Christchurch-Dunedin Main Highway.—By-laws.

WHEREAS by section 9 of the Main Highways Act, 1922 (hereinafter called “the said Act’’), the powers, rights, duties, and liabilities vested in or imposed on the Governor-General or Minister of Public Works (in the case of Government roads) or vested in or imposed on any local authority (in the case of highways other than Government roads), are, in the case of main highways, transferred to and vested in or imposed on the Main Highways Board (hereinafter called ‘‘the said Board’’):

And whereas the road hereinafter referred to is a main highway, and it is desirable that by-laws should be made in respect thereof:

Now, therefore, the said Board, acting by authority of the said Act and of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, and of all other powers in anyway enabling it in this behalf; doth hereby make the following by-laws.

BY-LAWS.

1. INTERPRETATION.

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Burnham-Rolleston Speed-limit By-laws, 1940.
2. These by-laws shall come into force on the 28th day of March, 1940.
3. These by-laws shall apply to the following road, namely, all that portion of the Christchurch-Dunedin Main Highway from a point 200 yards south of Burnham Railway-station to a point 150 yards north of the Rolleston Railway-station. In these by-laws, unless inconsistent with the context,—

“Authorized person” means any Traffic Inspector or Police Officer :

“Motor-vehicle” means a motor-vehicle as defined in the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 :

“The said highway” means the road described in sub-clause (3) of this clause:

“Hours of darkness” means (a) any period of time between half an hour after sunset on one day and half an hour before sunrise on the next day, or (b) any other time when there is not sufficient daylight to render clearly visible a person or vehicle at a distance of 150 ft.

2. SPEED-LIMITS.

No person shall drive any motor-vehicle on the said highway at a speed greater than thirty miles per hour, during the hours of darkness.

3. ASCERTAINMENT OF OFFENDERS.

1. Any authorized person may call upon the rider or driver of any motor-vehicle to stop his vehicle if it is considered that such rider or driver is exceeding or has exceeded the speed-limits herein provided.

2. If any such rider or driver shall fail immediately to stop his vehicle when called upon as aforesaid he shall be guilty of an offence against these by-laws.

3. Any rider or driver of any vehicle who exceeds or is challenged with having exceeded the speed-limits herein provided shall, on the request of any authorized person, give information as to his name and address, and any other particulars required as to his identification.

4. If such rider or driver shall refuse to give his name and address or other particulars, or shall give a false name or address, or other particulars, he shall be guilty of an offence against these by-laws.

5. Any other person who, on the request of any authorized person, shall fail when required to give information which is in the power of such person to give and which may lead to identification of the rider or driver as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence against these by-laws.

4. OFFENCES AND PENALTY.

1. Every person who does, or causes or procures to be done, anything contrary to or otherwise than is provided by these by-laws, or who shall omit to do anything therein required to be done by him, shall be guilty of an offence.

2. Every person guilty of an offence against these by-laws shall be liable for each such offence to a fine, not exceeding £10 (ten pounds).

The foregoing by-laws were made by a resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Main Highways Board held at Wellington on the 20th March, 1940.

In witness whereof the common seal of the Main Highways Board is hereunto affixed this 25th day of March, 1940, in the presence of—

J. WOOD,

Chairman.

A. J. BAKER,

Member.

(62/33/14.)

Excluding Land from the Heretaunga Development Scheme.

Pursuant to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby varies the notice dated the 11th day of August, 1931, and published in Gazette No. 61 of the 20th day of the same month, at page 2326, declaring the Karamu F 2 and other blocks to be subject to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929 (now Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936), by excluding therefrom the Native land described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

All that area of Native land in the Ikaroa Native Land Court District, situate in Block III, Tangoio Survey District, and known as the Tangoio No. 27P Block, containing 4 acres 3 roods 11 perches, more or less.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1940.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
W. STEWART,

Members of the Board of Native Affairs.

(N.D. 1/6/1.)

Variation of Notice constituting the Kaipara Development Scheme.

Pursuant to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby varies the notice dated the 9th day of June, 1930, and published in Gazette No. 45 of the 19th day of the same month, at page 1983, declaring the Aoroa Lot 4D and other blocks to be subject to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929 (now Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936), by substituting for the description and area set out in the First Schedule hereto the description and area set out in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Land.

Kaihu 1A 2E, Section 3

Area:
A. R. P.
8 2 29

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Land.

Kaihu 1A 2E, Section 1

Area:
A. R. P.
8 2 29

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1940.

R. G. MACMORRAN,
W. STEWART,

Members of the Board of Native Affairs.

(N.D. 1/1/3.)

Including Additional Land in the Waikato Development Scheme.

Pursuant to section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby declares the Native lands described in the Schedule hereto to be subject to Part I of the said Act and to be included in the Waikato Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE.

The following Native lands situate in the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court District :—

Land.
Block and Survey District.
Area:
A. R. P.

Opuatia 4 Lot 28B (part XI, Onewhero 34 1 26.7
C.T. 250/117)
(approx.)
Parish of Taupiri Lots 195 V, IX, Hapua- 44 2 5
and 197B kohe
Parish of Waipipi Lot 374 XII, Awhitu 39 1 0
I,: Maioro

Total . .. 118 0 31.7

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1940.

R. G. MACMORRAN,
W. STEWART,

Members of the Board of Native Affairs.

(N.D. 1/2/44.)