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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th December, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

SYDNEY HENRY JAMES, Esquire, of Stratford, and
GEORGE REYNOLDS, Esquire, of Featherston,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Member of Khandallah Domain Board resigned.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 10th December, 1903.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of

ALBERT EVANS BYBLES

as a member of the Khandallah Domain Board.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Special Order made by the Parihaka Road Board, County of Egmont, making By-laws.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1903.

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

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

I, JAMES BOLTON KNOWLES, Clerk to the Parihaka Road Board, do hereby certify—

1. That at the ordinary meeting of the Board held at Rahotu on Wednesday, the 11th day of November, 1903, and after due compliance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” relative to the making of special orders, a special order was made by the Board of which the following is a true copy: “That the Parihaka Road Board now, by way of special order, makes the following by-laws for the regulation of wheeled traffic on or over the roads, bridges, ferries, and fords within the Parihaka Road District under the care, control, and management of the Parihaka Road Board, and that such by-laws shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1904.”

2. That a true copy of such by-laws is annexed hereto.

Dated at Rahotu, this 7th day of December, 1903.

JAMES BOLTON KNOWLES,
Clerk to the Parihaka Road Board.

BY-LAWS FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON ROADS.

In pursuance of the powers, provisions, and authorities contained in “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereto, “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and the amendments thereto, and in pursuance of all other enabling powers and provisions, the Parihaka Road Board does hereby, in respect of all roads and bridges, ferries, and fords under the care, control, and management of the said Board, make the following by-laws, which by-laws shall come into force upon the 1st day of January, 1904:—

1. The width of the tires of the wheels of each and every vehicle and machine (except as hereinafter specified) drawn, used, or engaged on, over, or upon any road, bridge, ferry, or ford within the Parihaka Road District under the care, control, and management of the Parihaka Road Board shall be in proportion to the number of wheels thereof, and to the weight and the load carried thereon, and shall not be less than the respective width specified in the Schedule hereto (which Schedule forms part of these by-laws); and no person shall drive on, over, or upon any such road, bridge, ferry, or ford within the Parihaka Road District any of the descriptions of vehicles or machines mentioned in the said Schedule with any greater load or less width of tires of the wheels of such vehicle or machine than is specified in the said Schedule.

2. Every person committing a breach of the provisions of the last preceding by-law shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding £5 for each such breach.

3. The driver of any vehicle or machine being drawn or used upon or over any road, bridge, ferry, or ford in the Parihaka Road District shall, whenever required so to do by any officer or person authorised or employed for the purpose of the said Board, cause such vehicle or machine to be and to remain stopped for a reasonable and sufficient time for the purpose of allowing such officer or person to inspect and examine such vehicle and machine, and every or any part thereof, and the load being transported therein, and the driver shall permit such inspection and examination accordingly, and no person shall obstruct any such officer or person in or about making such inspection or examination; and such driver shall, at the request of the officer or person so authorised or employed as aforesaid, give such information as to the load being transported in or by such vehicle or machine, and as to the quantity, weight, size, or measurement of the same, as such officer or person shall require.

4. Every such driver committing a breach of any of the provisions of the last preceding by-law shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every such breach.

5. And it is hereby prescribed that the weight of timber carried on any vehicle or machine subject to these by-laws shall be ascertained by measurement at the rate of 500 superficial feet of timber to the ton avoirdupois; and it is further prescribed that the manner of ascertaining the weight of the following articles shall be by computation, according to the following scale:—

Firewood .. ⅔ of a cord to 1 ton weight avoirdupois.
Boulders, gravel,
or broken stone .. ⅘ of 1 cubic yard to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Bricks .. 350 to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Coal .. 12 sacks to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Barley .. 11 sacks of 4 bushels to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Oats .. 14 sacks of 4 bushels to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Wheat .. 10 sacks of 4 bushels to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Potatoes .. 12 sacks of 4 bushels to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Maize .. 10 sacks of 4 bushels to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Bonedust .. 10 sacks to 1 ton avoirdupois.
Wool .. 5 bales to 1 ton avoirdupois.

6. The maximum load to be carried at any one time by any vehicle or machine shall be 6 tons avoirdupois.

7. The owner or driver of any vehicle or machine as aforesaid carrying a heavier load than is specified in the last preceding by-law shall, each time such vehicle shall carry such heavier load, severally commit and be deemed to have committed a breach of the last preceding by-law, and shall be severally liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every such breach.

8. These by-laws shall not apply to any vehicle or machine carrying passengers only, or to any vehicle or machine carrying a load less than 10 cwt. in weight.

Schedule.

The above is a true copy of the by-laws made by special order of the Parihaka Road Board dated the 11th day of November, 1903.

JAMES B. KNOWLES,
Clerk to the Parihaka Road Board.

Special Order made by the Norsewood Road Board, County of Waipawa.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1903.

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

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.