1788 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 119

"The Friendly Societies Act, 1877."

APPOINTMENT OF BANKS FOR THE INVESTMENT OF SOCIETIES' FUNDS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th December, 1880.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following Joint-stock Banks to be
Banks for the purposes of section 15 (1, a) of "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1877:"—

The Bank of New Zealand,
The Union Bank of Australia (Limited),
The Bank of New South Wales,
The Bank of Australasia,
The National Bank of New Zealand (Limited),
The Colonial Bank of New Zealand,

in order to enable societies to invest their funds
therein.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(in absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Rules for the Management of the Waitara Cemetery,
Taranaki.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1880.

THE following rules for the management of the
Waitara Cemetery have been submitted to His
Excellency the Governor in Council, and are pub-
lished in accordance with "The Cemeteries Manage-
ment Act, 1877."

H. A. ATKINSON,
(in absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WAITARA
CEMETERY, TARANAKI.

Cemetery divided.

1. Such portions of the Waitara Cemetery as
   may from time to time be fenced in shall be laid out
   into blocks and divided into burial-plots measuring
   10 feet by 4 feet. The following to be the scale of
   burial-charges, viz. :—

Any person desiring to have the exclusive right of
burial in perpetuity in any plot or plots can have the
same on the payment to the Trustees of the sum of
£1 sterling per plot, measuring 10 feet by 4 feet,
for such right, over and above the burial-charges.

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
   tombstones, headstones, or other monuments thereon:
   Provided always that, before any such fence,
   tombstone, 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 any 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 any ground acquired for the exclusive right of
   burial as aforesaid, may at any time be trimmed,
   removed, or cut down by order of the Trustees.

Grants of Exclusive Right of Burial.

4. Grants of exclusive right 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.

Transfer 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 5s. for every such
   transfer, and on production to the Trustees of the
   original grant.

Transfer of Grant 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
   5s., 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 Grant.

7. If at any time a grant of exclusive right of
   burial shall be lost or accidentally destroyed, a
   duplicate grant may be obtained on application in
   writing made to the Trustees, and on payment of a
   fee of 10s. 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 duplicate of the same, must,
   at their own cost, provide all necessary duty stamps.

Flat Tombstones.

9. Relatives or friends of persons thus interred
   will be allowed, on payment of 10s. in addition 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

10. 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 person
    will be allowed to dig any grave therein without
    express permission in writing from the Trustees.

Depth of Graves.

11. All graves must be dug at least 6 feet deep;
    but, in the event of any person requiring a greater
    depth, an extra charge of 2s. will be made for every
    additional foot.

Records and Books to be kept.

12. 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 the date of burial.