New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 52

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

gauge-box, and of such depths as are specified in
the said table for the number of sluice-heads to be
discharged; but in all cases the lower side of
orifice shall be 2 in. above the bottom of the gauge-
box, and the depth of the sides of the gauge-box
shall be regulated so that they shall not have a less
depth than the depth of orifice, the height of the
board above the orifice, with two additional inches
added. The dimensions of aperture and height of
board above aperture for the number of sluice-
heads to be discharged shall be in accordance with
the said table.

The following is a table of the dimensions of
apertures in gauge-boxes for measuring water, with
head or depth of water above the top of aperture :—

Depth of Pressure-board, above Top of Aperture, in Inches.	Dimensions of Aperture, in Inches.	Number of Sluice-heads discharged.	Depth of Pressure-board above Top of Aperture in Inches.	Dimensions of Aperture, in Inches.	Number of Sluice-heads discharged.
	Width.	Depth.		Width.	Depth.
5	20	2	1	24	40
5	20	3⅞	2	24	40
8	20	4¼	3	24	40
8	20	5⅞	4	24	40
9	20	6⅞	5	24	40
9	20	8	6	24	40
12	20	8¼	7	24	40
12	20	9¼	8	24	40
12	40	5⅞	9	30	40
12	40	6³⁄₁₆	10	30	40
12	40	6¾	11	30	40
18	40	6¼	12	30	40
18	40	6¾	13	30	40
18	40	7¼	14	30	40
18	40	7¾	15	30	40
18	40	8⅛	16	30	40
18	40	8⅝	17	30	40
18	40	9⅛	18	30	40
18	40	9⁹⁄₁₆	19	30	40
18	40	10	20	30	40
18	40	10⁵⁄₁₆	21	30	40
18	40	10⅞	22	36	40
18	40	11⁵⁄₁₆	23	36	40
18	40	11¾	24	36	40
24	40	11¹⁄₁₆	25	36	40
24	40	11⁷⁄₁₆	26
24	40	11¹³⁄₁₆	27
24	40	12³⁄₁₆	28	36	40
24	40	12⁵⁄₈	29	36	40
24	40	13	30	36	40
24	40	13⅞	31	48	40
24	40	13¾	32	48	40
24	40	14⅛	33	48	40
24	40	14⁷⁄₈	34	48	40
24	40	14⁷⁄₈	35	48	40

Every 5 Heads.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.
(Reg. 96.)
RATE OF ROYALTY ON TIMBER CUT UNDER SAWMILL LICENSE.

Class I.—
Totara and matai not less than 25ft. in
length, puriri, maire-raunui, silver-
pine, and pohutukawa ... ... 2 0

Class II.—
Totara and matai less than 25 ft. in
length, rata, tangeao, tooth- and
entire-leaved beeches, manuka (tea-
tree), manoao, tanekaha, kawaka,
kaikawaka ... ... ... 1 0

Class III.—
Rewarewa, mapau, toro, hinau, taraire,
miro ... ... ... 0 6

Class IV.—
Mountain- and silver-beech ... ... 0 6

Class V.—
Rimu (red-pine), kahikatea (white-pine),
kamai, pukatea, tawa ... ... 0 6

Class VI.—
Blocks for paving sluices ... ... 0 2

Railway sleepers ... ... 0 2

Class VII.—
Puriri, totara, silver-pine, and matai posts
and sleepers shall be charged under
Classes I. and II., according to the
description and length of the tree.

Per 100.
Other posts, rails, and sleepers ... 8 0
Fencing-stakes ... ... 4 0

Per Cord.
Firewood ... ... ... 1s.

Notes.
(1.) No standing totara or black-pine, and no timber re-
quired or suitable for milling purposes, shall be cut under
either Class VI. or Class VII.
(2.) Railway sleepers shall not be cut under Class VII.
(3.) The foregoing royalty on railway-sleepers shall be
payable also on railway-sleepers cut under hand-sawing and
timber-splitting warrants.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.
(Reg. 106.)
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE WARDEN IN RESPECT OF MINING PRIVILEGES AND TIMBER-CUTTING RIGHTS.

Table of Fees.

Application-fee in respect of every ap-
plication to the Warden filed in the
office of the Registrar under the fore-
going provisions of these regulations 2s.

Filing notice of objection ... ... 2s.

Summons to witness
Service of summons
Mileage
Filing notice of application
for a rehearing
Filing notice of appeal
Allowances to witnesses

The same fees
and allowances as
in proceedings in
the Warden’s
Court (see Seventh
Schedule).

Certificate of protection—
Where the period of protection does
not exceed fourteen days ... 1s.
Where it exceeds fourteen days ... 5s.

Certificate of reduction ... ... 5s.
Certificate of easement ... ... 5s.
Certificate of registration ... ... 1s.

License for a mining privilege, under
which neither rent nor royalty is pay-
able ... ... ... 5s.

SIXTH SCHEDULE.
FORMS FOR USE IN WARDEN’S COURT.
(The forms being numbered on from the last number
in the First Schedule.)

Form 71 (Reg. 109).
Under “The Mining Act, 1898.”

PLAINT-BOOK.
WARDEN’S COURT of the Mining District,
helden at

Date of Entry of Plaint.	No. of Plaint.	Plaintiff.	Residence.	Occupation.	Defendant.	Residence.	Occupation.	Substance of Suit and Nature of Relief.	Amount sued for.	Date of Hearing.	Initials of Bailiff.	Date of Receipt by Bailiff.	Name of Foreign Court to which Summons sent.	Date on which sent.	Date of Return from Foreign Court.
								£ s. d.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1900, No 52

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🌾 Schedule of Gauge-box Dimensions for Measuring Water Discharge

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
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🌾 Schedule of Royalty Rates on Timber Cut Under Sawmill License

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🌾 Schedule of Fees for Proceedings Before the Warden Regarding Mining and Timber Rights

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🌾 Form for Plaint-book in Warden’s Court under the Mining Act 1898

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