City of Christchurch to Wit:

WHEREAS
of has made a Requisition as the owner of a carriage licensed to ply for hire within the City of Christchurch and its vicinity pursuant to provision of Bye-law No. 2 of the Council of the said City intituled “A Bye-law for Licensing and Regulating Hackney Carriages and Borough Stage Carriages and the owners drivers and conductors thereof plying for hire within the said City of Christchurch and within the distance of five miles from the Post-office” and whereas the issue of the said licence has been duly authorised by the said Council now therefore I the Town Clerk of the said City in the name and on the behalf of the said Council do hereby license you the said to act as driver of any carriage plying for hire within the said City of Christchurch and within the distance of five miles from the Post-office under and subject to the provisions of the said Bye-law No. 2 and to such other Orders Rules Regulations and Bye-laws as may from time to time be in force until the 31st day of December One thousand eight hundred and no longer

Given under my hand at the offices of the City Council this day of 18 ___.

Town Clerk.

Note.—In case of any owner acting as a driver of his own vehicle meeting with an accident he will be allowed to employ a competent driver for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours who may not have received a license notice of the same to be given during the day to the Town Clerk.

SCHEDULE E.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Bye-Law No. 2.—Clause 17.

WHEREAS the Council of the City of Christchurch in accordance with powers in it vested and in pursuance of the provisions of Bye-law No. 2 of the said Council intituled “A Bye-law for Licensing and Regulating Hackney Carriages and Borough Stage Carriages and the owners drivers and conductors thereof plying for hire within the City of Christchurch and within the distance of five miles from the Post-office” did cause carriage No. _____ and now used and let to hire and known by the following marks:—

Description.......................................

Build.............................................

Colour.............................................

Trimmings and linings............................

And the horses and harness thereof to be inspected and find the same to be not in a fit and proper condition for public use. Now therefore I the Town Clerk of the said city of Christchurch in the name and on the behalf of the said Council do hereby suspend the licence granted for and in respect of the said carriage from the date hereof until the said carriage with the horse or horses and all the appurtenances thereof shall upon further inspection by the said Council or by their Inspector of Hackney Carriages be found and be deemed in all respects sufficient and fit for public use.

Dated this ____ day of ____ 18 ____.

Town Clerk.

SCHEDULE F.—CLAUSE 22.

TABLE OF RATES AND FARES.

To be charged for any Hackney Carriage plying for hire at any place within the said City and within five miles from the Post-office.

FARES BY TIME.

For any Hackney Carriage not plying as an omnibus.

1st. For the first hour or part of an hour................................................ 4 0

2nd. For every subsequent 15 minutes or less.......................................... 1 0

3rd. In hiring by the hour (when the passenger is set down at a distance from the place of hiring), time to be reckoned for returning to the place of hiring at the rate of five miles an hour from the place of setting down.

4th. Four-wheeled Hackney Carriages carrying more than two adults, may charge one-fourth of the full fare for each extra adult.

FARES BY DISTANCES.

One or two Adults to be a Full Fare.

1st. For any distance within half-a-mile............................................ 1 0

2nd. For any distance exceeding half-a-mile, and within one mile................... 1 6

3rd. Every additional mile, or part of a mile....................................... 1 6

4th. Any person calling or sending for any Hackney Carriage, and not further employing the same, shall pay (or at the option of the driver)......... 1 6

5th. Half-fare to be allowed as back fare whenever the distance exceeds two miles from the boundary of the City, but back fare not to be charged within the limits of the City.

6th. If the hirer requires it, the licensee to carry one more person in his licensed vehicle, but no extra charge to be made for such additional person.