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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

If a license be taken out after the first day of May in any
year the Council may reduce the above-named fees.
6. Existing licenses shall continue in force for the re-
mainder of the periods respectively for which they were
granted.

BY-LAW No. 4.
Pounds and Poundkeepers.

1. Every poundkeeper shall, within the first seven days of
   each month, send to the office of the Council a certified copy
   of all the entries in his pound-book made during the month
   immediately preceding the above-named seven days, and any
   poundkeeper neglecting to furnish such copy within that
   time shall forfeit and pay a penalty of 5s. per day for each
   day that he neglects to comply with this by-law.
2. Every poundkeeper shall keep the pound yards under
   his control in good and efficient repair, and shall be liable
   for any loss or damage to cattle that may arise by reason of
   the insufficiency of the fences. In the event of the pound
   yard being allowed to become unfit for the safe custody of
   impounded cattle, the Council may give the keeper thereof
   seven days notice to repair the yards. And if the keeper
   neglects to make the necessary repairs within seven days
   after the receipt of such notice, the Council may employ any
   person to make the required repairs, and charge the pound-
   keeper with the cost thereof, making such cost a first charge
   against any money due to the poundkeeper.
3. In the event of any cattle impounded not being released
   within the time named in any Act relating to the impound-
   ing of cattle, and such cattle being sold for the recovery of
   the fees and charges thereon, the poundkeeper shall pay to
   the county treasurer all sums received by him over and
   above the charges lawfully made for impounding and other
   fees hereinafter set out.
4. The Council may from time to time, by resolution at
   any general meeting, enter into such agreement with any
   person or persons as it may deem fit for the collection of
   fees, the regulation and proper conduct of the several pounds,
   and all matters relating thereto.
5. Excepting as hereinbefore provided, if the keeper of any
   pound under the control of the Council shall refuse, neglect,
   or omit to do any act, matter, or thing which he is required
   to do as such poundkeeper by the provisions of this by-law,
   or if he shall do any act, matter, or thing which he is as
   such keeper prohibited from doing by such provisions, he
   shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not
   exceeding £5.
6. There shall be paid to the poundkeeper the following
   fees and charges :-

I. Poundage Fees.

For every horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, foal,
mule, or ass .. .. .. .. 2 0
For every bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer, or calf .. .. 2 0

For every ram, ewe, wether, or lamb-
For the first 50, per head .. .. .. .. 0 2
For the next 50, per head .. .. .. .. 0 1
For all others above 100, per head .. .. .. 0 0 1/2
For every boar, sow, or other pig .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every goat or kid .. .. .. .. 1 0

The above fees to be paid for each day or part of a day
during which the animal is kept in pound.

II. Driving Fees.

For horses and cattle, any distance under five
miles, per head .. .. .. .. 1 0
For horses and cattle, any distance beyond five
miles, per head .. .. .. .. 2 0
For sheep, under 5 miles, per head .. .. .. 0 0 1/2
For sheep, beyond 5 miles, per head .. .. .. 0 1
For driving or conveying pigs under five miles, per
head .. .. .. .. 5 0

III. Charges for Food.

For every entire horse, or bull, aged six months
and over .. .. .. .. 1 6
For every gelding, mare, colt, filly, foal, mule, or
ass (excepting foals and fillies under six months
old) .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every cow, ox, steer, or heifer (excepting
calves under six months old) .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every sheep (excepting lambs under six months
old) .. .. .. .. 0 0 1/2
For every ram aged six months and over .. .. .. 0 3
For every goat or kid .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every boar, sow, or other pig .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every foal, filly, calf, or lamb, under six months
old .. .. .. .. Nil.

The above charges are to be paid for each day or part of a
day, after the first twenty-four hours, during which the
animal is supplied with food and water by the poundkeeper:
but the owner may supply food and water, in which cases
these charges are not to be made. No charge to be made
during the first twenty-four hours.

