Local By-laws




2298
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 83

Special Order made by the Waiuku Road Board, County of Manukau, making By-laws.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th October, 1903.

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

J. G. WARD.

WAIUKU ROAD DISTRICT.—BY-LAWS.

By-laws of the body corporate the Inhabitants of the Waiuku Road District, made and enacted by and under special order of the Waiuku Road Board passed on the 17th day of October, 1903, and sealed with the common seal of the said Board on the 17th day of October, 1903; to come into force on being gazetted.

The undermentioned by-laws shall be in force within and shall apply to and affect the whole of the Waiuku Road District.

In pursuance of the powers vested in the said Waiuku Road Board by “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and its amendments, “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and its amendments, and any other statutory provisions the said Board thereunto enabling, the Waiuku Road Board doth hereby ordain as follows:—

  1. In these by-laws, except where inconsistent with or repugnant to the context,—

“District” means the Waiuku Road District :

“District road” means any road, street, or other highway under the care, control, or management of the Board :

“District bridge” means any bridge under the care, control, or management of the Board :

“Cattle” means and includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly and foal, any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer and calf, any ram, ewe, wether and lamb, any mule, ass, goat, boar, or sow.

  1. No person shall ride, drive, or lead any horse or other animal on, upon, or along any footway or footpath constructed for foot-passengers only within the district.

  2. No person shall wheel any barrow or truck, or use, drive, or conduct any velocipede, bicycle, tricycle, or other vehicle of any description, on, upon, or along any footway or footpath constructed for foot-passengers only within the district.

  3. No person shall leave or allow to remain upon any district road, or any district bridge, or upon or over any channel or surface-drain in any district road, any logs, timber, bricks, stone, building or other materials, so that such logs, timber, bricks, stone, building or other materials shall be a source of danger, or shall delay, impede, or obstruct the passage of any person, horse, or vehicle over such district road.

  4. No person shall upon any district road, except at places which shall have been appointed by the Board for the purpose, load any vehicle with, or place upon or attach to any vehicle, any timber or logs.

  5. No person shall use or allow to be used any sledge for the carriage or transport of logs, timber, or other materials along or on any district road or district bridge; and no person shall permit, suffer, or allow any logs, timber, or other materials to be dragged on or along any district road.

  6. No person shall take any engine, agricultural or other machine, or any load or materials of any kind weighing more than 2½ tons avoirdupois on one pair of wheels across any district bridge without the written sanction of the Board first had and obtained.

  7. No person shall drive or ride at other than a walking-pace across or upon any district bridge which has a span of 20 ft. or upwards.

  8. No person shall at other than a walking-pace drive, lead, or take any horses, cattle, engine, agricultural or other machine or vehicle, across or upon any district bridge which has a span of 20 ft. or upwards.

  9. Each vehicle mentioned in the first column of the First Schedule of these by-laws which shall be driven, taken, or used upon or over any district road or district bridge from the 1st day of May to the 30th day of September in each and every year, and having the number of wheels mentioned on the same line in the second column of the said Schedule, and carrying the maximum weight mentioned on the same line in the third column of the said Schedule, shall have the minimum width of tire mentioned on the same line in the fourth column of the said Schedule; and if the width of the tires of the wheels, or any of them, of such vehicle be less than is required by the said First Schedule, the owner and driver of such vehicle shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this by-law.

  10. For the purposes of these by-laws the number or quantity mentioned in the second column of the Second Schedule to these by-laws of the articles mentioned on the same line in the first column of the Second Schedule will be deemed a weight of 1 ton.

  11. Any person acting under the authority of the Board may at all times examine and measure the tires of the wheels of any vehicle, and may examine, weigh, and measure any vehicle, or the load thereon, which in his opinion infringes these by-laws; and no person shall obstruct or interfere with the person acting under such authority, or refuse to permit such examination and measurement.

  12. All vehicles plying for hire on the district roads carrying a load of 1 ton and upwards shall pay a yearly license of £2; and all vehicles plying for hire on the district roads carrying a load under 1 ton shall pay a yearly license of £1.

  13. Every person who shall commit a breach of or fail to comply with any of the provisions of these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence, and for such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding the sum of £5.

First Schedule.

Vehicle. Number of Wheels. Maximum Weight carried. Minimum Width of Tire.
Dray .. 2 Cwt. 15 Inches. 2½
" .. 2 20 3
" .. 2 25
" .. 2 30 4
" .. 2 35
" .. 2 40 5
" .. 2 50 & over 6
Wagon .. 4 20 3
" .. 4 30
" .. 4 40 4
" .. 4 Over 40 6
Gig or sulky .. 2 3 1
" .. 2 6
Trap or cart on springs.. 2 10
" .. 2 20
" .. 2 30 3
" .. 2 40 & over 4
Carriage or buggy on springs 4 5 1
Ditto .. 4 10
Wagon, express, or brake, on springs 4 10
Ditto .. 4 20 2
" .. 4 30
" .. 4 40 3
" .. 4 50
" .. 4 Over 50 4
Engine or machinery .. 4 60 6
" .. 4 80 8
" .. 4 Over 80 10
Junkers " .. 2 .. 12
Traction-engine .. 4 .. 10

Second Schedule.

The following schedule of quantities shall represent 20 cwt. in each of their several kinds:—

Sawn timber or logs .. 500 superficial feet.
Firewood .. ⅜ of 1 cord.
Boulders, gravel, or broken stone .. ⅘ of 1 cubic yard.
Bricks .. 350.
Barley (4-bushel bags) .. 11 sacks.
Oats " .. 14 "
Wheat " .. 10 "
Maize " .. 10 "
Potatoes " .. 12 "
Wool .. 5 bales.
Bonedust or other artificial manures .. 10 sacks.

Passed by the Waiuku Road Board at a meeting held on the 5th day of September, 1903.

C. T. BARRIBALL,
Chairman.
WILLIAM J. KING,
Clerk.

Confirmed by the Waiuku Road Board at a special meeting held on the 17th day of October, 1903, and the seal of the said Board affixed, in the presence of—

C. T. BARRIBALL,
Chairman.
CHAS. J. WEST,
PETER DROMGOOL,
Members.

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

WILLIAM J. KING,
Clerk, Waiuku Road Board.



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🏘️ Waiuku Road District By-laws established by Road Board

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
27 October 1903
By-laws, Road Board, Waiuku, Manukau County, Traffic regulations, Vehicle licensing, Weight restrictions
  • J. G. Ward, Colonial Secretary
  • C. T. Barriball, Chairman, Waiuku Road Board
  • William J. King, Clerk, Waiuku Road Board
  • Chas. J. West, Member, Waiuku Road Board
  • Peter Dromgoole, Member, Waiuku Road Board