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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

Notice to Mariners No. 16 of 1910.

AMENDED POSITION OF BUOYS IN RANGITOTO CHANNEL, AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th February, 1910.

N OTICE is hereby given that the following mentioned buoys in Rangitoto Channel, Auckland Harbour, have been found out of position as given in the Admiralty Plan No. 1970 of February, 1909; the following true bearings, certified to by Messrs. J. W. Harrison, M. L. Creagh, and Claude Purchas, Licensed Surveyors, give the amended positions of the buoys:—

Rough Rock Buoy.—Mt. Victoria Trig., S. 61° 53′ W.; Bastion Rk., S. 7° 40′ E.; Bean Rk. Lt.-h., S. 30° 7′ E.

White Light Buoy.—Mt. Victoria Trig., S. 67° 10′ W.; Bastion Rk., S. 0° 19′ W.; Bean Rk. Lt.-h., S. 19° 22′ E.

Red Buoy.—Mt. Victoria Trig., S. 77° 45′ W.; Bastion Rk., S. 5° 12′ W.; Bean Rk. Lt.-h., S. 34° 45′ E.

The Harbour Board have notified that the white light buoy is shortly to be moved eastward to a new position at or just outside the 5-fathoms line as shown by the actual depth of water obtained, not necessarily as shown by chart which may not be correct. When the buoy is laid another notice will be issued giving the exact position of buoy.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Plans Nos. 1970 and 1896; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, Chap. ii, pp. 36 and 37; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1910, p. 115, and plan, p. 114.

J. A. MILLAR

Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 1910.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 28th February, 1910.

T HE following extracts from Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO, ETC.

SURABAYA STRAIT.—Black lt.-buoy No. 1, on the bar of the W. fairway, has been moved to 6° 54½′ S., 112° 44′ E., near the head of the E. training-wall. Jan.

SAMBAR PT.—1. A lt.-v., red with “Sambar” in white on sides, exh. a occ. white lt., vis. 15 secs., ecl. 10 secs., R. 10 miles, is est. in 3° 40¼′ S., 110° 19¾′ E., about 1⅚ cables S.-erd. from the red can buoy recently est. to mark a 2¾-fm. bank, srd. on Sambar Pt. 2. A black lt.-buoy, exh. an occ. white lt., vis. 10 secs., ecl. 10 secs., is est. in 3° 22¾′ S., 110° 4¼′ E., on wrn. side of Clemencia Reef. Jan.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

BULLOCK HABB. APPROACH.—Heavy breakers, having the appearance of a rk. almost awash, have been obser. at L.W., spring tides, in 27° 44¾′ N., 121° 5′ E., 1⅞ miles N. 51° W. from Rocky Islet. A rk. carrying less than 6ft. has been charted in the above position and marked “P.D.” Jan.

By-law No. 66.—New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Traffic over the Switzers Railway-bridge.

P URSUANT to and in exercise of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set out in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Switzers Railway.

And I do hereby declare that such by-laws shall come into force from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under my hand, this 2nd day of March, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Railways.

SCHEDULE.

BY-LAWS.

66. THE following provisions shall apply to traffic on and over the railway-bridge over the Mataura River, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Riversdale and Switzers, 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 per hour.

(3.) Traction-engines, portable engines, combines, elevators, reapers-and-binders (except reapers-and-binders on special travelling carriages), and such travelling or portable machines or loads as 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 Riversdale 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 must 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 the speed shall be at an 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.

(4.) No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1½ tons gross weight 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.

(5.) Any person who shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws, or shall fail to do any act in any such by-law directed to be done by him, or shall do any act which by any such by-law is directed not to be done by him, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10 for each such breach, or the failure to do or the doing of each such act as aforesaid respectively; but if any such person is employed on or about the railway, and the by-law relates to his conduct, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1 for each breach, failure, or act respectively.

By-law No. 67.—New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Hokitika Railway-bridge for Ordinary Traffic.

I N exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Hokitika Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Greymouth and Ross, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic; and I do hereby declare that such by-laws shall come into force from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under my hand, this 2nd day of March, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Railways.

SCHEDULE.

BY-LAWS.

WITH respect to traffic on and over the Hokitika Railway-bridge the following by-laws shall apply, viz.:—

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 vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour.

3. No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1½ tons gross on any one wheel.

4. Any person who shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws, or shall fail to do any act in any such by-law directed to be done by him, or shall do any act which by any such by-law is directed not to be done by him, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10 for each such breach, or the failure to do or the doing of each such act as aforesaid respectively; but if any such person is employed on or about the railway, and the by-law relates to his conduct, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1 for each breach, failure, or act respectively.

5. So far as applicable, the general by-laws and regulations for the time being respectively in force and affecting the traffic on the New Zealand railways shall extend and apply to the Hokitika Bridge.