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the wheels of any such engine for the purpose or which
shall have the effect of sinking into, gripping, or breaking
the surface of any bridge or roadway. The person in charge
of the roadway shall see that this section is obeyed.
12. No traction-engine which together with the maximum
weight of coal and water which such engine is constructed to
carry for its propulsion weighs more than 10 tons, and no
agricultural or other machine of any kind which with the
load (if any) weighs more than 10 tons, shall be taken on to
or over any of the bridges or culverts within the County of
Raglan, except upon planks 12 in. wide and 4 in. deep, provided and laid by the owner, driver, or person in charge of
such engine, shall be laid on such bridges or culverts.
13. When any traction-engine shall cross any bridge or
culvert within the county with one or more truck or trucks
attached to such traction-engine, a sufficient distance shall
be kept between such engine and such truck or trucks, and
(if necessary) between such trucks if more than one, to ensure that there shall not at any time be upon any one span
of the bridge, or upon the bridge if consisting of only one
span, or upon any culvert, a greater weight than 10 tons.
14. The owner of any traction-engine shall, on the 3rd day
in the month of January in each year, or immediately after
bringing an engine into the county, send a description of such
engine, together with the exact and true weight of every engine, and the maximum weight of water and coals which
such engine is constructed to carry for its propulsion, and, if
he is the owner of more than one engine, the number of his
engines, to the County Clerk, with his name and address, in
order that the same may be registered; and the County Clerk
shall, upon his paying a fee of £2 for each engine, deliver to
such owner a certificate of the registration of such engine or
of each of such engines for the then current year. No traction-engine shall be allowed to travel upon any county road
unless duly registered and the fee for registration paid.
15. Every person employed or conducting a traction-engine
shall, while so employed, have in his possession a printed
copy of this by-law, and also have a certificate of registration
mentioned in clause 14 of this by-law, and he shall exhibit
the same on demand to the County Engineer, Clerk, or Road
Overseer.
16. Nothing herein contained shall be held to relieve
owners or employers of traction-engines from liability in
respect of injury done or damage sustained by the traction
of any excessive weight or extraordinary traffic over any
bridge, culvert, or road.
17. Any person authorised in that behalf by the County
Council may ascertain the weight or measurement of the
contents of any vehicle which in his opinion infringes any of
the provisions of this by-law, either by weighing the same
at any weighbridge, or by computing the weight or measurements of such contents from the cubical or superficial
measurements of such contents.
18. The driver of any vehicle or machine shall give such
information as to the load or contents thereof, and the quantity, weight, size, or measurement of the same, and shall do
such acts for enabling the same to be ascertained, as such
authorised person shall require.
19. Any person committing a breach of, or failing to comply with, any provisions of the foregoing by-law shall for
every offence be liable to a penalty, which shall be in the
discretion of the Court inflicting the same, and shall in no
case exceed £5.

By-law No. 6.

1. The letting of ferries shall be for one year.
2. The following shall be the scale of charges on the
   various ferries:-

TE AKAU FERRY CHARGES.

For each person . . . . . . . . 1 0
Each horse . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0

Two dogs can be taken over by one owner; for more
than two dogs, 3d. for each extra dog.
The above charges to be doubled between sunset and
sunrise.
No horse will be taken over by the ferry without the
owner or some other person in charge.

OPOTORU FERRY.

Each person . . . . . . . . . 0 1
Each horse, including person in charge . . 0 8
Each dog . . . . . . . . . . 0 1

Children going to and from school, free.
The above charges to be doubled between sunset and
sunrise.

HUNTLY FERRY.

For each person . . . . . . . . . 0 2
12-trip tickets . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
For each horse . . . . . . . . . . 0 6
For each horse and rider . . . . . . 0 6

For each head of cattle over 12 months old . . . . . . 0 2
For each head of cattle under 12 months old . . . . . . 0 1
For each sheep, goat, or pig, first 50 . . . . . . . . 0 0½
For each sheep, goat, or pig, over 50 . . . . . . . . 0 0¼
For each vehicle, horse, and driver . . . . . . . . . . 0 9
For each extra horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3
Goods, per cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1
Post or rails and person in charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0½
100 superficial feet timber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0

The puntman in no case is expected to load or unload the
punt.
With the exception of passengers, the minimum charge in
every case, including passage of person in charge, shall be 6d.
Double rates between sunset and sunrise.
Children going to and from school, free.
Passenger traffic in all cases shall have precedence over the
carriage of stock and goods.

RANGIRIRI FERRY.

Each person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3
Each horse and rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Vehicle, horse, and driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Extra horse, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3
Horses, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6
Head cattle, yearling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1
Head cattle, over one year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2
Each sheep, first 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0½
Each sheep, over 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0¼
Minimum charge in all cases, except for persons . . . . . . . 1 0

Children going to and from school, free.
Double rates between sunset and sunrise.

WAIKATO HEADS FERRY (BOAT).

For each person each way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
For each horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Double rates between sunset and sunrise.

The above resolution was duly passed as a special order at
a special meeting of the Raglan County Council held on the
10th day of January, 1906, and confirmed at a special
meeting of the said Council held on the 12th day of February, 1906.

BASIL HEWETT,
Chairman.
H. MARSLAND,
Clerk.

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Canterbury
College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act,
1896," I, Alexander Cracroft Wilson, Returning Officer, do
hereby notify that the undermentioned persons have been
duly elected members of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College by the electors on the several electoral
rolls:-

Elected by members of the General Assembly:
GEORGE RENNIE.*
JOHN LEE SCOTT.

Elected by Graduates:
THOMAS SCHOLFIELD FOSTER.
GEORGE THORNGATE WESTON.

Elected by Teachers:
JONATHAN CHARLES ADAMS.

Elected by School Committees:
CHARLES HENRY ADOLPHUS TRUSCOTT OPIE.

A. CRACROFT WILSON,
Returning Officer.

*Note.-Mr. Rennie was elected to fill a casual vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. Dr. Erwin.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

THE Partnership formerly existing between CHARLES
DUNCAN and BENJAMIN GOUGH, of Gisborne, Butchers,
has been dissolved by mutual consent. The liabilities of the
firm have been taken over by the said Charles Duncan as
at the 31st day of January, 1908.

CHARLES DUNCAN.
BEN. GOUGH.

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