Mar. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

Authorising the Laying-off of Hoskin Street, in the Town of Urenui Extension No. 1, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

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Department of Lands,
Wellington, 15th March, 1910.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Hoskin Street, in the Town of Urenui Extension No. 1, Taranaki Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

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Authorising the Laying-off of Beach Road, Aldred, Oman, Baty, Carroll, and Frederick Streets, in the Town of Gisborne Extension No. 7, of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

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Department of Lands,
Wellington, 19th March, 1910.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Beach Road, Aldred, Oman, Baty, Carroll, and Frederick Streets, in the Town of Gisborne Extension No. 7, Hawke’s Bay Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

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Notice under Subsection (2) of Section 22 of “The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907.”

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WHEREAS by section 22 of “The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907,” it is provided as follows: “(1) Where any land is vested in the Board under ‘The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900,’ or ‘The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905,’ then for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of such Act the Board, subject to the regulations for the time being of the Survey Department, may subdivide any blocks, and lay off and make any roads or streets; (2) any road or street so laid off shall, upon publication in the Gazette and Kahiti of a notice under the hand of the Native Minister stating that the same has been laid off as a road or street, be deemed to be a public highway, and shall vest in His Majesty”:

And whereas the Tokerau District Maori Land Board has, in accordance with the regulations of the Survey Department of the Dominion, laid off as public roads the portions of the block or parcel of land specified in the Schedule hereto, the same being land vested in the said Board under “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905”:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said authority, and of all other powers and authorities him thereunto enabling, the Native Minister in and for the Dominion of New Zealand hereby notifies that the lands specified in the Schedule hereto have been laid off as public roads.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of March, 1910.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

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SCHEDULE.

THOSE pieces or parcels of land being all the roads shown on a plan of the Te Karae Block, which plan is numbered 15482 (blue), and deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland.

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Notice under Subsection (2) of Section 22 of “The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907.”

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WHEREAS by section 22 of “The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907,” it is provided as follows: “(1) Where any land is vested in the Board under ‘The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900,’ or ‘The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905,’ then for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of such Act the Board, subject to the regulations for the time being of the Survey Department, may subdivide any blocks, and lay off and make any roads or streets; (2) any road or street so laid off shall, upon publication in the Gazette and Kahiti of a notice under the hand of the Native Minister stating that the same has been laid off as a road or street, be deemed to be a public highway, and shall vest in His Majesty”:

And whereas the Tokerau District Maori Land Board has, in accordance with the regulations of the Survey Department of the Dominion, laid off as public roads the portions of the block or parcel of land specified in the Schedule hereto, the same being land vested in the said Board under “The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905”:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said authority, and of all other powers and authorities him thereunto enabling, the Native Minister in and for the Dominion of New Zealand hereby notifies that the lands specified in the Schedule hereto have been laid off as public roads.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of March, 1910.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

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SCHEDULE.

THOSE pieces or parcels of land being all the roads shown on a plan of the Motatau No. 2 Block, which plan is numbered 15483 (blue), and deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland.

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By-law No. 68.—New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Traffic over the Switzers Railway-bridge.

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PURSUANT to and in exercise of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Railways, do hereby revoke By-law No. 66, dated the 2nd March, 1910, and gazetted on the 3rd March, 1910, and in lieu thereof do hereby make the by-laws set out in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Switzers Railway-bridge.

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 23rd day of March, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Railways.

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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 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.