✨ Greytown Cemetery Rules and Notices




78
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 4

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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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 one 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. All charges made for any matter or thing con-
    nected or relating to the cemetery shall be paid in
    advance.

Fences may be Removed.

  1. In the case of all persons interred in the
    cemetery previous to the 1st day of January, 1882,
    and whose surviving relatives or friends have previous
    to the above date fenced in portions of land round
    the graves of persons so interred, it is hereby pro-
    vided that, in all cases where the grant of exclusive
    right of burial in perpetuity is not acquired, it shall
    be lawful for the Trustees at any time to remove or
    alter the position of any of the said fences whenever
    it may be found necessary to do so.

Bodies not to be Disinterred.

  1. No body shall be disinterred or removed from
    the said cemetery except by order of the Coroner,
    without express permission in writing from the
    Trustees.

A. (Number of grant.)
Colony of New Zealand,
County of Wairarapa West,
to wit.
}
Burial in Perpetuity in the
Public Cemetery at Greytown,
in the said County, issued under the provisions of "The
Cemeteries Management Act, 1877," and subject to the pro-
visions of any Rules and Regulations now or that may here-
after be passed and gazetted relating to the said Cemetery.

In consideration of the sum of pounds
shillings and pence sterling, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, the undersigned
Trustees of the Greytown Cemetery, hereby grant unto
,
, the exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in
parcels of ground in the said cemetery, numbered
on the plan of the said cemetery, and containing by
admeasurement
Witness hand this day of , one
thousand eight hundred and .

The within grant of exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in
the public cemetery of Greytown has been duly transferred to
the under-mentioned parties, by permission of the Trustees of
the said cemetery, on the days and dates hereunder written.

B.

FORM of Burial-warrant for Interment of Persons in the
Public Cemetery at Greytown, County of Wairarapa West,
New Zealand.

To the Sexton.

You are hereby authorized to prepare a grave according to
the following particulars, viz. :-
Name of deceased :
Age :
Denomination :
Officiating minister :
Day and hour of funeral :
Class of burial :
Required length, breadth, and depth of grave :
Name of person furnishing above particulars :
Number of lot :
Position of grave :

Dated this day of , 18 Trustee.

GREYTOWN CEMETERY. - AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT VAULT.

To the Sexton.

This is to authorize , of , to excavate ground
and to construct a vault on plot of land in the Greytown
Cemetery, numbered on the plan of the said cemetery,
in accordance with the rules and regulations for the time being
in force relating to the construction of vaults.

Dated this day of , 18 . Trustee.



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🏘️ Rules for the Management of the Greytown Cemetery (continued from previous page)

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🏘️ Authority to construct a vault in Greytown Cemetery

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Vault, Greytown Cemetery, Sexton, Construction