Maori Council By-laws




Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 253

(E.) Tohungas.
(Section 16, Subsection 5.)

  1. It shall not be lawful for any tohunga, or alleged tohunga, to cause any patient under his treatment to bathe in cold water.

  2. It shall not be lawful for any such tohunga to hinder or prevent the attendance of a duly qualified medical practitioner on such patient, or the treatment of such patient with European medicines suitable to the complaint, or prescribed by a duly qualified medical practitioner.

  3. It shall not be lawful for any person alleged to be a tohunga to charge any fee or reward for his services.

  4. Any person committing a breach of the above by-laws shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

  5. Wherever, on account of the practices of any person alleged to be a tohunga, he gathers a following and establishes himself in any kainga, or travels from one kainga to another with such following, so as, in the opinion of the Council or of any Village Committee, to cause serious inconvenience to the inhabitants of any kainga, or to any of them, by causing waste of food or substance, or in any other way, the Council may, by notice in writing, direct such tohunga to desist from such practices, and if he persist the Council may impose a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.

  6. The Council may grant a license, after full inquiry, to persons skilled in the use of Maori herbs or wairakau, for such term and subject to such conditions as the Council may deem fit. Such license shall have force only within the district.

(F.) Dog Registration.
(Section 16, Subsection 7.)

  1. The fee for the registration of any dog of a greater age than six months, owned by a Maori within the district, shall be five shillings: Provided that when dogs are kept for the sole purpose of the management of sheep or cattle, or for the destruction of rabbits, the fee for registration shall be two shillings.

  2. The fee shall be paid and registration made at the office of the Council, or to persons authorised under the seal of the Council to receive such fee and make such registration.

The Council may appoint such other places as registration offices and such persons as Registrars as may be necessary or expedient.

(G.) Hawkers.
(Section 16, Subsection 13.)

  1. 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 Maori kaingas of the district.

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

(3.) The Chairman or the Clerk of the Council, or a member of the Council duly authorised by the Council in that behalf, is empowered to issue such license.

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

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

  1. A special license may be issued by the Chairman or Clerk or any member of the Council, or by the Chairman of the Village Committee of a kainga where any hui or gathering is held, to any person desirous of hawking and selling goods at such hui or gathering, on payment of a fee of ten shillings. Such license shall be in force only while such hui or gathering lasts, and no longer. Any person hawking and selling goods at such hui or gathering without special license, or a license as provided in the foregoing by-laws, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

(H.) Smoking.
(Section 16, Subsection 14.)

  1. Every person, whether European or Maori, who sells, gives, or supplies any cigarette, tobacco, or torori to any Maori youth under the age of fifteen years shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

  2. Every Maori youth under the age of fifteen years who smokes tobacco, torori, or a cigarette, or any part of a cigarette, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable for the first offence to a penalty not exceeding five shillings, for the second offence to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings, and for a third or subsequent offence to a penalty of one pound.

(J.) Gambling.
(Section 16, Subsection 15.)

  1. 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.

  2. Any Maori youth under the age of fifteen years found playing billiards in any place whatsoever shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five shillings for the first offence, not exceeding ten shillings for the second offence, and for a third or subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding one pound.

  3. Any person keeping a billiard-room or a billiard-table in any Maori kainga, and any Maori keeping such a room or table at any other place within the district except townships (but not Maori lots within a Native township) and European settlements, without license from the Council, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five pounds.

  4. Any person found playing for money, whether by cards or any other game, within the precincts of any kainga, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for the first offence, not exceeding one pound for the second offence, and not exceeding two pounds for every subsequent offence.

  5. Any owner or occupier of any house or premises situate in any Maori kainga who shall permit or allow gambling or playing for money (other than billiards in duly licensed premises) in such house or upon such premises, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for the first offence, not exceeding one pound for the second offence, and not exceeding two pounds for every subsequent offence: Provided that in the event of any owner being absent when an offence as aforesaid is committed such owner shall not be liable.

Village Committees.

  1. The Council may delegate all or any of its powers under the foregoing by-laws to the Village Committee, and such Committee shall thereupon have full authority to exercise such powers within its kainga.

  2. The Village Committee may impose a fine or a penalty for the breach of a by-law, but if the same is not paid within a specified time the Chairman of the Committee shall thereupon report such breach and all the circumstances of the case, and the failure to pay the fine or penalty imposed, to the Chairman of the Council.

THE SCHEDULE.

Form A.
(By-laws Nos. 5 and 6.)

To [Name],
[Address].

GREETING. You are requested to construct a raised wooden floor for your house within __ days after the service of this notice upon you, to the satisfaction of the Council [or Village Committee], or its authorised agent. And you are warned that if, after service of this notice upon you, you refuse or neglect within the time above specified to comply with the said notice you will be liable to a fine not exceeding ten shillings.

Dated the __ day of __, 19.
[Seal.] , Chairman [or Clerk] of __
Council
[or Village Committee].

Form B.
(By-law No. 7.)

To [Name],
[Address].

GREETING. You are requested to construct or provide a couch or raised bedstead at least 1 ft. above the ground for your house within __ days after service of this notice upon you. And you are warned that if you refuse or neglect within the time above specified to comply with this notice you will be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings.

Dated the __ day of __, 19.
[Seal.] , Chairman [or Clerk] of __
Council
[or Village Committee].

Form C.
(By law No. 8.)

To [Name],
[Address].

GREETING. You are requested to cleanse or cause your house to be cleansed within __ days after service of this notice upon you. And you are warned that if after such service you refuse or neglect within the time specified to comply with this notice you will be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound.

Dated the __ day of __, 19.
[Seal.] , Chairman [or Clerk] of __
Council
[or Village Committee].



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🪶 Approval of By-laws for the Whanganui District Maori Council (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
27 January 1902
Maori Councils Act 1900, Whanganui Maori District, By-laws, Health regulations, Nuisance control, Drunkenness, Burial practices, Cleansing houses

🪶 Regulations concerning tohungas and their practices

🪶 Māori Affairs
Tohunga, Medical treatment, Cold water bathing, Medical practitioners, Fees, Licensing, Herbal medicine, Kainga

🪶 Dog registration requirements for Maori owners

🪶 Māori Affairs
Dog registration, Fees, Sheep dogs, Cattle dogs, Rabbiting dogs, Council office, Authorised registrars

🪶 Licensing rules for hawkers in Maori kaingas

🪶 Māori Affairs
Hawkers, Indian hawkers, Assyrian hawkers, Hawker license, Special hui license, Penalty for unlicensed hawking, Council authorization

🪶 Prohibitions on smoking and tobacco supply to Maori youth

🪶 Māori Affairs
Smoking, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Torori, Maori youth, Under 15, Penalties, Fines

🪶 Gambling restrictions in Maori kaingas and for youth

🪶 Māori Affairs
Gambling, Billiards, Billiard rooms, Card games, Youth under 15, Fines, Licensed premises, Owner liability

🪶 Powers and procedures for Village Committees

🪶 Māori Affairs
Village Committee, Delegated powers, Fines, Penalty enforcement, Reporting breaches, Council oversight

🪶 Standard notice forms for housing and sanitation compliance

🪶 Māori Affairs
Form A, Form B, Form C, Raised floor, Raised bed, House cleansing, Compliance notices, Penalties