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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

SECOND SCHEDULE.
NORTH SUBURBAN WARD.

ALL that portion of the Borough of Timaru, bounded towards the north by the northern side of Wai-iti Road; towards the south-west by the western side of the Old North Road to a point opposite the northern side of White Street; thence towards the north generally by a right line across the Old North Road to and along the northern side of White Street to the Main North Road; thence by a line across that road and along its north-eastern side to the road forming the north-western boundary of Native Reserve No. 884; thence by the western side of that road to a point opposite the south-western corner of the said Reserve No. 884; thence by a line across that road and along the southern boundary of that reserve to the sea; thence towards the east generally by high-water mark of the sea, and by the Borough of Timaru as described in the New Zealand Gazette, 1894, page 1526, to the middle of Church Street; thence towards the south generally by a line along the middle of Church Street to Lecren Street; thence by a line along the middle of Lecren Street to Commercial Road; thence by a line along the middle of Commercial Road to the middle of Wilson Street; thence northwards by a line along the middle of Wilson Street to a point in line with the middle of the road which intersects Rural Sections Nos. 1999 and 2216; and thence by a line along the middle of that road to a point in line with the western boundary-line of Rural Section No. 2333; thence towards the west by a right line to the south-western corner of the said Section No. 2333; and thence by the western boundary-line of the said Section No. 2333 and that line produced across the Wai-iti Road aforesaid.

SOUTH SUBURBAN WARD.

All that portion of the Borough of Timaru, bounded towards the north generally by the North Suburban Ward of the Borough of Timaru, hereinbefore described; towards the east generally by the Borough of Timaru, as described in the New Zealand Gazette, 1894, page 1526; towards the south by the south side of Robert Street and Hassel Street and the production of the south side of the last-mentioned street to the west side of Woodland Street; thence towards the west by the western side of Woodland Street to North Street; again towards the south by the southern side of North Street to a point in line with the western boundary-line of Rural Section No. 2333; and thence again towards the west by a right line running in the direction of the south-western corner of the said Section No. 2333 to the North Suburban Ward aforesaid.

W. C. WALKER.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Karori.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1898.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Karori, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”
WM. HALL-JONES.

BOROUGH OF KARORI.

Proposal to raise a Special Loan of £500.

Notice is hereby given that the result of the poll taken on the 1st day of February, 1898, on the proposal to borrow £500 under the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” for the purpose of making the new road to Karori 24 ft. wide, and for the purpose of widening the causeway known as the “Deviation,” was as follows:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 220; number of votes exercisable, 266: Number of burgesses who voted for the proposal, 97; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 124; number of burgesses who voted against the proposal, 8; number of votes recorded against the proposal, 9.
I therefore declare the proposal not carried.
RICHARD C. BULKLEY,
Mayor.

Special Order made by the Manawatu Road Board, County of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1898.

THE following special order, made by the Manawatu Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
WM. HALL-JONES.

MANAWATU ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.

THAT the Manawatu Road Board, under the provisions of “The Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and by virtue of a warrant issued under the hand of His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, dated the 7th day of September, 1897, authorising the Manchester Road Board to rebuild a portion of a bridge over the Oroua River at Aorangi, and apportioning the cost of the same, borrow the sum of £241 for the purpose of providing two-twelfths of the cost of the rebuilding of the said bridge, in accordance with the above-mentioned warrant. That a special rate of 1/100d. in the pound be made upon the rateable value of the whole of the rateable property (Crown and Native lands occupied by Native owners excepted) within the Manawatu Road District, for the purpose of paying interest at 5 per cent. per annum on the above loan of £241, to be borrowed under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886”; such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and payable by equal instalments on the 1st day of February and August in each year, at the Board’s office, Palmerston North.

I hereby certify that this special order was duly passed by the Manawatu Road Board at a special meeting of the Board held on the 27th day of January, 1898, in accordance with the provisions of the Road Boards Acts.
WALTER RUTHERFURD,
Clerk to the Manawatu Road Board.
3rd February, 1898.

Special Order made by the Manawatu Road Board, County of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 4th February, 1898.

THE following special order, made by the Manawatu Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
WM. HALL-JONES.

SPECIAL ORDER.—MANAWATU ROAD DISTRICT.

By-laws Nos. 1 and 2.—Regulating Traffic on Roads.

In pursuance of “The Counties Act, 1886,” “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and the several Acts amending the same respectively, and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Board of the Manawatu Road District ordains the following by-laws, numbered 1 and 2, to come into force on the 1st day of April, 1898.

PRELIMINARY.
Interpretation.

In these By-laws 1 and 2, if not inconsistent with the context,—
“Bridge” includes any culvert, and means any bridge connected with any road as hereinbefore defined.
“Board” means the Board of the Manawatu Road District.
“Road district” means the Road District of Manawatu.
“Engine” or “traction-engine” means and includes a locomotive engine propelled by steam not being used on a railway or tramway.
“Heavy traffic” means—
(a.) The transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which shall itself or together with any thing or things being transported thereon weigh more than a ton and a half avoirdu pois to each pair of wheels.
(b.) The traction of any vehicle or thing by means of bullocks, notwithstanding that such vehicle or thing may separately or together with any load thereon weigh less than a ton and a half avoirdu pois.
(c.) Any other heavy traffic coming for the time being within the term as used in “The Public Works Act, 1894.”
“Owner” of any vehicle shall include a bailee entitled to the possession and use or profit thereof. Words importing the singular number include the plural number, and vice versa, and words importing the masculine gender include females.
“Person” includes corporation.
“Road” includes all bridges, culverts, drains, ferries, fords, gates, buildings, and other things thereto belonging upon the line and within the limits of the road, and means roads under the care, control, or management of the Board, and any other roads as to which these by-laws are capable of operating.

Obstructing Officials.

No person shall obstruct any official of the Board in or about the execution or exercise or attempted execution or exercise of any duty, power, or authority given to him by any provision of either of the following by-laws numbered 1 and 2.