Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2225

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of City of Wellington.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1899.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of the City of Wellington, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

T. THOMPSON.

CITY OF WELLINGTON.

To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Wellington.

In terms of section 184 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” I hereby give you notice that on the 21st day of November instant the following proposal of the Council of the City of Wellington was duly carried:—

In the matter of “The Wellington City Empowering Act, 1899,” and Part IX. of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

I hereby give notice that the Council of the City of Wellington proposes to borrow the sum of £5,000 by way of special loan under the provisions of the above-named Acts, for the erection of a fire-brigade station on the reclaimed land, Jervois Quay, to which purpose such sum shall be exclusively appropriated. The estimated cost of the said station is £8,000. The Council has £3,000 in hand, and the £5,000 now proposed to be borrowed is required to make up the above-mentioned amount of £8,000.

J. E. PAGE,
Town Clerk.

14th October, 1899.

Dated this 28th day of November, 1899.

J. R. BLAIR,
Mayor of Wellington.

I, John Rutherford Blair, Mayor of the City of Wellington, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings required by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and “The Municipal Franchise Reform Act, 1898,” and “The Wellington City Empowering Act, 1899,” to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the citizens of the City of Wellington to the proposal set out in the foregoing notice to the Colonial Secretary have been duly taken, and that a resolution of the citizens in favour of such proposal has been duly carried.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

J. R. BLAIR,
Mayor.

Declared at the City of Wellington, this 28th day of November, 1899, before me—A. de B. Brandon, Notary Public.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of City of Christchurch.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1899.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of City of Christchurch, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

T. THOMPSON.

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

In compliance with “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and “The Christchurch City Borrowing Act, 1899,” I hereby declare the result of the poll taken on November the 22nd instant in respect of a special loan of £35,000 for the City of Christchurch:—

For the proposal, 323; against the proposal, 219: majority for the loan, 104.

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

C. LOUISSON,
Mayor.

City Council Office, 22nd November, 1899.

Declaration.

I, Charles Louisson, Mayor of the City of Christchurch, do solemnly and sincerely declare that all proceedings necessary and required by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and “The Christchurch City Borrowing Act, 1899,” to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the burgesses to the raising of a loan of £35,000 for the carrying-out of the necessary works as set out in the last above-mentioned Act, have, to the best of my belief, been duly taken.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

C. LOUISSON.

Declared before me, this 23rd day of November, 1899—E. Smith, Justice of the Peace.

New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Rangitikei 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 Rangitikei Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Wellington and New Plymouth, 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 twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

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. Foot-passengers, horses, or light-wheeled vehicles will not be allowed to enter upon the bridge within ten minutes of the time that any train is due on the bridge, drays within fifteen minutes, and cattle, sheep, or pigs within twenty 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 Halcombe or Greatford 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 intervals, 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 Rangitikei Railway-bridge.