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(9.) Drive or lead any vehicle taking a load downhill unless the same be fitted with a suitable and effective brake:

(10.) Feed any horse in any road, 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:

(11.) While acting as the driver of any cart, dray, or wagon, or other such vehicle, suffer the same to remain standing longer thereon than the time reasonably necessary for loading or unloading goods:

(12.) Drive or cause to be driven any motor-car, motor-cycle, or other horseless vehicle at a greater rate than fifteen miles per hour.

57. When passing or about to pass any other motor-car, bicycle, or other vehicle, whether stationary or in motion, the driver or person in charge of every motor-car or motor-cycle shall travel at a rate of speed not exceeding five miles per hour; and, if such driver or person in charge shall be signalled so to do by the rider or driver of any fractious or restive animal coming from an opposite direction, he shall stop and remain stationary with such motor-car or motor-cycle to allow such fractious or restive animal to pass in safety.

Obstructing Traffic.

58. No person shall loiter, stand, or remain in or upon any road, street, private street, footpath, or footway, or use the same for such time or in such manner as shall have the effect of obstructing or disturbing the free use thereof, or the access to any house or building in or near thereto.

Obstructing Public Place.

59. No person shall loiter, stand, or remain in any public place, or use the same so that the same or any neighbouring road, street, private street, footpath, or footway, or the access to any house or building, shall be obstructed, or the traffic therein, or in such road, street, private street, footpath, or footway, shall be obstructed or disturbed.

Causiing Obstruction.

60. No person shall, in or near any road, street, private street, footpath, footway, or public place, by singing, playing any musical instrument, preaching, speaking, reading, lecturing, selling, or crying wares, exhibiting any object or thing, or causing or allowing the doing of any of the aforesaid things, or by any means whatever, cause the collection or assembling of persons whereby such road, street, or public place, or any neighbouring road, street, private street, footpath, footway, or public place, or the traffic thereof, is obstructed, disturbed, or hindered, or whereby access to any house or building in or near any road, street, private street, or public place is obstructed.

Disturbances.

61. No person shall in any road, street, private street, footpath, footway, or public place, sing, play any musical instrument, preach, read, lecture, sell or cry wares, or exhibit any object or thing, or make any noise or any loud sounds, or cause or by conduct invite others to do any of the aforesaid acts, whereby the peace and quiet of any persons residing in or using or being in any neighbouring house or building is disturbed, or whereby the proceedings of any congregation, assemblage, or meeting is disturbed, or annoyance is caused to any person attending any such congregation, assemblage, or meeting.

Use of Street, &c.

62. No person shall be deemed to be making a proper use of any road, street, private street, footpath, footway, or public place unless he shall be in good faith using the same for the purpose of a thoroughfare.

Application.

63. So much of the foregoing provisions as relate to the obstruction of public places shall be deemed to apply only to such public places and such parts of public places as are commonly used as thoroughfares.

Street Betting.

64. No person shall frequent or use any road, street, private street, or other public place within the district, either on behalf of himself or any other person, for the purpose of bookmaking, or transacting or entering into any part of the business of a bookmaker or of a betting agent, or betting, or wagering, or agreeing or proposing to bet or wager with any person.

P A R T I II.

BUILDINGS.

65. No person shall erect, add to, alter, or repair any building within the district except in conformity with the following provisions :-

(a.) Definition of Site. - The ground upon which any dwellinghouse is erected, together with the whole curtilage thereof enclosed within the boundary-fences, walls, or lines of the premises, shall be deemed to be the site of such dwellinghouse within the meaning of these by-laws.

(b.) Definition of New Dwellinghouse. The erection of a dwellinghouse upon vacant land or upon a site previously occupied by any building, or the re-erection of any house pulled down to within 5 ft. of the ground floor, or the conversion into more than one dwellinghouse of a building originally constructed as one dwellinghouse only, or an addition to or raising of a house (so far as such addition or raising is concerned, or the procuring of an existing dwelling-house or of any other building or part of a building intended to be re-erected and used as a dwellinghouse or part of a dwellinghouse upon the site, shall be deemed to be the erection of a new dwellinghouse within the meaning of these by-laws.

(c.) Notice of Intention to Build. Every person who shall intend to erect, add to, or renew a building of any description whatsoever shall give to the Board notice in writing of such intention, and at the same time deposit with the Board complete plans and specifications in duplicate (whereof one set shall be retained by the Board) of such intended work, the position, form, and dimensions of such building, and every water-closet, earth-closet, privy, ash-pit, cesspool, and all other appurtenances, and of the yard or ground belonging thereto, and of the open space in front and in the rear and on each side; and the building shall be so described as to show whether it is intended to be used as a dwellinghouse or dwellinghouses, or otherwise, and shall give such further particulars as may be required; and no such work shall be commenced until such plans and specifications have been inspected by the proper officer of the Board, and a certificate given by him that the work may be commenced.

(d.) Plans to be submitted. Such person shall at the same time deliver to the Board a block plan of such building, and shall show the position of the buildings and appurtenances of the properties immediately adjoining, which said plan shall be retained by the Board. He shall also deposit with the Board a notice stating :--

(1.) The full name of the person on whose behalf the proposed work is to be done :

(2.) The estimated value of such proposed work:

(3.) The locality of such proposed work:

(4.) An address within the district to which all notices by the Inspector to be given under this by-law in respect of the proposed work can be sent:

(5.) Such person shall sign all such plans and specifications, or cause the same to be signed by his duly authorized agent.

(e.) Inspection of Work. - Every person who shall erect, add to, or renew a building, or execute any work to which this by-law relates, shall, at all reasonable times during the erection of such building or the execution of such work, and also upon the completion thereof, afford any officer of the Board free access to such building or work for the purpose of inspection.

(f.) Building-site Area.-Except as hereinafter provided by this subsection and by the next succeeding subsection (g), no person shall erect a new dwellinghouse in the district upon a site of a less area than one-fifth of an acre, and unless such site shall have a frontage of at least 45 ft. to a public road: Provided that in the event of a person subdividing or cutting up any property in such manner that the sections fronting the road comply with the foregoing provision, leaving an area at the back of such sections, then the Board may in its discretion permit such back area to be built upon if the same has a frontage of at least 15 ft. in width to a public road; provided, however, that no such back section shall be of a less area than one-third of an acre and that not more than one single dwellinghouse shall be erected upon such back section.

(g.) Provisional Section. The preceding subsection (f) shall not apply to prevent the erection or re-erection of one new dwellinghouse on an allotment, lot, or section which does not comply with the requirements of subsection (f), but which is shown on any public plan or any plan lodged or deposited in the Deeds Registration Office or the District Land Registry Office at Auckland, prior to the date of coming into operation of these by-laws, or on a site owned prior to the date of coming into operation of these by-laws, by a person not then owning any adjoining land, or prevent the erection or re-erection of a shop and dwellinghouse combined upon any site.