, 1884-04-09

II ID pION NlCI lIldU DIINdlV N'b
the eS ates shall BIZ k, pit open ami i'll good
order. would BEG to ask the honorable
Sneaker if it is The intem ion that lines
between L ia es as WI as Quarterlincs
shall b. kept open. His reason frr asking
is because ! i Of those lines are not op"n
now, being filed up with Ia: &c StoHe-
lcdccs, to remove which would be equal
to moving a mountain into the sea- 1t
would be well to stipulate thai where such
lines are pen now, they shall be kept open
in future too, but it should a SO e cypress
w stated tina, HE lines are to be k pit open
only for the use Of Government and the
estates concerned. If the lines are to be
kept open without some such leNtrlCilon,
they would become the gathers E places
Of vagabOndS etc. and races, ~COck-iglltS
and gambling will be carried on to still
greater eXtenI than now, at the same time
as the passage tn ough the lines would
serve as a chance to do all sorts OF mischief
to prOpri, tors. The lines should be kept
open only f + use of Military Patrols, the
Police and the EState-Ownpr.
The Chairman said that til, remarks from
the honorable Member rave come too late,
as 4 had already been v0 ed ON; Tut,
under The ci. CumStanCeS, he should, with
the Councils consent, allow the discussion
on 5 4 to be + opened.
The Speaker p inted out thai it has been
found advisable to fix a certain width Tor
all quar- er lines and private roads OF com
muniCa ion tween estates inStead Il the
provision in 3 Of the d ait that the said
lines and reads aIe to he kept open to the
SAM extent ''aS HI he to"; What has
hi her 0 been the case in this respect may
be easily found out if he queS ! II ar SeS
within a short time from now; but il they
should arise, for instance, 10 years h nee,
it would he difficult TO get information as
to how the state was formerly. 1t W $
ther,t fore thouglll best to oppose that the
said lines and priv t. roads s all always
be k,pr open and in coed mder; but ih'
Committees attention was drawn to the
fact thai that is not always feasible; there
fore the word "generally" was added, 10y
which il is intend d that the Road Autho-
rites shall use the necessary discreet onary
power in this respect, and he did not !hllk
that there is reason to fear amy Difficult les
ari~ing the. eby. 1t mus besides not be
overlooked haI in the old Road Ordinance
of 1919 the width of read 10 be allowed by
each esta'e for those lines is 30 fee
namely 10 feet from each estate; the rnac'-
menl now proposed is therefore t me
extent to be cUmSidr. ed as being rather a
restriction Of he burthen.
LIST Member for CHI ist;anS''dS Count y
District [C0ulter was under the impression
thar ! / was under discussion now. 10 the
width proposed for those lines and plNa't
roads, he had no Oljtc ion Tut only III
reference to the control with them did he
consider it necessary to prescribe rules by
which il may be prevented that the lines
etc. be open to rabhIe.
The Speaker: AS the QuartcrlineS and
roads of communication aIe private roads
belonging to estates, the only rule that car
lee given in reference TO them is that they
shall be kept open and III good oder; nc
rule should be givtn as 10 the use to ht
made of tn m, which must continue The
same as hitherto.
LIST Member for { hriStianstcHS Country
District Coulter The evil he alluded t
is a growing one; the p ople, lahou rrS
exc. consider that they have a rlghI to the
lines between the estates. When now a
new Road Ordinance is under discussion
this matter should be decided too, LEAVING
no doubts for the time to come.
The Governor would. WI II reg r. 10 he
suggestion for an enactment pItltrtIn@
thai lhe lines mentioned in i shall he for
The use only of the GnNerI ment and the
RESPECTIVE estate q. ncrS, beg tn SAY that
he had 10 phj,ctiDnS I" an enactment pro
vidlng That HE prupr'etOrS may put gates
at estate lines, thar ale only t" br opened
when The Police or the LiIitary want 10
pass; but the Qtarte' lines must be kept
open always and can not be closed III the
same manner.
The Speaker would observe that private
parties should lave II right t. use those