Trinity College Act 1927

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule to this Act (being portion of the ground referred to in an Order in Council of the twenty-third day of December One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one as set apart for affiliated colleges) was temporarily reserved from sale pursuant to Order in Council of the sixteenth day of July One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six as a site for an affiliated college at Melbourne in connexion with the Church of England denomination and was pursuant to Order in Council of the thirteenth day of November One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one permanently reserved as a site for Church of England affiliated college purposes:

AND WHEREAS in order to promote sound learning and education in the colony of Victoria and to provide a site for a college affiliated to and connected with the University of Melbourne for the education residence and benefit of members of the United Church of England and Ireland in Victoria (hereinafter referred to as "the said church") and for offices and conveniences and pleasure and recreation grounds in connexion with such college the said land, by Crown grant of the thirteenth day of November One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one (hereinafter referred to as "the said Crown grant") entered in the register book of the office of titles, volume 464, folium 92719, was granted to the trustees named in the said Crown grant and their heirs upon the trusts and subject to the conditions provisions and declarations therein mentioned including inter alia a condition that the said land and the buildings for the time being thereon should be at all times thereafter maintained and used as and for a college affiliated to and connected with the University of Melbourne for the education residence and benefit of members of the said Church and offices and conveniences and pleasure and recreation grounds connected with such college under and in accordance with such regulations as should from time to time be made by the trustees named in the said Crown grant or the survivors of them or other the trustees for the time being of the said land and premises (such survivors or other trustees not being less than two in number at the making of such regulations) and for no other purpose whatsoever:

AND WHEREAS a college known as Trinity College (hereinafter referred to as "the said college") is affiliated to and connected with the University of Melbourne and buildings have been erected on the said land in connexion with the said college: