JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1601

hence along the North Tiraumea Road to its junction with
the Mangaramarama Road; thence southerly by the said
road to the south corner of Section 18, Block VIII, Manga-
hao; thence along the boundary of Section 18 to the bound-
ary of Pahiatua Borough; thence round the northern end of
the borough boundary to the borough bridge over the Ma-
gatainoka River; thence westerly along the Pahiatua-
Palmerston Road to the bridge over the Mangahao River on
said road; thence along the Mangahao River to the Mana-
watu River.

Makuri Riding.—Comprises all that portion of the Pahia-
tua County bounded towards the north by the Manawatu
River and the County of Woodville; towards the east by the
summit of the Puketoi Range to a point in line with the
northern boundary-line of Block XI, Makuri Survey District;
thence along the northern boundaries of Blocks XI, X, and
IX to the north-west corner of Section 71, Block IX; thence
along the eastern boundaries of Sections 47 and 48, Block IV,
and the northern boundary of Section 47, Block IV, all in the
Makuri Survey District, to the Tiraumea River; thence by
the said river, southerly, to the northern boundary of Block
VIII, Makuri Survey District; along the said boundary-line
to the western corner of Section 15, Block IV, Makuri
Survey District; thence along the south-western boundaries
of Sections 15, 14, and 19, Block VIII, Mangahao Survey
District, to the Mangaramarama Road; thence towards the
west generally by the Pukemiku Riding, hereinbefore
described.

Mangaone Riding.—Comprises all that portion of the Pahia-
tua County bounded towards the north by the Puke-
miku and Makuri Ridings, hereinbefore described; towards
the east generally by Block VIII, Makuri Survey District,
and the Tiraumea River; thence along the said river,
southerly, to the county boundary at a point in line with the
northern boundary-line of Section 175, Block VIII, Manga-
one Survey District; thence towards the south-west gene-
rally by the said Section 175 to the northern boundary-line
of that section produced to the Pa Valley Road; thence by
that road and Section 12, Block IV, Mangaone Survey Dis-
trict, to the Mangaone Stream; thence by that stream, by
Section 31A of the said Block IV, Sections 31, 29, 9, 8, 7,
and 6 of Block III, and Sections 25, 20A, and 20, Block II,
all in the said Mangaone Survey District; thence along a
line from the northern point of the said Section 20 to con-
nect with the southern boundary of the Mangahao Riding,
hereinbefore described.

Puketoi Riding.—Comprises all that portion of the Pahia-
tua County bounded towards the north by the Makuri
Riding, on the west by the Mangaone Riding, as hereinbefore
described; towards the east by the summit of the Puketoi
Range to Trig. Station Puketoi; thence by a right line to the
north-eastern corner of Section 61, Block VIII, Mangaone
Survey District; and thence towards the south by that sec-
tion to the Tiraumea River.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly
made in accordance with “The Counties Act, 1886.”

GEORGE MOORE,
County Clerk.

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

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th May, 1908.

THE following special order, made by the East Tamaki
Road Board, is published in accordance with the pro-
visions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

EAST TAMAKI ROAD BOARD.

Special Order regulating Heavy Traffic on Roads and Bridges.

BY-LAWS of the Inhabitants of the East Tamaki Road
District, made by Special Order of the East Tamaki Road
Board, passed at a Special Meeting held on the 30th day
of March, 1908, and confirmed at a Subsequent Meeting
held on 5th day of May, 1908.

THE East Tamaki Road Board, in pursuance of and in exer-
cise of the powers conferred by “The Road Boards Act,
1882,” and “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and the several
amendments thereof, and of every other power it thereunto
enabling, hereby ordains as follows:—

1. The owner or driver of any vehicle engaged in heavy
   traffic used in carting stone, earth, or scoria-ash upon any of
   the roads within the boundaries of the East Tamaki Road
   District shall before using any such vehicle upon any such
   road apply to the East Tamaki Road Board for a license, and
   shall pay to the East Tamaki Road Board the yearly license
   fee following, that is to say:—

For vehicles having tires of the width of 4½ in.

or over

£5

For vehicles having tires under 4½ in. in width .. £10

Provided, however, that in lieu of paying such yearly
license fee as above the owner or driver of such vehicle may
pay to the said Board the following charges by way of com-
pensation for any damage likely to occur to any such road
or roads:—

(a.) For vehicles having tires of the width of 4½ in. or
over, no charge during the months of October,
November, December, January, February, March,
and April, and for every load to be carried on any
one day upon or over all or any of such roads in
or during all or any of the months of May, June,
July, August, and September the sum of 1s.

(b.) For vehicles having tires under 4½ in. in width, for
every load to be carried over all or any of such
roads on any one day in or during all or any of
the months of October, November, December,
January, February, March, and April, the sum of
6d., and for every load to be carried over all or any
of such roads in any one day in or during all or
any of the months of May, June, July, August,
and September the sum of 2s.

2. No person shall drive or conduct any traction or other
   engine, machine, or vehicle of any kind the weight of which,
   with or without any load thereon, shall exceed 5 tons across
   any bridge or culvert within the East Tamaki Road Dis-
   trict, unless such person shall have first provided and laid
   down on each such bridge or culvert having a greater span
   than 6 ft. planks of sufficient size and strength to the satis-
   faction of the Board.

And no person shall drive or conduct such traction or other
engine, machine, or vehicle across any such bridge or culvert
other than over and along the said planks.

3. The driver or person in charge of any vehicle or machine
   driven or conducted upon or along any road, bridge, or culvert
   within the East Tamaki Road District shall, when required
   or requested, give such information as to the load or contents
   thereof and the weight of the same, and shall do such acts
   for the purpose of enabling such weight to be ascertained
   by any constable, or member of the said Board, or person
   authorised in that behalf by the said Board, and, if so re-
   quested, shall take such vehicle, together with the contents
   thereof, to the nearest available weighbridge, and then and
   there allow or cause the same to be weighed.

4. Any application for a license or permit under any of these
   by-laws shall be made in writing to the Clerk of the Board.
   Each such license or permit shall be under his hand, and all
   licenses shall expire twelve calendar months from the date of
   the issue thereof.

5. The Clerk will keep at the office of the Board a Register
   of all licenses and permits under these by-laws, which
   Register shall be open to public inspection without fee.

6. Every license shall be numbered, and the owner or
   driver of the licensed vehicle shall cause the like number to
   be legibly painted and maintained during the currency of
   such license on the off side of such vehicle in white figures on
   a black ground, together with the letters “E.T.R.B.,” each
   of such figures and letters to be not less than 1 in. in length.

“Heavy traffic” means,—

(a.) 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.

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

Owner of any vehicle shall include a bailee or hirer entitled
to the use and possession or profit thereof.

Any person who commits a breach of any of these by-laws
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

These by-laws shall come into force on being gazetted.

FORM OF LICENSE.

The license under By-law 1 may be in or to the effect of
the following form:—

“East Tamaki Road Board Vehicles License.

“Annual license fee, £

No. .

“This is to certify that, pursuant to the provisions of
By-law 1 hereof, regulating heavy traffic on roads, passed by
the East Tamaki Road Board on the
day of
, 1908, the vehicles numbered [or to be numbered]
, of
, is the owner, is hereby licensed
to engage in heavy traffic on the roads under the control of
the said Board until the
day of
, 190
, Clerk.”