June 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1577

(2.) Horsemen or wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than at the rate of six miles an hour.
(3.) Traction-engines shall not cross the bridge unless loaded on railway-wagons.
(4.) Portable engines, combines, elevators, reapers-and-binders (excepting reapers-and-binders on special travelling carriages), and such travelling or portable machines or loads which exceed 11 ft. in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term “machine”), may be taken over the bridge subject only to the following conditions:—
(a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Railway Stationmaster at Gisborne 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 or load, together with the name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall be entered in the permit.
(c.) The permit is to be produced to any Railway Inspector or ganger, and the machine shall not be taken upon the bridge if the description in the permit does not agree with the machine.
(d.) Every precaution shall be taken against fire or other damage to the bridge or railway, 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 the transit of such machine.
(f.) Machines shall be taken over the bridge only during daylight.
(5.) 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 2½ tons per wheel are entirely prohibited from passing over the bridge.

LUMSDEN BRIDGE.

59. (c.) The following provisions shall apply to the traffic on and over the Lumsden Railway Bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Lumsden and Mossburn, and is used both for 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 at the rate of six miles an hour.
    (3.) Traction-engines shall not cross the bridge unless loaded on railway-wagons.
    (4.) Portable engines, combines, elevators, reapers-and-binders (excepting reapers-and-binders on special travelling carriages), and such travelling or portable machines or loads which exceed 11 ft. in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term “machine”), may be taken over the bridge subject only to the following conditions:—
    (a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Railway Stationmaster at Lumsden 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 or load, together with the name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall be entered in the permit.
    (c.) The permit is to be produced to any Railway Inspector or ganger, and the machine shall not be taken upon the bridge if the description in the permit does not agree with the machine.
    (d.) Every precaution shall be taken against fire or other damage to the bridge or railway, 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.
    (f.) Machines shall be taken over the bridge only during daylight.
    (5.) 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.