Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2321

Interpretation.

In these by-laws, except when inconsistent with the context, or when otherwise expressly provided, the following expressions shall have the meanings attached thereto:—

“ The said Act ” means “ The Maori Councils Act, 1900.”

“ The Council ” means the Maori Council of the Horouta Maori District, constituted under the said Act.

“ Committee ” or “ Village Committee ” means the Village Committee or Komiti Marae of a Maori kainga, village, or pa, appointed by the Maori Council under the provisions of the said Act.

“ District ” means the Horouta Maori District, proclaimed by the Governor under the said Act by Proclamation dated the 26th day of December, 1900.

“ Native township ” means a township constituted under “ The Native Townships Act, 1895.”

“ Prescribed ” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under the said Act or by these by-laws.

(A.) Health and Personal Convenience.

(Section 16, Subsection 1.)

1. Human corpses shall be buried, if the death occurs between the 15th day of March and the 15th day of September (both days inclusive) in any year, within four days after death; and, if the death occurs between the 16th day of September, and the 14th day of March of the following year (both days inclusive), within three days after death, unless the Council shall otherwise direct, or unless it is otherwise provided for by any Act of the General Assembly.

2. It shall be the duty of the nearest relatives of the deceased, or, in their absence, of the owner or occupier of the house or premises wherein deceased died, to comply with the provisions of the last preceding by-law; and all or any of them shall be deemed to be guilty of a breach thereof as the Council may deem fit, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound.

3. No human corpse shall be buried, except with the permission of the Council, in any place other than a burial-ground recognised by the inhabitants of a Maori kainga, or reserved or set apart by them or some duly constituted authority as a burial-ground.

4. No human corpse shall be permitted to lie in state in front of any meeting-house or in the courtyard (marae) thereof, but may lie in state at some other spot in the vicinity that may be indicated by the Chairman of the Village Committee or the member of Council for the riding.

(B.) Cleansing Houses.

(Section 16, Subsection 2.)

5. The Chairman of the Council, or any person duly authorised by the Council in that behalf, may by notice in writing direct the owner or occupier of any house or other building in a dirty and unwholesome state to clean or cause the same to be cleaned within a time to be specified in such notice, which may be in Form A in the Schedule hereto. And if after service of such notice upon him any person shall refuse or neglect to comply with such notice, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound for the first offence and not exceeding two pounds for every subsequent offence.

6. The Council may order the removal or destruction of any building in a dirty and unwholesome state, if in its opinion it is unsuitable for human accommodation, or if the owner or occupier thereof fails after due notice to clean, renovate, or himself remove or destroy the same. Any costs incurred by the Council in and about such removal or destruction shall be a debt due to the Council, recoverable as liquidated damages by process in the Magistrate’s Court.

7. If any such building is occupied by any person who, being ill, old, or feeble, is in the opinion of the Council or of a Village Committee, not competent or able to comply with the provisions of the two last preceding by-laws, the Council or Committee may in their discretion modify the application of such by-laws to meet the circumstances. The Chairman of the Village Committee shall report the case and all the circumstances to the Chairman of the Council, whereupon the Council shall consider such case and decide whether it shall devote part of its funds towards cleansing and otherwise improving the dwellings of such sick, old, or feeble persons.

(C.) Nuisances.

(Section 16, Subsection 3.)

8. No nightsoil, refuse, or offensive rubbish shall be cast or deposited or allowed to flow into any spring, stream, or watercourse that flows through or past a Maori kainga and which is used as a water-supply by the inhabitants of such kainga, or any other kainga on the banks of such stream or near such spring.

9. No person who is the owner or occupier of any premises within a Maori kainga shall permit or suffer any nightsoil or refuse or any offensive rubbish or matter of any kind whatever to accumulate or remain or be in or upon such premises so as to be injurious or dangerous to health or so as to cause an offensive smell.

10. No horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, or other animals shall be buried within a Maori kainga.

11. No person shall throw or leave any dead animal on any property within a Maori kainga whereby any offensive smell is or is likely to be created.

12. Every person who commits a breach of any of the By-laws 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound.

(D.) Drunkenness.

(Section 16, Subsection 4.)

13. No alcoholic liquor shall be supplied, drunk, or brought to any Maori hui, gathering, or meeting of any kind or for any purpose whatsoever, whether held in a Maori kainga or at any other place within the district, except townships and European lots in a Native township.

14. Where a public meeting is held by invitation, the person or persons issuing such invitation shall be jointly and severally liable, if he or they supply or cause to be supplied any alcoholic liquor to the visitors, or any of them, or to any person whatsoever attending such meeting, to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

15. Any person found drunk at any Maori meeting shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten shillings and not exceeding two pounds.

16. Any person shall be guilty of an offence who—

(1.) Being drunk, or under the influence of liquor, enters a meeting-house, or a church, or some other public building within a Maori pa.

(2.) Takes any alcoholic liquor into such meeting-house, church, or public building.

(3.) Drinks or causes any one else to drink any alcoholic liquor in any such meeting-house, church, or public building.

And such person shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five shillings and not exceeding one pound for a first offence, and not exceeding two pounds for every subsequent offence.

(E.) Hawkers.

(Section 16, Subsection 13.)

17. The following by-laws shall apply to Indian, Assyrian, and other hawkers selling their wares in the Maori kaingas within the district—that is to say:—

(1.) Such person shall have a license from the Council before he may vend his wares within the kaingas of the district.

(2.) The license in the Form E in the Schedule hereto shall have force throughout the whole of the district, and the fee therefor shall be two pounds. It shall be called the “ district license.”

(3.) The license in the Form I in the Schedule hereto shall have force within that part of the district between Tawhiti and Potikirua. The fee shall be one pound.

(4.) The license in the Form O in the Schedule hereto shall have force within that part of the district between Potikirua and Tawhiti. The fee shall be one pound.

(5.) The Chairman or the Clerk of the Council is empowered to issue all or any of such licenses.

(6.) The member of Council residing nearest to Tawhiti, and the member residing nearest to Potikirua, on the eastern side of the district, is empowered to issue license in Form I.

(7.) The member of Council residing nearest to Potikirua, and the member residing nearest to Tarakeha, on the western side of the district, is empowered to issue license in Form O.

(8.) All fees paid for licenses shall be forwarded to the office of the Council.

(9.) Any person hawking goods without license within Maori kaingas in the district shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

(F.) Billiard-rooms..

(Section 16, Subsection 15.)

18. No billiard-room shall be constructed and no billiard-table erected within any Maori kainga, or at any other place within the district except townships and European settlements: Provided that this by-law shall have force in respect of Maori lots within a Native township. Any person guilty of a breach of this by-law shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, and the Council shall have power to remove or destroy such billiard room or table, and shall not be liable for such removal or destruction.