Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3587

(a.) No owner or occupier of land shall allow trees or shrubs growing thereon to overhang or encroach on any street, private street, or footway; and it shall be lawful for the Board to cause all trees or shrubs so overhanging or encroaching to be lopped, or the encroaching part thereof to be removed, at the discretion of the Board.

(b.) No person shall destroy, pull down, obliterate, or deface the name or name-plate on any house or building in any such street.

(c.) Every owner or occupier of land fronting, adjoining, or near any street, if such land shall be so situated that surface or storm water from or upon the same overflows, or tends naturally, if not otherwise discharged, to overflow any footway of such street, shall, within seven days next after the service of notice by the Inspector requiring him so to do, construct and lay from such point upon such land, being near to the footway, as shall be specified in such notice by plan appended, or otherwise, and higher in level than the bottom of the channel at the outer edge of the footway, and keep in good condition, such pipe, covered drain, or appliance, subject to the approval and inspection of the Board.

2. All drains under footways, discharging into channels, shall be constructed in the following manner, and subject to the following conditions:—

(a.) All such drains shall be constructed with cast-iron or glazed-earthenware pipes not exceeding 4 in. in diameter where footpath is kerbed and channelled, and shall be laid with a fall of not less than 3 in. in the whole width of the footway, the level at the discharge mouth being the level of the water-channel.

(b.) No such drain shall be laid or used for any other purpose than for carrying of surface-water, whether from roofs or yards.

(c.) The work of opening up the footway and cutting the kerbstone for the reception of such drain-pipes, and making good the said footway, and relaying the said kerbstone, shall be done by the Board at the expense of the person requiring such drain.

(d.) The person desiring to have such drain constructed shall make written application in that behalf to the Clerk, and together with such application shall prepay the cost of the work.

3. All crossings shall be constructed by the Board, but at the expense of the person requiring the same to be made, and such crossings shall consist of such material as the Board shall from time to time approve.

4. No person shall take, conduct, or drive any vehicle across any footpath except at some properly constructed crossing; provided that this clause shall not apply to any vehicle taken, conducted, or driven across a footpath at other than some properly constructed crossing if such vehicle be led, conducted, or driven across or along timber laid down upon such footpath, and in or across the watercourse adjoining the same, in such manner that the said footpath and watercourse will not suffer any injury.

5. The person applying for a permit to build shall, at the time of making application, deposit with the Board the sum of £1 sterling to cover the cost of repairing any footpath, kerb, or channel which may be damaged during the building operation, or by any matter or thing connected therewith. Such deposit shall be retained for thirty days after completion of the building. If at the end of the period of thirty days the footpath, kerb, and channel are repaired and put in a thoroughly satisfactory condition, the deposit shall be returned, otherwise it shall be absolutely forfeited to the Board.

6. No person shall ride or use any bicycle in any street or private street unless such bicycle shall have attached to it a proper and sufficient bell for the purpose of giving warning to any person if and when necessary.

7. Every person riding any bicycle along, or being upon a bicycle on, any street or private street during the period between sunset and sunrise shall carry attached to the bicycle a lamp, which shall be so constructed and placed as to exhibit a light in the direction in which he is proceeding, and shall cause such lamp to be so lighted as to afford adequate means of signalling the approach and position of the bicycle. The person and each of the persons for the time being in charge of any bicycle that shall be standing or left upon any part of any street or private street within the period aforesaid shall cause such bicycle to exhibit a light adequately showing its position.

8. No person shall ride a bicycle on or upon any footpath.

9. No person shall ride a bicycle or drive a motor-car or motor-cycle on any street or private street at a greater speed than at the rate of twelve miles per hour, nor round any corner, angle, or intersection of any street at more than four miles per hour.

10. Every person driving any vehicle through any street or private street shall, except in crossing for the purpose of setting down or taking up goods or passengers, keep such vehicle as near as practicable to the left-hand or near side of the street.

11. No person shall use, drive, or conduct any vehicle in or along any street or private street between sunset and sunrise, unless such vehicle shall have two proper and sufficient lights, one on each side thereof, kept well lighted for the whole time during which such vehicle shall be so driven; and no person shall, between sunset and sunrise, drive any vehicle at a walking-pace or suffer any vehicle to stand in any street or private street, unless such vehicle shall have one proper and sufficient light on one side thereof, kept well lighted for the whole time during which such vehicle shall be so driven or suffered to stand, as the case may be. Each light shall be so fixed as to show a red light at the back, and be distinctly visible to any one approaching from the rear, provided that in the case of a heavily laden vehicle, where it would be impracticable to have such lights so fixed, then an additional light showing a red light must be fixed or suspended at the rear of such vehicle.

12. The driver of every vehicle shall give way to any other vehicle during the taking-up or setting-down of any person into or from such vehicle.

13. The driver of any vehicle stopping the same in any street or private street for any purpose whatever shall give notice of his intention so to do by holding up his whip so that the same may be visible to the driver of any vehicle immediately following, and upon stopping he shall so place his vehicle as to cause as little obstruction as possible to the traffic; and if the stoppage of such vehicle prevents the passing of any other vehicle, such driver shall, upon being thereto requested by the driver of such other vehicle, or by any servant or officer of the Board, or police officer, remove his vehicle so as to permit such other vehicle to pass.

14. No person shall in any street or private street—

(a.) While acting as the driver, ride on any vehicle without having and holding proper and sufficient reins, unless some other competent person has charge of the animal drawing the same, or be away from such animal so as to be unable to have full control thereof, without passing through the near wheel thereof a suitable chain or strap so as effectively to prevent the rotation of such wheel or wheels, whether in any case such vehicle be hired or not.

(b.) Act as driver to have the sole charge of more than one vehicle, unless in cases where two of such vehicles, and no more, are drawn each by one horse only, and the horse of the hinder of such vehicles is attached by a sufficient rein to the back of the foremost of such vehicles.

(c.) Drive any vehicle whatever, or ride any animal or bicycle, and when meeting any other vehicle, animal, or bicycle, neglect or fail to keep on the left or near side of the road or street, or when passing any other vehicle, animal, or bicycle going in the same direction, fail to pass the same on the right or off side thereof, or when any person driving any vehicle or riding any animal or bicycle in the same direction is desirous of passing, fail to allow any such vehicle, animal, or bicycle to pass on the right or off side of his animal or vehicle.

(d.) Furiously, negligently, wantonly, or carelessly ride or drive any animal or vehicle, or any engine, carriage, or conveyance of any kind.

(e.) Ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind round an angle or corner thereof within 2 ft. of the edge or kerb of such angle or corner, or ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind along any such street within 2 ft. of the edge or kerb of the footway.

(f.) Ride or drive any animal or vehicle of any kind round an angle or corner thereof at other than a walking-pace.

(g.) Drive any vehicle laden with any goods or material which project on either side more than 5 ft. from the centre of such vehicle.

(h.) Drive or allow to stand any vehicle with the curtains, coverings, or awnings thereof unfastened and liable to be flapped about by the wind so as to frighten or to be calculated to frighten horses.

(i.) Drive or lead any four-wheeled vehicle taking a load down hill unless the same be fitted with a suitable and effective brake.

(j.) Feed any horse in any street or public place save by means of a nosebag attached to the head of such horse, or remove the winkers or bridle of any such horse, or allow any vicious horse to stand in any street or public place unless properly and securely muzzled.