Aug. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1687

Special Order made by the Pukekura Road Board, County of Waipa.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th August, 1901.

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

J. G. WARD.

PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.

THAT a special order be now made whereby all the plants mentioned in the Second Schedule to “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900”—viz., Bathurst burr, broom, giant burdock, gorse, hakea, and ragwort or ragweed—shall be deemed, and are now hereby declared by this special order, to be noxious weeds within the Pukekura Road District, Waipa County; the order to be in force and take effect from the date of the publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

I certify that the foregoing special order was duly made in accordance with law at a special meeting of the Pukekura Road Board held at Cambridge on Saturday, the 3rd of August, 1901.

HUGH FITZGERALD,
Clerk, Pukekura Road Board.

Cambridge, 3rd August, 1901.

Special Order made by the Epsom Road Board, County of Eden, making By-laws.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th August, 1901.

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

J. G. WARD.

SPECIAL ORDER.—EPSOM ROAD BOARD.

By-laws regulating Heavy Traffic on Roads.

In pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and the several amendments thereof, the Epsom Road Board hereby makes the following by-laws, which shall come into operation upon the 10th day of September, 1901:—

1. The owner of any vehicle engaged in heavy traffic used in carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash upon any of the roads within the boundaries of the Epsom Road District shall, before using such vehicle upon any such road, apply to the Epsom Road Board for a license, and shall pay to the Epsom Road Board the yearly license-fee following, that is to say,—

For vehicles having tires of the width of 4½ in. or over, £5.

For vehicles having tires under 4½ in. in width, £10.

2. Provided, nevertheless, that the Board may, in its discretion, and on application by the owner or driver of any vehicle engaged in heavy traffic used in carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash, permit the owner or driver of such vehicle to use such vehicle for the purpose of carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash upon or over all or any of the roads within the boundaries of such road district without having paid such license-fee, upon the payment to the said Board of the following charges by way of compensation for any damage likely to occur to such roads:—

For every load carried on any one day upon or over any such road, 1s.

If more than three loads are carried in any one vehicle in any one day upon or over any such roads, then for the day, 3s.

3. Any person who, after coming into operation of this by-law, shall use any vehicle for heavy traffic within the boundaries of the Epsom Road District without having first paid the said license-fee for such vehicle, or without having first obtained the permission of the said Board under clause 2 of these by-laws, and paid the charges prescribed thereunder, or who shall do or cause to be done, or be concerned in doing, anything contrary to any provision of these by-laws, or who shall omit to do anything required to be done by him by any such provision, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these by-laws, and on conviction thereof shall be liable for each offence to a penalty not exceeding £5.

4. “Heavy traffic” shall mean the transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which shall, together with any stone, earth, or scoria-ash being transported thereon, weigh more than one and a half tons avoirdu pois to each pair of wheels.

“Owner” of any vehicle shall include a bailee or hirer entitled to the possession and use or profit thereof.

5. Any constable or any officer of the Board may stop and detain any vehicle which in his opinion infringes any of these by-laws, and inspect, examine, and measure the tires thereof, and the weight of such vehicle and the contents thereof; and the driver or person for the time being in charge of such vehicle shall permit such inspection, examination, measurement, and weighing to be made accordingly, and shall, if so requested by any such constable or officer of the Board, take such vehicle, together with the contents thereof, to the nearest public weighbridge and then and there weigh the same; and no person shall obstruct any such constable or officer in or about the making of such inspection, examination, measurement, or weighing.

6. Applications for licenses under clause 1, or a permit under clause 2, of these by-laws, shall be made in writing to the Clerk of the Board. Such licenses or permits shall be under the hand of the Clerk. All licenses shall expire twelve calendar months from the date of the issue thereof.

7. The Clerk shall keep, at the office of the Board, a register of all licenses issued under clause 1, and permits under clause 2, of these by-laws. Such register shall be open to public inspection without fee.

8. Every license shall be numbered, and the owner of the licensed vehicle shall cause the like number to be legibly painted and maintained during the currency of the license on the off side of such vehicle in white figures on a black ground, together with the letters “E.R.B.,” each of such figures and letters to be not less than 1 inch in length.

Form of License.

9. Licenses under clause 1 of these by-laws may be in, or to the effect of, the following form:—

Epsom Road Board Vehicle-license.

Annual license-fee, £ No. .

This is to certify that, pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 of the by-laws regulating heavy traffic on roads, passed by the Epsom Road Board on the 13th day of August, 1901, the vehicle numbered (or to be numbered ), of which , of , is the owner, is hereby licensed to engage in heavy traffic on the roads under the control of the said Board until the day of , 190 .

Dated this day of , 190 .

, Clerk.

I hereby certify that the above by-laws have been duly made and passed by the Epsom Road Board at a special meeting of the Board held on the 13th day of August, 1901.

Dated this 16th day of August, 1901.

S. HESKETH,
Chairman, Epsom Road Board.

Special Order made by the Waimate Road Board, County of Hawera.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th August, 1901.

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

J. G. WARD.

WAIMATE ROAD BOARD.

Special Order re Noxious Weeds.

THAT this Board, by special order, declares the whole of the plants mentioned in the First Schedule of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” to be noxious weeds within the Waimate Road District; such special order to take effect from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

I certify that the above special order was duly made in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

JAMES C. DATSON,
Clerk.

14th August, 1901.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries of Borough of Feilding, County of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1901.

PURSUANT to section 176 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition has been presented to him praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto may be excluded from the Borough of Feilding and included in the Manchester Road District, County of Oroua. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objec-