JAN. 15.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Rules for the Raglan Cemetery, County of Raglan.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1880.

THE following rules for the management of the
Raglan Cemetery, County of Raglan, have been
submitted to His Excellency the Governor in Council,
and are published in accordance with "The Cemete-
ries Management Act, 1877."

WM. ROLLESTON,
(in absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RAGLAN CEME-
TERY, COUNTY OF RAGLAN, NEW ZEALAND.

Cemetery divided.

1. Such portions of the Raglan Cemetery as may
   from time to time be fenced in shall be laid out in
   three sections, each section divided into burial plots
   measuring 10 feet by 4 feet.

Section 1.—Grants of Exclusive Right of Burial.
2. 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 10s. per plot (measuring 10 feet by
4 feet), or £2 10s. if two plots are taken (measuring
10 feet by 8 feet).

Fences and Tombstones may be erected.
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, tomb-
stone, headstone, or other monument be erected, a
plan thereof, and a copy of every epitaph or other
inscription, be submitted to the Trustees, and be
duly approved by them; and that the fences be
kept within the line of pegs, and do not exceed 4 feet
in height.

Section 2.
3. Section 2 will comprise that portion of the
cemetery set apart for the interment of such persons
as are not purchasers of and have not acquired a
right to private ground. On these graves no fencing
or other obstruction rising more than one foot above
the surface shall be allowed; and after an expiration
of not less than five years from date of last inter-
ment, these graves may be reopened for new inter-
ment, unless the surviving relations purchase the
exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in such plot,
according to clause 2.

Section 3.—Free Interments.
4. Section 3 will comprise that portion of the
cemetery set apart for free interments; proof being
first given to the satisfaction of the Trustees that
there are no funds available for payment of fees,
and that no person is to be found who is liable for
the payment of the same.

Depth of Graves.
5. 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 3 feet of the surface.

Grants of Exclusive Right of Burial.
6. Grants of exclusive right of burial in perpetuity
shall be made in the form marked A. annexed to these
Regulations, on payment of a fee of 1s., and shall
only be made out in the name of one particular
person, to be named therein.

Transfer of Grants.
7. Any purchaser 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.

Loss or Destruction of Grants.
8. If at any time a grant of exclusive right of
burial should 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 found at any time after the
issue of a duplicate, the duplicate must at once be
returned to the Trustees.

Duty Stamps for Grants.
9. Parties applying for grants of exclusive right of
burial, or for transfer or duplicate of the same,
must, at their own cost, provide all necessary duty
stamps.

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 per-
son will be allowed to dig any grave therein without
express permission in writing from the Trustees.

Records and Books to be kept.
11. 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 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.
12. A complete plan of the cemetery shall be
made, marked out in lots, and each lot numbered and
distinguished by pegs in the ground.

Plan and Record open for Inspection.
13. The plan of cemetery and book of record shall
be open for inspection to the public any day between
the hours of 9 and 12 a.m., on payment of a fee of
1s. The fee for inspection to be remitted in case of
persons taking out a burial-warrant.

Burial-warrants to be Issued.
14. In all cases of intended interment the person
having the management or control of the same shall
apply to the Trustees for a burial-warrant. The
warrant shall be in the form marked B annexed to
these regulations, and shall be given to the party
applying for the same on payment of the following
fees:—

Adults above 12. Children under 12.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Digging grave ... 0 10 0 0 7 6
Attendance and
dressing the
grave ... 0 5 0 0 3 6
Warrant ... 0 3 0 0 2 6
Recording ... 0 2 0 0 1 6
£1 0 0 £0 15 0

The said warrant, when received by the grave-digger,
shall be sufficient authority to him for each inter-
ment.