JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1219

W. C. WALKER.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons :—

J. CARROLL.

Special Order made by the Levels County Council, altering the Boundaries of Ridings.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1899.

THE following special order, made by the Levels County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1886.”

J. CARROLL.

SPECIAL ORDER re altering the Boundaries of the Ridings of the Levels County.

CLAUSE I. That the boundaries of the Gleniti Riding be altered so as to include—
Subsection A. All that portion of the Waimataiti Riding bounded on the eastern side by the sea, and on the northern side by R.Ss. 2000 and 2123, and on the western side by a line drawn along the middle of the Old North Road, and on the southern side by the present northern boundary of the Gleniti Riding.
Subsection B. All that portion of the Otipua Riding bounded on the east by the sea, on the south by R.S. 3753 and by a line drawn along the middle of Salt-water Creek till it is crossed by the Mount Horrible Road, and on the west and north by the present boundary of the Gleniti Riding.
Clause II. That the Waimataiti Riding be altered by taking therefrom all that portion of such riding referred to in subsection A of clause I.
Clause III. That the Otipua Riding be altered by taking therefrom all that portion of such riding referred to in subsection B of clause I.
Clause IV. That the Ridings of Seadown, Pleasant Point, Tengawai, and Claremont remain as at present.

I hereby certify that the above special order was passed at a special meeting held on the 25th day of March, 1899, adopted at a special meeting held on the 3rd day of May, 1899, confirmed at an ordinary meeting held on the 7th day of June, 1899.

ALFRED EDWARD SAUNDERS,
Clerk to the Levels County Council.

Timaru, 21st June, 1899.

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

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1899.

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

J. CARROLL.

SPECIAL ORDER.

I HEREBY certify that the following special order was duly passed by the Manawatu Road Board, in accordance with section 75 of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

WALTER RUTHERFURD,
Clerk to the Manawatu Road Board.

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 hereby ordains that the following by-laws (hereinafter called “the amending by-laws”), being amendments of the by-laws made by the said Board on the 27th day of January, 1898 (hereinafter called “the said by-laws”), shall come into force upon the 1st day of July, 1899.

Amending By-laws.

1. Subclauses (a) and (b) of Section No. 3 of By-law No. 1 of the said by-laws are hereby repealed, and in place thereof it is hereby ordained that from and after the coming into operation of these amending by-laws no person shall conduct, or cause or procure to be conducted, any heavy traffic where coal, timber, or logs, or firewood is or are being transported on or along any road with or by means of a dray or other vehicle not having more than two wheels.

2. Section No. 3 of By-law No. 1 of the said by-laws is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following clause :—
   “Should any officer of the Board or constable be of opinion that any vehicle is carrying a weight which, under the said by-laws or the amending by-laws, is prohibited, he may direct the driver thereof to drive the same to the nearest available weighbridge, in order to have the weight ascertained ; and the said driver shall do all things reasonably required of him by such officer or constable in order that the weight in question may be so ascertained ; and, in the event of any conviction being obtained against such driver for carrying an excess weight of load, such driver shall repay to the Board all expenses incurred in or about such weighing, but if the load carried shall be found not to be excessive the Road Board shall bear and pay the expenses aforesaid, together with reasonable remuneration to the driver for the transportation of the said load to the said weighbridge and back again to the starting-point : Provided always that in the event of the driver of any two-wheeled vehicle, upon which 1 cord or upwards of timber, or logs, or firewood is being carried, refusing or neglecting, when directed so to do under this by-law, to drive the same to the nearest available weighbridge for the purpose of having its weight ascertained, then and in such case, for all the purposes of the said by-laws and the amending by-laws, and of all proceedings and prosecutions taken or suffered thereunder, the weight of such vehicle shall be taken to be correctly ascertained and conclusively proved to be 9½ cwt., and the weight of the load thereon shall be taken to be correctly ascertained and conclusively proved as being in the proportion of 1 ton of weight to 1 cord of timber, and logs, and firewood. And the refusal or neglect of such driver as aforesaid shall be taken as an election by him to accept the several assessments of weight in respect of vehicle and load as hereinbefore provided as correct instead of having the actual weight thereof ascertained by weighing on a weighbridge ; and such election shall bind and conclude the person making the same upon all proceedings taken or instituted against him under the said by-laws or the amending by-laws in which the weight of his vehicle or load may be a question material to the issue.”

3. The amending by-laws shall be incorporated with and form part of the said by-laws, and shall be read, construed, and interpreted therewith, and all the general provisions set out in the said by-laws shall, in so far as the same are applicable thereto, apply to the amending by-laws in as full and complete a manner as if set out at length therein.

Given under the common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Manawatu Road District.

The said common seal was hereunto affixed by authority of a resolution of the Manawatu Road Board passed at a meeting held on the 22nd day of June, 1899, at which the special order making the foregoing by-laws was confirmed in the presence of—

[SEAL.] S. W. LUXFORD, \
D. L. SMITH, \ Wardens.
WALTER RUTHERFURD,
Clerk to the Manawatu Road Board.