JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1787

18. The whistle of the engine shall not be sounded, nor shall the cylinder-caps be opened, within sight of any person riding, driving, leading, or in charge of any horse upon any road, bridge, ferry, or ford; nor shall the steam of any such engine be allowed to attain a pressure exceeding the limit fixed by the safety-valve.

19. No engine shall be propelled over any of the said bridges at a greater speed than three miles per hour, and no engine shall be propelled along or over any of the roads or fords in the said district at a greater speed than eight miles per hour.

20. While any engine shall be travelling upon, or is being propelled over, any of the said roads or of the said bridges, no studs or other projections shall be attached to or raised above the level of the face of the tires.

21. Before crossing any of the said bridges all stones or other substances which might, if passed over by the engine, injure the woodwork of such bridge shall be removed, and before entering upon such bridge a man shall be stationed at the end farthest from the engine, who shall expose a red flag and warn all persons approaching the bridge that the said engine is approaching the bridge, or is crossing the bridge, as the case may be. And before nearing the corner of a road the person in charge of any engine shall take all necessary precautions, by slowing down or otherwise, to insure the safety of the traffic.

22. The person for the time being in charge of an engine shall give or send immediate notice in writing to the Road Foreman, Road Inspector, Chairman, or Secretary of the said Board (whichever he can with all reasonable diligence first communicate with) of all damage or injury which may have been caused by the engine or any vehicle or machine attached thereto to any road, fence, gate, bridge, ferry, culvert, ford, watercourse, drain, footpath, or water-table under the care, control, or management of the said Board; and if such damage has rendered any road, bridge, ferry, or ford dangerous for traffic the person in charge of such engine shall, in addition, immediately upon ascertaining such damage, place such signals as shall be sufficient to warn persons using such road, bridge, ferry, or ford, by day or by night, of the existence of such damage, and shall maintain such signals and any other signals in such position and for such time as the person to whom such notice is given, or the Engineer or Secretary of the Board, shall direct.

23. Nothing herein contained shall relieve any person owning or using any engine, machine, or vehicle engaged in heavy traffic from liability in respect of any injury done to or damage sustained by any of the said roads, bridges, ferries, or fords by reason of such heavy traffic.

24. An engine engaged or used in heavy traffic shall be driven so that none of the wheels shall travel in ruts formed in any of the said roads by the wheels of the same or any other engine, and any person committing a breach of this by-law shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty of £1.

25. Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing by-laws shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding £5, and in the case of a continuing offence to a further penalty not exceeding £10 for each day during which such offence shall continue.

SCHEDULE.
[Form “A.”]
AWATERE ROAD BOARD.
Application to Register Engine or Vehicle.
To the Secretary, Awatere Road Board.
I, A. B. [Fill in name, residence, and occupation], hereby apply for a Certificate of Registration under the Board’s by-laws for the use in heavy traffic in this district of the engine [vehicle] hereunder described, of which I am the owner.
No. of engine: . Horse-power: .
Maker: . Weight: .
Vehicle [Fill in general description and weight]: .
Dated at Seddon, this day of , 190 .
[Signature.]

[Form “B.”]
AWATERE ROAD BOARD.
Certificate of Registration.
THIS is to certify that the engine [vehicle] hereunder described has been registered in accordance with the Board’s by-laws, and the owner thereof is entitled to apply for licenses to use the same on the roads in this district.
No. of engine: . Horse-power: .
Maker: . Weight: .
Owner: .
Vehicle: [Fill in general description, with weight and name and address of owner.]
Dated at Seddon, this day of , 190 .
, Secretary.

[Form “C.”]
AWATERE ROAD BOARD.
License for Engine or Vehicle to Travel on Roads.
A. B., , of , being the owner of the engine [vehicle] hereunder described, and which engine [vehicle] is duly registered under the Board’s by-laws , having paid to the said Board the sum of , is hereby authorised and licensed to use the said engine [vehicle] on the roads of the said Board for proceeding from to and back, on all the roads in the said district for the period of twelve months from the date hereof, subject to the Board’s by-laws.
No. of engine: . Horse-power: .
Maker: . Weight: .
Vehicle: .
Dated at Seddon, this day of , 190 .
, Secretary.

I hereby certify that the foregoing by-laws were made by the Awatere Road Board by special order duly passed in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
GEO. HORN,
Secretary.
Seddon, 16th June, 1906.

Special Order made by the Pukekohe West Road Board.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 27th June, 1906.
THE following special order, made by the Pukekohe West Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
W. HALL-JONES,
Colonial Treasurer.

PUKEKOHE WEST ROAD BOARD.
Special Order making Special Rate.
In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Pukekohe West Road Board hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £800, authorised to be raised by the Pukekohe West Road Board, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose following—that is to say, the acquisition by purchase and otherwise of land for a road through Purapura Block and the construction and fencing of such road—the said Pukekohe West Road Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of 1/6d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Purapura Special District, comprising the whole of Purapura No. 1, Purapura No. 2, and Purapura No. 3 Blocks, comprised in original Crown grants registered in the Deeds Register Office at Auckland, under Nos. 32086 N.C., 32085 N.C., and 32084 N.C. respectively; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of June and the 1st day of December in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of forty-one years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

Sealed with the common seal of the Inhabitants of the Pukekohe West Road District, this 9th day of June, 1906, in the presence of—
J. ERNEST WEST,
Chairman, Pukekohe West Road Board.
T. G. USHER,
Clerk, Pukekohe West Road Board.

The above special order was made by resolution passed at a special meeting held on the 30th day of April, 1906, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting held on the 9th day of June, 1906.
T. G. USHER,
The Clerk of the Pukekohe West Road Board.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1906.
THE following notice, received from the Council of the City of Nelson, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”
W. HALL-JONES,
Colonial Treasurer.

NELSON CITY COUNCIL.
In pursuance of the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers was taken on Wednesday, the 13th day of June,