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Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 320, 19 July 1907, Page 3

County Notices. The width of the Urea of any vehicle driven or used upon any road shall bear the fol owing proportions to the number of animals employed, that is to say : For vehicles used for carrying persons as passengers alone If the number of ani- Then the minimum main used to draw width of tires of any such vehicle be any s>uch vehicle shall be For a 2 wheeled For a 4 wheeled vehicle vehicle One 1J inches 1 < inches Two IJ „ „ Three 2 „ Four 2 ~ Five 2i „ Six 2i „ For vehicles used fu? any purpose other than the carriage of passengers only For two-wheeled vehicles If the number of ani- Then the minimum mals used to draw width of tires of any vehicle having any such vehicle two whe?ls be shall be If without springs. If with springs One 3 nehes 2 inches Two 3 „ 2 ~ Throe 3| „ 3 M Four 5 „ .4 „ Five 6 ~ 5 „ Six 6 „ 5 M For four-wheeled vehicles If the number of ani- Then the minimum mala used to draw width of tires of any vehicle having any such vehicle four wheels be shall bo

If without springs If with springs One 2J inches • 2 inches Two 2$ „ 2 ~ Three 3 „ 2J ~ Four 3.} ~ 3 Five 5 „ 4 Jt Six 5 „ 4 ,’ r Seven 6 „ 5 ~ Eight 6 „ 5 „ The owner, driver or person in charge of any vehicle which shall be driven or-taken, or used upon, over or along any such road, track, bridge,, culvert, ferry or ford shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this Bylaw if the width of the tire of the wheels, or any of them,of such vehicle be less than is required by this part of this By-law; and the said owner, driver or person in charge shall severally be liable for every such breach. No more than eight bullocks shall ba used at any one time as traction .inimals to any vehicle having two wheels nor more than twelve bullocks traction animals to any vebicio hav■ng lour wheels. The owner, driver r person in charge of bullocks so used as above and in excess of ihe number set out above shall severally be liable for a breach of this By-law. Any person authorised in that beball by the Council or any police officer may at all times examine and measure the tires of the wheels of anx vehicles and for that purpose jnay enter upon the premises of any person having ibe custody of such vehicle, . nd any person who shall obstruct or interfere with the officer or person so appointed, constable or police officer or refuse to permit such examination and measurement, or to give access to such vehicle as shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this By-law. No person shall engage or conduct in tbe hauling, dragging or other conveying of any timber cr other heavy material in such a manner that the said timber or other heavy material be not wholly raised from tbe surface of any road, track, bridge, culvert, ferry or ford by means of wheels unless the consent of the County Engineer shall have been first obtained to such hauling, dragging or conveying.

Any person authorised in that behalf by the council, or any police officer, may stop and detain any vehicle or machine which in bis opinion infringes this By law, and examine, and measure the width of tbe tireo, and examine, measure and compute tbe nature and weight of the load. And any person in charge of such vehicle or machine, who shall refuse to permit or shall hinder or prevent such measuring or examination, shall be guilty of an offence under this By-law. The driver of any vehicle or machine shall, whenever so required by any constable or person authorised by the Council, give to such constable or person, such information as to the load or contents of such vehicle or machine and tbe quantity, weight, size or measurement of the »ame, and shall do such acts for enabling tbe same to be ascertained, as such constable or person may reasonably require. No vehicle drawn by a traction engineer by more than eight animalsshall be'driven, taken or used upon, over or along any track, road, bridge or culvert, without the permission in writing of the Council of the County of Kawhia or its engineer and then only at such times and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by tbe said Council or Engineer. The owner, driver or person in charge of any such vehicle, driving, taking or using such vehicle as aforesaid, without such written permission shall severally be deemed to have committed a breach of this By law. No person shall drive or take any traction engine, which, with the load or contents thereof, exceeds ten tons in weight, or any agrioulfural or other machine or vehicle which, with the load or contents thereof exceeds five tons in weight, over or upon any bridge or culvert, unless, and until be shall Lave complied wiib the following provisions and have obtained tbe written consent of tbe Council, as her*, in provided. Any person desiring to* drive or take any such traction engine, agricultural or other machine or vehicle as aforesaid, over any bridge or culvert, shall apply for permission to tbe County engineer, and shall, at his own expense, make such provisions for strengthening and protecting tbe bridge or culvert by affixing planks or otherwise as the County Engineer shall direct. And tbe County Engin* eer may give to such person written authority to drive and take such traction engine, agricultural or other mac bine or vehicle on, or over the said bridge or culvert, subject to the appli-