THE PARKS OF SYDNEY. 5 



any of the reasons Stated in Section 105 of the Grown 

 Lands Act of 1884, and the lands thereupon become vested 

 in His Majesty the King, to be dealt with as His Excellency 

 the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, 

 may think fit. 



By Section 104 of the Grown Lands Act of 1884 a pro- 

 posed dedication of the Grown Lands for public parks must 

 remain before Parliament for one month without disallow- 

 ance before it can be gazetted, and a similar provision 

 exists as regards a proposed revocation of any such dedi- 

 cation under Section 105 of the same Act. 



The parks of the City of Sydney, except Rushcutters' Bay 

 Park (which was partly resumed and partly reclaimed from 

 Rushcutters' Bay) are areas which have been held in the 

 hands of the Government for such purposes, but in any 

 case where the necessity for a park arises, private lands 

 may be acquired for that purpose under the "Lands for 

 Public Purposes Acquisition Act" of 1880, and the Public 

 Works Act of 1888. The condition precedent in this is, 

 that Parliament shall have appropriated funds to acquire 

 such lands, and His Excellency the Governor, with the 

 advice of the Executive Council, may then issue a proclam- 

 ation resuming the required land. Upon issue of that 

 proclamation the land becomes vested in some Minister or 

 Officer as Constructing Authority on behalf of His Majesty, 

 and the former owner's interests are converted into a claim 

 for compensation, which is paid upon a satisfactory proof 

 being afforded to the Government, after appraisement if 

 necessary. 



A sum of money for the maintenance and improvement 

 of public parks is voted annually by Parliament, and is 

 then distributed in the form of subsidies by the Secretary 

 for Lands. In some cases annual amounts are voted speci- 

 ally for maintenance out of State funds ; Hyde, Phillip and 