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IV. Charges for giving Notice of Impounding.
The charge for giving notice of the impounding of cattle to
the owner thereof or his agent shall be computed at the
rate of 1s. for every mile or part of a mile of the distance
between the public pound and the usual place of residence
of such owner or agent, as the case may be, up to five miles,
and at the rate of 6d. for every additional mile or part of a
mile.

V. Charges for giving Public Notice of Animals Impounded.
For posting notice of impounding on Pound, horses
and cattle per head .. .. .. .. 0 6
For posting notice of impounding on Pound, sheep
and pigs per mob .. .. .. .. 0 6
For posting notice of impounding on the nearest
post-office and police-station, horses and cattle,
per head .. .. .. .. 0 6
For posting notices of impounding on the nearest
post-office and police-station, sheep and pigs,
per mob .. .. .. .. 0 6
For advertising, the actual cost thereof.

BY-LAW No. 5.
Tires on Dray Wheels.

1. Drays using a tire less than 2 3/4 inches in width shall
   not carry more than 25 cwt.
2. Drays using a tire of 2 3/4 inches and not exceeding 4
   inches in width shall not carry more than 30 cwt.
3. Drays using a tire exceeding 4 inches and not exceeding
   5 inches in width shall not carry more than 35 cwt.
4. Drays using a tire exceeding 5 inches and not exceeding
   6 inches in width shall not carry more than 40 cwt.
5. Drays using a tire exceeding 6 inches in width shall
   not carry more than 45 cwt.
6. This scale of widths and weights shall apply to two-
   wheeled vehicles; four-wheeled vehicles may carry double
   the above weights on the same width of tire as defined for
   two-wheeled vehicles.
7. Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the
   foregoing sections of this by-law shall be liable, upon con-
   viction, to a penalty of £5.
8. It shall be lawful for any member of the Cook County
   Council, or for any person acting under the authority of the
   Council, to examine and measure the width of the tires of
   the wheels of any cart, dray, or wagon, and every owner or
   driver of any such cart, dray, or wagon, after such
   measuring or examination shall have been lawfully required,
   refusing to permit such examination or measuring, or
   turning or driving out of the road in order to hinder, evade,
   or avoid such examination or measuring, or in any way
   hindering or obstructing the same, shall for every offence be
   liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.
9. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any vehicle
   upon springs used exclusively for carrying passengers or other
   persons and their luggage, or for the carriage of Her
   Majesty's mails, or for the conveyance of any heavy
   machinery which cannot be taken apart without great loss
   or expense.
10. The foregoing sections of this by-law shall apply only
    to such roads and at such times as the Council may from
    time to time direct by public advertisement in some news-
    paper circulating within the county.
11. The owner of every dray plying for hire for the carriage
    of goods within the county shall have his name and the
    number of the dray legibly painted on a conspicuous part
    thereof, and if he own more drays than one such drays shall
    be numbered consecutively from 1 upwards. Any person
    guilty of a breach of this section of the by-law shall be liable
    to a penalty of £5 for each offence.

BY-LAW No. 6.
A By-law to prohibit the Running at Large of Pigs and
Goats within the County of Cook.

1. Any pigs or goats found running at large in any part of
   the county may be impounded by any person in any public
   pound or in any enclosure specially appointed for the pur-
   pose by the Council, and publicly notified. Such enclosure
   shall, for the purpose of this by-law, only be deemed a public
   pound, and the like fees and damages shall be payable in
   respect of any pigs or goats impounded therein as in the case
   of a public pound.
2. The owner of any pig or goat found running at large as
   aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall,
   upon conviction, forfeit and pay, in addition to the fees and
   damages mentioned in section 1 of this by-law, a sum not
   exceeding £1 for every pig or goat so found running at large
   to be recovered in the manner provided by the 208th section
   of "The Counties Act, 1876."

I hereby certify that the foregoing by-laws numbered 2,
3, 4, 5, and 6 were, by special order, made by the Cook
County Council on the 23rd day of August, 1883.

JOHN WARREN,
County Clerk.

Dated the 21st day of September, 1883.