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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

By-laws of the Maniapoto District Maori Council, under
"The Maori Councils Act, 1900," approved.

Native Minister's Office,
Wellington, 18th February, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to approve of the following by-laws made
by the Maori Council of the Maniapoto Maori District,
under the provisions of section sixteen of "The Maori
Councils Act, 1900."

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Native Affairs.

Approved.
RANFURLY, Governor.

SCHEDULE.

THE MAORI COUNCIL OF THE MANIAPOTO MAORI
DISTRICT.

BY-LAWS.

The Maori Council of the Maniapoto Maori District, con-
sti tuted under "The Maori Councils Act, 1900," hereby
makes the following by-laws under and by virtue of the
said Act, such by-laws to come into operation upon approval
thereof by the Governor, and the publication of the same in
the Gazette and Kahiti:—

Interpretation.

In these by-laws, except when inconsistent with the con-
text, or when otherwise expressly provided, the following ex-
pressions shall have the meanings attached thereto:—
"The said Act" means "The Maori Councils Act,
1900."
"The Council" means the Maori Council of the Mania-
poto 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 Maniapoto Maori District, pro-
claimed 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, 1896."
"Prescribed" means prescribed by rules or regula-
tions 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 be-
   tween 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 de-
   ceased, 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 per-
   mission 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 au-
   thority 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.

5. The Council may, by notice in writing in Form A in
   the Schedule hereto, require the owner or occupier of any
   house within a kainga (other than cooking-houses, kautas,
   and out-buildings) which shall be erected after the coming
   into operation of these by-laws to construct a floor for the
   same (within a time to be specified in such notice), to be
   approved by the Council or any person or body it may
   authorise in that behalf.

6. Any person who, after service upon him of such notice
   as aforesaid, refuses or neglects, within the time specified in
   such notice, or such further time as the Council may allow,
   to comply with the same, shall be liable to a penalty not
   exceeding one pound.

7. The Council may, in lieu of notice referred to in By-
   law No. 5, by notice in writing in Form B in the Schedule.
   hereto, require the owner or occupier of any such building
   as is referred to in By-law No. 5 to construct or provide a
   couch or raised bedstead in such house at least 1ft. above
   the ground; and any person who, after service of such notice,
   shall refuse or neglect within the time specified in such
   notice to comply with the same shall be liable to a penalty
   not exceeding one pound.

(B.) Cleansing Houses.
(Section 16, Subsection 2.)

8. The Chairman of the Council, or any person duly autho-
   ris ed 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 C 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.

9. 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 de-
   struction shall be a debt due to the Council, recoverable
   as liquidated damages by process in the Magistrate's Court.

10. The Village Committee may in its discretion ease or
    modify the application of the foregoing By-laws Nos. 8
    and 9, in the case of any old, ill, or feeble person occu-
    pying any such buildings as aforesaid, so that such by-law
    may not press heavily on such person. 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 other-
    wise improving the dwellings of such sick, old, or feeble
    persons.

(C.) Nuisances.
(Section 16, Subsection 3.)

11. 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.

12. 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, or upon any footpath, street, drain, or any public
    thoroughfare, so as to be injurious or dangerous to health
    or so as to cause an offensive smell.

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

14. No person shall permit or suffer any dead animal or
    any portion of any dead animal to be upon or to lie upon
    his land or any portion thereof occupied by him in close
    proximity to the public road or any public place so as to
    cause an offensive smell.

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

16. Every person who commits a breach of any of the
    By-laws Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 shall be liable to a
    penalty not exceeding one pound.

(D.) Drunkenness.
(Section 16, Subsection 4.)

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Any person found drunk at any kainga or Maori meet-
    ing shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten shillings
    and not exceeding two pounds.

20. Any person found drunk in any Maori kainga shall be
    liable to a fine not exceeding five shillings for the first
    offence, not exceeding ten shillings for the second offence,
    and not exceeding one pound for every subsequent offence.

21. 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.