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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 103

Notice of the Laying-off of Road through Part of the Pohokura Block, in the Taranaki Land District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, under the authority of section 92 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was, on the 14th September, 1896, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by a warrant dated the 7th August, 1896.

SCHEDULE.
DEVIATION, JUNCTION AND TAWHIWHI ROAD.

As the said area is delineated upon the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department at New Plymouth, in the Taranaki Land District, and thereon coloured as above stated.

Dated this 13th day of December, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Ngawapurua Railway-bridge for Ordinary Traffic.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and its amendments, I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Ngawapurua Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Wellington and Napier, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic.

And I do hereby declare that such by-laws shall come into force on and from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under my hand, this fifteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

SCHEDULE.
BY-LAWS.

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. Horses or light-wheeled vehicles will not be allowed to enter upon the bridge within fifteen minutes of the time that any train is due on the bridge, drays within twenty minutes, and cattle, sheep, or pigs within thirty minutes.

3. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than at the rate of six miles an hour.

4. Traction-engines shall not cross the bridge unless loaded on railway-wagons.

5. Portable engines, combines, elevators, reapers-and-binders (excepting reapers-and-binders on special travelling-carriages), and such travelling or portable machines or loads which exceed 11 ft. in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term “machine”) may only be taken over the bridge subject to the following conditions:—

(a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Railway Stationmaster at Woodville or Mangatainoka a permit authorising the passage of the machine over the bridge, accompanied by the bridgekeeper.

(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 or load, together with the name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall be entered in the permit.

(c.) The permit is to be given to the bridgekeeper, and the machine shall not be allowed to enter upon the bridge if the description in the permit does not agree with the machine, nor unless accompanied by the bridgekeeper.

(d.) Every precaution shall be taken against fire or other damage to the bridge or railway, as required by the bridgekeeper, and speed shall be a uniform rate not exceeding two miles an hour.

(e.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Minister for any damage done to the bridge or railway during transit of such machine.

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

7. No person shall be allowed to go upon or cross the bridge while in a state of intoxication.

8. Any person or persons entering upon the bridge within the prohibited hours, or resisting the bridgekeeper in the execution of his duty, or 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.

9. 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 Ngawapurua Railway-bridge.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and any amendment thereof, and also of “The Government Railways Act, 1894,” I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 20th day of December, 1897:—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.
LOCAL RATES AND REGULATIONS.
Picton Section.

Parcels booked through between Wellington and stations on the Picton Section, landed at or shipped from Picton, will be charged at the following through rates for conveyance by rail and steamer, including wharfage at Picton:—

s. d.
Not exceeding 14 lb. . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
Over 14 lb. and not exceeding 28 lb. . . . . . 2 6

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
PICton SECTION.

Goods booked through between Wellington and stations on Picton Section, landed at or shipped from Picton, will be charged at the following through rates for conveyance by rail and steamer, including wharfage at Picton, loading or unloading, and use of tarpaulins:—

s. d.
Classes A, B, C, D, per ton . . . . . . . . 15 0
Small lots exceeding 28 lb. and not exceeding 3 cwt., each . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
Small lots exceeding 3 cwt. and not exceeding 5 cwt., each . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Hay and straw, pressed, per ton . . . . . . . . 17 6
Flax, native, pressed, per ton . . . . . . . . 15 0
Tow, native, pressed, per ton . . . . . . . . 20 0
Wool, rabbit- and sheep-skins, undumped, per bale . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6
Wool, double-dumped, per bale . . . . . . . . 4 6
Flour, wheat, beans, peas, barley, potatoes, pollard, onions, oats, bran, and grass-seed, per sack . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Chaff, per sack . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6½

Goods not otherwise provided for will be charged according to ships’ bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the Railway Department.

As witness my hand, this fifteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Examination for Land Surveyors.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th November, 1897.

IN accordance with the regulations for the examination of surveyors under “The Land Act, 1892,” as published in the New Zealand Gazette of 5th March, 1896, it is hereby notified that the next examination thereunder will be held on 29th March next.

T. M. GRANT,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.