L'CENSE FEES FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1173, 22 August 1884, Page 3

L'CENSE FEES FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.

Tho following extract from the report of tho last meeting of ' Lake County Council weeoimro.il to the attention of the Councillors of Vincent County • License Fees fob Wheeled Vehicles. The Clerk,' Mr Boult, then road the fob. lowing minutes of a meeting of sab-commit tee held,on 12 h.ultimo,. Present Messrs Daniel (chairman), Buyes, Butemeut, and M'Bride, ■ - It was agreed—That all carriers within Lake Conn y be licensed and at iba.following scale, viz : " , •For uso of 4 wheeled waggon or vehicle ' - for the purpose of carrying or Conveying goods, Ls' per annum.' For me of any 2-wh6eled cart, dray or vehicle for the carriage of gvojs, L2 10s per annum. . Carriers using express waggons to pay a fde of L2 per annum. 1 Tempor ry licenses at per month, from date to date— - -i - 1 - >. For uso of 4-wheolod do. do, 20s.' ■ Foi use of 2 wheeled do.'-.d 0., JOa. Owners of steam engines and threshers using same on the .County roads to be licensed as follows—. . : . Ft each steam engine, 20?. For each-thresher, 20s. 1 ‘ • • The owner’s name to ’ bo' legibly painted on each licensed vehicle, etc., together with tho width of tire - , In regard to width nf. tlijssuijpd fees for the same, it was agr*;d that tho following scale should be adopJoJ, .v.Mty--;. -. ; .- That 2 horse drays .should W tired' so less than 24in.-—fee L2 per annum.

homedray*. Sin fee, I 3 p.i^Jall^lu^lL; ': •' 5 4; - ri^Ao-atm j&xu v.io-.’.. .5 .i) do 44m, L 3 do’ HtilfwM ;)*M than ’Wsat a or IA per sin-mio.' “ i ! -JP*. eE[M' to be'charged for every Jia. of t; tire nsnower than .hat allowed by I he* abdvo/acMfj, 'The relations in regard to width of fijrC* pot tCag;'enforce | < U;‘til 12 months’ oreV ons pnjme notice la< bem gven. t penalty nfUS for any infring-ment of regulations now adopted by tbi* Couhpfl. (The above were the minutes) 1 *VI r Douglas ijooidedly objected to a tax bf f.2 a' year on,thrashing machines, a* they ohly travelled from paddock to paddock during, the fha vcst, and did nut use the County,roads wgulfly. ; i.Mc.Bbyes.Wila,- of a similar opinion, and thought<they.-'rather improved the. i-iiald. W-i'WonlfUsuppert the motion. The Chaiiman thought Mr Boy*a was out of order Uj supporting a motion opposed to what a Oemmlttee (of which - he -w/as a rpc.,m oeoded. ,i ■ Jfrßoyes 'dfd not consider that he was bound by the actions of the Committee if he. as one, disapproved. It was proposed by Mr Douglas,‘ and seconded hy.’Mr A spin all— . ..-v That threshing machines be exempt front the tax. Messrs Buremeut and Daniel piopo ed an amendment

'. ,-TJiat the report as read be adopted. ' The motion wi* declared carried, and the report as amended, was - ordered to be adapted;' .