Order Confirmation.

remaining lands belonging to them buildings A.D. 1927.
similar in respect of capacity dimensions ma-
terials and equipment to such buildings or
parts of buildings respectively belonging to the
owners as may be acquired by the Corporation :
(4) Subject to the provisions of this section the
compensation to be paid by the Corporation to
the owners for lands acquired from them shall
be settled in accordance with the provisions of
the Lands Clauses Acts and the Acquisition of
Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919
provided that the arbiter to whom the question
of disputed compensation shall be submitted
shall in settling the compensation make no
allowance to the owners in respect of buildings
interfered with or acquired by the Corporation
in respect of which the Corporation are in
terms of this section required to restore or
erect buildings in lieu thereof:

(5) Any difference between the Corporation and the
owners in connection with any of the provisions
of this section including any claim for com-
pensation under the Lands Clauses Acts and
the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Com-
pensation) Act 1919 shall failing agreement be
determined from time to time by an arbiter to
be mutually agreed upon between the Cor-
poration and the owners or failing agreement
to be appointed by the Sheriff on the appli-
cation of either party.

others.

20. For the protection of Shell-Mex Limited the For proAnglo-American Oil Company Limited Mrs. Margaret tection of Stuart or Steven William Steven and Francis Steven Shell-Mex Limited and (trustees under disposition by the said William Steven) 35 and Archibald Campbell and their successors respectively or any of them (hereinafter in this section referred to for their respective interests as "the owners ") the following provisions shall notwithstanding anything in this Order contained or shown on the deposited plans 40 and sections (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Corporation and the owners) apply and have effect (that is to say) :

(1) In the event of the Corporation purchasing the
lands shown and numbered 39 43 45 46 47 61

A.D. 1927.

For pro

tection of
Glasgow
Sailors'

Home.

Order Confirmation.

62 63 65 66 and 67 on the deposited plans in
the parish of Govan belonging or reputed to
belong to the owners the Corporation shall
acquire the whole of such lands including any
parts thereof outwith the limits of deviation 5
shown on the said plans extending respectively
to three thousand one hundred and seventy-six
and five-ninths square yards eight thousand
and seventy square yards two thousand nine
hundred and ninety-six and one-quarter square 10
yards and three thousand seven hundred and
fifty and one-half square yards or thereby and
the Corporation shall unless otherwise agreed
between the Corporation and any of the owners
purchase the said lands belonging to them 15
respectively not later than one year after the
date of the passing of the Act confirming this
Order:

(2) No compensation shall be paid by the Corpora-
tion to the owners or any of them in respect of 20
any buildings or erections or additions to
existing buildings or erections constructed on
such lands or in respect of any improvements
alterations machinery plant and equipment
effected or provided by such owners or any of 25
them in on over or in connection with such
lands at any time after the ninth day of March
one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

21. For the protection of the Glasgow Sailors'
Home incorporated under the Companies Acts 1862 30
and 1867 (in this section referred to as "the Sailors'
Home ") the following provisions shall notwithstanding
anything in this Order contained apply and have effect
(that is to say) :-

(1) Before commencing any operations in connec- 35
tion with the construction of the bridge approach
Work No. 1 by this part of this Order authorised
or other authorised works which would in any
way interfere with the full use of the restaurant
and sailors' boarding-house belonging to the 40
Sailors' Home at Queen's Dock adjoining the
site of the said bridge approach the Corporation
shall pay to the Sailors' Home such sum as
may be reasonably required to erect buildings

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

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similar in respect of capacity, dimensions and A.D. 1927.
materials to the said restaurant and sailors'
boarding-house, together with

a reasonable
allowance in respect of their expense in removing
to other premises as such sum and allowance shall
be agreed upon or failing agreement settled by
arbitration as hereinafter in this section provided:

(2) The Sailors' Home shall not later than twelve
months after payment of such sum and allowance
vacate and remove from the said restaurant
and sailors' boarding-house which shall there-
upon become the property of and belong to
the Corporation so far as vested in the Sailors'
Home :

(3) The said sum and allowance to be paid by the
Corporation to the Sailors' Home in terms of
this section shall be accepted by the Sailors'
Home in full settlement of all claims competent
to them under the Lands Clauses Acts or
otherwise in respect of the acquisition by the
Corporation of the said restaurant and sailors'
boarding-house belonging to them:

(4) If required by the Sailors' Home the Corporation
shall sell to the Sailors' Home part of the land
belonging to them at Queen's Dock at the
north-west corner thereof, not exceeding in
extent the area occupied by the existing res-
taurant and sailors' boarding-house for the
erection thereon of new buildings at such price
as may be agreed between the Corporation
and the Sailors' Home or failing agreement
as may be fixed by arbitration as hereinafter in
this section provided :

(5) In the event of any difference between the
Corporation and the Sailors' Home in con-
nection with any of the provisions of this
section the same shall failing agreement be
determined from time to time by an arbiter to
be mutually agreed upon between the Corpora-
tion and the Sailors' Home or failing agreement
to be appointed by the sheriff on the application
of either party.

