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allowed to enter upon the bridge within fifteen 1. The Governor, and every person in attendance minutes, drays within thirty minutes, and cattle and on the Governor. sheep or pigs within one horn1 of the advertised time 2. Every member of any Military, Militia, or of arrival and departure of any train from the Volunteer Force, when on duty, or going to Waitaki Railway Station. or returning from parade, and in the uniform 3. Horsemen or wheeled vehicles will not be (if any) of his corps. allowed to travel at a greater rate than six miles an 3. Every policeman and constable on duty, and hour across the bridge. every prisoner in his custody. 4. Traction engines, or engines employed in agri- 4. Every person, animal, and vehicle, when exculture, or flax-dressing, or any other purpose, will clusively employed in conveying Her Majesty's not be permitted on the bridge otherwise than on the mails. goods wagons in use on the railways. 5. All passengers by any public conveyance. 5. No greater weight than two tons gross on any 6. Every child going to or from school. one pair of wheels with tires less than five inches 7. Every animal, the" property of any person wide will be permitted to cross the bridge. residing within one mile of a toll-gate, going 6. In the event of a special train, the restrictions to or from water or feed. described in clause 2 for advertised trains may be put 8. Every animal and cart employed solely in in force. drawing manure. 7. Any damage done to any part of the bridge by 9. Every person, animal, or vehicle in respect of the contravention of any of the foregoing rules may which toll has been paid at the same toll-gate be recovered by a summary process; and any person at any time since the midnight previous. or persons entering upon the bridge within the prohibited hours or resisting the gatekeepers in the [Publishecl in New Zealand Gaze(ie No . 69) 14th December, execution of tneir duties, will bo subject to a penalty 1876 ] hereinafter mentioned. „-, j. c 7 „ -m- . m 7-m ±„., „_ o . • ~ . , . ~ ~, Charges for Supply of Water, Thames Water-race. 8. Any person in a state or intoxication will not J J rr j j be permitted to enter upon the bridge whilst in such condition. In pursuanco of the powers vested in me by " The 9. Any person offending against any of these Public Works Act, 1876," I hereby prescribe the regulations will be liable to a penalty not exceeding following rates and charges to be paid for water ten pounds. supplied from the Thames "Water-race : —• Given under my hand, at Wellington, this „ twelfth day of December, one thousand Ohaeges. eight hundred and seventy-six. Motive-power, 7s. 6d. per horse-power per week. J. D. Okjiond, Tables, Is. per stamper per week. Minister acting for the Minister for Boilers, 2s. 6d. per 10 horse-power per week. Public Works. Horse-power to be calculated at 70 per cent, of theoretical horse-power, as deduced from quantities [Published in New Zealand Gazette No. 69, 14th. December' supplied and available fall 1876.] Dated at Wellington, this twelfth day of DecemFixing Tolls. ber, 1876. _1 J. D. Osmond, In pursuance of the power and authority vested in Minister acting for the Minister for me by "The Public Works Act, 1876," I, Harry Publlc Works. Albert Atkinson, the Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works, do hereby fix the scale of tolls [Published in New Zealand Gazette No. 69, 14th December, mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be collected at 1876.] the Waikato Bridge. gale of Tolls at Ferry near Gorge, Manawatu. Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of December, 1876. , . H. A. Atkinson, In pursuance of the power and authority vested in Minister acting for the Minister for me by " The Public Works Act, 1876," I, John Davies Public Works. Ormond, the Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works, do hereby fix the scale of tolls SCHEDULE OF TOLLS.—WAIKATO BRIDGE. mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be collected at 6- d. the Ferry near the Gorge, at Manawatu. Horse, saddled or harnessed 0 6 Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of December, Horse, unharnessed ... ... ... ... 0 3 1876. Mule, ass, or head of great cattle ... ... 0 3 J. D. Oemond, Dray, cart, or two-wheeled vehicle drawn by Minister acting for the Minister for one horse... ... ... ... ... 0 6 Public Works. For every additional horse ... ... ... 0 6 Dray, cart, or four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one horse 0 9 SCHEDULE. For every additional horse 0 6 Scale or Tolls at Febby neae Goege, At For every pig, sheep, or goat ... ... 0 0? Manawatu. For every foal at foot, or calf ...... 0 3 s. d. For bullock drays —every two bullocks to be charged For every passenger carried over 0 6 as one horse. For every horse or head of cattle carried or towed over, including the rider or person Extract from Section 104 of "The Public Works in charge 1 0 Act, 1876." For every sheep, goat, pig, or other head of The following persons, animals, and vehicles, and small cattle ... ... ... ... 0 1 every animal and vehicle employed soley in carrying For every dray, cart, or other vehicle to be such persons or their tools or materials, shall be drawn by horses or cattle 2 0 exempt from tolls:— For every horse or bullock drawing same ... 0 6