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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Rules and Regulations for the Management of the
Picton Cemetery.

THE following rules and regulations, made under
the provisions of "The Public Cemeteries Act,
1868," of the Province of Marlborough, have been
adopted by the Trustees of the Picton Cemetery, this
12th day of January, 1878:-

Cemetery divided.

1. Such portions of the Picton Cemetery as may
   from time to time be fenced in and prepared for that
   purpose shall be divided as follows, viz.: First into
   portions of the said cemetery in which the exclusive
   right of burial in perpetuity may be acquired in plots
   of ground to be marked out for that purpose, and
   approved by the Trustees. The exclusive right of
   burial in perpetuity in such plots of ground may be
   sold by the Trustees to persons applying for the
   same, at the rate of seven shillings and sixpence per
   square yard superficial measurement.

Fences, Tombstones, &c., may be erected.
2. Persons purchasing the exclusive right of burial
may, by permission of the Trustees, fence in the plots
of ground allotted to them, and may erect tomb-
stones, headstones, or other monuments thereon:
Provided always that, before any such fence, tomb-
stone, headstone, or other monument be erected, a
plan thereof and a copy of every proposed epitaph or
other inscription be submitted to the Trustees, and
be duly approved by them.

Trees and Shrubs to be planted only by Permission.
3. No person shall be allowed to plant in any
portion of the cemetery, or on ground on which the
exclusive right of burial has been thus acquired,
except by express permission in writing from the
Trustees, any tall-growing shrub or tree, and any
shrub or tree planted in any portion of the cemetery,
or on ground acquired for the exclusive right of
burial as aforesaid, may at any time be trimmed, re-
moved, or cut down by order of the Trustees.

Grants of exclusive Right of Burial.
4. Grants of exclusive right of burial in perpetuity
shall be made out in the form marked A annexed to
these regulations, and shall only be made out in the
name of one particular person to be named therein.

Transfers of Grants.
5. Any purchasers of exclusive right of burial in
perpetuity in any particular plot of ground in the
said cemetery, in which no interment shall have taken
place, may, by permission of the Trustees, transfer
his or her interest in the said plot of ground to any
other person upon payment being made to the
Trustees of a transfer fee of five shillings for every
such transfer, and on production to the Trustees of
the original grant.

Transfers of Grants on Death of Owner.
6. On the death of any person holding a grant of
exclusive right of burial in perpetuity, the grant may
be transferred to any other person applying to the
Trustees for such transfer, on payment of a fee of five
shillings, on production of the original grant, and on
their producing sufficient and satisfactory evidence
of their authority to apply for the said transfer.

Loss or Destruction of Grants.
7. If at any time a grant of exclusive right of
burial should be lost or accidentally destroyed, a
duplicate grant can be obtained on application in
writing made to the Trustees, and on payment of a
fee of ten shillings. Persons applying for a duplicate
grant must give satisfactory written evidence of the
loss or destruction of the original grant, and of their

authority to apply for a duplicate grant. Should the
original grant be at any time found after the issue of
a duplicate, the duplicate must be at once returned
to the Trustees.

Duty Stamps for Grants, &c.
8. Parties applying for grants of exclusive right of
burial, or for transfers or duplicates of the same,
must at their own cost provide all necessary duty
stamps.

Second Division of Cemetery.
9. The second division of the cemetery shall com-
prise portions of land set apart for the interment of
such persons whose surviving relatives or friends do
not wish to purchase the exclusive right of burial in
perpetuity in any part of the cemetery. In these
cases the graves will be dug in such positions as may
from time to time be approved by the Trustees. No
fencing or other obstruction rising more than one
foot from the surface of the ground will be allowed,
and no grave of this description shall, under any
circumstances, be opened for any new interment
sooner than after the expiration of at least five years
from the date of the last interment. Portions of
ground for graves of this description shall be of such
size as may from time to time be approved by the
Trustees, not exceeding in size ten feet by five feet.

Flat Tombstones.
10. Relatives or friends of persons thus interred
will be allowed, on payment of ten shillings in addi-
tion to the usual burial fees, to place flat tombstones
on these graves: Provided always that plans of
such stones, together with copies of epitaph or other
inscription, shall first be submitted to the Trustees,
and be approved by them.

Sexton appointed.
11. A sexton will from time to time be appointed
by the Trustees, whose duty it will be to dig all
graves required in the cemetery; and no other per-
son will be allowed to dig any grave therein without
express permission in writing from the Trustees.

Depth of Graves.
12. All graves must be dug at least six feet deep;
but in the event of any person requiring a greater
depth an extra charge of two shillings will be made
for every additional foot.

Records and Books to be kept.
13. The Trustees shall keep or cause to be kept a
book, in which shall be entered from time to time
the number of every lot disposed of for the exclusive
right of burial, the name of the purchaser, and date
of disposal. They shall also keep a record of every
lot of ground used for the purpose of interment, the
name of the person interred, and date of burial.

Plan of Cemetery to be made.
14. As soon as possible after any portion of the
cemetery is laid out for the purposes of interments,
a complete plan thereof shall be made. The plan
shall be marked out in lots, and each lot shall be
numbered, and such lots shall be marked out by pegs
in the ground.

Plan and Record open for Inspection.
15. The record book and plan of the cemetery,
when prepared, shall be open for inspection to the
public any day, Sundays and holidays excepted,
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., on payment
of a fee of one shilling. The fee for inspection will
be remitted in the case of persons applying for and
taking out a burial warrant.

Burial Warrants to be issued.
16. In all cases of intended interment, the person
having the management or control of the same shall