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vault without a burial-warrant. On presentation of the burial-warrant, and the payment of the fee for digging the grave, the sexton shall open or have opened in proper time for the funeral the required grave, making it at least 6 feet deep. The sexton must keep a record of the graves dug and their position in the cemetery, to be presented when required by the Guardians.

Grave plots, &c., to be kept clean.

15. The grave-plots and vaults are to be kept clean by the purchasers, and all rubbish, useless earth, &c., from the grave-plots, vaults, &c., is to be removed from the cemetery at the cost of the owners of such plots or vaults, &c. If any rubbish, useless earth, &c., is left and not removed at request of Guardians, then the Guardians may cause such rubbish, &c., to be removed at the cost of the owners of the grave-plot or vault from which such rubbish, &c., has been removed.

Burial-warrant.

16. A burial-warrant, signed by the parish priest (or rector in charge of St. Mary’s, Wanganui), must be obtained before any grave or vault shall be opened. This warrant is to be handed to the sexton of the cemetery at least eight hours of daylight before the burial is to take place.

Vaults.

17. If any vault is to be constructed in the cemetery, such vault must have a stone or iron door, and shall be built of such materials and be of such depth, &c., as shall be required by the Guardians, without whose written approval no vault shall be commenced or in any way improved, &c.

Coffins for vaults.

18. Coffins to be placed in vaults must be lined with lead or other approved metal, and must be firmly and securely soldered, &c., so that the escape of noxious vapours will be impossible.

Guardians may remove broken fences, &c. Their powers, &c.

19. The Guardians of the cemetery may remove from the cemetery any broken-down and rotten fences, palings, &c.; and the said Guardians shall have the powers of control and management granted them by “The Cemeteries Management Act, 1877,” but they shall be subject to the Roman Catholic Bishop of the diocese, who may appoint new Guardians and remove any Guardian from time to time as he (the Bishop) may think fit.

Burial-fees.

20. Scale of burial-fees:— £ s. d.
    For warrant to bury, including assistance of the clergyman … 0 7 6
    Grave-digging—
    For adults … … 0 12 6
    For children, under 10 years old 0 7 6

Guardians may appoint agent.

21. The Guardians have authority to appoint one of their body as agent for them, who shall receive all fees and charges, which are in every case to be paid in advance; and who shall give grants, and, in a word, exercise for the Guardians any act of authority for which they have legal power. Such agent shall be appointed at their first full meeting after these laws have been gazetted, and the name of such agent shall be duly published in Wanganui Roman Catholic Church, and in the public Press of the town.

A.—FORM OF GRANT.

† R.I.P.

Colony of New Zealand, ) GRANT of grave-plot in St. Mary’s County of Wanganui, ) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wanganui, City of Wanganui, ) issued under the provisions of “The to wit. ) Cemeteries Management Act, 1877,” and subject to the provisions of any rules now, or that may hereafter be, passed and gazetted relating to the said cemetery. And, further, this grant is issued subject to the teachings and laws of the Roman Catholic Church regarding cemeteries and burials, &c. :—

In consideration of the sum of pounds shillings pence sterling, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I, the undersigned, agent for and on behalf of the Guardians of the Wanganui Roman Catholic Cemetery, hereby grant unto , of , the exclusive right of burial in perpetuity in the grave-plot marked on the block on plan of Wanganui Roman Catholic Cemetery aforesaid, containing by admeasurement feet. Witness my hand, this day of , 18 . (Signed.)

The following are the Guardians: Rev. Charles Henry Kirk, Messrs. George McCulloch, Charles Kelly, and Joseph Purceli.

I approve of the foregoing rules, and the Guardians named.

† FRANCIS REDWOOD,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington.
Wellington, 18th August, 1882.

Approved in Council, 25th September, 1882.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

By-law under “The Wellington Waterworks Act, 1871.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th September, 1882.

THE following by-law is published in accordance with section 67 of “The Wellington Waterworks Act, 1871.”

G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

BY-LAW FOR FURTHER REGULATING THE PRICE TO BE CHARGED FOR WATER USED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF WELLINGTON.

By-law of the Council of the City of Wellington, made under the “Wellington Waterworks Act, 1871.”

In pursuance of the powers vested in them in this behalf, the Council of the City of Wellington ordain as follows:—

Any person having any privy or closet upon his premises connected, either directly or indirectly, with the Corporation water-supply, or who is desirous of having any privy or closet upon his premises so connected, shall forthwith give written notice of the same at the office of the Town Clerk.

Upon receipt of such notice the Town Clerk shall cause an inspection of the premises to be made by the City Surveyor, who shall forthwith examine such premises, and report in writing as to the fitness of the premises, and as to the desirability or otherwise of having the aforesaid privy or closet connected with the Corporation water-supply. If the report of the City Surveyor is satisfactory, the Town Clerk shall forthwith issue a license under his hand authorizing the applicant to make the desired connection.

Every such license shall terminate on the 31st day of March in each year, and for every such license there shall be paid to the City Treasurer the sum of ten shillings. Any person using the Corporation water-supply in the manner aforesaid without such license as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence, and for any such offence shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and, in every case where such offence shall be a continuing one, to a further penalty not exceeding five pounds for every day or part of a day during which such offence shall be continued.

GEORGE FISHER,
Mayor.