Cemetery Regulations and Accounts




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

  1. A plan of the cemetery shall be kept, showing
    the plots as laid off in the several divisions; and each
    plot shall have a separate number on the plan.

  2. A book shall be kept in which shall be entered
    the number of every plot sold, the name of the pur-
    chaser thereof, together with the date of the sale or
    transfer of the same. 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 1s. for each inspection.

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

Above 10 Years of Age. Under 10 Years of Age.
Digging grave (6 feet deep) £ s. d. 0 10 0 £ s. d. 0 7 0
Attendance and dressing ground 0 5 0 0 3 0
Warrant 0 2 6 0 2 6
Registering 0 2 6 0 2 6
£1 0 0 £0 15 0

Reopening a grave or vault, £1.

  1. The whole or a part of the foregoing costs and
    charges will be remitted on proof being given to the
    satisfaction of the Trustees that the person for whom
    application for interment is made was a pauper or in
    poor circumstances at the time of his or her death,
    and that there are not sufficient funds applicable for
    the purpose, and that no person is liable for the
    payment of such costs and charges.

  2. Orders for interment must be given at least
    twelve hours prior to the hour fixed for the funeral.
    The following particulars must accompany the
    order :-

Name of deceased:
Age:
Denomination:
Officiating minister:
Day and hour of funeral:
If unpurchased ground:
Number of plot (if private ground):
Required depth (if more than 6 feet):

JAMES MANSON, Jun., Secretary.

FORM OF TRANSFER.

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FORM of burial-warrant for interment of person in the public
cemetery, Kimberley, County Selwyn :--
To the Sexton.

You are hereby authorized to prepare a grave according to
the following particulars :-
Name of deceased:
Age:
Denomination:
Officiating minister:
Day and hour of funeral:
If unpurchased ground:
Number of plot (if private ground):
Required depth (if more than 6 feet):
Dated this day of , 18

Approved in Council, 10th February, 1880.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Abstract of Queenstown Cemetery Accounts.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1880.

THE following abstract of the accounts of the
Queenstown Cemetery, County of Lake, is
published in accordance with section 14 of "The
Otago Cemetery Reserves Management Ordinance,
1864."

JOHN HALL.

BALANCE-SHEET of the QUEENSTOWN CEMETERY
TRUSTEES, for the Year ending 31st December,
1879.

RECEIPTS.
Balance in Bank of New Zealand, Queenstown, 1st
January, 1879
One half year's rent of ground from C. E. Price,
£5, less 2s. 6d. duplicate lease stamp...
Received for sinking graves and reopening same
£ s. d.
36 15 2
4 17 6
12 17 0
£54 9 8

EXPENDITURE.
Messrs. J. W. Robertson and Co., timber for fencing
William Shore, labour, fencing
C. E. Haines, nails, fencing
De Beer, nails, fencing
Curnow, labourer
D. Sullivan, cartage
R. Bryant, as sexton, and also for day-labour
H. A. Adair, survey of ground
William Warren, printing and advertising
H. Manders, agreement in duplicate
Balance in Bank
D. Matheson, Secretary's commission
£ s. d.
13 12 3
17 2 4
0 8 0
0 4 2
1 5 0
0 5 0
8 16 0
1 1 0
0 12 0
1 1 0
7 12 2
2 10 9
£54 9 8

Cr.
By balance in Bank
Rent due
£ s. d.
£7 12 2
5 15 0
13 7 2

H. MANDERS,
D. MATHESON, } Trustees.
JOHN E. HAINES,

This is the balance-sheet referred to in the annexed
declaration made before me this 26th day of January,
1880.

M. J. MALAGHAN, J.P.

ASSETS.
Fences, house, trees, tools, &c.
Rent due
Balance in Bank
£ s. d.
200 0 0
5 15 0
7 12 2
£213 7 2

Rent and cash available
£13 7 2

LIABILITIES.
Mrs. Black, ironmonger
C. E. Haines, fencing wire
J. W. Robertson and Co., fencing material
D. Matheson, Secretary
R. Bryant, day-labour, &c., trees
£ s. d.
3 5 6
5 2 0
18 11 4
1 2 0
0 10 0
£28 9 10

DUNCAN MATHESON, Secretary,
JOHN E. HAINES,
H. MANDERS,
} Trustees.

MEMO.
Amount due
Cash in hand
£ s. d.
28 9 10
7 12 2
Amount required
£20 17 8

We, the undersigned, Henry Manders, of Queens-
town, and Duncan Matheson, of Queenstown, as
Managers of the Queenstown Cemetery, make sin-
cere and solemn declaration that the annexed balance-



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🏘️ Rules and Regulations for Kimberley Cemetery (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
10 February 1880
Cemetery management, By-laws, Fees, Interment, Warrants, Selwyn County
  • JAMES MANSON, Jun., Secretary
  • FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏘️ Abstract of Queenstown Cemetery Accounts for 1879

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
9 February 1880
Financial statement, Balance-sheet, Lake County, Revenue, Expenditure, Queenstown
  • John Hall
  • M. J. Malaghan, J.P.
  • H. Manders
  • D. Matheson
  • John E. Haines
  • Duncan Matheson, Secretary