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Exemptions. which this Act shall be in operation, at which a public Extract from "The Public Works Act, 1876," bridg6 or &**! f 0* *c convenience of crossing such Section 104 river, creek, or lake is or shall be established, and at . which any toll, rate, or ferryage is by law payable, The following persons, animals, and vehicles, and without ava iling himself of the use of the bridge or every animal and vehicle employed solely in carrying of the serv i ces o f the ferryman, or the use of the such persons or their tools or materials, shall be ferry boat or boatS; shall be liable for and ghall pay exempt from tolls: t 0 the k ee per of the tollhouse or bar on such bridge, 1. The Governor, and every person in attendance or at wticb toll is payab i e by persons crossing or on the Governor. about to cross such bridge, or to the ferryman (as 2. Every member of any Military, Militia, or the case may require), the toll, ferryage, or rate that Volunteer Force when on duty, or going to or would have been demandable in case such person had returning from parade and in the uniform (if crosse d or had conveyed such cattle or animals, cart, any) of his corps. vehicle, or goods across the bridge, or had employed 3. Every policeman and constable on duty, and the f errymail to convey him or such cattle, cart, every prisoner in his custody. vehicle or goods, across such ferry in the ferry boat 4. Every person, animal, and vehicle, when ex- or boatg) ag the case may be clusively employed in conveying Her Majesty's 6lf any person sha n ne glect or refuse to pay any mal's- toll or ferryage payable under the last preceding sec5. All passengers by any public conveyance. tions of t j lis Act; or ghall be guilfcy of any evas i on or But this exception shull not apply to such at tempt at evasion of the payment of any such toll, passengers at any ferry at which tolls are ratej or f ei . ryagej every suc h person shall for every lawfully taken from foot passengers. guch o ft- once forfeit and. pay any sum not exceeding 6. Every child going to or from school. five poU nds, to be recovered 'by way of summary 7. Every animal, the property of any person prO ceeding before two or more Justices of the Peace, residing within one mile of a toll-gate, going in tte manner provided in and by "The Justices of to or from water or feed. the Peace Act, 18G6." 8. Brery animal and cart employed solely in 7. The fifth and sixth sections of this Act shall not drawing manure. apply to any person who shall cross on foot or horse9. Every person, animal, or vehicle, m respect back or in auy vehicle or j n any boat) or who shall of which toll has been paid at the samo toll- cause any catt ] e to crogS; or w i lo shall convey or gate at any time since the midnight previous. causo to be conveyed, any cattle or other animals, or But the three last-mentioned exemptions shall not any cart> vehicle, or goods, across any river, creek, apply to tolls payable at a ferry. or \^ e> afc or from any ]an( j [ Q hi s occupation or in the occupation of any person in whose service he Extract from " The Bridges and Ferries Act, stall be, unless such person so causing any cattle to 1868." cross or conveying any cattle, animals, cart, vehicle, 3. In the interpretation of this Act the word or goods across any such river, creek, or lake, at or " cattle" shall mean and include one or more horses, from land in his occupation, or in the occupation of mares, geldings, colts, fillies, bulls, cows, oxen, his master, shall do so for hire or reward, or, in the heifers, calves, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, case of a servant of the occupier, for hire or reward or swine. to be paid by some person other than the occupier. 4. The Governor may, subject to such conditions 8. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time as ho may think fit, authorize any person to con- to time, by Proclamation, to exempt from the operastruct a bridge across any river, creek, or stream, or tion of the fifth and sixth sections of this Act, as to establish a ferry across any river, creek, stream, regards the bridge or ferry to which such Proclaor lake, and to permit the maintenance of such bridge mation shall be declared to relate, such class or or ferry for such period as he shall think fit, and the classes of persons, and such kind of cattle, carts, occupation for such period as he shall think fit of vehicles, or goods, as the Governor may think fit. such portion of any highway or waste lands of the 9. Every bridge or ferry shall be deemed to be a Crown as may seem to him to be necessary as a site public bridge or ferry, as the case may require, for any such bridge or ferry ; and, by Proclamation within the meaning of this Act, which shall be propublished in the New Zealand Gazette, from time to claimed to be a public bridge or ferry, as the case time, as occasion may require, to make regulations, may be, by the Governor, by Proclamation published either applicable to such bridges or ferries generally in the N~ew Zealand Gazette. or applicable only to any one such bridge or ferry, for the management of such bridges or ferries, and [Published in New Zealand Gazette No. 11, Ist February, the approaches thereto, in the occupation of the 1877.] person authorized to maintain the same, and for the Wharf Bates on the Brunner to Greymouth Bailmaintenance of such bridges and ferries in good way: Brunner to Greymouth {Greymouth Wharf). repair ; and by any such regulations to fix and appoint the tolls to be levied 'on such bridges, and the Noejianby, Governor. fares to be chargeable for the conveyance of passen- OEDEE. IN COUNCIL. gers, animals and goods by such ferries, and what At the Government House, at Wellington, this exemptions shall be allowed from the payment of thirtieth day of January, 1877. any such tolls or tares, and to make rules for the ' J collection of any such tolls or fares, and for prevent- rresent: ing the evasion thereof; and it shall also be lawful His Excellency the Govebnoe in Council. for the Governor from time to time to alter or re- In pursuance of the power and authority vested in yoke any such regulations. him by the 145 th section of " The Public "Works Act, 5. Every person who shall cross, or who shall cause 1876," and of all other powers and authorities in any cattle to cross, or who shall convey or cause to anywise enabling him, His Excellency the Governor be conveyed any cattle or other animals, or any cart of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the vehicle, or goods, across any river, creek, or lake at, advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, opposite to, or within one mile in a straight line from doth hereby make the following rates for wharfage any point or station within any part of the colony in on the railway specified in the Schedule hereto :

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