THE NEW FENCING ACT.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 89, 25 August 1877, Page 3

THE NEW FENCING ACT.

Its main' provisions are^first, as to a sufficient fence, which is described as follows: 1/ A fence of po"sts and rails, the posts to be not less than four feet six inches high, from the surface of the ground, the upper v rail to be not less thin fofcr feet three inches from the ground of substantial material, firmly erected with no greater distance between the^rails or the bottom rail and the ground \> than nine inches unless there ,be a wire inserted .between the rails; and the posts not more than nine feet { asunder. 2. A substantial paling fence at least four' feet m height, 1 ■with no greater distance between the palingn.than four inches. ( 3. A sub-~ stantial wire fence at least" four feet m height having not less than seven wires tightly stretched*, and the posts* • or standards or binding wires of which are not more than eight 'fetet from each other. The posts for all f post* and- rail fences shall contain^ Writ less than fifteen superficial inches to the* foot if sawn or split, or eighteen superficial inches to the foot -if I round posts used, and .shall be 'inserted' into the 'ground not less, than two feet. The- posts for all' post-and-wire fendes shall contain , not less than eight "superficial inches tq the foot if sawn or,' splits of twelve superficial inches to , the foot' if round posts be used,, .Straining posts* for wire fences i shall contain liotless than eighteen* superficial finches to the foot and shall be inserted into the ground not less^ than threle feet and not more than' five chains apart. ' The rails for all fences where ' the; posts are > Bine feet, apart shall - contain not less than six superficial 1 'inches to' the foot >i£ sawn or split,' ' jttor less -fchan nine superficial inches I -^Tot Tie foot if round rails be used,| but if, the posts' be not more than | seven feel apart the rails When sawn , may. be-five, superficial inches. The ' rails to .be eithersrinly mortised m- I to the posts or doublenailed, and the wires either passed through the posts. | or firmly fixed with staples. 4. A bank or wall of substantial materials At least five feet m hight, of which the. slope is not more than one foot ' from the (J perpendjcujlar.> 5 f A close^ hedg§ ,P£ live fence, at least four f eel"' fn height, and which shall* be proved 'to be capable of resisting the tres-' pa r BB of cattle 1 . •6. A log 'ience not f , less than five feet high, from tlm sur- * face ' of : the ground, substantially ..built, of log's or trunks of trees "laid' Horizontally, fhe top log not being less than' six inches m diameter, 1 and properly secured. 7. A fence at r f least five feet m height,' composed of logs and chocks the logs''nbt exceed- ' ing' eighteen feet in* length between the chocks, and the 1 -chtocks of no greater thickness than will le&ve an opening- of one foot between each log, I'iana' 'between the bottom log and • the .ground. $, A combination of any of the above-mentioned fences at least four Jeet m height. 9. 4. , ditch not less than five feet broad,' with a bank op any fen-be or,, com-t bmatioh of the'^a'bdve 1 mentioned ■ r fences ok either stde ihereof; the, top

of i which r shall jb.e ■ at : least t five iefit^ bj^tonV pi t%e T ■|litciiv iaridr-tlirfee Vfeiqt ; six,, lnciiea ilfoVe thQ level cfcjifoet ground, and fiie jbank on <s)s>. ditch "sM^thereof ia^tibt- mote than . one "i^tfirfeef afid^neijslopel of stie ditch "bii 'irh'e' ' DUijk'-ftidier'.B.ot ihdre than one m two; A ditciu not ■less than four feet m width, and two jf^et m depth/^itßTalTaiiik ; atid wi^ej" not less than three feet six incheajdn :hjei^b:^ ; -% f strained, wi|h no^nTy^^- than eight inches "between fhe wires, and six inchesVlxetween the bottom wire and ; th'e' bap , {^idSh^kn^aVd^ - ing wires be no^einore?, than nine feet apatfoi:?)!;!./^}^aturaj. rstream, ditchi or watercourse, not jeSs than seVeirtEeet broad at* the top andfqur feet^ broad at the .bottom, and not leW tnftn tfifee feet six 'iifches d^ep r with ar stream 'of wateir' runningim it^aridw^ti la^bairk w^h^eltfpe^of notmore th^nbiae^jthiJe^Or any fence or conibinatign or the apoye-meri-iao^dj lence^, on either side thereof beuig ,np|; more inefcesfr'din the edge of the beiiig less "thanj- twoHEeet above : the j ilevejr^f jthe gjrou^d; 12. Aiiy barrier ! "of any aescriptiori^ i#nichf*f rbm/jj;^; >hejgi|it, {streh^l^.v-'^lj^raißter^ . Bhall be ; ißPdyed toi|ie ja|^|Peie^vaa^ £fay W%*& fences tej^indescrib'edr,:^:/"^'Zfy l