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Princes street, east side, from Bank of New Zealand
to opposite Custom House; and Water of Leith Hotel.
Fare, each way, Sixpence.

Queen’s Arms Hotel, Princes street south; and
Edinburgh Hotel, Caversham. Fare, each way, Sixpence.

Imperial Hotel, Princes street south; and Anderson’s Bay Hotel, Anderson’s Bay. Fare, each way,
Ninepence.

Double fares will be allowed in all cases after nine
o’clock p.m., and on Sundays. After twelve o’clock at
night, fares to be as may be arranged between driver
and passenger.

The stands shall not be less than two feet from and
outside of the watertables, to prevent the latter being
damaged, except when taking up and setting down
passengers.

16. Order on Stand.

Carriages shall take their stations on the stand in
the order of their arrival, and when any carriage shall
be called or driven off any stand, the carriage immediately behind shall draw up to the place vacated, and
all other carriages behind in the like order.

17. Owner or Driver must Hire.

Every owner or driver of a hackney carriage standing or plying for hire at any public stand appointed
by the said Council shall, unless previously engaged
(the proof of which engagement shall be on such owner
or driver), be bound to take immediately any fare not
exceeding the number of persons which his carriage is
licensed to carry; and no owner or driver of any hackney carriage shall refuse to carry thereby a reasonable
quantity of luggage for any person hiring or desiring to
hire such carriage, nor shall refuse to drive the same to
any place within the said city, or for any time not exceeding five hours, if so required by any person hiring
or intending to hire such carriage, nor shall fail to drive
the same at a reasonable speed, not less than six miles
an hour, unless unavoidably delayed or required by the
hirer to drive at any slower pace. Providing also, that
the loading for the west or the hilly side of the city, if
there be more than two passengers, be left to the discretion of the driver, according to the capabilities of
his horse.

18. Carriage must not stand across street.

No driver of any licensed vehicle shall suffer the
same to stand for hire across any street, or alongside of
any other licensed vehicle, nor obstruct the driver of
any other vehicle in taking up or setting down any person, nor wilfully, wrongfully, or forcibly prevent, or
endeavour to prevent, the driver of any other vehicle
from taking a fare.

19. No damage must be done to other Vehicles or to
    Persons.

No driver or conductor shall, at any time whilst
loading, unloading, or attending any licensed vehicle,
wilfully or negligently do, or cause or suffer to be done,
any damage to the person or property of any one, or
be guilty of any breach of the peace, misconduct, or
misbehaviour, whereby a breach of the peace may be
occasioned in any respect in such employment.

20. Carriages to be on left or near side of the road.

Every person having the care or conduct of any
vehicle shall keep the same on the left or near side of
the road, except in case of actual necessity or other
sufficient reason for deviation, and shall not interrupt
or interfere with any person or vehicle passing or attempting to pass his vehicle.

21. And not to remain longer than necessary.

No owner or driver shall permit his vehicle, with or
without horses, to stand in any street, lane, thoroughfare, or public place longer than may be necessary for
loading or unloading, or taking up or putting down
passengers, except while standing for hire in some
lawful place for that purpose, or waiting for the hirer.
The driver may move from stand and take his cab at
a foot-pace as far as the Octagon, thence proceeding on
journey at usual speed.

22. Carriages how placed in setting down or taking up
    Passengers.

Every driver, whilst engaged in taking up or setting
down any passenger shall, during such taking up or
setting down, place his vehicle as near as conveniently
may be to that side of the street at which the taking
up or setting down is required.

23. Furious Driving, &c.

No owner or driver shall, while having the care of,
or being attendant upon, any licensed vehicle, drive the
same furiously, wantonly, or carelessly, or be drunk, or
use any obscene or blasphemous language, or any
threatening, abusive, or insulting words or gestures.

24. Number of persons named in License must be carried.

No owner or driver of any licensed vehicle shall
refuse or delay to admit and carry in and by his vehicle
the number of persons painted or marked thereon, or
specified in the license granted in respect thereof.

25. Violent or noisy persons to be only carried to Police
    Office.

No driver shall carry or knowingly permit to be carried,
in any licensed vehicle, except to some police office
or watch-house, any person so violently or noisily conducting himself, or otherwise so misbehaving, as to
occasion any public annoyance or disturb the public
peace.

26. Carriage and Harness to be in good condition.

The owner of every licensed vehicle shall at all times,
when plying or employing such vehicle for hire, have
the same in good order, with the harness sufficient,
perfect, and in good condition, and the whole ready
and sufficient for duty, with the driver and horse or
horses competent to perform any drive or distance that
may be reasonably required.

27. Check-string.

The owner of every licensed vehicle shall provide a
sufficient check-string for the same, and the driver,
when driving, shall have the check string fastened to
his hand or arm, if required.

28. Driver or Conductor must not smoke on carriage.

No driver shall smoke any pipe or cigar while driving
or attending upon any licensed vehicle, nor shall any
passenger smoke inside any vehicle without permission
of the other passengers.

29. Driver must be in attendance on carriage.

The driver of every licensed vehicle shall be constantly attendant on the same when plying on any
public stand, or otherwise engaged for hire.

30. Carriage must be provided with Lights at night.

Every licensed vehicle plying for hire, or engaged
after sunset and before sunrise, shall be provided with
proper carriage lights, and the driver shall keep the
same lighted while so plying or engaged for hire.

31. Deceased Human Bodies.

No owner or driver of any licensed vehicle shall
carry, or permit to be carried, in or upon any such
vehicle, any coffin containing the deceased body of a
person exceeding five years of age.

32. Vicious Horses to be Muzzled.

The driver of every vehicle shall place a muzzle
upon the head of any vicious horse employed by him,
and keep the same thereon whilst on the stand waiting
for hire.

33. Forage bags and winkers to be used.

Every driver who shall feed any horse whilst on the
stand waiting for hire, shall use a nose-bag to contain
the forage, and shall not remove such horse’s winkers
during the time of feeding.

34. No person to ride on box without permission of
    hirer.

No driver of any vehicle shall allow any person to
ride on the box, or in or upon any part of such vehicle,
without the permission of the person hiring the same.

35. Agreement for more than legal fare not binding.

No agreement whatever, made with the owner or
driver of any vehicle for the payment of more than his
proper fare, as fixed or limited by law, shall be binding
or held to authorise any overcharge whatsoever; and
in case any person shall be required to pay, and shall