THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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4. Traction engines, or engines employed in agri-
culture, or flax-dressing, or any other purpose, will
not be permitted on the bridge otherwise than on the
goods wagons in use on the railways.
5. No greater weight than two tons gross on any
one pair of wheels with tires less than five inches
wide will be permitted to cross the bridge.
6. In the event of a special train, the restrictions
described in clause 2 for advertised trains may be
put in force.
7. Any damage done to any part of the bridge by
the contravention of any of the foregoing rules may
be recovered by a summary process; and any person
or persons entering upon the bridge within the pro-
hibited hours, or resisting the gatekeepers in the
execution of their duties, will be subject to a penalty
hereinafter mentioned.

Rules and Regulations under which the Rakaia Bridge
will be open for Ordinary Traffic. (In substitution
of Regulations previously issued.)

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities vested
in me for that purpose, I, George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the
following Regulations authorizing traffic on, along,
or across the Rakaia Bridge, on the line of Railway
from Amberley to the Bluff, in lieu of Regulations at
present in force on the said bridge, and fixing the
times or occasions during or on which such traffic
shall be allowed, and generally regulating such traffic,
that is to say,-

1. All horses crossing the bridge which are not
   driven in harness, or led by bridle or halter; and all
   cattle and sheep, &c., must have a man behind and
   before them.

2. Horses or light-wheeled vehicles will not be
   allowed to enter upon the bridge within fifteen
   minutes, drays within thirty minutes, and cattle and
   sheep or pigs within one hour of the advertised time
   of arrival and departure of any train from the
   Rakaia Railway Station.

3. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles will not be
   allowed to travel at a greater rate than six miles an
   hour across the bridge.

4. Traction engines, or engines employed in agri-
   culture, or flax-dressing, or any other purpose, will not
   be permitted on the bridge otherwise than on the
   goods wagons in use on the railways.

5. No greater weight than two tons gross on any
   one pair of wheels with tires less than five inches
   wide will be permitted to cross the bridge.

6. In the event of a special train, the restrictions
   described in clause 2 for advertised trains may be
   put in force.

7. Any damage done to any part of the bridge by
   the contravention of any of the foregoing rules may
   be recovered by a summary process; and any person
   or persons entering upon the bridge within the pro-
   hibited hours, or resisting the gatekeepers in the
   execution of their duties, will be subject to a penalty
   hereinafter mentioned.

8. Any person in a state of intoxication will not
   be permitted to enter upon the bridge whilst in such
   condition.

9. Any person offending against any of these
   regulations will be liable to a penalty not exceeding
   ten pounds.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
twelfth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six.
J. D. ORMOND,
Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works.

Rules and Regulations under which the Waitaki Bridge
will be open for Ordinary Traffic. (In substitution
of Regulations previously issued.)

NORMANBY, Governor.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities vested
in me for that purpose, I, George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the
following Regulations authorizing traffic on, along,
or across the Waitaki Bridge, on the line of Rail-
way from Amberley to the Bluff, in lieu of
the Regulations at present in force on the said
bridge, and fixing the times or occasions during or
on which such traffic shall be allowed, and generally
regulating such traffic, that is to say,-

1. All horses crossing the bridge which are not
   driven in harness, or led by bridle or halter, and all
   cattle and sheep, &c., must have a man behind and
   before them.
2. Horses or light-wheeled vehicles will not be
   allowed to enter upon the bridge within fifteen
   minutes, drays within thirty minutes, and cattle and
   sheep or pigs within one hour of the advertised time
   of arrival and departure of any train from the
   Waitaki Railway Station.
3. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles will not be
   allowed to travel at a greater rate than six miles an
   hour across the bridge.
4. Traction engines, or engines employed in agri-
   culture, or flax-dressing, or any other purpose, will
   not be permitted on the bridge otherwise than on the
   goods wagons in use on the railways.
5. No greater weight than two tons gross on any
   one pair of wheels with tires less than five inches
   wide will be permitted to cross the bridge.
6. In the event of a special train, the restrictions
   described in clause 2 for advertised trains may be put
   in force.
7. Any damage done to any part of the bridge by
   the contravention of any of the foregoing rules may
   be recovered by a summary process; and any person
   or persons entering upon the bridge within the pro-
   hibited hours, or resisting the gatekeepers in the
   execution of their duties, will be subject to a penalty
   hereinafter mentioned.
8. Any person in a state of intoxication will not
   be permitted to enter upon the bridge whilst in such
   condition.
9. Any person offending against any of these
   regulations will be liable to a penalty not exceeding
   ten pounds.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
twelfth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six.
J. D. ORMOND,
Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works.

Alteration of Districts in the late Province of
Taranaki.

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the second section of an Ordinance
of the late Province of Taranaki, the short