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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGIWAEA SCENIC RESERVE.
SECTION 22, Block II, Maungakaretu Survey District: Area,
7 acres 2 roods.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of November, 1923.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

By-laws regulating and controlling Traffic on Portion of the Road between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti, being Portions of Mokau, Mokau-Awakino, Lower Awakino Valley, and Awakino—Te Kuiti Roads.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS it is provided in subsection two of section one hundred and six of the Public Works Act, 1908, that all the rights and powers vested in any local authority by any Act in respect to the care, management, or control of roads, the management, restriction, or prohibition of any traffic thereon, and the power to make and enforce by-laws for any or all of such purposes may in the case of a Government road be exercised by the Governor-General:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 61 of the second day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, portion of the road between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti, being portions of Mokau, Mokau-Awakino, Lower Awakino Valley, and Awakino—Te Kuiti Roads was declared to be a Government road:

And whereas it is expedient to make by-laws regulating and controlling certain traffic on the said portion of road (hereinafter referred to as “the said road”).

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby make the following by-laws in respect of certain traffic on the said road, and do hereby declare that the said by-laws shall come into force on the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three.

BY-LAWS.

MOTOR-CAR TRAFFIC.

1. In these by-laws “motor-car” means “motor” as defined in the Motor Regulation Act, 1908, and is any vehicle propelled by mechanical power if it does not exceed three tons in weight unladen, and is not used for the purpose of drawing more than one vehicle (such vehicle with its locomotive not to exceed in weight four tons unladen). In calculating for the purposes of this by-law the weight of a vehicle unladen, the weight of any water, fuel, or accumulators used for the purpose of propulsion shall not be included.

2. No person shall drive or operate, or attempt to drive or operate, a motor-car on the said road unless he is a person competent to control its use and movement.

3. No person in charge of a motor-car while on the said road shall permit any person to drive or operate such car unless such last-mentioned person is competent to operate the same.

4. No person driving or in charge of a motor-car when on the said road—
   (a.) Shall cause such motor-car to travel backwards for a greater distance than shall be requisite for the purpose of safety;
   (b.) Shall quit such motor-car without having taken due precaution against its being started in his absence;
   (c.) Shall cause, or allow, or permit such motor-car to be driven or operated or to remain or stand on the said road or any bridge thereon so as to obstruct or interfere with the traffic thereon.

5. The person in charge of a motor-car on the said road shall, when within a reasonable distance from and before meeting or overtaking any person in sight on foot, and when within a reasonable distance from and before meeting or overtaking any person in a vehicle or on horseback, give audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the car by sounding the warning instrument attached thereto and required by law to be provided.

6. The person driving or in charge of a motor-car on the said road shall, on the request of any person driving stock, riding, or having charge of a restive horse and coming towards the car, or on such person holding up his or her hand as a signal for that purpose, cause such car to stop, and remain stationary as long as shall be reasonable to enable such person to pass the car with the vehicle, horse, or stock which he is driving, riding, or in charge of, and if necessary shall stop the engine of such car.

7. When a motor-car is being driven or propelled along the said road, if owing to a bend, corner, crossing, or junction in the said road, or for any similar cause, it becomes impossible for the driver or person in charge of such motor-car to have an uninterrupted view of the traffic on the said road for at least fifty yards ahead, such driver or person in charge shall reduce his speed to twelve miles an hour; and around sharp bends, when actually meeting any person riding or driving, shall reduce speed to six miles an hour; and by sounding the warning instrument give audible and sufficient warning of the approach of such motor in both cases.

8. No motor-car shall be driven or propelled on the said road at a greater speed than twenty-five miles an hour, or on a bridge thereon at a greater speed than ten miles an hour.

9. The person driving or in charge of a motor-car on the said road shall—if during the period between sunset and one hour before sunrise, or whenever it is dark, any person driving, riding, or having charge of a vehicle or cattle signals to the motor by waving a lamp up and down—proceed with the motor cautiously; and he shall, if during the same period any such person so signals by waving a lamp from side to side, bring the motor-car to a stand-still and keep it stationary, and if necessary shall stop the engine, for so long as may be necessary to enable such person, together with such vehicle or cattle, to pass the motor-car safely.

10. The driver, rider, or person in charge of a motor-car on the said road shall, when meeting any vehicle or cattle, keep to the left or near side of the road; and when overtaking any vehicle or cattle shall pass when practicable on the right or off side of the said road, and shall give as much space as possible for the passage of such traffic.

11. No driver or person in charge of any motor-car shall pass or attempt to pass any vehicle, horse, or cattle if on a bridge or dangerous part of the said road.

12. Where the said road crosses a railway or tramway, or is crossed or intersected by another road, the said road is deemed and is hereby declared to be dangerous for the use of motor-cars for a distance of two chains on each side of such crossing or intersection.

13. If at any time the Minister is satisfied that the use of motor-cars on any bridge or part of the said road would be attended with risk of damage to the bridge or danger to the public, he may, by notice, prohibit motor traffic along such bridge or any part of the said road.

14. No motor-car shall be driven or operated unless such motor-car is fitted with two independent brakes in good working-order and of such efficiency that the application of either can cause two of the wheels on the same axle to stop revolving; provided that in the case of a motor not being a motor-car, this clause shall apply as if instead of two wheels on the same axle one wheel was therein referred to.

15. No motor-car shall be driven or operated on the said road unless such motor-car is fitted with an efficient muffler or silencer, and no such muffler or silencer shall be disconnected from the exhaust, opened, or removed, in a motor-car being driven or operated within fifty yards from any vehicle, horse, or cattle on the said road.

16. Every motor-car on the said road between one half-hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise shall have at least two efficient lamps affixed conspicuously one at each side of the front thereof, so as to exhibit a white light in the direction in which such motor-car is proceeding, such light to be sufficiently clear and strong to afford adequate means of signalling the approach or position of such motor-car; and shall also have an efficient lamp attached to such motor-car, which lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to exhibit a bright red light in the opposite direction to which the car is proceeding, and green side lights so as to be visible from the opposite sides of the gullies round bends when the motor-car is sideways on to an approaching car or other vehicle.

17. A motor-car which has broken down shall be lighted at night if left on any part of the said road.

18. Head lights shall be so restricted in intensity that they will not dazzle any person approaching from the opposite direction.

CATTLE AND SHEEP TRAFFIC.

19. The conduct of cattle and sheep traffic is prohibited on the portions of the said road described in column 1 of the Schedule hereunder, unless the cost as estimated by the Governor-General of reinstating the said road or portion thereof which may be damaged by such traffic is previously paid to him. Such traffic may be conducted along the portions of road described in column 2 of the said Schedule in lieu of using the portions of the said road on which the said traffic is prohibited.