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3. The width of tires of all vehicles upon the said road, whether plying for hire or not, shall bear the following proportion to the number of animals employed to draw the same, that is to say:—

4. If any person shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws, he shall be liable, upon conviction for such breach, to a penalty of £5: Provided that the Court before which proceedings may be taken in respect of such breach may, if it thinks fit, impose such lower penalty as it may think adequate to the particular case.

As witness my hand, this eleventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Lands.

By-laws regulating Traffic on Interior Roads in the Wellington Land District.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and every Act amending the same, I, John McKenzie, Minister of Lands, do, in respect of the Government roads known as the Ohingaiti-Tokaanu Road, the Pipiriki-Waiouru Road, the Maowhango-Te Horo Road, and the Parapara-Raetihi-Ohura Road, hereby make the following by-laws:—

1. The use of bullocks as traction animals on the said roads is prohibited for the period from 1st May to 1st November in any year.

2. The haulage or transportation on the said roads of any engine or machine coming under the definition of “heavy traffic,” within the meaning of clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 130 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” during the months of May, June, July, August, and September in any year shall cease.

3. The width of tires of all vehicles upon the said roads, whether plying for hire or not, shall bear the following proportion to the number of animals employed to draw the same, that is to say:—

4. If any person shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws, he shall be liable, upon conviction for such breach, to a penalty of £5: Provided that the Court before which proceedings may be taken in respect of such breach may, if it think fit, impose such lower penalty as it may think adequate to the particular case.

As witness my hand, this eleventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners, No. 20 of 1898.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th June, 1898.

THE following special Notice to Mariners with reference to regulations for the navigation of certain harbours in the United States of America protected by submarine mines, which has been received from the Hydrographer to the United States Navy, is published for general information.

W. HALL-JONES.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.—REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVIGATION OF CERTAIN HARBOURS PROTECTED BY SUBMARINE MINES.

(Special.) Washington, D.C., 10th May, 1898.

SUBMARINE mines having been placed in position in connection with the defences of certain harbours and waters of the United States, the following regulations for the safe navigation of the channels by friendly vessels and for the protection of the defences have been issued by authority of the Secretary of War:—

Portland Harbour, Maine.

1. Channel of entrance from the sea between Portland Head and Cushings Island will be left open, as buoyed under the direction of the Lighthouse Board; all other channels are closed, and their use forbidden. No vessel will be allowed to pass through this channel so reserved for navigation except between the hours of daylight, between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. During the interval between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. vessels must not approach within three miles of the batteries at Portland Head.

2. Patrol-boats will be stationed above and below the defences. These boats are authorised to stop vessels to inquire into their character or to instruct them how to pass through the mine-fields. The orders of the patrol-boats must be strictly obeyed.

3. Sailing-vessels can pass safely through any part of the channel between Portland Head and Cushings Island during the daytime.

4. Steam-vessels must pass at slow speed through the special channel which is marked by buoys.

5. No vessel will be allowed to anchor within three miles of the batteries at Portland Head without special authority.

6. Vessels are warned that if they disregard these regulations they will expose themselves to serious damage, and will be liable to be fired upon by the batteries.

Portsmouth Harbour, New Hampshire.

1. No vessel will be allowed to pass through the channel of entrance at Fort Constitution, N.H., except between the hours of daylight, between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. During the interval between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. vessels must not approach within three miles of the batteries at Fort Constitution.

2. Patrol-boats will be stationed above and below the defences. These boats are authorised to stop vessels to inquire into their character or to instruct them how to pass through the mine-fields. The orders of the patrol-boats must be strictly obeyed.

3. Sailing-vessels can pass safely through any part of the channel in Portsmouth Harbour during the daytime.

4. Steam-vessels must pass at slow speed through the special channel which is marked by buoys.

5. No vessel will be allowed to anchor within three miles of the battery at Fort Constitution without special authority.

6. Vessels are warned that if they disregard these regulations they will expose themselves to serious damage, and will be liable to be fired upon by the battery.

Boston Harbour, Massachusetts.

1. No vessel will be allowed to enter or leave the harbour between the hours of 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. During this interval vessels must not come inside of Boston Light, nor pass below Spectacle Island.

2. Patrol-boats will be stationed above and below the defences. These boats are authorised to stop vessels to inquire into their character or to instruct them how to pass through the mine-fields. The orders of the patrol-boats must be strictly obeyed.