SEPT. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1927

TELEPHONE-OFFICE CLOSED.

Mokihinui Mine .. .. .. .. | Westport .. .. .. | 11 Aug., 1902.

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Ataahua .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 21 Aug., 1902.
Komata .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 14 " "
Rongomai.. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 7 " "
Tiniroto .. .. .. .. | Gisborne .. .. .. | 4 " "
Titahi Bay .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 4 " "

TELEPHONE BUREAUX CLOSED.

Heriot .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 1 Aug., 1902.
Kelso .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 1 " "
Mokihinui Mine .. .. .. .. | Westport .. .. .. | 11 " "

DESIGNATIONS CORRECTED.

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

Native Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has this day 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,” as set out in the Schedule hereto.

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, constituted under “The Maori Councils Act, 1900,” in exercise and pursuance of powers conferred by section 16 of the said Act, hereby revokes the by-laws made on the 21st November, 1901, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 18, of the 6th March, 1902, and the Kahiti No. 19, of the 1st March, 1902, and makes the by-laws following in lieu thereof, 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 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 Maniapoto 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, 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.

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 outbuildings) 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 1 ft. 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.