Bye-Law No. 4 for Carriers and Hawkers




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flies of not more than five miles from the
principal Post-office for the time being of
the said City.

  1. For the purpose of this bye-law the
    word "cart" shall include every waggon,
    dray, or other such carriage, whatever be its
    construction, drawn by horses or other animals, used wholly or chiefly for the carriage
    of burdens or heavy goods. The words
    "hawker’s cart" shall mean any such cart as
    aforesaid used in the hawking of wood or
    coals for sale. The word "Town Clerk"
    shall mean the Town Clerk of the City of
    Christchurch.

  2. The bye-laws, or parts of bye-laws
    hereinafter specified, being all the bye-laws,
    or parts of bye-laws or regulations
    heretofore in force in and for the
    said city of Christchurch, which are inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the provisions of this bye-law, or in any respect deal,
    or purport to deal with the subject matter of
    the said provisions, are hereby repealed,
    namely:—A bye-law made by the Council,
    at a meeting held on the 18th day of March,
    1867, and intituled "Bye-law No. 6, for
    licensing and regulating public carriers and
    carriages."

Passed by the said Council this Ninth day
of August, 1869.

[L.S.] JOHN ANDERSON,
Mayor.

George Gordon,
Town Clerk.


SCHEDULE A.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Bye-Law No. 4.—Clause 2.

AN APPLICATION FOR A CARRIER’S OR HAWKER’S LICENSE.

To the Mayor and Councillors of the City
of Christchurch.

I

residing in __ do hereby request
that a Carrier’s or Hawker’s License may be
granted to me to use employ and let a
cart to ply within the said city, and
within the distance of five miles from the Post-office and I hereby undertake to comply with
all Bye-laws which may be in force in this
behalf so long as such license may continue.

Dated this day of ____ 18____

[Signed] ___

License authorised by the Christchurch
City Council this _ day of ___ 18____

License No. ___

Mayor.


SCHEDULE B.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Bye-Law No. 4.—Clause 3.

CARRIER’S OR HAWKER’S LICENSE, No. ___

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH TO WIT—

WHEREAS ___ of _ has made application for
a Carrier’s and Hawker’s License to ply a
cart pursuant to
the provisions of Bye-law No. 4 of the
Christchurch City Council "Being a Bye-
law for licensing and regulating Public Carriers and Hawkers plying within the City
of Christchurch and within five miles from
the Post-office."

And whereas the issue of such license has
been duly authorised by the said Council:
Now therefore I the Town Clerk of
the said City by the authority and on behalf
of the said Council do hereby license the
said ___ to ply as a Public Carrier and Hawker within
the distance of five miles from the Post-office
of which the said _
is owner and which is
numbered ____ until the 31st day of December 18____ and no longer subject to the
said bye-law and to such other orders regulations and bye-laws as may from time to
be in force until the said 31st day of December.

Given under my hand at the office of the
City Council this __ day of __ 18____

Town Clerk.


SCHEDULE C.

CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.

Bye-Law No. 4.—Clause 9.

TABLE OF RATES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS.

By Distance.

For every load transferred or car-
ried for any distance within
and not exceeding one mile ... 3 0
For every subsequent half mile or
part thereof ... 1 0

For a fractional part of a load by
special agreement.

Detention to be paid for at the rate
per half hour or part of a half
hour ... 1 6

By Time.

For the first hour or part thereof ... 4 0
For every subsequent half hour or
part thereof ... 1 6

Made by the Council at a meeting held on
the Ninth day of August, 1869.

[L.S.] JOHN ANDERSON,
Mayor.

George Gordon,
Town Clerk.


Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury at the Press office, Cashel street, by John Bright Gurnie, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.




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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1869, No 39





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🏘️ Bye-Law No. 4 for Carriers and Hawkers (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
9 August 1869
Bye-Law, Carriers, Hawkers, Regulations, Christchurch
  • John Anderson, Mayor
  • George Gordon, Town Clerk

🏘️ Schedule A: Application for Carrier’s or Hawker’s License

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
License Application, Carriers, Hawkers, Christchurch

🏘️ Schedule B: Carrier’s or Hawker’s License

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
License, Carriers, Hawkers, Christchurch

🏘️ Schedule C: Table of Rates for the Carriage of Goods

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
9 August 1869
Rates, Carriage of Goods, Christchurch
  • John Anderson, Mayor
  • George Gordon, Town Clerk