✨ Bridge Tolls and Railway Regulations




378
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint
Michael and Saint George; Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same; and issued under the Seal
of the said Colony, at the Government
House at Wellington, this third day of
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy- five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Scale of Tolls at Bridge at Upper Crossing of the
Manawatu River, in the Eastern part of the Gorge.

(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Immigration and Public
Works Act, 1870," it is, amongst other things,
enacted that the Governor may from time to time, by
Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette,
direct tolls to be paid for all animals and vehicles
passing or repassing at any bridge as in the said
Act mentioned, and fix and appoint the rates
thereof and the exemptions therefrom, and from
time to time, in like manner, may reduce, raise,
alter, and abolish any such tolls: And whereas a
bridge hath been proclaimed under the provisions
of the said Act at the Upper Crossing of the Mana-
watu River in the eastern part of the Gorge be-
tween the Provinces of Wellington and Hawke's
Bay, and it is expedient that the rates of tolls to
be paid at the said bridge should be fixed:
Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
power and authority vested in me by the said Act,
do hereby fix and appoint that the tolls to be paid
for passing or repassing through or at the bridge at
the Upper Crossing of the Manawatu River aforesaid
shall be at the rates set forth in the Schedule hereto,
and do fix and appoint the exemptions from such tolls
as in the said Schedule mentioned, and do declare
that the same shall be applicable only to the said
bridge at the Upper Crossing of the Manawatu
aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF TOLLS AT BRIDGE AT UPPER CROSSING OF
THE MANAWATU RIVER, IN THE EASTERN PART
OF THE GORGE.

s. d.
For every Sheep, or other head of Small Cattle ... 0 0Β½
For every Horse, saddled or harnessed ... 0 6
For every Horse not in harness, or head of Great
Cattle ... 0 3
For every Two-wheeled Vehicle with springs,
drawn by one Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every additional Horse ... ... ... 0 6
For every Two-wheeled Vehicle without springs,
drawn by one Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every additional Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every Four-wheeled Vehicle with springs,
drawn by one Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every additional Horse ... ... ... 0 6
For every Four-wheeled Vehicle without springs,
and drawn by one Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every additional Horse ... ... ... 1 0
For every Bullock Dray, drawn by two Bullocks ... 1 0
For every additional pair of Bullocks ... ... 0 6
For every Foal at foot, or Calf ... ... ... 0 3

Given under the hand of His Excellency
the Most Honorable George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl
of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and


Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the
County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave
of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and
Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony, at
Wellington, this third day of June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Making and confirming By-Laws, Rules, and Regu-
lations on the Lines of Railway in New Zealand
-Auckland and Mercer Railway (Auckland to
Mercer).

NORMANBY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Fernhill House, at Dunedin, this nineteenth day
of May, 1875.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS under the provisions of "The Immi-
gration and Public Works Act, 1870," and
the several Acts amending the same, and other Acts,
the line of railway mentioned and described in the
Second Schedule hereto has been constructed by
the Governor within the Colony of New Zealand:
And whereas under the provisions of the said
hereinbefore mentioned Acts and the enactments
incorporated therewith, the Governor in Council is
empowered to make Regulations and By-laws for the
following purposes, that is to say,β€”

For regulating the mode by which, and the
speed at which, carriages using the said rail-
way are to be moved or propelled.
For regulating the times of the arrival and
departure of any such carriages.
For regulating the loading or unloading of such
carriages, and the weights which they are
respectively to carry.
For regulating the receipt and delivery of goods
and other things which are to be conveyed
upon such carriages.
For preventing the smoking of tobacco and the
commission of any other nuisance in or upon
such carriages, or in any of the stations or
premises occupied by the Superintendent in
connection with the said railway.
And generally, for regulating the travelling upon
or using and working of the said railway.

And whereas it is expedient that the Regulations
and By-laws as contained and set forth in the First
Schedule hereto, should be made in respect of the
said railway:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council thereof, and in exercise and pur-
suance of all powers and authorities enabling him in
this behalf, doth hereby make the By-laws, Rules,
and Regulations set forth in the First Schedule
hereto, as the By-laws, Rules, and Regulations to be
in force with regard to the said railway so made
and constructed by the Governor as aforesaid, and
which is more particularly mentioned in the Second
Schedule hereto annexed.



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πŸ—οΈ Proclamation setting scale of tolls for Manawatu River Bridge (continued from previous page)

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 June 1875
Tolls, Bridge, Manawatu River, Schedule, Rates, Proclamation
  • George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor
  • Edward Richardson

πŸš‚ Making By-Laws and Regulations for Auckland and Mercer Railway Line

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
19 May 1875
Railway, By-Laws, Regulations, Auckland, Mercer, Order in Council
  • George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor