Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 555

HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Loan of £100 for metalling the Clifford Road from the Mountain Road to, say, three chains to the westward of the railway-crossing:—

Notice is hereby given that the poll of ratepayers taken on the 16th instant resulted as follows:—

Number of voters on roll, 4; number of votes exercisable, 5: Number of voters for proposal, 4; number of votes for proposal, 5.

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

JOHN HESLOP,
Chairman.

Hawera, 18th March, 1895.

By-laws of Taranaki Botanic Garden Board, New Plymouth.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1895.

THE following by-laws, made by the Board of Trustees for Public Recreation of the Taranaki Botanic Garden, having been approved by His Excellency the Governor, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Taranaki Botanic Garden Act, 1876.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OF THE TARANAKI BOTANIC GARDEN.

In pursuance of the provisions of “The Taranaki Botanic Garden Act, 1876,” the Board of Trustees for Public Recreation hereby repeals the by-laws of the said Board heretofore in force, and in lieu thereof hereby makes the following by-laws:—

1. Interpretation.—The word “garden” means the lands vested in the said Board by virtue of the said Act. Words imputing the masculine gender include females; words imputing the singular number include the plural number; and words imputing the plural number include the singular number.

2. The garden shall be open daily from sunrise to sunset, and no person shall without the permission of the Board enter the same or remain therein except during such time: Provided that this by-law shall not apply to any person bonâ fide going to or from any dwellinghouse in the immediate vicinity of the garden.

3. No person shall fish, or take fish in any manner, in or from any lake or stream within the limits of the garden, or from the banks of any lake or stream which may be within the limits of the garden, except with the permission in writing of the Board.

4. No person shall within the limits of the garden shoot, snare, or destroy any bird, or take or destroy the nest or eggs of any bird.

5. No person shall take, carry, or use firearms, or any fireworks or explosive, or any weapon or instrument of a dangerous character, or bows and arrows, or catapult or shanghai, within the limits of the garden except with the permission of the Board.

6. No person shall throw sticks, stones, earth-tussocks, or other missiles within the limits of the garden.

7. No person shall introduce any dog, or permit or suffer any dog (unless led) to follow him within the limits of the garden, and any dog found within the limits of the garden (unless led) may be destroyed by any person authorised by the Board either generally or for any particular case.

8. No meeting or assemblage of persons of any kind for picnics, sports, games, or any other purpose whatsoever shall be held within the limits of the garden without permission in writing from the Board, and no games or sports shall under any circumstances be played or held within the said limits on Sundays.

9. No person shall leave bottles, glass, crockery, paper, remnants of food, or other litter within the limits of the garden.

10. No disorderly persons, vagrants, or persons of bad repute shall be allowed within the limits of the garden.

11. No person shall walk or otherwise trespass on the beds, grass-plots, or borders within the limits of the garden, and no person shall sit upon the edge of any turfed terrace or embankment, or climb or jump up or jump down over the face of any turfed terrace or grassed embankment.

12. No person shall ride or drive vehicles of any description whatever on the paths within the limits of the garden, or over places other than those set apart for the purpose by the Board.

13. No barrows, bicycles, tricycles, or other vehicles (except perambulators and bath-chairs) will be allowed within the limits of the garden without leave from the Board.

14. No horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, or cattle shall be allowed in the garden without the permission of the Board.

15. No person shall go through, climb or ride over or through, or damage any fence, locked gate, or barrier, or other property belonging to or in custody of the Board, or take, deposit, or remove any wood, earth, or gravel, or break or cut any flower, plant, shrub, or tree from or within the limits of the garden.

16. No person shall bathe in any lake or stream within the limits of the garden, or from the banks of any lake or stream which are within the limits of the garden, except at the places that may be provided for the purpose, and during the hours notified as set apart for the purpose.

17. No person shall sell or offer for sale any article of food or merchandise, or any liquors (intoxicating or otherwise), or any kind of drinks, or carry on any trade or calling within the garden without permission in writing from the Board.

18. No person shall remove, disturb, break, destroy, cut names, letters, words, figures, or devices on or deface any fixed or movable seats, gates, bridges, or trees, or any property of the Board within the limits of the garden.

19. No person shall within such limits as aforesaid use any obscene or profane language, or commit any breach of the peace, act of indecency or other impropriety, or insult or annoy any other person. No person shall behave riotously or boisterously within the garden so as to annoy others, or shall call or whistle after any person in a manner calculated to annoy other persons.

20. No person shall destroy, deface, or injure any inscription or any label attached to or connected with any article or tree, shrub, or other plant within the garden, or any copy of these by-laws hung up or affixed at any entrance to or in any part of the garden.

21. No person may put up or erect a swing in any part of the garden unless with the permission in writing of the Board.

22. No person may erect or keep any stall or booth unless with the permission in writing of the Board.

23. Any person acting under the authority of the Board or any constable may summarily prevent the erection of or remove or pull down any swing, stall, or booth about to be put up or put up contrary to the above by-laws respectively.

24. Any person who shall be convicted of any breach of any of the above by-laws shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one shilling and not exceeding five pounds.

25. These by-laws shall come into operation six weeks from the date of the approval of the same by the Governor.

Made by the Board of Trustees for Public Recreation of the Taranaki Botanic Garden, at New Plymouth, this 7th day of September, 1894.

F. P. CORRILL,
Chairman.

HARRIS FORD,
Hon. Sec.

I approve the above by-laws, this twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

GLASGOW,
Governor.

Special Order of Ashburton County Council altering the Boundaries of Ridings approved by Governor.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1895.

THE following special order, passed by the Ashburton County Council and approved by His Excellency the Governor, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLVED, That this Council do make a special order altering the Upper Ashburton and Mount Somers Ridings of the County of Ashburton, and that such special order be as follows, that is to say:—

Special Order.

Whereas by virtue of the powers vested in it by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Road Boards Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1883,” and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, this Council has altered the boundaries of the Upper Ashburton Road District and the Mount Somers Road District, whereby the Upper Ashburton Riding and the Mount Somers Riding of the County of Ashburton are no longer in conformity with the provisions of section 12 of “The Counties Act, 1886”:

Now, the County Council of the County of Ashburton doth hereby order that the said ridings shall be and the same are hereby altered in manner following, that is to say,—

The Upper Ashburton Riding shall consist of the Upper Ashburton Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 11th day of October, 1894; the Mount Somers Riding shall consist of the Mount Somers Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 11th day of October, 1894, and of the Anama Road District, the boundaries whereof are defined in the New Zealand Gazette of the 14th day of May, 1885.