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bounded on north by Talbot-street,
on northwest by High-street,
on southwest by Cox-street, on south by
the Dry-creek, on east by the eastern
boundary of the Township.

No. 307, in red.—One hundred and thirty-
three acres in the Township of
Arowhenua; bounded on north by
High-street, and by Reserve No. 277,
in red, on west by the said Reserve,
and also by the Reserve for Railway,
on east by Taumatahahu-creek, on
south by the bank of River Tumuka.

No. 308, in red.—Seventy-two acres in
the Township of Ashburton; bounded
on north-eastward by the north-
eastern Boulevard of the Town, on the
north-west by the north-western
Boulevard, on the south-west by the
Northern edge of the dry river bed,
on the south-east by West-street.

W. ROLLESTON,
Provincial Secretary.

BY-LAWS OF THE MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL OF LYTTELTON.

WHEREAS it is necessary for the pre-
servation of the health of the inhab-
itants of the town that proper provision be
made for the periodical removal of night-
soil, rubbish, &c., by duly authorised per-
sons, and for the further suppression of
nuisances, be it therefore enacted by the
Municipal Council of Lyttelton as follows:—

1. That the owner or occupier of any
   dwelling-house within the town upon whom a
   notice in writing shall have been served by the
   Inspector of Nuisances requiring him so to
   do, shall, within fourteen days after receiving
   such notice, provide the privy erected for the
   use of such dwelling-house with an iron or
   other fit pail, properly fitted with a close cover;
   and if such owner or occupier shall refuse or
   neglect to comply with such notice he shall
   be liable to a penalty not exceeding Two
   pounds, together with a further penalty of
   Twenty shillings for every succeeding week
   after the expiration of the said fourteen days
   during which he shall refuse or neglect to
   comply with the terms of such notice.

2. That no cesspool shall be made on any
   premises within the town after the proclama-
   tion of this by-law in the Provincial Govern-
   ment Gazette, nor shall any cesspool be
   allowed to remain on any such premises
   after the expiration of two calendar months
   next following such proclamation, unless in
   either case the owner or occupier shall have
   obtained a written authority, signed by the
   Chairman of the Council, to construct a
   cesspool in accordance with the requirements
   of the Council, and shall have complied with
   the terms of such authority. That any person
   contravening the provisions of this by-law
   shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding
   Five pounds.

3. That any person who shall throw, or
   lay, or shall cause, or permit to be thrown
   or laid, any night-soil upon any street, road,
   or way, or on any place within the Munici-
   pality not appointed for that purpose by
   the Council, shall, upon conviction for every
   such offence, pay a sum not less than Two
   pounds, or more than Ten pounds: never-
   theless, any person having a garden con-
   taining not less than one-eighth of an acre
   of land may use night-soil thereon, provided
   no public nuisance be committed thereby.

4. That any person who shall throw or
   lay, or cause or suffer to be thrown or laid,
   any ashes, dust, dirt, rubbish, offal, dung,
   soil, blood, house-slops, or other filth or
   annoyance on the carriage or footway of
   any street, roadway, or other public place
   within the Municipality, or shall permit
   any offensive accumulation thereof upon the
   premises in his occupation, shall, upon con-
   viction, be liable to a penalty for every such
   offence of any sum not exceeding Fifty
   shillings.

5. That the Town Scavenger shall go
   round the town at such times as the Council
   may appoint, to collect night soil,
   rubbish, &c.; and all night soil shall be
   collected and thrown into the sea below
   high water mark between the hours of
   10 p.m. and 7 a.m. only. That any person
   other than the occupier or the said Town
   Scavenger, or labourers employed by him,
   unless authorised by the said Council, re-
   moving such night soil, rubbish, &c., shall
   be liable to a penalty not exceeding Two
   pounds.

6. That if the owner or occupier of any
   premises within the Municipality, shall, after
   after the expiration of twenty-four hours'
   notice for that purpose shall have been given
   to him, refuse to allow the Inspector of
   Nuisances, or other person duly authorised
   for the purpose by the Council, at all
   reasonable times to enter upon the premises
   in his occupation, to inspect the sanitary
   condition thereof, or for any other purpose
   that the said Council or its officers may
   lawfully require, he shall be liable, for every
   such refusal, to a penalty not exceeding
   Ten pounds.

Passed in the Municipal Council, this
Eighth day of April, 1864.

W. DONALD,
Chairman.

Assented to by me, this Nineteenth
day of April, 1864.

S. BEALEY,
Superintendent.

REPORT OF IMMIGRATION COM-
MISSIONERS.

Ship "Indian Empire"

The "Indian Empire" having been placed
in quarantine, the Commissioners were pre-
vented making the usual examination of
the ship and passengers on arrival.

On visiting the emigrants when admitted
to pratique, the Commissioners were satisfied
with the conduct of the ship as far as could
then be ascertained.