THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1057

remove or alter the position of any of the said
fences whenever it may be found necessary to do so.

Bodies not to be disinterred.
33. No body shall be disinterred or removed from
the said cemetery except by order of a Coroner,
without express permission in writing from the
Trustees.

CAMPBELL THOMSON,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Opotiki Cemetery.

A.
NUMBER OF GRANT.
Colony of New Zealand, GRANT of exclusive right of burial in
County of Whakatane, perpetuity in the public cemetery at
to wit. Opotiki, in the said county, issued
under the provisions of "The Cemeteries Management Act, 1877,"
and subject to the provisions of any rules and regulations now
or that may hereafter be passed and gazetted relating to the
said cemetery:-

In consideration of the sum of pounds
shillings and pence sterling, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, , Trustee
, the undersigned,
of the Opotiki Cemetery, hereby grant unto
of
the exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in
parcels of ground in on the plan of the said cemetery, numbered
, containing by admeasurement

Witness hand this day of , 18
one thousand eight hundred and .

The within grant of exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in
the public cemetery at Opotiki has been duly transferred to
the under-mentioned parties, by permission of the Trustees of
the said cemetery, on the days and dates hereunder written.

B.
FORM of burial-warrant for interment of persons in the public
cemetery at Opotiki, County of Whakatane, New Zealand:-
To the Sexton.
You are hereby authorized to prepare a grave according to
the following particulars, viz.:-
Name of deceased:
Age:
Denomination:
Officiating minister:
Day and hour of funeral:
Class of burial:
Required length, breadth, and depth of grave:
Name of person furnishing above particulars:
Number of lot:
Position of grave:

Dated this day of , 18 . Trustee.

OPOTIKI CEMETERY.-AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT VAULT.
To the Sexton.
THIS is to authorize , of , to excavate ground
and to construct a vault on plot of land in the Opotiki Cemetery,
numbered on the plan of the said cemetery, in accord-
ance with the rules and regulations for the time being in force
relating to the construction of vaults.
Trustee.

Dated this day of , 18 .

OPOTIKI CEMETERY.-AUTHORITY TO REOPEN A VAULT.
To the Sexton.
THIS is to authorize , of , to reopen vault
number , situated on plot of ground numbered
warrant.

Dated this day of , 18 .

on the plan of the Opotiki Cemetery, for the purpose of inter-
ment of deceased person named in the accompanying burial-
Trustee.

Approved in Council, 29th July, 1879.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Rules and Regulations for Makaraka Cemetery,
Poverty Bay.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 1879.

THE following rules and regulations for the manage-
ment of the Makaraka Cemetery, Poverty Bay,
have been submitted to His Excellency the Governor
in Council, and are published in accordance with
"The Cemeteries Management Act, 1877."

G. S. WHITMORE.

RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MAKARAKA
CEMETERY.

1. A portion of the Cemetery Reserve shall be
   divided into five classes, viz. :-
   Class A, being ground of which the perpetual and
   exclusive right may be acquired, with the privilege of
   enclosing the ground and erecting headstones or
   other monuments thereon. A portion of this class
   shall be staked off into lots of 10 feet by 10 feet.
   These lots shall be sold for £3 each.
   Class B. These lots shall be 10 feet by 8 feet, sub-
   ject to the above privileges, and shall be sold for
   £2 10s. each.
   Class C. These lots shall be 10 feet by 4 feet, also
   subject to the above privileges, and shall be sold for
   £1 10s. each.
   Permission shall be given to fence the lots in either
   of these classes, subject to the approval of the
   Trustees, provided that all fences be kept within the
   pegs, and that any fence of wood shall not exceed
   4 feet in height.
   Class D will comprise a portion of the ground set
   aside for the interment of such persons as are not
   purchasers of, and have not acquired a right to,
   private ground. On ground of this class no fencing
   or other obstruction rising more than 1 foot above
   the surface shall be allowed; and no grave shall
   under any circumstances be opened for any new
   interment sooner than after the expiry of five years
   from the time of the first or last interment, as the
   case may be. Flat tombstones will be allowed on
   payment of a fee of 10s.; and the friends or relatives
   of the deceased may acquire the right to the grave,
   with the consent of the Trustees, and by paying £1
   for the ground—9 feet by 4 feet.
   Class E will comprise a portion of ground set
   aside for free interments. Graves to be 9 feet by
   4 feet.

2. All graves must be not less than 6 feet deep,
   but, in the event of purchasers of private ground
   desiring a greater depth, an extra charge of 2s. shall
   be made for every foot more than 6 feet. No coffin
   to be within 4 feet 6 inches of the surface.

3. Any purchaser of private ground may transfer
   his or her interest in said ground to any other person,
   upon payment being made to the Clerk to the
   cemetery for the time being of a fee of 5s. for such
   transfer.

4. The Clerk to the cemetery for the time being
   shall keep a book, in which he shall enter from time
   to time the number of every lot sold, the name of
   the purchaser thereof, together with the date of sale
   of same, and shall keep a record of the burials in the
   cemetery.