A.D. 1927.

Abandon

ment

Tunnel.

Order Confirmation.

22. The Corporation may abandon the undertaking and close the tunnel authorised by the Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Act 1889 and the Glasgow Harbour Tunnel of Harbour (Further Powers) Act 1897 and thereupon all public rights in over upon or through the said undertaking 5 and tunnel shall cease and be extinguished and the Corporation shall be released from any obligation to maintain the said undertaking and tunnel and may appropriate and use for any purposes they think fit or may sell or otherwise dispose of the lands and buildings 10 machinery and plant connected therewith.

Repeal of Harbour Tunnel Acts.

Works
below
high-water

mark to be
subject to
approval of

Board of
Trade.

Survey of
works by

Board of
Trade.

23. On the abandonment of the said undertaking and closing of the said tunnel the Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Act 1889 and the Glasgow Harbour Tunnel (Further Powers) Act 1897 and any byelaws made 15 thereunder and Part III Harbour Tunnel and the First Schedule of the Glasgow (Parks Harbour Tunnel Gas &c.) Order 1915 other than section 24 (Confirming agreement with Clyde Trustees) of that Order except so far as otherwise provided in this Order shall by virtue 20 of this Order be repealed.

24. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order any work authorised by this Order shall only be constructed so far as the same shall be on under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below high-water mark of ordinary spring 25 tides in accordance with plans and sections approved by the Board of Trade under the hand of one of the secretaries or assistant secretaries of the Board of Trade and subject to such restrictions and regulations as the said Board may prescribe before such work is begun.

(2) Any alteration or extension of any such work shall be subject to the like approval.

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(3) If any such work be commenced or completed contrary to the provisions of this section the Board of Trade may abate and remove the same and restore the 35 site thereof to its former condition at the cost of the Corporation and the amount of such cost shall be a debt due from the Corporation to the Crown and shall be recoverable either as a debt due to the Crown or by the Board of Trade summarily as a civil debt.

25. If at any time the Board of Trade deems it expedient for the purposes of this Order to order a survey and examination of any work constructed by the Cor

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poration under the powers of this Order which shall be A.D. 1927. on under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below highwater mark of ordinary spring tides or of the site upon which it is proposed to construct any such work the 5 Corporation shall defray the expense of the survey and examination and the amount thereof shall be a debt due from the Corporation to the Crown and shall be recoverable either as a debt due to the Crown or by the Board of Trade summarily as a civil debt.

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26. (1) Where any work constructed by the Cor- Abatement poration under the powers of this Order and situate of work wholly or partially on under or over the shore or bed of abandoned or decayed. the sea or of any creek bay arm of the sea or navigable river communicating therewith below high-water mark 15 of ordinary spring tides is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay the Board of Trade may by notice in writing either require the Corporation at their own expense to repair and restore such part of such work as is situate below high-water mark of ordinary spring tides or any 20 portion thereof or require them to abate or remove the same and restore the site thereof to its former condition to such an extent and within such limits as the Board of Trade may think proper.

(2) Where any part of any such work which has been 25 abandoned or suffered to fall into decay is situate above high-water mark of ordinary spring tides and is in such condition as to interfere or to cause reasonable apprehension that the same may interfere with the right of navigation or other public rights over the foreshore the 30 Board of Trade may include any such part of such work or any portion thereof in any notice under this section.

(3) If during the period of thirty days from the date when the notice is served upon the Corporation they have failed to comply with such notice the Board of Trade may 35 execute the works required to be done by the notice at the expense of the Corporation and the amount of such expense shall be a debt due from the Corporation to the Crown and shall be recoverable either as a debt due to the Crown or by the Board of Trade summarily as a civil 40 debt.

27.-(1) The trustees shall at or near such part of the Lights on works by this part of this Order authorised as shall be works below high-water mark of ordinary spring tides during during