Nelson-Westport State Highway No. 54-Belgrove-Glenhope Section : By-laws Regulating Heavy Traffic

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 of the Main Highways Act 1922 and section 54 of the Transport Act 1949, the Main Highways Board hereby makes the following by-laws in respect of the Nelson-Westport State Highway, Belgrove-Glenhope section, and hereby declares that the said by-laws shall come into force as from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

BY-LAWS

(1) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any two-axled heavy motor-vehicle not being a trailer and not drawing trailer(s) over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has an axle weight in excess of 6½ tons.

(2) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has a gross weight in excess of 23 tons.

(3) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced 8 ft. or more apart that has an axle weight in excess of 6 tons.

(4) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle or heavy motor-vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced less than 8 ft. apart that has an axle weight in excess of 5 tons.

(5) Where a pair of axles of a short tractor wheelbase are spaced 6 ft. or more apart longitudinally, one axle of the pair may have a load equal to that permitted for axles of a multi-axled vehicle spaced more than 8 ft. apart longitudinally, provided that the sum of the loads carried by the two axles of the tractor do not exceed twice the load permitted for an axle spaced less than 8 ft from any other axle.

(6) For the purpose of these by-laws for determining axle loading, axles spaced less than 40 in. apart shall be regarded as one axle.

(7) For the purpose of these by-laws the word “weight” is defined as being “weight of the vehicle and its load, including any equipment or accessories which is transmitted to the road surface by the tire or tires which are attached to the wheels of the vehicle.”

(8) Every person who does, or causes or procures to be done, anything contrary to or otherwise than is provided in these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20 (twenty pounds) for each such offence.

The foregoing by-laws were made by resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Main Highways Board held at Wellington on the 21st day of May 1952.

In witness whereof the common seal of the Main Highways Board is hereunto affixed this 18th day of June 1952.

[L.S.] R. TREVOR SMITH, Chairman. W. G. BELTON, Member.

Nelson-Westport State Highway No. 54 : By-laws Regulating Heavy Traffic

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Main Highways Act 1922 and section 54 of the Transport Act 1949, the Main Highways Board hereby makes the following by-laws in respect of the Nelson-Westport State Highway between Glenhope and Inangahua Junction, and hereby declares that the said by-laws shall come into force as from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

BY-LAWS

(1) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any two-axled heavy motor-vehicle not being a trailer and not drawing trailer(s) over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has an axle weight in excess of 8 tons.

(2) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has a gross weight in excess of 30 tons.

(3) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced 8 ft. or more apart that has an axle weight in excess of 7 tons.

(4) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced less than 8 ft. apart that has an axle weight in excess of 6 tons.

(5) Where a pair of axles of a short tractor wheelbase are spaced 6 ft. or more apart longitudinally, one axle of the pair may have a load equal to that permitted for axles of a multi-axled vehicle spaced more than 8 ft. apart longitudinally, provided that the sum of the loads carried by the two axles of the tractor do not exceed twice the load permitted for an axle spaced less than 8 ft. from any other axle.

(6) For the purpose of these by-laws for determining axle loading, axles spaced less than 40 in. apart shall be regarded as one axle.

(7) For the purpose of these by-laws the word “weight” is defined as being “weight of the vehicle and its load, including any equipment or accessories which is transmitted to the road surface by the tire or tires which are attached to the wheels of the vehicle.”

(8) Every person who does, or causes or procures to be done, anything contrary to or otherwise than is provided in these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20 (twenty pounds) for each such offence.

The foregoing by-laws were made by resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Main Highways Board held at Wellington on the 21st day of May 1952.

In witness whereof the common seal of the Main Highways Board is hereunto affixed this 18th day of June 1952.

[L.S.] R. TREVOR SMITH, Chairman. W. G. BELTON, Member.

Blenheim-Nelson State Highway No. 52 : By-laws Regulating Heavy Traffic

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Main Highways Act 1922 and section 54 of the Transport Act 1949, the Main Highways Board hereby makes the following by-laws in respect of the Blenheim-Nelson State Highway between Blenheim and Lud River, but exclusive of any portion within the boundaries of a borough or town district, and hereby declares that the said by-laws shall come into force as from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

BY-LAWS

(1) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any two-axled heavy motor-vehicle not being a trailer and not drawing trailer(s) over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has an axle weight in excess of 6½ tons.

(2) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has a gross weight in excess of 23 tons.

(3) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced 8 ft. or more apart that has an axle weight in excess of 6 tons.

(4) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle or heavy motor-vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned section of State highway that has axles spaced less than 8 ft. apart that has an axle weight in excess of 5 tons.

(5) Where a pair of axles of a short tractor wheelbase are spaced 6 ft. or more apart longitudinally, one axle of the pair may have a load equal to that permitted for axles of a multi-axled vehicle spaced more than 8 ft. apart longitudinally, provided that the sum of the loads carried by the two axles of the tractor do not exceed twice the load permitted for an axle spaced less than 8 ft. from any other axle.

(6) For the purpose of these by-laws for determining axle loading, axles spaced less than 40 in. apart shall be regarded as one axle.

(7) For the purpose of these by-laws the word “weight” is defined as being “weight of the vehicle and its load, including any equipment or accessories, which is transmitted to the road surface by the tire or tires which are attached to the wheels of the vehicle.”

(8) Every person who does, or causes or procures to be done, anything contrary to or otherwise than is provided in these by-laws shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20 (twenty pounds) for each such offence.

The foregoing by-laws were made by resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Main Highways Board held at Wellington on the 21st day of May 1952.

In witness whereof the common seal of the Main Highways Board is hereunto affixed this 18th day of June 1952.

[L.S.] R. TREVOR SMITH, Chairman. W. G. BELTON, Member.

Westport-Karamea Main Highway No. 105 : By-laws Regulating Heavy Traffic

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Main Highways Act 1922 and section 54 of the Transport Act 1949, the Main Highways Board hereby makes the following by-laws in respect of the Westport-Karamea Main Highway, but exclusive of any portion within the boundaries of a borough or town district, and hereby declares that the said by-laws shall come into force as from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

BY-LAWS

(1) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any two-axled heavy motor-vehicle not being a trailer and not drawing trailer(s) over the above-mentioned main highway that has an axle weight in excess of 6½ tons.

(2) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned main highway that has a gross weight in excess of 23 tons.

(3) No person shall drive, or take or permit to be driven or taken, any multi-axled heavy motor-vehicle or heavy motor vehicle drawing trailer(s) or heavy motor-vehicle being a trailer over the above-mentioned main highway that has axles spaced 8 ft. or more apart that has an axle weight in excess of 6 tons.