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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

Officer for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th May, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 79 of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed

FREDERICK MOORHOUSE,

of Rotorua, to be an Officer for the purposes of Part II of that Act.

J. A. MILLAR.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 28th May, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable EDWARD DWYER

to be an Inspector under the Factories Act, 1908. The appointment is dated the 25th day of May, 1910.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th May, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

GEORGE HENRY HARBROE, Esq., of Carterton, and
JAMES IRWIN WILSON, Esq., of Whangarei,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for New Zealand.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Justice.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD SAMUEL HOULT

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Motueka, vice T. J. Baigent, deceased.

R. MCKENZIE,
For Minister of Justice.

Offices will be closed on King’s Birthday.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st June, 1910.

REFERRING to the notice dated 26th May, 1910, and published in the Gazette of the same date, it has now been decided that the Government offices throughout the Dominion are to be closed on Friday, 3rd June instant.

In deference to the pleasure of His Majesty King George V there will be no general birthday celebrations on that day.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Special Order made by the Mauku Road Board, County of Manukau.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 26th May, 1910.

THE following special order, made by the Mauku Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Road Boards Act, 1908.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

MAUKU ROAD BOARD.

Special Order.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, the Mauku Road Board hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £500, authorised to be raised by the Mauku Road Board, under the above-mentioned Act, for metalling various roads in the Patumahoe Ward, the said Mauku Road Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of ½d. in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Patumahoe Ward of the Mauku Road District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of September in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-six years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly passed in accordance with the Road Boards Act, 1908.

A. E. WRIGHT,
Clerk, Mauku Road Board.

Special Order made by the Courtenay Road Board, County of Selwyn, making By-laws.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 28th May, 1910.

THE following special order, made by the Courtenay Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Road Boards Act, 1908.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

COURTENAY ROAD BOARD.

Special Order made by the Courtenay Road Board relating to Traction-engine Traffic in the Courtenay Road District.

THAT, in pursuance of the powers, provisions, and authorities contained in the Road Boards Act, 1908, the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Acts amending the same, and all other enabling powers, provisions, and authorities contained in any other Act or otherwise vested in them, the Inhabitants of the Courtenay Road District, by the Courtenay Road Board (hereinafter called the “Road Board”), do hereby make and ordain the following by-laws for regulating the times when and the conditions on which traction-engines may be allowed to pass along the roads within the said road district; and for providing for a yearly license fee on any traction-engine engaged in heavy traffic within the said district; and for providing that the transportation upon the roads within the said district of traction-engines engaged in heavy traffic shall cease during the months of June, July, August, and September; and for imposing penalties for the breach of the by-laws:—

1. The term “traction-engine” or “engine,” where used in these by-laws, means any locomotive engine (not being used on a railway or a tramway) propelled by steam power or by any other power applied to engines used for the purpose of hauling or carrying goods.

The term “road” shall have the meaning given to it in section 101 of the Public Works Act, 1908, and unless repugnant to the context shall include everything mentioned or referred to in the said section as being included in the word “road” where used in the said Act.

“District” means the Courtenay Road District.

“Heavy traffic” shall have the meaning given to it by subsection (1) of section 139 of the Public Works Act, 1908.

“Clerk of the Board” means the Clerk of the Courtenay Road Board.

2. No person shall use any traction-engine which of itself or together with any thing or things carried thereon shall weigh more than 1½ tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels on a road within the district, unless such engine shall be duly licensed in manner hereafter mentioned.

3. Any person owning or using a traction-engine who shall desire to obtain a license to use the same on roads within the district shall deliver at the office of the Road Board an application in writing signed by him pursuant to the form contained in Schedule B to this by-law, or to the like effect, describing such engine; and for every such license granted there shall be paid to the Clerk of the Board such sum or sums of money, to be placed to the credit of the Road Board fund, as are respectively specified in Schedule A to this by-law.

4. Licenses for traction-engines may be in the form contained in Schedule C hereunder, or to the like effect, and shall (except as regards the months therein mentioned) continue in force for one year from the date of issue and no longer.

5. In every such license shall be specified the number and duration of the license, the name and place of abode of the owner of the traction-engine in respect of which the license is granted, the description of the engine, and the weight of the engine when loaded and when unloaded.