1564
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1893.

THE following notices of results of elections of members of Road Boards have been received at this office, and are published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Manawatu Road District, County of Oroua:
Samuel Watkin Luxford.
Wirokino Road District, County of Horowhenua:
George H. Wallace.

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 28.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1893.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Andrew Patrick McFarlane.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 1st November, 1893.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles, and how classed.

Braids, trimming; as haberdashery n.o.e ..
Bun- and cake-glaze (Cleave's); as gelatine..
Celluloid, liquid; as n.o.e. ..
Collar-stiffener, buckram; as a. & m.s. ..
Cornice-poles, stained or varnished; as turnery ..
Icing-powder (McGhie's egg-substitute); as a. & m.s. ..
Indiarubber bowls for dentists' use; as n.o.e.
Lamps for dentists' vulcaniser; as lamps ..
Puff-boxes; as druggists' sundries ..
Tag-fasteners for labelling frozen meat; as hardware ..
Tester for gas-meters; as n.o.e. ..
Union piece-goods at 7d. the yard and under, claimed to be shirtings, but suitable for other purposes; if cut into 7ft. lengths, as union shirtings ..

Rate of Duty.

20 per cent.
15 per cent.
Free.
Free.
15 per cent.
Free.
Free.
15 per cent.
15 per cent.
20 per cent.
Free.
Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner's Order No. 462.]

By-law for New Zealand Government Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following by-law, that is to say:—

BY-LAW.

Every person before entering any carriage for the purpose of travelling on the railway shall procure a ticket entitling him to do so from the proper authority at the place for booking, specifying the class of carriage for which and the stations for conveyance between which the ticket is issued; and every passenger or person when travelling on the railway shall show such ticket whenever required by any railway official to do so for any purpose, and shall deliver the same up to any such official when so required by him; and no person shall use or attempt to use such ticket to travel on any part of the railway except on the direct route by railway between the stations named on such ticket.

Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the provisions of this by-law shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10.

The common seal of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, in the presence of

JAMES McKERROW,
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
} Railway Commissioners.

By-laws and Regulations under which the Maerewhenua Railway Bridge may be used for Ordinary Traffic.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The Public Works Act, 1882," and "The Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following by-laws for regulating the traffic on and over the Maerewhenua Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Borton's and Duntroon, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic.

SCHEDULE.

1. Horses not driven in harness or led by bridle or halter, and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, mules, and donkeys, must have a man behind them; and cattle, sheep, and horses in mobs must also have a man before them.

2. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour.

3. No traction-engine, portable engine, combine, elevator, reaper-and-binder (except reapers-and-binders on their own wheels), or such travelling or portable machine which exceeds 11ft. in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term "machine"), shall be taken over the bridge except under the following conditions:—

(a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Railway Stationmaster at Duntroon a permit authorising the passage of the machine over the bridge.

(b.) Before such permit is issued, the person applying for the same shall state correctly the description, weight, number of wheels, breadth of tires, and width of the machine, together with the name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall be entered in the permit.

(c.) Machines shall only be taken over the bridge during daylight.

(d.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Railway Commissioners for any damage done to the bridge or railway during its transit.

4. No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1½ tons gross per wheel except with tires 5in. broad or wider; and no load over 2 tons per wheel shall pass over except under the regulations for machines; and loads greater than 2½ tons per wheel are entirely prohibited from crossing over the bridge.

5. The permit shall be shown on demand to any railway inspector or ganger on the line of railway.

6. Any person or persons offending against any of these regulations, or giving untrue information concerning particulars required for entering in any permit according to these regulations, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10.

7. So far as applicable, the general by-laws and regulations for the time being respectively in force and affecting the traffic on the New Zealand railways shall extend and apply to the Maerewhenua Bridge.

In witness whereof the common seal of the New Zealand Railway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, in the presence of

JAMES McKERROW,
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
} Railway Commissioners.

Alteration and Addition to the Scale of Fares and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following alteration in and addition to the scale of fares,