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the south-western corner of the latter section; thence easterly along the Harewood road by Riccarton to the north-east corner of section 155; thence southerly along the road forming the eastern boundary of said section to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said section to the north-east corner of section 1474; thence south-westerly along the eastern boundary of sections 1474, 2068, 2438, 4463, reserve 320, 5993, 4465, and 4453, to the south-east corner of the latter section; thence westerly along the south-eastern boundaries of sections 4030, 4029, and reserve 331 to the north-east corner of 1948; thence easterly along the northern boundaries of sections 2776, 2625, 2564, and 158, to a point where the old river bed touches the western boundary of 902; thence north-easterly along the western boundary of the latter section and section 867, to the north-east corner of the latter section; thence north-westerly by the western and northern boundaries of section 1246 to the northern corner of the said section: thence easterly in a straight line to the Riccarton Railway Station; thence by the railway to the northern boundary of section 128; thence north-easterly by the north-west boundaries of sections 128, 118, 113, and northern boundary of section 9 to the starting point.

REGULATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LYTTELTON PUBLIC CEMETERY:—

1. The Managers appointed by the Superintendent under “The Cemetery Reserves Management Ordinance, 1870,” shall have the entire control and management of the said Cemetery.

2. Any duly authorised and recognised Minister or Preacher of any Christian congregation, may officiate in this Cemetery, provided the service or ceremony be decorously and religiously conducted.

3. The Cemetery shall be divided into burial plots, each nine by four feet. A plan of the ground as so divided shall be kept, showing the plots as laid off, each plot having a separate number.

4. Every grave shall be at least five feet in depth, and in the event of a greater depth being desired, an extra charge of two shillings and sixpence shall be made for every additional foot.

5. Persons desirous of obtaining an exclusive right for twenty-one years, in any plot of ground in the Cemetery, for the purpose of making graves or family vaults, or erecting monuments, may do so at the rate of ten shillings and sixpence per square yard, i.e., two guineas for each plot, and shall have the right of renewal for a further term or terms of twenty-one years, by a payment of five shillings for each such renewal, such persons to receive the following document signed by one of the Managers and the Secretary.

   Lyttelton Public Cemetery.

   Received from A. B. of .................... the sum of .................... for that piece of ground, part of the Lyttelton Public Cemetery, numbered ............... on the plan of the Cemetery in the custody of the Managers, the said piece of ground to be held by the said A. B., subject to the rules for the time being in force for the management of the said Cemetery.

   ..................... Manager.
   ..................... Secretary.

   Dated .......... day of .......... 18......

6. Applications for this purpose may be made to the Managers, or to the Secretary, or other person authorised by them to receive the same.

7. All railings or erections of any kind, together with monuments and inscriptions thereon, to be approved by the Managers.

8. A book shall be kept in which shall be entered the number of every plot sold; the name of the purchaser thereof, and the date of sale. A register shall also be kept of all burials in the Cemetery, which register shall be open for the inspection of the public, on payment of a fee of one shilling for each inspection. If certified copy of entry be required, the fee shall be two shillings and sixpence.

9. No purchaser of right of burial in perpetuity shall convey, assign, or transfer such right without the sanction of the Managers having been first obtained, and in the event of any such transfer, a fee of ten shillings shall be paid to the Managers.

10. In all cases of intended interment, the person having the management or control of the same, shall apply to the Sexton or other duly authorised person for a warrant for such interment, which warrant shall be granted upon payment of the following fees, viz.:—