Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 573

PART IV.

Width of Tires of Wheels.

13. The width of the tires of the wheels of every cart, dray, wagon, lorry, or other vehicle of the same class used on any county road shall be regulated in proportion to the number of wheels and the weight of load, according to the following scale :—

Two wheels—
For a load not exceeding 30 cwt., tires not to be less than 2¾ in. wide.
For a load exceeding 30 cwt., but not exceeding 35 cwt., tires not to be less than 3 in. wide.
For a load exceeding 35 cwt., but not exceeding 45 cwt., tires not to be less than 4 in. wide.
For a load exceeding 45 cwt., but not exceeding 60 cwt., tires not to be less than 5 in. wide.

Four wheels—
For a load not exceeding 40 cwt., tires not to be less than 2½ in. wide.
For a load exceeding 40 cwt., but not exceeding 70 cwt., tires not to be less than 3½ in. wide.
For a load exceeding 70 cwt., but not exceeding 90 cwt., tires not to be less than 4 in. wide.
For a load exceeding 90 cwt., but not exceeding 6 tons, tires not to be less than 6 in. wide.

14. Every driver or person in charge of any vehicle of the class mentioned in the preceding section on any county road, the load of which vehicle shall exceed the maximum fixed by the scale in the preceding section for the width of the tires of the wheels of such vehicle, and the owner of any such vehicle permitting the same to be on any such county road, shall be guilty of an offence.

15. Any person authorised in this behalf under the seal of the Council, on exhibiting such written authority, may require the driver or person in charge of any such vehicle on any county road to stop the same, and any such driver or person, if so required, shall stop the same forthwith until the width of the tires of the wheels of such vehicle and the weight or measurement of the load thereon can be ascertained, and shall truly answer all such questions as such authorised person shall reasonably put to him as to the load or contents of such vehicle, and in default of such driver or person so doing he shall be guilty of an offence.

16. Subject to section 18 hereof, any person authorised in this behalf in writing under the seal of the Council, on exhibiting such written authority, may, for the purpose of ascertaining the weight of the load on any such vehicle, require the owner, driver, or person in charge of such vehicle to do all such acts as may be necessary to have the load on such vehicle weighed at the nearest accessible weighbridge; or, in the event of there being no weighbridge easily available, then by any other practicable method, and in default of such owner, driver, or person in charge so doing he shall be guilty of an offence.

17. If the owner, driver, or person in charge, as the case may be, of any such vehicle on any county road shall refuse or neglect to comply with any requirement under the last two preceding sections, and in consequence thereof the width of the tires or the weight of the load of such vehicle cannot be ascertained, then, notwithstanding any penalty to which such owner or person may be liable for such refusal or neglect, the weight of the load of such vehicle shall, until the contrary is shown, be deemed to be in excess of that allowed under this Part of this by-law, and in any proceedings instituted against such owner, driver, or person in respect of such load the onus of proving that such load is not in excess of that allowed shall lie on the person against whom the information is laid.

18. The weight of the contents of any such vehicle on any county road in so far as such contents consist of the materials specified in the First Schedule hereto shall be ascertained by computing such weight in accordance with the table set out in the said Schedule.

PART V.

Heavy Traffic.

19. In this Part of this by-law “heavy traffic” shall have the meaning assigned to that expression by section 139 of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” that is to say,—
    “(a.) The transportation of any vehicle, engine, or machine which itself or together with any thing or things being transported thereon weighs more than 1½ tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels;
    “(b.) The traction of any vehicle or thing by means of bullocks notwithstanding that such vehicle or thing may separately or together with any load thereon weigh less than 1½ tons avoirdupois;
    “(c.) Any traffic which may from time to time be declared to be “heavy traffic” by Order in Council.”

20. This Part of this by-law shall apply to every vehicle or machine engaged in heavy traffic on any county road, excepting in all cases—
    (1.) Any threshing-mill, chaff-cutting, or corn-crushing machine.
    (2.) Any vehicle while being used by any farmer for transporting the produce (including Phormium tenax) of or manure for his own farm, or any vehicle used by any ratepayer for carrying or transporting logs, sawn timber, firewood, coal, lignite, bricks, or tiles for his own use or domestic consumption, and not for use in connection with any industry carried on by him, or on his land, or in which he has any interest.

21. On every vehicle or machine to which this Part of this by-law applies there shall be paid to the Council of the county a yearly license fee according to the following scale, viz.—
    (1.) On every traction-engine under 8 tons in weight, exclusive of the weight of coals and water carried therein, while used only in transporting threshing-mill, chaff-cutting, or corn-crushing machine plant belonging to the person owning or using the said engine the yearly license fee shall be £3.
    (2.) On every traction-engine over 8 tons in weight, exclusive of the weight of coals and water carried therein, while used as described in subsection (1) hereof, the yearly license fee shall be £5.
    (3.) On every other traction-engine under 8 tons in weight, exclusive of the weight of coals and water carried therein, the yearly license fee shall be £15.
    (4.) On every other traction-engine over 8 tons in weight, exclusive of the weight of coals and water carried therein, the yearly license fee shall be £20.
    (5.) On every traction-engine which is a motor wagon the yearly license fee shall be £7.
    (6.) On every portable engine the yearly license fee shall be £2 10s.
    (7.) On every two-wheeled vehicle or machine not being a traction-engine or portable engine the yearly license fee shall be £3.
    (8.) On every vehicle or machine having more than two wheels and not being a traction-engine or portable engine the yearly license fee shall be £7.
    (9.) On every vehicle or thing drawn by bullocks and not being a traction-engine or portable engine, and irrespective of the number of wheels, the yearly license fee shall be £4.

22. Any person who desires to obtain a license under this Part of this by-law for any vehicle or machine intended to be used for heavy traffic shall deliver at the county office an application in writing, addressed to the Clerk and signed by the applicant, specifying the name, occupation, and address of the applicant, the class of vehicle or machine, the weight, the number of wheels, width of tires, the mode of traction, the purpose for which it is to be used, the period for which the license is required, and, in the case of a traction-engine, further specifying the name of the maker, the number, the horsepower, and the weight loaded and unloaded.

23. The Clerk may require the person applying for a license for a traction-engine to produce the last annual certificate issued by the Inspector of Machinery in respect of the boiler of such engine under “The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1908,” or any Act amending or in substitution thereof, and any person knowingly producing a forged, counterfeited, or false certificate, or a certificate which has been superseded, or which has, for any reason known to such person, ceased to have full force and effect, or which has not been issued in respect of the said boiler, shall be guilty of an offence.

24. On receipt of the application referred to in section 22, and on payment of the fee applicable to the vehicle or machine described therein, the County Clerk shall, subject to the provisions of the next succeeding section hereof, issue a license under his hand, specifying the name, occupation, and address of the licensee, the class of vehicle or machine, the weight, number of wheels, width of tires, mode of traction, the purpose for which it is to be used, the fee paid, the period for which the license is issued, and, in the case of a traction-engine,