Local Government Regulations




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Before the hour of seven in the morning
and after the hour of eight in the evening,
double the foregoing fares shall be charged

In every case the driver of every
licensed carriage shall be at liberty to
charge either by time or distance when
engaged to go beyond the boundaries of
the City of Wellington, provided such
distance be within five miles; beyond
such distance he shall not be compelled
to go, unless by special agreement.

If the hirer requires it, the licensee to
carry one more person in his licensed
hackney cab without extra charge, half
fare to be charged for each additional
person exceeding two.

No. 11.

REGULATIONS
made under the authority
of Section 73, Sub-division 2, Part 10, of
Schedule 13, of said Act, "For appointing
the several sums to be paid for
licences for carts, the weight to be carried
for a single load by every cart licensed to
stand or ply for hire the standings for
carts licensed to ply for hire, not being
night carts, and for wood carts and water
carts respectively. For appointing the
rates, and charges to be paid for the hire
of any licensed cart and the amount of
rewards to be paid to water carters attending at fires."

For every licence for any cart or express
waggon plying for hire within the City
of Wellington there shall be paid to the
Town Clerk the sum of £1 annually, and
such licence shall be available only until
the next general licensing day, which
shall be on the first day of October in
each year, or the first day thereafter upon
which such licences can be granted.

The weight to be carried for a single
load by any cart licensed to stand or ply
for hire shall not exceed 30cwt.

The stand for carts licensed to ply for
hire (not being night carts) within the
City of Wellington shall be on the east
side of Custom House Quay, opposite the
Queen’s Bonded Store, and opposite the
Custom House, and at such other places
as shall be appointed from time to time
by the City Council by advertisement
inserted in some newspaper published in
the City. For express waggons the stand
shall be on the north side of Grey street,
opposite the Post Office, and at such
other places as shall be appointed from
time to time by the City Council by
advertisement inserted in some newspaper published in the city.

The rates and charges to be paid for
the hire of any licensed cart or express
waggon shall be as follows:—

Fares by Distance by Express Waggon.

For any quantity of goods not
exceeding 5cwt., per mile or
fraction of a mile within the ... 1 0
City

For any quantity over 5cwt.,
and under 10cwt., for the first
mile or part of a mile ... 2 0
For every additional mile or
fraction of a mile ... 1 0

By Carts.

For any quantity of goods not
exceeding 10cwt., distance a
mile or under ... 1 0
Further distance to be charged
by time.

For any quantity over 10cwt.
and under 30cwt., to any part
of the Borough of Wellington
from any stand not exceeding
one mile ... 1 6
For every additional mile or
fraction of a mile ... 1 0

Fares by Time.

For any time not exceeding half
an hour ... 2 0
Exceeding one half but not exceeding one hour ... 3 0
For every succeeding quarter
of an hour or fraction of a
quarter of an hour ... 0 9
Whole day of eight hours ... 15 0

Removing of furniture always to be
paid by time, the carter being bound to
use all reasonable expedition. The employer is to have the option of paying
either according to the scale of time or
distance, except in case of removal of
furniture.

No. 12.

REGULATIONS made under the authority
of Section 87, Sub-division 3, Part 10, of
Schedule 13, of said Act, "For appointing
the several sums to be paid for licences
for boats and for boatmen."

For each licence for any boat plying
for hire there shall be paid to the Town
Clerk the sum of £1 1s. annually, and
every such licence shall be available only
until the next general licensing day,
which shall be on the first day of October
in each year, or the first day thereafter
upon which such licences can be granted.

For each licence for any boatman of
any licensed boat there shall be paid to
the Town Clerk the sum of one shilling
annually, and every such licence shall
be available only until the next general
licensing day.

Table of Fares.

To and from any vessel in the
inner anchorage or to the
westward of a line drawn from
Pipitea Point to Jerningham Point, single fare ... 1 0

To or from any vessel in the
outer anchorage or to the
westward of a line drawn
from Kaiwarra stream to
Halswell Point, single fare ... 2 0



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 3





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🏘️ Regulation for Licensing Hackney and Stage Carriages (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Regulations, Licenses, Hackney Carriages, Stage Carriages, Wellington

🏘️ Regulations for Licensing Carts and Express Waggons

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Licensing, Carts, Express Waggons, Wellington

🏘️ Regulations for Licensing Boats and Boatmen

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Licensing, Boats, Boatmen, Wellington