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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

Rules for the Management of the Waikiekie Ceme-
tery, County of Whangarei.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1882.

THE following rules and regulations for the manage-
ment of the Waikiekie Cemetery, having been
submitted to His Excellency the Governor in Coun-
cil, are published in accordance with "The Cemeteries
Management Act, 1877."

THOMAS DICK.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WAIKIEKIE CEME-
TERY, COUNTY OF WHANGAREI.

1. All cheques and titles to ground to be signed
   by the Chairman and two members of the Board.

2. Three members of the Board to form a quorum;
   the Chairman to have an original as well as a casting
   vote.

3. A portion of the ground will be marked off into
   lots of 9 by 6 feet. These lots shall be sold by the
   Trustees to persons applying for the same, at £1 1s.
   per plot.

4. 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.
   The lots in this portion of ground will be 9 by 6 feet,
   and cannot be selected, but must be taken as they
   come, under the direction and written authority of
   the Trustees.

5. As soon as possible after any portion of the
   cemetery is laid out for interments a complete plan
   shall be made. The plan shall be marked out in lots,
   and each lot shall be numbered, and such lots shall be
   marked out by pegs in the ground.

6. A book shall be kept in which shall be entered
   the number of every lot 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 free.

7. Any purchaser of private ground may transfer
   his or her interest in the said ground to any other
   person, with the consent of the Trustees, upon pay-
   ment being made to the Chairman, or other duly
   authorized person, of a fee of 5s. for such transfer.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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
    interment.

13. 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
    written permission from the Trustees.

The above rules and regulations were adopted at a
meeting of the Trustees of the Waikiekie Cemetery,
held on the 18th day of February, 1882.

ROBERT HILFORD,
Chairman.

Approved in Council, 20th March, 1882.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Bonuses on Colonial Industries.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1882.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following bonuses
will be paid on articles produced in the Colony
of New Zealand, as under :--

SUGAR.

A bonus of one thousand pounds (£1,000) will be
given for the production of the first 125 tons of sugar,
manufactured in New Zealand, from beet or any
other root or plant grown in the colony.

STARCH.

A bonus of three hundred pounds (£300) will be
given on the first 50 tons of starch, manufactured
in the colony, which shall be shipped to an English
market, and for which a satisfactory certificate shall
be given by dealers or brokers in England that the
starch is of good marketable quality.

SILK.

A bonus of fifty per cent. on the value realized
for the first thousand pounds' (£1,000) worth of
cocoons of the silkworm, or silkworms' eggs, pro-
duced in the colony, to be paid on quantities of not
less value than fifty pounds (£50) nor more than
one hundred pounds (£100) produced by any one
person.

SUGAR-REFINING.

A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be
given for three years in succession for the refining
each year, by machinery established in New Zea-
land, of not less than 100 tons of cane sugar. The
establishment by which such refining is effected must
be what is ordinarily known as a sugar-refinery.
The firm refining the first 100 tons of sugar, and
receiving the bonus, shall be also entitled to the
bonus of the two following years upon fulfilling the
conditions above named.

Conditions.

Notice of intention to claim any of the above
bonuses must be given in writing to the Colonial
Secretary not later than the 30th June, 1882.

The claim must be made before the 31st Decem-
ber, 1882.

The other conditions as to quantity, quality, and
value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer
appointed for the purpose by the Government.

Further information and particulars may be
obtained by application at the Colonial Secretary's
Office.