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northerly along the west shore of the inner harbour to the northerly boundary of Block III, Heretaunga Survey District; thence easterly along the north boundary of Blocks III and IV, Heretaunga Survey District, to the sea-coast; thence southerly along the sea-coast to a point due east of the junction of the Tukituki River with the Waipureka Stream; thence by a line due west to the point of commencement.

By-law No. 71.—New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Waiau-ua Railway-bridge for Ordinary Traffic.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by the Government Railways Act, 1908, I, William Herbert Herries, Minister of Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Waiau-ua Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Spotswood and Parnassus, 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 9th day of September, 1912.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways.

SCHEDULE.

BY-LAWS.

THE following provisions shall apply to the traffic on and over the Waiau-ua Railway-bridge, which forms part of the railway between between Spotswood and Parnassus, 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, and other live stock, must have a man behind them; and cattle, sheep, and horses in mobs must also have a man before them.

2. Horses or light wheeled vehicles shall not enter upon the bridge within twenty minutes, drays within thirty minutes, and cattle, sheep, and pigs within forty minutes of the time that any train is due on the bridge.

3. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour.

4. Traction-engines shall not cross the bridge unless loaded on railway-wagons.

5. No portable engine, combine, elevator, reaper and binder (except reapers and binders on special travelling carriages), or such travelling or portable machine or load which exceeds 11 ft. in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term “machine”), shall be taken over the bridge except under the following conditions :—

   (a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Railway Stationmaster at Parnassus a permit authorizing the passage of the machine over the bridge.

   (b.) If considered necessary by the Stationmaster, the machine shall be accompanied by the bridgekeeper or other employee of the Department.

   (c.) Before such permit is issued, the person applying for the same shall correctly state 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 on the permit.

   (d.) Machines shall be taken over the bridge only during daylight.

   (e.) Every precaution shall be taken against fire or other damage to the bridge.

   (f.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Minister for any damage done to the bridge or railway during its transit.

6. No greater load than 1½ tons gross per wheel shall be taken over the bridge.

7. The permit shall be shown on demand to any Railway Inspector or ganger on the line of railway.

8. 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.

Notice to Mariners No. 106 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 4th September, 1912.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 21 of 1912, the following further notice, received from the Marine Board, Melbourne, is published for general information.

F. M. B. FISHER.

VICTORIA.

Port of Gippsland Lakes.

MARINERS and others are hereby notified that the wreck of the steamer “Despatch,” having become partially embedded in the sea-floor at the entrance to the Port of Gippsland Lakes, no longer obstructs such entrance.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 12th August, 1912.

Notice to Mariners No. 107 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th September, 1912.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Port Officer, Melbourne, Victoria, are published for general information.

F. M. B. FISHER.

VICTORIA.

Gippsland Lakes Entrance.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners, dated 1st August, 1907, page 116, mariners and others are hereby notified that, owing to recent weather conditions, the bar outside the entrance has shoaled to 10 ft. at ordinary low water; they must pay strict attention to the semaphore signals, as prescribed in the Sailing Directions, when navigating the entrance, which should not be attempted except under moderate sea conditions.

T. DIMelow,
For Port Officer.

Melbourne, 18th July, 1912.

MEASURED MILE.—PORT PHILLIP.—ESTABLISHMENT OF FRONT BEACONS.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners, page 91, describing the shore and outlying waters between Rickett’s Point and Half-moon Bay, mariners and others are hereby notified that, in connection with the establishment of a measured mile on the eastern shore of Port Phillip, two beacons, each consisting of three piles, have been erected in 20 ft. of water. The beacons lie a mile apart, south-east and north-west; the south-eastern being S. 38° W. 400 yards from Rickett’s Point, and the north-western being S. 55° W. 500 yards from Quiet Corner.

Further notice will be given when the rear or shore beacons in connection with same have been established.

As the north-western beacon will now serve the purpose of the red buoy marking the low-water rock off Quiet Corner, such red buoy will be removed.

Owing to the foul ground in the locality, boatmen should keep outside the line of beacons.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 25th July, 1912.

Notice to Mariners No. 108 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th September, 1912.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Minister of State for Communications, Tokyo, Japan, is published for general information.

F. M. B. FISHER.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Shinagawa Lighted Buoy established.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-described lighted buoy has been established off Shinagawa, Gulf of Tokyo, in order to mark the outer extremity of the fairway leading to the River Sumida.

Shinagawa Lighted Buoy.

Position: South by east of Shinagawa Lighthouse.

Description: Cylindrical iron buoy painted red, surmounted by the latticework supporting the lantern.

Height of light: 12 ft. above the water.