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PRAYA RECLAMATION . [ 16 OF 1889. ) 1145

(a. ) The making of an embankment along the harbour
front of the City of Victoria with all necessary and
convenient walls, drains, wharves, piers, landing
places, approaches and other conveniences and
works ; such embankment to commence westward
at a point upon the sea -shore opposite Marine Lot
No. 188 and marked upon the said plan, and to
terminate eastward at a point opposite to Murray
Pier ; the said embankment to be constructed in
whole or in greater part upon the bed or foreshore
of the harbour.

( b. ) The making upon the said embankment of a public
road-way not less than seventy -five feet, and the
widening out of the present Praya roadway to a
width of not less than seventy -five feet, with all
necessary and convenient approaches to the same.
( c. ) The reclaiming and enclosing and filling up so much
of the foreshore and bed of the Harbour as lies
between the present Praya wall and the intended
embankment, to such heights and levels as may be
determined by the Governor.
5. For the purpose of effecting the works authorized by this Power to
ordinance it shall be lawful for the Governor to remove, destroy,? obstructions
remove
alter, divert, stop up, or enclose such streets, drains, vacant to work.
ground, wbarves, piers, landing places, and other things as shall
in the judgment of the Governor be necessary to be done for
the purposes of this ordinance..
6. All the land and foreshore and bed of the sea to be Title to
reclaimed
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reclaimed under this ordinance, and all the land occupied by receild
the present Praya road- way and wall along the line of the
intended reclamation , is hereby declared to be absolutely the
property of the Crown , free from any restriction whatever, and
the Governor shall have power, subject to the provisions of this
ordinance, to deal with the same and to dispose of the same for
building or any other purpose in the same way and to as full
an extent as in the case of other Crown lands ; and all property ;,
estate, rights or supposed rights and easements or supposed Rights,case
easements of any persons or class of persons, whether Crown ments, &c,
leaseholders or licensees or otherwise, to the user or possession
or occupation of, in , over or in any way in relation to such
land , foreshore, bed of the sea embankment, reclamation or
praya road -way and wall, or in relation to any wharf, landing
place, pier or other place, situate thereupon, are hereby declared
to be absolutely extinguished and determined.