AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

Vol. II.] AUCKLAND, THURSDAY, AUG. 31, 1854. [No. 22.

City Council Chamber,
Auckland, July 31st. 1854.

THE following Bye-Law, enacted by the Auckland City Council, and assented to by His Honour the Superintendent, is now published in accordance with the provision contained in the 39th Section of the “Auckland City Council Act,” and will come into operation at the expiration of one month after this date.

WALTER LEE,
Chairman City Council.

A BYE LAW to make certain provision in respect of Fires in the City of Auckland.

WHEREAS by an Act of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Auckland No. 10 of Session I, it is enacted that the City Council shall have power to make Bye Laws for the good order, health, and convenience of the City of Auckland and for the imposition and collection of rates upon real and personal property. And whereas for the protection of the inhabitants of the said City and their property from fire, it is expedient to embody, train, and equip a certain number of men for the purpose of securing efficient service whenever a fire shall take place; and it is expedient also to make provisions for the keeping of efficient fire engines, and to make other provisions in respect of fires;

And whereas certain expenses will be thereby incurred, and it is equitable for the purpose of defraying the same to levy a rate on the occupiers or owners of all houses and buildings which may be benefited by such provisions;

Be it therefore ordained and declared by the Auckland City Council in Council assembled as follows:—

1. There shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid, in respect of every house and building within the City of Auckland (excepting such as are used for the purposes of the General or Provincial Governments or Buildings erected for Public Worship,) a yearly rate, the amount of which shall in any year be fixed by the City Council, but which shall not exceed the sums set forth in the Schedule hereunto annexed.

2. It shall be lawful for any person authorized by the City Council in that behalf to enter any house or building at any convenient time for the purpose of examining the same with a view to determine the amount at which such house or building shall be rated, and any person resisting obstructing or preventing any person so authorized from so entering for such purpose shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding £10.

3. Such rate shall be payable on the first day of October in every year, and shall be paid to any Collector appointed by the City Council to receive the same on demand personally made or within five days after a demand in writing shall have been left on the premises in respect of which such rate shall be due.

4. The occupier of every house and building who shall be in the occupation thereof on the first day of October shall be liable to pay such rate, and in the event of there being no occupier the owner thereof shall be liable for the same.

5. If such owner or occupier respectively shall not pay the said rate on such demand as aforesaid, the same shall be recoverable on the information by some person authorized by the City Council in that behalf by summary proceedings against the person liable for payment of the same, and shall be leviable by distress and sale.

6. All money collected and received under this Bye Law shall be paid over by the Collectors thereof to the City Treasurer, who shall keep a separate account of the same, and no money so collected or received shall be paid or applied to or for any purposes whatever other than such as have for their object the protection of the inhabitants of the City of Auckland and their property from fire.

7. If any person shall feel aggrieved by any rate so to be made as aforesaid and shall make a complaint thereof in writing stating the grounds of such complaint the same shall be enquired into by the said Council at a time to be fixed for that purpose whereof due notice shall be given to the party complaining and such rate may, if requisite, be altered, amended, and adjusted accordingly by the said Council.