Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 853

71 to 81, of Otaki Extension, Waerenga 7A (2 acres 1 rood 16 perches), part Waerenga 7A No. 1 (1 acre and 20 perches), part Pahianui No. 3 (3 acres 2 roods 23 perches), part Pahianui No. 4 (2 acres 2 roods 27 perches), part Pahianui No. 8 (1 acre), the same being within the Otaki Road District, Waitohu Survey District, IX; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of August and the 1st day of February 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.

F. C. JONES,
Chairman.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1908.”

H. F. EAGAR,
Clerk.

Special Order made by the Riccarton Road Board, County of Selwyn, making By-law.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 24th March, 1909.

THE following special order, made by the Riccarton Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1908.”

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

RICCARTON ROAD BOARD, COUNTY OF SELWYN.

Special Order made by the Riccarton Road Board at an Ordinary Meeting held on the 8th day of March, 1909.

THE following by-law for preventing the use of motors on certain parts of certain roads hereinafter described within the Riccarton Road District, and for imposing penalties for the breach of the by-law, be now confirmed and adopted in form of special order, viz.:—

BY-LAW OF THE RICCAR TON ROAD BOARD.

In pursuance of the powers and authorities contained in “The Public Works Act, 1908,” and in “The Motor Regulation Act, 1908,” and of all enabling powers, provisions, and authorities contained in any other Acts or otherwise vested in them, the Inhabitants of the Riccarton Road District, by the Riccarton Road Board (hereinafter called “the Board”), do hereby make and ordain the following by-law forbidding the use of motors on certain parts of certain footpaths on certain roads hereinafter mentioned within the said road district, and for imposing penalties for the breach of the by-law:—

1. The short title of this by-law shall be By-law No. 2.

2. This by-law shall apply to and shall be in force on certain parts of certain footpaths on certain roads in the Riccarton Road District, which said roads are mentioned and which said parts are described in the Schedule hereto, and are therein called “cycle-paths.”

3. In the interpretation of this by-law the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there is something in the subject-matter or the context inconsistent with such meaning:—

“District” means the Riccarton Road District as constituted under “The Road Boards Act, 1908.”

“Board” means the Riccarton Road Board.

“Road” means a district road within the Riccarton Road District under the control of the Riccarton Road Board, as defined by “The Public Works Act, 1908.”

The term “motor” when used in these by-laws means any vehicle propelled by mechanical power if it does not exceed 3 tons in weight unladen, and is not used for the purpose of drawing more than one vehicle (such vehicle with its locomotive not to exceed in weight 4 tons unladen).

In calculating for the purposes of this by-law the weight of a vehicle unladen, the weight of water, fuel, or accumulators used for the purpose of propulsion shall not be included.

“Footpath” means such parts of the district roads in the Riccarton Road District hereinafter mentioned in the Schedule hereto on which parts at the time of the coming into operation of this by-law footpaths are constructed.

“Cycle-path” means such part of the said footpaths which previously to the time of the coming into operation of this by-law have been used by persons as paths for bicycles, tricycles, and motor cycles or other like machines propelled by pedal or mechanical power.

“Person” includes a firm, also a corporation.

Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine.

Words importing the singular number include the plural, and words importing the plural include the singular.

4. From and after the date of the coming into operation of this by-law, no person shall ride, drive, impel, propel, or wheel any motor on or along any cycle-path which forms part of any of the footpaths constructed on the roads mentioned and described in the Schedule hereto.

5. Any person committing a breach of this by-law shall be liable for each and every such offence to a penalty not exceeding £5.

Schedule.

All that part of the road situate in the said Riccarton Road District and known as the Lower Lincoln Road, being that portion of the footpath forming part of the said road lying on the north-west side thereof and used as a cycle-path, commencing at a point on the said road, which said point is opposite the Agricultural Show-grounds, and from thence extending along the said road to a point being the intersection of the said Lower Lincoln Road with the Lincoln-Riccarton Junction Road.

All that part of the road situate in the said Riccarton Road District and known as the Riccarton Road, being that portion of the footpath forming part of the said road lying on the south side thereon and used as a cycle-path, commencing at a point on the said road, the said point being the south-west corner of the West Belt at its junction with the said Road, and extending along the said road to a point being the junction of the said road with Hanson’s Road.

All that part of the road situate in the said Riccarton Road District and known as the Fendalton Road, being that portion of the footpath forming part of the said road lying on the south side thereof and used as a cycle-path, commencing at a point on the said road being the junction of the said road with the Fendalton Bridge, and from thence extending along the said road to a point being the intersection of the said road with Straven Road.

All that part of the road situate in the said Riccarton Road District and known as the North Road, being that portion of the footpath forming part of the said road lying on the west side thereof and used as a cycle-path, commencing at a point opposite the Papanui School, and from thence extending along the said North Road to a point as far as the present formed footpath extends, which point extends for a distance of 880 yards beyond the Styx Bridge, or thereabouts.

6. This by-law shall come into force as soon as the same has been gazetted.

The seal of the Inhabitants of the Riccarton Road District was affixed to this special order, this 8th day of March, 1909.

J. D. BOAG,
Chairman.

I hereby certify that a special order, of which the foregoing is a true copy, has been duly passed by the Riccarton Road Board in accordance with law.

JAMES H. SHARPE,
The Clerk of the Riccarton Road Board.

19th March, 1909.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 24th March, 1909.

THE following special order, made by the Masterton County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908.”

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

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, 1908,” the Masterton County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £250, authorised to be raised by the Masterton County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the Tauru River on the Alfredton–Tinui 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 Alfredton–Tinui Road Bridge Loan Special-rating District, comprising Sections 149, 148, 144, 143, 181, 145, 157,