mulgrave River; thence by that rivpr downwards to the junction of the Little Mulgrave River; thence by that river upwards to the west boundary of portion 9v; thence by the west boundary of that portion; a line northerly, and the west boundary of portion 577, all in the same parish; thence by the Islay Hills Range northerly to the south boundary of the Cairns Municipality; thence by that boundary westerly to the south-east corner of portion 278, parish of Cairns; thence by the south boundary of that portion to Freshwater Creek; thence by that creek downwards to the Cairns-Herberton Railway Line; thence by that railway easterly to the west boundary of portion 160, in the same parish; thence by a line northerly to the Barron River; thence by the right bank of that river downwards to Ellie Point; thence by the foreshores of Trinity Harbour, south-easterly and north-easterly to False Cape, on the coast line; thence by that coast line south-easteriy to the point of commencement-comprising parts of the parishes of Gadgarra, Grafton, and Cairns, and the whole of the parishes of Trinity, Sophia, Bellenden­Ker, Russel, Glady, Bartle-Frere, Johnstone, Mourilyan, Warrakin, Dolgo, Japoon, Hull, Alcock, Tyson, Rockingham, Meunga, Glenbora, and Ellerbeelr; including the town ()f lJairns and parts of the shires of Barron, Cairns, Johnstone, and Card well.

REGULATION OF MINES. See MINING.'

RIGH'rS IN WATER. See WATER.

STATE EDUCATION. See EDUCATION.

SUPREME COURT. An Act to Make Better Provision for the Trial of

Commercial Causes. [ASSENTED TO 4TH ,JANUARY, 1911.J

BE it enacted by the King's :M:ost Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by: the authority of the same, as follows :- .

1. This Act ma v be cited as " The Commercial Cause8 Act of 1910." .

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say,-

" Commercial causes" include causes arising out of the ordinary transactions of merchants and traders; amongst others those relating to the