Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

RAGLAN COUNTY COUNCIL.

SPECIAL ORDER.—MAKING NEW TRAFFIC BY-LAWS AND AMENDING PRESENT TRAFFIC BY-LAWS.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon it by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and the various Acts amending the same respectively, and all other Acts and powers whatsoever it in this behalf enabling, the Council of the County of Raglan (hereinafter called “the Council”) doth hereby make and ordain by special order the by-laws following, to come into force on the 7th day of March, 1908:—

Interpretation.

The various terms and expressions used herein shall have and bear the same meaning and construction as are set forth in the interpretation clause of the Traffic By-laws of the County of Raglan, 1908.

By-law dealing with Carting of Coal, &c., on certain Roads in the County.

1. Whereas the Council is of the opinion that the carriage of coal, stone, quartz, ore, metals, minerals, bricks, green flax or fibre, or timber, from or to any mine, working quarry, mill, or other place of working or preparation, over the roads named or described in the Schedule hereto, will cause serious injury to the said respective roads: Now, it doth hereby make the following by-law, which shall apply to and in respect of the traffic hereinbefore described upon the said respective roads:—

(a.) No person shall engage or be concerned in the carriage upon any of the roads named and described in the Schedule hereto of coal, stone, quartz, ore, metal, minerals, bricks, green flax or fibre, or timber, from any mine, working quarry, mill, or other place of working or preparation, unless the cost, as shall be estimated by the Council, of reinstating the said road in consequence of damage likely to be done to such road by such traffic is previously paid to the Council.

(b.) For the purpose of estimating the cost of reinstating the said road as aforesaid by the Council any person proposing to engage in the traffic specified in the preceding clause shall, seven days at least before he proposes to commence such traffic, furnish to the Council full particulars in writing of all vehicles, engines, or machines to be used by him therein, the number thereof, the width of the tires of each of such vehicles, engines, or machines, the number of journeys to be made each day by the same, the nature of the loads to be transported thereby, and the time during which such traffic will continue along and over the said roads or any part thereof.

(c.) Upon receipt by any person engaging in the said traffic on any such road of a notice in writing under the hand of the Clerk of the said Council that the sum of money paid by him for the purpose of reinstating the said road in pursuance of the provisions of this by-law as aforesaid has been expended, then it shall not be lawful for such person to engage any longer in the said traffic until the particulars specified in clause (b) hereof are supplied by him to the Council in the manner therein specified, and the cost as estimated by the Council of reinstating the road in consequence of further damage likely to be done to such road by the continued conduct of such traffic thereon is previously paid to the said Council.

(d.) Provided always that this by-law shall not be deemed or taken in any way to prejudice or modify any of the other rights and remedies conferred upon the Council in respect of any of the said roads by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” or any statutory amendment or modification thereof or substitution therefor, or any other by-laws made by the Council thereunder in respect of or in regard to vehicles or traffic on roads in the county, or any damage resulting to any road, or any breach of any such by-laws.

SCHEDULE BEFORE REFERRED TO.

(1.) The road known as the Raglan-Tuakau Road, from the northern end of the Tuakau Bridge to the junction with the main Raglan-Waipa Road on the western boundary of Section 130A, Block III, Karioi Survey District, via Onewhero, Wairamarama, Glen Murray, Waimai, and Waingaro.

(2.) The road known as the Ohairo Valley Road.

(3.) The road known as the Rangiriri Swamp Road, from the Whangape Bridge to Rangiriri.

(4.) The road known as the Huntly-Pukemiro Road, from Trig. 44 to the Huntly Ferry.

(5.) The road known as the Waingaro-Ngaruawahia Road, from Waingaro Hot Springs to Ngaruawahia.

(6.) The road known as Dawson’s Road, from the junction with the Waingaro-Ngaruawahia Road to the eastern boundary of Section 133, Block V, Newcastle Survey District.

(7.) The road known as the Raglan-Waipa Road.

(8.) The road known as the Maungatawhiri-Te Mata Road from Maungatawhiri junction with the Raglan-Waipa Road to the southern boundary of Section 92, Block IV, Karioi Survey District.

(9.) The road known as the Karamu-Pirongia Road, from its junction with the Raglan-Waipa Road at the north-eastern corner of Section 206, Block VII, Alexandra Survey District, to the Te Rore Bridge, via the present Karamu and Harapepe Creameries.

By-law dealing with Heavy Traffic.

2. (a.) No person shall engage or be concerned in any heavy traffic upon any of the roads under the care, control, or management of the Council, unless and until he shall pay to the Council previously to so engaging or being concerned in the said traffic, and thereafter at intervals of not more than three months during the time he is so engaged or concerned in the said traffic, by way of compensation for any damage likely to occur to any such road therefrom during the then-ensuing period of three months, a sum of money to be fixed or determined as reasonable for the purpose of making good such damage.

(b.) The sum to be paid by any person proposing to engage in heavy traffic as hereinbefore mentioned shall, unless the Council and such person shall mutually agree upon the amount thereof, be fixed and determined by arbitration in the manner provided by “The Arbitration Act, 1890,” or any statutory amendment or modification thereof or substitution therefor, as though by reference of the matter to two Arbitrators, one to be appointed by the Council and one by such other person; and for the purpose of such arbitration this clause shall be deemed and taken in all respects to be a valid submission under and within the meaning of the said Act in respect of all questions arising as to the amount to be paid under clause (a) hereof: provided, however, that the said Arbitrators or Umpires shall make their award within one month after entering upon the reference.

(c.) Any person proposing to engage in the traffic specified in the preceding clause shall, seven days at least before he proposes to commence such traffic, furnish to the Council full particulars in writing of all vehicles, engines, or machines to be used by him therein, the number thereof, the width of the tires of each of such vehicles, engines, or machines, the number of journeys to be made each day by the same, the nature of the loads to be transported thereby, the parts of the said roads to be traversed thereby, and the time during which traffic will continue along and over the said roads or any part thereof.

(d.) Provided always that this by-law shall not be deemed or taken in any way to prejudice or modify any of the other rights and remedies conferred upon the Council in respect of any of the said roads by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” or any statutory amendment or modification thereof or substitution therefor, or any other by-laws made by the Council thereunder in respect of or in regard to vehicles or traffic on roads in the county, or any damage resulting to any roads, or any breach of any such by-laws.

(e.) For the purpose of this by-law “heavy traffic” shall mean—

(1.) The transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which itself or together with any thing or things being transported thereon weighs more than one and a half tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels.

(2.) The traction of any vehicle or thing by means of bullocks, notwithstanding that such vehicle or thing may separately or together with any load thereon weigh less than one and a half tons avoirdupois.

(3.) Any traffic which may from time to time be declared to be “heavy traffic” by Order in Council.

By-law regulating Traffic on certain Metalled Roads.

3. (a.) No person shall during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October in any year engage, use, or employ, either as owner or driver thereof, in any kind of traffic on the road from Ngaruawahia via the Waingaro Hot Springs to the south-eastern boundary of Section 217, Block IV, Whaingaroa Survey District, known as the Ngaruawahia-Waingaro-Waimai Road, and on the road from Waingaro Hot Springs to the Waingaro Landing, known as the Waingaro Beach Road, and on the road from Tuakau Bridge to Turner’s Junction on the main Raglan-Tuakau Road, all of which roads are under the care, control, or management of the Council, any vehicle having a load exceeding five hundredweight in weight for a two-wheeled vehicle, and a load not exceeding ten hundredweight in weight for a four-wheeled vehicle, unless the number of wheels to such vehicle and the width of the tires of such vehicle shall, in proportion to the number of animals used or