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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

Rules for the Management of the Carterton Ceme-
tery, County of Wairarapa West.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th June, 1881.

THE following rules for the management of Car-
terton Cemetery, having been submitted to His
Excellency the Governor in Council, are published
in accordance with "The Cemeteries Management
Act, 1877."

THOMAS DICK.

RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CARTERTON
CEMETERY.

Cemetery Divided.

1. Such portions of the Carterton 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 5 feet. The following to be the scale of
   charges :-

Burial-fees. £ s. d.
For every single interment in ordinary
grave or vault, adults ... 1 0 0
For every single interment in ordinary
grave or vault, children under 10 years 0 12 6
For reopening grave or vault for any
interment, adult or child ... 1 0 0

Exclusive Right of Burial in Perpetuity.
2. Any person desiring to have the exclusive right
of burial in perpetuity in any plot or plots can have
the same on payment to the Trustees of the sum of
£1 sterling per plot, measuring 10 feet by 5 feet, for
such right, over and above the burial-charges.

Ground set aside for Persons who are not Purchasers, and
who have not acquired Right to Private Ground.
3. A portion of the ground shall be set aside for
the interment of such persons as are not purchasers
of, and have not acquired a right to, private ground.
On this ground 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 a 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,
by paying £1 for the ground, 10 feet by 5 feet.

In certain Cases Fees may be Omitted.
4. The costs and charges of burial of any person
in the cemetery may in certain cases be remitted on
proof being given to the satisfaction of the Trustees
that there are no funds available for payment of such
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 4 feet 6 inches of the surface.

Trustees reserve Right.
6. The Trustees reserve to themselves the right to
regulate the occupation of plots.

Permission to Fence in Plots and Erect Tombstones.
7. Persons purchasing the exclusive right of burial
may, by permission of the Trustees, fence in the plots
of ground allotted to them, provided that all such
fences be kept within the pegs, and that any fence in
wood shall not exceed 4 feet in height; 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.

Transfer of Grants..
10. 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 trans-
fer, and on production to the Trustees of the original
grant.

Transfer of Grants on Death of Owner.
11. 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 pro-
ducing sufficient and satisfactory evidence of their
authority to apply for the said transfer.

Loss or Destruction of Grants.
12. 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 au-
thority 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.
13. Parties applying for grants of exclusive right
of burial, or for transfers or duplicates of the same,
must at their own cost provide all duty stamps.

Sexton Appointed.
14. 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 from the Trustees.

Records and Books to be Kept.
15. 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.
16. As soon as possible after any portion of the
cemetery is laid out for the purpose of interments, a