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Observer, Volume XXVIII, Issue 26, 14 March 1908, Page 18

A UCKLAND PIRE BOARD. £10 REWARD The Auckland Fire Board will give a Reward of £10 (ten pounds) to any one giving such information as will lead to the conviction of any person or persons who gives or causes to be given, a FAIv:E ALARM OP fIRB to the Auckland City Fire Brigade. Any person so convicted is liable to fine of . imprisonment under the Fire Brigades Actj 1907." By order of the Board. PEKCY BUTLER. Secretary. TIAKAPUNA TKAMWAYS, NOTICE is hereby given that it is the intention of the Body Corporate called '• The Chairman. Councillors, and Inhabitants of the Waitemata County" (hereinafter called '• the Body Corporate") to apply to Bis ixcellency the Governor -in ■ Council for an aui housing order under " 'I he Tramways Act, 1894 " (unless forbi.lden by the ratepayers in the manner pr scribed by the said Act; authorising the construction within the said County of a tramway to be worked with either electric traction or engines as the motive power. AND FURTHER, that in the event of such authoiisin* order being granted it is i he intention of the Body Corporate " on the granting nf the same (unless forbidden by the ratepayers as aforesaid) ito delegite the authority conferred by auch order to the Tafeapuna Tramways a«id Feny Company, Limited, in terms of the powers vested in it by sect'on 10 of the said Act. The description of the proposed works is The construction of a tramway and sidings laid in the roadway throughout, commencing at the Western extremity of Marine Terrace, - proceeding thence along Marine Terrace to O'Neill's Point Road, along O'Neil.'s Point R ad to the main road between Devonport and Lake 'lakapuna, along such main road to its junction with the load known as The Drive or Hurstmere Ko&d, thence along The Drive aforesaid to its junction with Katrinestreet along the Drive, along the main road around the aaid Like to Katrine street to its junction with tae Slid main mad, thence along such main roa i aforesaid to the road known a,s the iStraml, forming- a junction at. such point. The tram rails will be of steel and laid upon wooden sleepers. Jf electiicity by means of the overhead trollsy system be adopted, poles supporting brackets, wires, and connections, wih be placed in the road in positions aoproved by the ) ngineer-in-chief of New Zealand. The consent of the hody Corporate is required to any variation (exceeding one foot> of the street level in laying the rails Ihe plans and cross sections showing the nature of the work and the line of construction, are deposited for public inspection in the office of the « aitehnata County Council, Palmerston Buildings, Queen-street, Auckland. It is intended that the authority contained in the taid authorising oruer shall be delegated by the body Corporate to Uie Tafeapuna Tramways and .berry company, Limited. • A general desciiption of the terms and conditions subject to v. hich such delegation is t j be made is as follows :— Deed of delegation to be signed within one year from the. date of the authorising order, ft'lramway to be commenced within two years, and completed and in public use within five years from the date of the deed under sundry pains and penalties : the v> orfc to be in accotdance with plans approved by the Body . orpordite The term of the concession is sixty years from the date of the deed and thereafter for successive periods of ten years until the Body corporate eltcts to purchase tue undertaking at the commencement of any such period ot ten years, 'i'ne Body corporate takes 26 per ceut. of the balance of profitjfcaf ter payment of j o per cent dividend in any year to the shareholders of the said Company. The right of purchase given to the Body corporate is as fullows :— (1.) After 30 years for the amount of cap tal expenuiture, plus zf> per cent (II) After 40 years for the amount of capital expenditure plus 520 per cent .111,) after 6u yea's for the amount of capital expenditure, plus 10 per cent. iiY.) Atter 6J years or at ti.e end of each period of ten years thereafter for the value as a going concern at date of purchase. Tne fares have been fixed as follows:— (I.) One Penny for each of the 9 section < of the route, the termini of sections being the end of O'Neill's Koad, Haurahi Road, Katrinestreet, Wade Road, Northcote Road, Katrinestreet, Hauraki Road, end of O'Neill's Koad, and end of Hoe at Marine Terrace. (II.) Residents' Return '\icktts for 6d in parcels of five. (Ill) Children under three years of age in charge of an adult, Free ; children between three and twelve years to pay a Halfpenny for each section or any part thereof, either way. ■ . A right of re-entry is reserved to the Body Corporate in the event ot continued breach of ' any of ihe covenants on the part of the said Company contained, or in case of liquidation of the said Company. The Cojapany may surrender the concession after tbe expiration of 60 years from the date of the deed of delegation. Dated this 6th day of March, 1908. THE COMMON SEAL of the Body Corporate, the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the -Waitemat* County was hereto affixed by ( \ order of Sine Waitemata County I Na' ) Council at a meeting of such Cduncil, \ / in the presence of • JOHN H. O'NEILL. A. J. HA'f FIELD,, JUN., ■ " Councillors. And of - • •" C. A. .CAWKWEtL, . County Clerk. 1' rpBANBFEB FORMS and BTery d^P X eoription of Ooinmeroial Printing '■'.-' executed in the beat Btyle at • ; few ..' r/ |J!^!jp^!rtlW; v »t;.tfe