✨ Cemetery Regulations Continuation




JUNE 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

complete plan thereof shall be made. The plan shall
be marked out in lots, and each lot shall be num-
bered, and such lots shall be marked out by pegs in
the ground.

Plan and Record open for Inspection.
17. The record-book and plan of cemetery, when
prepared, shall be open for inspection to the public
any day, Sundays and holidays excepted, between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Burial-warrants to be Issued.
18. In all cases of intended interment the person
having management or control of the same shall
apply for a burial-warrant to the Trustees or other
person appointed to issue the same. The warrant
shall be in the form marked B annexed to these regu-
lations, and shall be given to the party applying for
the same, upon payment of the fees mentioned in
Rule 1.

Levelling and Removing of Earth done by Applicants.
19. The foregoing charges are in addition to any
sums that may be paid for grants of exclusive right of
burial. They do not include payment for any work
required to be done beyond the actual digging of an
ordinary grave, and, after the interment, filling in the
same.

Persons who have purchased the right to
fence in parcels of ground must do all levelling re-
quired at their own cost, and only on approval of the
Trustees; and must at once remove from the ceme-
tery all earth and rubbish not required. If not re-
moved when required by the Trustees, they may
cause the said earth and rubbish to be removed at
the expense of the person failing to remove same as
above mentioned.

Burial-warrants to be given to Sexton.
20. The burial-warrant when signed shall be given
by the party having the management of the funeral
to the sexton, and shall be sufficient authority for
the interment.

Burial-warrants to be given to Sexton Eight Hours before
Interment.
21. Burial-warrants must be given to the sexton
at least eight working-hours prior to the time fixed
for the funeral, otherwise an extra fee of 5s. must be
paid. No free interment will be allowed without the
above notice of eight hours.

Time of Funerals.
22. Until otherwise ordered, funerals will only be
allowed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
except on Sundays, when the hours will be from 2 to
5 in the afternoon.

Particulars to be given for Warrants.
23. The following particulars must be given at the
time of application for a burial-warrant, viz. :-
Name of deceased:
Denomination:
Class of burial:
Required size and depth of grave:
Age of deceased:
Officiating minister:
Number of lot in cemetery:

Fences, Headstones, &c., to be kept in Repair by Surviving
Owner.
24. All fences, enclosures, tombstones, headstones,
and other monuments must be kept in proper order
and repair by the surviving holders of the grant or
relatives of the deceased. All wooden or other fences
left in a state of decay, or broken down, may at any
time be removed from the cemetery by order of the
Trustees.

Vaults.
25. Persons purchasing the exclusive right of
burial in perpetuity in any plot of ground in the
cemetery may, by permission of the Trustees, ex-
cavate the same within 1 foot of their outside
boundaries for the purpose of constructing a vault.
Before any work is commenced towards the con-
struction of any vault the plan and specification of
the work connected therewith shall be submitted to
the Trustees for approval, and no work shall be com-
menced until such approval has been obtained.

Construction of Vaults.
26. All vaults shall be lined throughout with brick-
work or concrete, and covered in with arched brick-
work, concrete, or stone set in cement. The depth,
length, and breadth of the vaults shall be according
to agreement with the Trustees. The entrance to
the vault shall be either by a stone at the top or an
iron door. In all cases entrances shall be securely
fastened, and all work done to the satisfaction of the
Trustees.

Coffins for Vaults.
27. Coffins for vaults must be lined with lead or
other approved metal, to be firmly and securely
soldered. Coffins may be laid in vaults, and covered
in with concrete or cement, so as to prevent the
escape of noxious vapour.

Labour, &c., to be approved by Trustees.
28. All labour, materials, and tools required for
constructing vaults or for excavating for vaults must
be provided by the parties applying for the same.

Work, &c., of Reopening Vaults to be Approved by Trustees.
29. All labour, materials, and tools required for
reopening vaults for interments, and for reclosing the
same, must be provided by the party owning the vault,
and must be approved by the Trustees.

Vaults must be kept in Repair by Surviving Owner.
30. All vaults must be kept in proper order and
repair by surviving owner. If at any time they
become out of proper order and repair, the Trustees
may give the owner fourteen days' notice to repair
the same, by leaving such notice at the last-known
place of abode of the owner or his agent. If the
address of the owner or his agent is not known, or
if the owner fails to do or cause to be done the
required repairs within the fourteen days above
mentioned, the Trustees may at any time cause all
such necessary repairs to be done, and no interment
shall thereafter be allowed in such vault until all
costs and charges of such repairs have been paid to
the Trustees.

Earth and Rubbish to be Removed by Applicants.
31. All earth and rubbish thrown out when exca-
vating for vaults must be removed by the person who
applies for permission to construct such vault. If
not at once removed when required by the Trustees,
they may cause the said earth and rubbish to be re-
moved, and the costs and charges of so doing may be
recovered from the person applying for permission to
construct such vault.

No Interment to take place in Vault without Warrant.
32. No interment shall be permitted in any vault
until the party requiring to open such vault for in-
terment has obtained a burial-warrant, as provided
for ordinary burials, which warrant shall be sufficient
authority for the vault named therein to be opened.

All Charges and Fees to be Paid in Advance.
33. All charges made for any matter or thing con-
nected or relating to the cemetery shall be paid in
advance.

Fences may be Removed.
34. In the case of all persons interred in the Car-
terton Cemetery previous to the 1st day of May,



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🏘️ Continuation of Rules for Carterton Cemetery Management (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
14 June 1881
Cemetery regulations, Burial warrants, Vault construction, Fees, Carterton, Repairs