CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN.

BYE-LAW No. 9

A BYE-LAW of the Council of the City of Dunedin, made under Sections 186 and 361 of the "Municipal Corporations Act 1867."

A Bye-Law for Regulating the Cattle and Sheep Market of the Corporation of the City of Dunedin.

In pursuance of the powers and provisions contained in Section 361, Part XXI; and in Section 146 of Part XIII of the "Municipal Corporations Act 1867," the Council of the City of Dunedin ordain as follows, that is to say—

1st. That the Cattle and Sheep Market of the Council of the City of Dunedin (hereinafter referred to as the "Market") covering all that area comprising the southern half of the Cattle Market Reserve, as laid down on the Record Map of the City of Dunedin, and situate in the Town Belt of Dunedin, on the south side of Maclaggan Street Extension, commonly known as the Serpentine Avenue, shall be open for the reception and delivery of Cattle and other Live Stock on Friday in each week, and on such other days as the said Council may from time to time by any resolution direct, until 10 o’clock post meridian, subject to such rules and regulations as may be ordered by the said Council in that behalf.

2nd. That there shall be appointed for such Cattle Market an Officer, to be called the Inspector thereof, whose duties shall be as follow —

1st. To see that the Market Regulations be duly observed.

2nd. To demand and receive all Market Tolls and Dues.

3rd. To allot the principal and drafting yards to the parties bringing Stock to the Market for sale, in such manner as in each particular case may seem to such Inspector to be most convenient.

4th. To preserve order and cleanliness within such Market, and to summarily eject therefrom any person creating a riot or disturbance, or cursing or swearing, or using any gross or indecent language, or being guilty of any gross or indecent conduct therein.

3rd. That any person or persons who may obstruct the Inspector or his assistants in the performance of his or their duty, or shall release any Stock from the Market, or shall remove the same from one part of the Market to another without the authority of the Inspector, or shall wilfully break down or damage any of the gates, fences, or premises of the Market, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, any sum not exceeding five pounds (£5).

4th. That the party or parties placing stock in the Market for sale shall be responsible for all Market dues and tolls accruing thereon, and in no case shall any stock be taken out of the Market until all Dues, Tolls, and Charges demandable on such stock under this Bye-law shall have been first fully paid and satisfied.

5th. That any person or persons who may place stock in the Market for sale, and neglect for two (2) whole days to supply such stock with sufficient food and water, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay for every head of such stock any sum not exceeding five pounds (£5).

6th. That the following tolls or dues be demanded, paid, and taken at the said Cattle Market for all stock sold or exposed for sale therein—that is to say, for every horse, mare, gelding, foal, ass, or mule, the sum of one shilling (1s); for every head of neat cattle, the sum of sixpence (6d); and for every sheep, lamb, pig, or goat, the sum of one penny (1d).

7th. That the following charges shall be made by the Inspector for stock occupying the yards for any time between 10 o’clock post meridian and midnight, that is to say—for every horse, mare, gelding, foal, ass, mule, or neat cattle, the sum of one shilling (1s) per night; for every head of sheep, lambs, pigs, or goats, the sum of sixpence (6d) per score; and proportionately for any smaller number for every night during which they shall be so yarded.

8th. That the following charges shall be made by the Inspector for the use of the branding yards—that is to say, for every horse, mare, gelding, foal, ass, mule, or neat branded therein, the sum of sixpence (6d); and for each steer yoked therein, the sum of one shilling (1s).

9th. That sales of stock by auction in the said Cattle Market shall take place in order of priority of the arrival of such stock within the Cattle Market Reserve, and report of such arrival to the Market Inspector by the person or any of the persons in charge of such stock after the opening of the Market on Friday, and that it shall be the duty of the Market Inspector to certify and direct the precedence and succession of such sales in the order of such report, in accordance with this Bye-law; and any person or persons who shall sell any such stock by auction, contrary and in disregard to such directions, shall be deemed guilty of obstructing the Inspector in the discharge of his duty, and shall be subject to pay, upon conviction thereof, any sum not exceeding five pounds (£5).

10th. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained as to hours during which the Market shall be open, the Market Inspector shall at all times give such facilities for the reception and delivery of stock, as for compliance with the provisions of Regulation No. IV of the Council of the City of Dunedin, made under the authority of Section 45, Sub-division 9, Part I of Schedule XIII of the "Municipal Corporations Act 1867," entitled a Regulation for appointing the hours during which it shall not be lawful to drive into or through the City, or any part thereof, any cattle intended for sale, slaughter, or shipment, or travelling from one part of New Zealand, or of any other Colony, to any other place, &c., &c., or of any other Municipal Bye-law, may in any case be actually necessary.

Made by the Council of the City of Dunedin this 8th day of November, 1871.

H. S. Fish, Junr., Mayor.
J. M. MASSEY, Town Clerk.
£8 0s 6d

BYE-LAWS MADE BY THE DUNEDIN WATER WORKS COMPANY.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of the Colony of New Zealand, made and passed in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, and entitled "The Dunedin Water Works Act, 1864," it was amongst other things enacted that the Dunedin Water Works Company might make, alter, and repeal Bye-laws for regulating the mode, form, strength, material, construction and arrangement of pipes, and other works supplying water from the pipes of the Company to adjacent premises; and regulating the time of doing the same, and notices to be given for the superintending thereof, the making good ground which may be displaced thereby, and for inspecting all service whether within or without any buildings at all reasonable times, and to regulate the construction, disposition, custody and inspection of meters, and for classifying the several tenements to be supplied with water, and determining the rate to be paid for each class, either according to the annual value or the number of rooms in such tenements or otherwise; and for making and levying such rate, and for preventing the waste or misuse of water supplied by the Company, and for causing persons using the same to keep their pipes and other apparatus in proper repair, and for preventing any tampering with or altering such pipes without notice to the Company, and for repairing such pipes and apparatus so as to prevent the waste of water, and severally