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King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 16, 8 February 1907, Page 3

Waitomo County Council. CONSOLIDATED BY-LAW, 1906. "DY-LAW made by the Waitomo ■£> County Council under and by virtue of " The 'Counties Act, 1886," and its amendments, " The Public Works Act, 1905," and all other Acts and powers whatever enabling it in that behalf; to come into force on the first day of March. 1907. INTRODUCTORY. _ 1. This By-law may be cited or referred to as "The Consolidated Bylaw, 1906 " and shall come into force on the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and seven and shall apply to the whole of the Waitomo County. 2. In this By-law, except where inconsistent with the context: — " Cattle" includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly or foal; any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer or calf; any ram, ewe, wether or lamb ; and any ass, mule, goat, boar, sow or other pig. "County" means the Waitomo Cou.ity. ".Council " means the Waitomo "County Council. " County Clerk " means the Clerk of the Waitomo County Council " Heavy Traffic " means (a) The transportation of any vehicle, engine or machine which itself, or together with any - thing or things being transported thereon, weighs more than one and a-half tons avoirdupois to each pair of wheels ; (b) The traction of any vehicle or thing by means of bullocks, notwithstanding that such vehicle or thing may separately or together with any load thereon weigh less than one and a-tons avoirdupois ; (c) Any traffic which may from time to time be declared " heavy traffic " by Order-in-Council. HEAVY TRAFFIC.

3. No person shall "conduct or engage in " heavy traffic "Vs defined in this By-law on any road\within the County at any time during the months of May, June, July, August knd September in any year, \ 4. No person shall conduct 'or engage in " heavy traffic " as defined in this By-law over any road in\the County, unless and until such perstm shall have entered into a bond with the Chairman, Councillors and Inhabit tants of the County, to secure payment to them of the cost of repairing and making good, to the satisfaction of the Council, any special damage caused by such heavy traffic. And such bond shall be in the sum of two hundred pounds with two sureties. 5. For the purpose of computing the weight of any load, for the purposes of this By-law, the following quantities of the materials hereinafter mentioned shall be deemed to be of the weight set opposite to them, respectively : g S ' = = = = = = s g cr 00 o> - JD T3 £ M is 30, u H S M 1-4 rO :::::::: s g : OJ J-t g rt . . sg .... « o W 1 = Js : : = : o- S ° ° ® ° <+-. <r> rt e i2 o o U rtl cti o crt D C/ 3 O ■- M w -s £ * £ ® <L> O a) ui i/i in -aWm% x £ .y «oo|> W!/3(/} 6U O O ir>ooMOTj" U VO VO

6. The width of the tires of any vehicle driven or used upon any f-oad shall bear the following proportions to the number of animals employed to draw such vehicle, that is to say ; Vehicles with 2 wheels. If the number of animals used to draw such vehicle do not exceed 2 Bullocks or I other animal s ;; ;; I r, r, 6 „ Then the minimum width of tire of any such vehicle shall be If without springs If with springs 2% inches IV2 inches 3 „ 2% 4" » 3 5 „ 2>V2 6 4 Vehicles -yvith 4 wheels. It- the number of animals used to draw such vehicle do pot exceed 4 Bullocks or 2 other animals 6 ~ 3 11 >) $ „ „ 4 » » 10 „ „ S „ „ }> v 7 i' >) 10 „ Then the minimunl width of tire of any such vehicle shall be

If without springs If with springs No person shall drive upon any road any vehicle the tires of which are of less width than aforesaid. 7. No more than eight bullocks shall be used at aiiy one time : as traction animals to ! any vehicle having two wheels nor more than twelve bullocks as traction animals to any vehicle having four wheels. 8. Any person authorised in that behalf by the Council, or any - police officer, may stop and detain any vehicle or machine which in his opinion infringes this By-law, and examine, and measure the width of the tyres, and examine, measure and compute the nature and weight of the load. 2% inches IYz inches 2% „ 2VA 4 4