1170

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

length, unless the permission of the Town Surveyor | carriages plying for hire when waiting for hire shall
has been first obtained.
be ranked in single line.
31st. Any crossing laid in any street or part of a
46th. The rates of fares to be paid for hackney
street may be laid with hardwood sleepers, four (4) | carriages or borough stage carriages shall be as
inches deep and three (3) inches thick, well tarred, | follows:-
twelve (12) inches apart, and the crossing may be | Fares by time for licensed carriage drawn by one
laid with planks of 4 x 2. inches in regular courses | horse : -For the first, second, or third hour four
one (1) inch apart.
shillings (4s.) per hour; for every subsequent hour
32nd. All crossings shall be laid the full width of | three shillings (3s.) per hour; half and quarter hours
and level with the footway, and extending not less | at the same rates.
than three (3) feet into the street, and shall have | Fares by time for licensed carriage drawn by more
such inclination over the channel and be set to such | than one horse: -For the first, second, or third hour
gradients as the Town Surveyor may direct.
five shillings (5s.) per hour; for every subsequent
33rd. No materials shall be used in any crossings | hour four shillings (4s.) per hour; half and quarter
which have not first been approved of by the Town | hours at same rates.
Surveyor.
Fares by distance for licensed carriage drawn by
34th. It shall not be lawful to make or keep any | one horse: -For half a mile, or any less distance, 1s.
stack of hay, corn, straw, or other agricultural pro- | For a mile, or any less distance more than half a
duce belonging to the class of cereals stored in any | mile, 1s. 6d.
building within the Town of Avenal attached to or | For every additional half mile, or fractional part of
at a less distance than twenty (20) feet from any | half a mile, 9d.
other building, unless the roof of such first-mentioned | Any person calling or sending for any licensed
building is covered with iron or slates and the walls | carriage, and not further employing same, exclusive
are constructed wholly of brick.
of detention charge, 1s.
36th. It shall not be lawful to deposit any timber | Half fare allowed each if distance exceeds two
shavings in any wooden building at a less distance | miles, provided the fare is not by time.
than ten (10) feet from any adjoining land, street, | Fares by distance for licensed carriages drawn by
public place, and building.
more than one horse: -For half a mile or any less
37th. It shall not be lawful to make or light any | distance, 1s. 6d.
fire in any building within the Town of Avenal | For a mile, or any less distance more than half a
situate at a less distance than fifty (50) feet from | mile, 2s.
any other building, save in some properly-constructed | For every additional half-mile, or fractional part
fireplace.
of half a mile, 1s.
38th. Any building, while used as a stable only, | Any person calling or sending for any licensed
may be used for the storage of hay, corn, straw, or | carriage drawn by more than one horse, and not
other agricultural produce, whether complying with | further employing same, exclusive of detention
the foregoing regulations or not, provided that, if | charge, 1s. 6d.
built of wood or iron, its storing capacity shall not | Half fare allowed each if distance exceeds two
exceed three thousand (3,000) cubic feet.
| miles, provided the fare is not by time. Detention,
39th. It shall not be lawful to keep any swine | for every fifteen minutes after the first five minutes,
within sixty (60) feet of any private or public dwell- | charge, 1s.
ing, shop, or of any public or private street within | 47th. For every license for any cart plying for hire
the meaning of the said Act, or within (60) sixty | within the Town of Avenal, and for any wood cart,
feet of any adjoining land. This regulation shall | and for any night-cart, there shall be paid to the
be construed as meaning the building line of the said | Town Clerk the sum of one pound (£1) annually.
streets or of any such street respectively.
Every license to be available only until the 19th
40th. No person shall empty any privy, or load, | day of April after the date of its issue.
carry, remove, or deposit any nightsoil, offal, filth, | The owner of any licensed cart shall paint, on a
rubbish, or other offensive refuse or matter within | conspicuous part of the offside thereof, his name, and
the Town of Avenal, save between the hours of | the word "licensed," and the number of the license,
eleven o'clock p.m. and six o'clock a.m. of any day. | in white letters one (1) inch in length on a black
41st. No person shall deposit any nightsoil, offal, | ground.
filth, rubbish, or other offensive refuse or matter, or | The rates of fares to be paid for licensed carts
empty the contents of any privy within the Town of | plying for hire, and night-carts, shall be as follows :-
Avenal at any place save and except at the Corpora- | Carts and Wagons. -The weight to be carried for
tion Manure Depôt.
a single load by any cart licensed to stand or ply for
42nd. For each license for any hackney carriage | hire shall be one (1) ton (2,240 lbs.), and for any
or borough stage carriage, within the meaning of a | express wagon half a ton (1,120 lbs.).
regulation made under the authority of section 48, | Fares by Distance. -For any quantity of goods
subdivision 1, part 10, of the 13th schedule of the | not exceeding five (5) cwt., distance half a mile or
said Act, there shall be paid to the Town Clerk the | under, 1s. 6d. Further distance to be charged by
sum of one pound (£1) annually, every license to be | time.
available only until the 19th day of April after the | For any quantity over five (5) cwt. and under one
day of its issue.
(1) ton, distance half a mile or under, 2s.
43rd. Every such hackney carriage or borough | For any quantity over five (5) cwt. and under one
stage carriage, while standing or plying for hire, shall | (1) ton, to any part of Avenal from any part, dis-
every evening at and after sunset, carry and suf- | tance being above half a mile, 2s. 6d.
ficiently display two (2) lighted lamps, one on each | For any distance beyond one (1) mile, at per mile,
side of the splash board.
2s. 6d.
44th. The owner of every licensed hackney carriage | For any further ton, 2s. 6d.
shall paint, on a conspicuous part of the offside | Further distance to be charged by time.
thereof, his name, and the word "licensed," and the | Fares by Time. -For any time not exceeding half
number of the license, in white letters one (1) inch | an hour, 2s. 6d.
in length on a black ground.
Exceeding one half, but not exceeding one hour,
45th.-All hackney carriages and borough stage | 4s.