JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1669

20. The Chief Drainage Engineer shall prepare a plan showing all drains and drainage-works in every drainage area which are to be maintained out of rates levied under the said Act. Such plan may be inspected by ratepayers at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer during the hours when the such office is open to the public for the transaction of business.

MAINTENANCE OF FENCING AND PROTECTION OF DRAINS, ETC.

21. At each side of every drain constructed under the authority of the said Act there shall be erected by the occupier or occupiers of the land abutting on such drain at his or their own cost a substantial stock-proof fence of such kind and description as may be approved by the Chief Drainage Engineer, and such fence shall thereafter be maintained by the said occupier or occupiers in a substantial state of repair.

22. No bridge or culvert or other crossing shall be constructed over any drain without the previous permission in writing of the Chief Drainage Engineer. Bridges, culverts, and other crossings so constructed shall be maintained by the occupier or occupiers of the land on which they are situated in such a manner that the flow of water thereunder is not obstructed thereby.

23. No watering-places for stock shall be made or provided in or in connection with any drain without the previous permission in writing of the Chief Drainage Engineer, and where so made or provided such watering-places shall be so constructed and maintained by the occupier or occupiers that no damage to such drain can result from their use.

24. No material of any description shall be deposited in any drain, and no sewage or polluted water from any stable, dairy, cow-shed, slaughterhouse, piggery, residence, or other buildings or works shall be permitted to flow into any drain.

25. The overflow from any artesian well shall be allowed to flow into any drain only with the previous permission in writing of the Chief Drainage Engineer, and only at such point of entry and in such manner as he may approve.

26. Willows shall not be planted nor permitted to grow within a distance of fifty links from any drain without the permission in writing of the Chief Drainage Engineer.

27. No person shall use any drain for the purpose of floating timber, flax, or other material, or for the purposes of haulage, water-carriage, or navigation without the previous permission in writing of the Chief Drainage Engineer.

28. Where any drain is damaged by stock or otherwise the Chief Drainage Engineer may require the owner or occupier responsible for such damage to repair such drain to his satisfaction, or he may have the necessary repairs executed and recover the cost thereof from the said owner or occupier before any Justice in a summary manner.

29. Where any owner subdivides rural land in a drainage area constituted under the said Act he shall provide each subdivision with an efficient and satisfactory outlet drain, and such drains will be maintained by the Chief Drainage Engineer, provided that they have been constructed and fenced in to his satisfaction by the said owner.

ROAD-TRAFFIC.

30. The traffic on any road constructed under the authority of the said Act shall be subject, with respect to such traffic, to the by-laws of the local body within whose district the road is situated.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

DRAINAGE AREA.—RATE-BOOK FOR YEAR 19 —19 .

The amount of the expenditure under the provisions of the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and the amendments thereof, as at 31st March, 19 , is £ : , which is the amount in respect of which the rate is levied.

The rate is for the period commencing on the day of , 19 , and ending on the day of , 19 , and is payable in one sum on the day of , 19 .

Class A: Rate in the pound is .
Class B: Rate in the pound is .
Class C: Rate in the pound is .
Class D: Rate in the pound is .

—— Memorandum only. ——

Signed by as Minister of Lands, this day of , 19 . …………Minister of Lands.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

DRAINAGE AREA.—DEMAND FOR RATES FOR YEAR 19 —19 .

To………… Lands and Survey Department, Land Drainage Branch, Auckland, , 19 .

In accordance with the provisions of the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and the amendments thereof, and the provisions of the Rating Act, 1908, and the amendments thereof, I hereby demand from you, within fourteen days from the date hereof, payment of the undermentioned amount, being rate due to the Crown by you as occupier [owner or mortgagee] of the property scheduled hereunder. Payment is to be made to the Collector of Rates, Box , or at any money-order office.

…………Collector of Rates.

Penalty, 10 per cent. on current rates if not paid before…………

Received the sum of £ : : (Office Stamp.)
…………Collector.

Note.—Both forms must be presented when payment is made. Remittance by cheque drawn on a bank other than the bank at the town where the rates are lodged must include exchange.

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