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E it enacted by the King'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. This Act may be cited as the

2. The Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto are, to the extent therein expressed, hereby repealed.

3. In this Act, unless the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires,— means justice of the peace;

means the Secretary for Lands;

means any person in lawful possession of land;

means a gate permitted by the Minister, and erected under section four of this Act or under the Acts hereby repealed; and

means any road lawfully used by or dedicated to the public, and any route within the meaning of section one hundred and nine of the Crown Lands Act, 1884.

4. The occupant of any lands through which an unfenced public road passes, or the occupant or the several occupants of any lands separated by an unfenced public road, may apply to the Minister for