May 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

mation of the Masterton-East Coast Road to its junction with the Tauru-Fernyhurst Road, the said Masterton County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Masterton to East Coast Road Special-rating District, comprised within the following boundaries—that is to say, commencing at the northernmost corner of Section 93, Block VII, Otahona Survey District, and proceeding in a south-easterly direction bounded by Sections 575, 576, 577, 578, 588, 516, 590, Block VII, Otahona Survey District, to the Wainuioru River; thence by the said river to its intersection with the western boundary of Section 603, Block IX, Rewa Survey District: thence bounded by Section 602 in the last-mentioned block; by Sections 573, 564, 664, and 665, Block V; by Sections 666, 667, Block VI, to the Boundary Trigonometrical Station: thence proceeding in a south-easterly direction by the forest reserve in Block X; by Section 1, Block XI; Section 887, and by part of the north-east boundary of Section 893, Block XIV: thence by lines so as to exclude from the area a triangular piece of land containing 17 acres 3 roods 31 perches, parts of Sections 886 and 885, to the Rewa Trigonometrical Station: thence by Sections 892, 896, and 3, Block XIV, Section 1, Block XIII, all in the Rewa Survey District; by Subdivisions 6 and 7, Te Maipi Native Reserve; by Section 1, Block I, Kaiwhata Survey District; by Small Grazing-runs 49 and 48, in Blocks I, Kaiwhata, and IV and VIII, Wainuioru; and by Section 7 in the last-mentioned block to the Kuamahanga Stream: thence proceeding in a north-westerly direction by the said stream and by the Wairarapa South County to the Tauru River; thence by the said river to the point of commencement: 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 February and the 1st day of August 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.

Passed at a special meeting of the Council, this 12th day of March, 1907. Confirmed, this 9th day of April, 1907.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Masterton was affixed hereto in the presence of—

C. E. COCKBURN-HOOD,
Chairman.

F. G. MOORE.

I certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made.

F. G. MOORE,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Council of the County of Masterton.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th May, 1907.

THE following special order, made by the Masterton County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Colonial Treasurer.

MASTERTON COUNTY.

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 Masterton County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £300, authorised to be raised by the Masterton County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for metalling on the Opaki District Road, the said Masterton County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Opaki District Road Loan Special-rating District, comprising Section 1, Block III; Sections 16, 10, 11, 12, those portions of Sections 76 and 77 within the County of Masterton, Sections 53, 52, 51, 22, all in Block IV, Mikimiki Survey District; and that portion of Section 50 in the last-mentioned block and survey district lying to the north of a line drawn from the angle of the road in a north-easterly direction to the Ruamahanga River, in the occupation of Mr. W. J. Rossiter, as appearing on the plan of the said special-rating district; 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 February and the 1st day of August 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.

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Passed by the said Council at a special meeting, this 12th day of March, 1907. Confirmed, this 9th day of April, 1907.

The common seal of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Masterton was affixed hereto in the presence of—

C. E. COCKBURN-HOOD,
Chairman.

F. G. MOORE,
County Clerk.

I certify that the foregoing special order has been duly made.

F. G. MOORE,
County Clerk.

New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Manuherikia Railway-bridge for Ordinary Traffic.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Robert McNab, acting for the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Manuherikia Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Galloway and Alexandra, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic.

And I do hereby declare that such by-laws shall come into force on and from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under my hand, this twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seven.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Acting Minister for Railways.

SCHEDULE.

BY-LAWS.

WITH respect to traffic on and over the Manuherikia Railway-bridge, the following by-laws shall apply, viz. :

1. Horses not driven in harness or led by bridle or halter, and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, mules, and donkeys, must have a man behind them; and cattle, sheep, and horses in mobs must also have a man before them.

2. Horsemen or vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour.

3. No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1½ tons gross on any one wheel.

4. Any person or persons offending against any of these by-laws shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10.

5. So far as applicable, the general by-laws and regulations for the time being respectively in force and affecting the traffic on the New Zealand railways shall extend and apply to the Manuherikia Bridge.

By-laws under “The Government Railways Act, 1900.”

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Robert McNab, acting for the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following by-laws for the management of that portion of the Westport section of railways (being one of the railways open for traffic in the Colony of New Zealand) known as the Westport Wharf, that is to say,—

BY-LAWS.

1. The Harbourmaster or other officer in charge shall have power to close the Westport Wharf, or any portion thereof, whenever he considers it advisable to do so, and no person shall enter upon the wharf or portion thereof so closed without the consent of the Harbourmaster or other officer in charge.

2. No person shall be allowed on the said wharf unless he has, in the opinion of the Harbourmaster or other officer in charge, legitimate business to warrant his presence thereon.

3. No person shall disobey the orders of the Harbourmaster or other officer in charge, or in any way obstruct the traffic on the said wharf, or make use of abusive or improper language thereon, or refuse or fail to truly state the nature of his business warranting his presence on the said wharf when asked by the Harbourmaster or other officer in charge so to do.

4. Every person when on the said wharf, whether employed on the wharf or not, shall be under the control of