Land Vesting and Bridge By-laws




Oct. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1541

Now, therefore, the Administrator of the Govern-
ment of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
the said colony, and in exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in him by the sixth section of
“The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1878,”
the date hereof, the said reserve shall become vested
in the said

Reverend Edward James Phillips,
Reverend James Bruce,
John Howe Mandeno,
Stephen Nichols Westney,
Alfred Havelock Benge,
Thomas Edward Clough, and
John Winstone,
Trustees for the Te Awamutu Public Library (In-
corporated).

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land containing by admeasure-
ment 1 rood, more or less, being Lot 100 of the
Village of Te Awamutu, Parish of Puniu, Puniu
Survey District, Provincial District of Auckland.
Bounded on the North by Redoubt Street, 100 links;
on the East by Lots 45, 46, and 47, 227 links; towards
the South by Lot 101, 220 links; and towards the
West by Palmer Street, 123 links: be all the afore-
said linkages more or less.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

By-laws and Regulations under which the Waitaki
Bridge will be open for Ordinary Traffic (in substi-
tution of Regulations previously issued).

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of October, 1880.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Public Works Act, 1876,”
it is, among other things, provided that the
Governor in Council may from time to time make,
alter, or revoke by-laws and regulations for regulating
the traffic on roads and bridges used both for ordinary
and railway traffic;

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator
of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities
vested in him for that purpose, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
said colony, doth hereby make the by-laws and regu-
lations set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating
the traffic on the Waitaki Bridge, and which said
bridge forms part of the railway from Amberley to
the Bluff, and is used both for ordinary and railway
traffic; and in further pursuance and exercise of the
said powers and authorities, and with the like advice
and consent, doth revoke all by-laws and regulations
in force at the date hereof authorizing or regulating
traffic on, along, or across the said
bridge.

SCHEDULE.

  1. All horses crossing the bridge which are not
    driven in harness, or led by bridle or halter, and all
    cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, mules, and donkeys, 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 and portable engines employed
    in agriculture, flax-dressing, or other purposes may
    pass over the bridge on their own wheels, provided
    they have no fewer than four travelling wheels with
    tires not less than five inches broad; the boiler must
    be empty, and all fire must be drawn at least half a
    mile distant from the bridge.
  5. No greater weight than three tons gross on any
    one pair of wheels with tires less than five inches
    broad will be permitted to cross the bridge.
  6. The restrictions provided in clause 2 for adver-
    tised trains shall be in force with respect to special
    trains, but any authorized officer of the Railway
    Department may, at his discretion, relax any of such
    restrictions as the case may require.
  7. Any person or persons entering upon the bridge
    within the prohibited hours, or resisting the gate-
    keepers in the execution of their duties, will be sub-
    ject to the 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.
  10. So far as applicable the general by-laws and
    regulations for the time being respectively in force
    on the New Zealand railways
    shall extend and apply to the Waitaki Bridge.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

By-laws and Regulations under which the Ashburton
Bridge will be open for Ordinary Traffic (in substi-
tution of Regulations previously issued).

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of October, 1880.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Public Works Act, 1876,”
it is, among other things, provided that the
Governor in Council may from time to time make,
alter, or revoke by-laws and regulations for regulating
the traffic on roads and bridges used both for ordinary
and railway traffic:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator
of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities
vested in him for that purpose, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
said colony, doth hereby make the by-laws and regu-
lations set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating
the traffic on the Ashburton Bridge, and which said
bridge forms part of the railway from Amberley to
the Bluff, and is used both for ordinary and railway
traffic; and in further pursuance and exercise of the
said powers and authorities, and with the like advice
and consent, doth revoke all by-laws and regulations
in force at the date hereof authorizing or regulating
traffic on, along, or across the said bridge.

SCHEDULE.

  1. All horses crossing the bridge which are not
    driven in harness, or led by bridle or halter, and all


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1880, No 101





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🏘️ Vesting land for Te Awamutu Public Library in trustees (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
26 October 1880
Order in Council, Land vesting, Trustees, Te Awamutu, Auckland
7 names identified
  • Edward James Phillips (Reverend), Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • James Bruce (Reverend), Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • John Howe Mandeno, Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • Stephen Nichols Westney, Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • Alfred Havelock Benge, Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • Thomas Edward Clough, Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library
  • John Winstone, Trustee for Te Awamutu Public Library

  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ By-laws and Regulations for Waitaki Bridge Traffic

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
26 October 1880
By-laws, Regulations, Traffic control, Waitaki Bridge, Railway traffic, Traction engines
  • James Prendergast, Administrator of the Government
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ By-laws and Regulations for Ashburton Bridge Traffic

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
26 October 1880
By-laws, Regulations, Traffic control, Ashburton Bridge, Railway traffic
  • James Prendergast, Administrator of the Government