Maori Council By-laws




SEPT. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1929

  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.

(J.) 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 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 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.

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

  1. Any person, whether Maori or otherwise, desirous of establishing a billiard-room in any kainga, village, or pa, and any Maori desirous of establishing a billiard-room at any other place within the district, except townships (but not Maori lots within a Native township) and European settlements, shall first obtain a license from the Council, which may be granted subject to the following terms and conditions:—
    (a.) Such license shall be in Form E in the Schedule hereto.
    (b.) The fee for such license shall be five pounds.
    (c.) Such license shall remain in force for twelve months from the date thereof (unless sooner revoked by the Council as hereinafter provided).
    (d.) All billiard-rooms shall be properly ventilated, and shall at all times be kept clean and in good order.
    (e.) All billiard-rooms shall remain open on week-days, and only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Any person committing a breach of this by-law shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound for the first offence, not exceeding two pounds for the second offence, and for a subsequent offence shall be liable to have his license revoked.
    (f.) No Maori under the age of fifteen years shall be permitted to play billiards on such licensed premises, and, if discovered playing therein, the licensee or the person for the time being in charge of the premises shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for the first offence, and for a second offence the Council may revoke the license.
    (g.) Renewal of license must be applied for before the expiry of the term for which a license has been granted.

  2. Any Maori 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 person, Maori or otherwise, the owner or occupier of any house or premises situate in any Maori kainga who shall permit or allow gambling or playing for money in such house or upon such premises shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one pound for the first offence, not exceeding two pounds for the second offence, and not exceeding five pounds for every subsequent offence.

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-law 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 £1.

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 £1.

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 £1.

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

Form D.
(By-law No. 32.)
HAWKER LICENSE.

Know all men that , a hawker, is duly licensed to vend his goods in the kaingas of the District for one year from the date hereof.

Given under the seal of the Maori Council for the Maori District, this day of , one thousand nine hundred and .
[Seal.] , Chairman [or Clerk] of the Council.

Form E.
(By-law No. 36.)

Know all men that , of , is duly licensed to keep a billiard-room at for twelve months from the date hereof, subject to the provisions of the by-laws of the Council.

Given under the seal of the Maori Council for the Maori District, this day of , one thousand nine hundred and .
[Seal.]

The above by-laws were passed at a meeting of the Maori Council for the Maniapoto Maori District held at Otorohanga on the 19th day of August, 1902; and are given under the seal of the said Council.

(L.S.) TE MOERUA NATANAHIRA,
Chairman.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and two.

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Native Affairs.



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🪶 By-laws of the Maniapoto District Maori Council (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
3 September 1902
Maori Council, By-laws, Licensing, Smoking, Gambling, Billiard-rooms, Village Committees
  • TE MOERUA NATANAHIRA, Chairman
  • J. CARROLL, Minister of Native Affairs