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vehicle for hire, or for the purpose of hawking or selling
within the said town, or of soliciting carriage or hir-
without being so licensed, he shall forfeit and pay for
every such offence a sum of not less than One Shilling,
or any sum not exceeding Ten Pounds (£10) sterling.

2. Council to appoint Stands where Hay, &c., may be sold.

The Council of the said town shall from time to time
appoint proper places within the said town, wherein and
where such duly licensed carters may expose for sale
hay, straw, coal, farm produce and firewood, and to
otherwise ply for hire, due notice of which shall be given
in the Otago Provincial Government Gazette, and in one
or more newspapers published in the district. And every
carter or other person who shall, after such notice, draw
up or station his waggon, dray, cart or other vehicle at
any other places than the places named in such notice,
in order to ply for hire, or to sell or expose for sale any
hay, straw, coal or firewood, shall forfeit and pay for
such offence a sum of not less than One Shilling, or any
sum not exceeding Ten Pounds (£10) sterling.

And, until otherwise provided, the following places shall be
used as such stands respectively, viz:—Ballarat street,
Church street, Camp street, Beach street, Rees street,
Marine Parade, and stand near Jetty. Except for hay
and straw, which shall only be exposed at the junction
of Ballarat street and Camp street, and in the vacant
space bounded by the Queenstown Camp Reserve, and
by the Creek running through the same.

3. Name to be Painted on Drays.

The name of every licensed carter, his abode, and
the number of his license, shall be distinctly and clearly
visible upon the right or off-side of his dray, waggon,
or vehicle.

4. Council to fix Table of Rates and Distances.

It shall be lawful for the said Council in the months
of January and July in every year, to regulate and fix
the several rates any licensed carter or other person for
the conveyance of goods, merchandise, or other articles,
and to fix and regulate the distances to which such
licensed carters or other persons should respectively be
liable to go, and such rates when so regulated and fixed
shall be notified at least once in one or more newspapers
published in the District, and shall thereafter be deemed
to be the rates that shall be lawful to be taken and
demanded: And any licensed carter, carrier, or other
person as aforesaid, who shall refuse or neglect between
the hours of sunrise and sunset to carry a good and
sufficient load, or to employ his horse or horses, waggon,
dray and cart when thereunto required (unless he
then be otherwise engaged or hired by some other
person), shall forfeit a sum of not less than One
Shilling nor any sum exceeding Ten Pounds sterling.

5. Council may Deprive Party of License.

It shall be lawful for the said Council to deprive of
his license any carter or other person guilty of dishonest
or improper conduct.

6. Lamp or Lantern to be Used.

It is hereby declared that Clause 11 of Bye-Law
No. 1 of this Council shall apply to Bye-Law No. 2,
Clause 6 of this section.

7. Penalties.

For any offence against any provision of this Bye-
Law, the offender shall upon conviction be liable to
and shall pay any penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds
sterling, and the same shall be recoverable in the
manner set forth in Clause 20 of Bye-Law No. 1 of
this Council.

Passed by the Council of Queenstown, 9th May,
1867.

J. W. ROBERTSON, Mayor.
(L.S.)
H. MANDERS, Town Clerk.

SCHEDULE OF RATES REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE 4 OF THIS BYE-LAW, No. 2.

For any quantity of goods not exceeding 5 cwt; half a mile or under, not exceeding ... 5 0

Further distance to be charged by time in accordance with above rates ...

For any quantity not exceeding one ton, to any portions of the surveyed lines of
Town bounded by Earl street, Beeby street,
Stanley street, Shotover street to junction
with Beach street, not exceeding ... 2 6

For any further distance time to be charged.

Bye-Law No. 3.

Whereas it is expedient, for the safety of the public,
to regulate the driving of loose horses and unyoked
horned cattle through the inhabited portions of the
town of Queenstown: Be it therefore ordered and
directed by the Council of the said city or town, by
virtue of the authority in them vested, that from and
after the day this bye-law shall come into operation, no
loose horse or unyoked horn cattle shall be driven along,
across, into, or through any of the streets or terraces of
the town of Queenstown, which is bounded by the sur-
veyed line of streets as follows, namely and to wit:—
Earl street, Stanley street, Isle street, Lake street, Beach
street, Marine Parade, and the approaches bounded by
the Lake within said areas, at a pace beyond a walk. And
every person who shall drive, or cause to be driven, any
horse or horned cattle contrary to this bye-law, shall
forfeit for each and every offence a sum of not less than
One Shilling, nor a sum of money exceeding Ten
Pounds sterling.

Passed by the Council of Queenstown, 9th May,
1867.

J. W. ROBERTSON, Mayor.
(L.S.)
H. MANDERS, Town Clerk.

Bye-Law No. 4.

A Bye-Law to prevent the Stacking of Hay and Straw,
and to regulate the storage of the same in the Town
of Queenstown.

Whereas great damage to life and property may arise
within the town of Queenstown, by reason of fire
arising from the natural heating of hay and straw and
other produce of a similar nature stacked and improperly
stored within the said town, and as it is expedient
that such danger should be prevented or guarded
against: Be it therefore ordered and directed by the
Council of the said town by virtue of the authority in
them vested, that from and after the date of this bye-
law coming into operation:

1. Hay and Straw not to be piled in the Open Air.

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to
stack or pile any hay, straw, or other inflammable
produce in the open air, within the limits and bound-
aries of the Town of Queenstown except at the place
set apart for that purpose.

2. Buildings in which Hay, Straw, or other inflammable produce may be Stored or Kept for Sale.

It shall not be lawful for any person to have or to
store or to keep for sale hay, straw or other inflammable
produce, in any building or erection within the Town
of Queenstown: Provided always that permission may
be given to store such commodities under the hands of
the Mayor, two Councillors, and the Town Clerk, in a
store, building, or other enclosure that may be approved
by them, but such permission shall not be granted
to any person or persons who shall not possess a
substantially constructed dwelling or store.

3. Penalties for infringement of Bye-Law No. 4.

For every offence against any of the provisions of
this bye-law, the offender shall upon conviction, pay a
sum not exceeding the sum of Ten Pounds sterling.

Passed by the Council of Queenstown, 2nd May,
1867.

(L.S.)
J. W. ROBERTSON, Mayor.
H. MANDERS, Town Clerk.