JUNE 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1573

(c.) The permit is to be given to the bridge-keeper, and the
machine shall not enter upon the bridge if the description
in the permit does not agree with the machine, nor unless
accompanied by the bridge-keeper.

(d.) Every precaution shall be taken against fire or other damage to
the bridge or railway, as required by the bridge-keeper, and
speed shall be a uniform rate not exceeding two miles an hour.

(e.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Minister for any
damage done to the bridge or railway during transit of such
machine.

(6.) No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1½ tons gross
per wheel, except with tires 5 in. broad or wider; and no load over 2 tons
per wheel shall pass over except under the regulations for machines; and
loads greater than 4 tons per wheel are entirely prohibited from passing
over the bridge.

(7.) No person shall go upon or cross the bridge while in a state of intoxi-
cation.

BRUNNER BRIDGE.

54. The following provisions shall apply to the traffic on and over the
    Brunner Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between
    Greymouth and Brunnerton, and is used both for ordinary and railway
    traffic :—

(1.) No foot-passenger shall cross, or attempt or commence to cross, the
Brunner Railway-bridge at Brunnerton, except on the footway provided
for the purpose above the railroad.

(2.) No person shall at any time drive or take across the said bridge
any horses, sheep, pigs, or cattle without first obtaining the consent of the
Stationmaster at Brunner, who shall at all times regulate such traffic.

(3.) No person shall have any right to drive or take on or across such
bridge, at any time, any vehicles, horses, or live animals; but he may be
permitted by the Stationmaster to do so at such times as the bridge is un-
occupied for railway traffic; provided such permission will not interfere
with the apparatus or appliances for working the bridge, or injure or inter-
fer with the structure of the said bridge, or interfere with the railway traffic
in any way.

(4.) No person shall take any load upon any cart or other vehicle upon
the bridge which exceeds in the gross weight 1 ton upon any one wheel.

WAIMAKARIRI GORGE RAILWAY-BRIDGE.

55. The following provisions shall apply to the traffic on and over the
    Waimakariri Gorge Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the
    railway between West Oxford and Sheffield, and is used for both ordinary
    and railway traffic :—

(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 wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles
per hour.

(3.) No traction-engine, portable engine, combine, elevator, reaper-and-
binder (except reapers-and-binders on their own wheels), or such travelling
or portable machine which exceeds 11 ft. in width (all of which are herein-
after included in the term “machine”) shall be taken over the bridge
except under the following conditions :—

(a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the
Railway Stationmaster at Sheffield or West Oxford a permit
authorising the passage of the machine over the bridge.

(b.) Before such permit is issued, the person applying for the same
shall state correctly the description, weight, number of wheels,
breadth of tires, and width of the machine, together with the
name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall
be entered in the permit.

(c.) Machines shall only be taken over the bridge during daylight.

(d.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Department
for any damage done to the bridge or railway during its transit.

(4.) No greater load than 1½ tons gross per wheel with tires less than 5 in.
broad shall be taken on the bridge; and no load over 2 tons per wheel shall
pass over except under the regulations for machines; and loads greater
than 3 tons per wheel are entirely prohibited from crossing over the bridge.

(5.) The permit shall be shown on demand to any Railway Inspector or
ganger on the line of railway between West Oxford and Sheffield.