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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(b.) No person shall ply for hire for the carriage of goods of any kind with any vehicle on or along any road, or cause, or permit, or allow any vehicle of which he is the owner to be so plied, unless there shall have been obtained and be current a license for such vehicle.

Section 5.—Provision as to Licenses issued under Sections 3 and 4.

(a.) Applications for licenses under sections 3 and 4 shall be made to the Clerk of the Board. Such licenses shall be issued by and under the hand of the Clerk. All licenses shall expire on the 31st March following the issue thereof.

(b.) The Clerk shall keep at the public office of the Board a register of all licenses issued under sections 3 and 4, and such register shall be sufficient evidence of the accuracy of its contents, and that a vehicle not entered therein is unlicensed. Such register shall be open to public inspection without fee.

(c.) Every license shall be numbered, and the owner of the licensed vehicle shall cause the like number to be legibly painted and maintained on the off-side of such vehicle, in white figures on a black ground, together with the letters “R.B.”; such figures and letters to be not less than one inch in length.

Form of License.

(d.) Licenses under sections 3 and 4 respectively may be in or to the effect of the following form:—

Manawatu Road Board.—Vehicle License.

No. . Annual license-fee, $ : : .

THIS is to certify that, pursuant to the provisions of section of the by-laws regulating traffic on roads passed by the Manawatu Road Board on the day of , 1897, the vehicle numbered , or to be numbered , of which , of , is the owner, is hereby licensed to engage in heavy traffic, to ply for the carriage of goods for hire, on the roads under the control of the said Board until the 31st day of March, 189 .

Dated this day of , 189 .

, Clerk.

Section 6.—Regulating Bicycle Traffic.

(a.) Any person riding a bicycle, or tricycle, or similar vehicle upon any road, upon meeting any person riding any horse or driving any vehicle drawn by a horse or horses, and, if the person last aforesaid shall be in sight, then also before approaching within 66 ft. of such person, shall stop, dismount, and remove such bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle to the side of the road until the persons with the horse or horses shall have passed: provided the latter person shall hold up his or her hand as a signal to do so.

(b.) Any person riding a bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle on any road between the hours of sunset and sunrise shall have a light conspicuously displayed on the front part of such bicycle, or tricycle, or similar vehicle.

(c.) No person shall race on, or furiously ride, a bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle upon any road.

(d.) No person shall remove his or her feet from the pedals of his or her bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle when running down hill on any road.

(e.) Any person riding a bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle on any road shall observe the ordinary rule of the road when meeting or passing vehicles or horsemen.

BY-LAW NO. 2.—RELATING TO TRACTION-ENGINES.

Any person shall be deemed guilty of an offence against these by-laws—

Look-out.

1. Who, being in charge of any traction-engine, shall propel or cause the same to be propelled along or over any road unless the engine shall be accompanied by two men at the least, part of whose duty it shall be to keep a careful look-out both in front and behind the engine for horses and vehicles which may be approaching, to warn the riders and drivers of such horses and vehicles of the proximity of the engine, and to assist them to pass the engine in safety.

Stopping.

2. Who, being in charge of any traction-engine being propelled along or over any road, shall, upon being signalled by the rider or driver of any horse or vehicle to stop such engine, fail to do so, or who, if it shall appear that the rider or driver of any horse or vehicle meeting or overtaking such engine has difficulty in passing the same, shall fail to forthwith stop and render all possible assistance.

3. Who shall propel any traction-engine or cause the same to be propelled upon, along, or over any road between sunset and sunrise unless the engine shall carry as a signal a red light showing both in front and behind, or unless, where a wagon or carriage or wagons or carriages are being drawn by such engine, there shall also be carried a red tail-light by such wagon or carriage on the last of such wagons or carriages.

4. Either of the said men accompanying the engine shall also be guilty of an offence against these by-laws for every breach or non-observance by him of his duty as hereinbefore described.

Speed.

5. The driver of any traction-engine shall not drive the same at a greater speed than at the rate of two miles an hour whilst crossing any bridge or culvert, three miles an hour whilst proceeding through any town or village on any road, and five miles an hour when proceeding otherwise along a road.

Whistle.

6. The whistle of an engine shall not be sounded for any purpose whatever, nor shall the cylinder-tap be opened, or the steam blown off or allowed to attain a pressure such as to exceed the limit fixed by the safety-valve, upon any road within sight of any person riding, driving, or leading, or in charge of a horse or horses upon such road.

Crossing Bridges.

7. No person shall pass along or come upon any bridge at any time while any person with a horse or vehicle drawn by a horse is on such bridge, nor shall any engine or wagon attached thereto be permitted to stop on any bridge or culvert for the purpose of drawing water from any water-race, stream, or ditch passing under or through such bridge or culvert, or for any purpose whatsoever. The person in charge of the engine shall be liable for any breach of this section.

Discharging Ashes.

8. If while an engine is proceeding or being on any road it becomes necessary to discharge any ashes or other such refuse from the furnace of an engine on any road or the sides thereof, such ashes or refuse shall not be left in a heap, but shall be spread out on such road in such manner that the road or the sides thereof shall be left even and the level thereof maintained: provided that no such refuse shall be discharged on any bridge, culvert, or any road within one chain of any bridge or culvert. The person in charge of the engine shall see that this section is obeyed.

Studs on Wheels.

9. While any engine shall be travelling upon or is being taken over a bridge or culvert, or other metalled parts of a road, no studs or other pieces, or rings of iron or other metal, shall be attached to or raised upon the level of the faces of the tires of the wheels of any such engine for the purpose, or which shall have the effect, of sinking into, gripping, or breaking the surface of any bridge or roadway. The person in charge of the engine shall see that this section is obeyed.

Tires.

10. It shall not be lawful to have any wagon attached to or being drawn by an engine on a road with tires of less than 6 in. in width. No wagon drawn by any engine on any road shall carry more than 6 tons weight over and above the weight of the wagon.

Notice of Danger.

11. The person in charge of an engine shall give immediate notice to the Engineer, or Clerk, or Road-foreman of any danger or injury done by the engine or any wagon attached thereto to any road, or to any fence, bridge, culvert, water-course, drain, side-ditch, or other thing appertaining to any such road; and if such damage has rendered the road or its appurtenances dangerous for ordinary traffic or to public safety the owner or person in charge of such engine shall, in addition to giving such notice as aforesaid, place and maintain in such position, and for such time as the Engineer, Clerk, or Road-foreman shall direct him in that behalf, such signals as shall be sufficient to give warning to all persons using such road by day or by night of the existence of such danger.

Damage not to be occasioned to Road or Bridge.

12. No person in charge of or accompanying any vehicle, or machine, or traction-engine whilst travelling or being upon any road or bridge shall negligently do, or cause or permit to be done, any act within, upon, or in connection with such vehicle or machine or such traction-engine, or any carriage of any description drawn or propelled by any such traction-engine, whereby or by means whereof any damage shall be done to such road or bridge.

Put Planks on Bridges.

13. In crossing bridges or culverts, the person in charge of any engine shall lay down planks, and shall not cause or permit the engine to cross over any such bridge or culvert except on planks. It shall be the duty of the owner of the engine to provide the person in charge thereof with planks accordingly.

Owner's Name, etc., to be painted on.

14. Every owner of a traction-engine used or to be used on any road shall cause his full name and address to be painted