NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS (COPIES OF BY-LAWS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, D-12

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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS (COPIES OF BY-LAWS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF).

Laid on the Table of the House in pursuance of Section 145 of " The Public Works Act, 1882."

THE NEW ZEALAND EAILWAY COMMISSIONERS. By-law No. 20. By-law for New Zealand Government Bailways. The New Zealand- Eailway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by " The Government Eailways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following by-law, that is to say : — By-law. Every person before entering any carriage for the purpose of travelling on the railway shall procure a ticket entitling him to do so from the proper authority at the place for booking, specifying the class of carriage for which and the stations for conveyance between which the ticket is issued; and every passenger or person when travelling on the railway shall show such ticket whenever required by any railway official to do so for any purpose, and shall deliver the same up to any such official when so required by him ; and no person shall use or attempt to use such ticket to travel on any part of the railway except on the direct route by railway between the stations named on such ticket. Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the provisions of this by-law shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. The common seal of the New Zealand Eailway Commissioners was hereunto affixed, this twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred., (1.5.) and ninety-three, in the presence of— James McKebeow, ) ~ J. P. Maxwell, „ Ea ?^ a y W. M. Hannay, J Commissioners.

THE NEW ZEALAND EAILWAY COMMISSIONERS. By-law No. 21.

By-laws and Begulations wider which the Maereivhenua Baihoay Bridge may be used for Ordinary Traffic. The New Zealand Eailway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by " The Public Works Act, 1882," and " The Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following by-laws for regulating the traffic on and over the Maerewhenua Eailway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Borton's and Duntroon, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic.

Schedule. 1. Horses not driven in harness or led by bridle or halter, and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, mules, and donkeys must have a man behind them ; and cattle, sheep, and horses in mobs must also have a man before them. 2. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour. 3. No traction-engine, portable engine, combine, elevator, reaper-and-binder (except reapers-and-binders on their own wheels), or such travelling or portable machine which exceeds lift, in width (all of which are hereinafter included in the term " machine "), shall be taken over the bridge except under the following conditions : — (a.) The owner or person in charge thereof shall obtain from the Eailway Stationmaster at Duntroon a permit authorising the passage of the machine over the bridge. (b.) Before such permit is issued, the person applying for the same shall state correctly the description, weight, number of wheels, breadth of tires, and width of the machine, together with the name and address of the owner thereof, which particulars shall be entered in the permit.

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(c.) Machines shall only be taken over the bridge during daylight. (d.) The owner of any machine shall be liable to the Eailway Commissioners for any damage done to the bridge or railway during its transit. 4. No load shall be taken over the bridge greater than 1|- tons gross per wheel except with tires Sin. broad or wider; and no load over 2 tons per wheel shall pass over except under the regulations for machines ; and loads greater than 2 \ tons per wheel are entirely prohibited from crossing over the bridge. 5. The permit shall be shown on demand to any railway inspector or ganger on the line of railway. 6. Any person or persons offending against any of these regulations, or giving untrue information concerning particulars required for entering in any permit according to these regulations, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. 7. So far as applicable, the general by-laws and regulations for the time being respectively in force and affecting the traffic on the New Zealand railways shall extend and apply to the Maerewhenua Bridge. In witness whereof the common seal of the New Zealand Eailway Commissioners was hereunto affixed this twenty-seventh day of October, one (1.5.) thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, in the presence of— James McKekbow,l -d -i J.P.Maxwell, r B^^ W.M.Hannay; f Commissioners.

THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS. By-law No. 22. By-law for New Zealand Government Railways. The- New Zealand Eailway Commissioners, in exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by " The Government Bailways Act, 1887," do hereby make the following by-law (in substitution for No. 9 of the by-laws dated 25th October, 1882), that is to say:— By-law. Any person joining a train at a booking-station without having previously provided himself with a ticket shall, on demand by any Stationmaster or person authorised by a Stationmaster, or by the guard in charge of the train, pay sixpence in addition to the ordinary fare. Every person who shall commit a breach of the provisions of this by-law shall, upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. The common seal of the New Zealand Eailway Commissioners was hereunto affixed this twenty-sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and (1.5.) ninety-four, in the presence of— Jambs McKeerow,'i t, -, T. BoNAYNE, r EallWa y John L. Scott, j Commissioners.

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