Oct. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2263

Ventilating-openings to be kept free.

45. The owner or occupier of every house or tenement shall cause all openings for ventilation made in accordance with this by-law to be kept open and perfectly free from obstruction, and shall at all times keep all openings to the drains upon his premises, whether for ventilation or otherwise, and all traps and other fittings, in good order, clean, and free from obstruction.

Work to be inspected.

46. All work at any time done or to be done in connection with sewerage or drainage shall be inspected by the proper officer of the Board, and no such work shall be commenced (unless in case of special urgency) until after the expiration of two days’ notice thereof first given to the Board, and the necessary printed permit obtained. In no case shall any pipes, drains, or apparatus in connection with sewerage or drainage be used where any such work shall have been executed until the said work shall have been inspected by the said officer and certified by him on the prescribed form. No underground or enclosed work shall on any account be covered up or concealed from view until the same shall have been duly inspected and passed by the Inspector: such inspection to take place within three days from the date on which the work is notified as ready for inspection.

Notices to be prepaid.

47. All notices and applications required by these by-laws are to be made upon printed forms to be obtained at the office of the Board. Notices sent by post must be prepaid. All sums paid by the Board on account of notices sent by post and not prepaid will be charged against and recovered from the sender.

Interpretation of terms.

48. In the construction of this by-law the word “person” shall be deemed to extend to and include a corporation or any body or number of persons, and the masculine shall include the feminine gender.

Penalties.

49. Any person committing a breach of this by-law to which no specific penalty is attached, or who shall refuse or neglect to obey any injunction or to comply with any requirement herein contained, shall upon conviction be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, and, in case of a continuing offence, a further penalty not exceeding five pounds for each day after notice of such offence shall have been given by the Board to such offender.

Sinks or yard-gullies.

50. Sinks or yard-gullies of approved design, fitted with traps, one at least to each house, shall be provided for kitchen and house slops, and properly connected with drain; all inlets to be protected by suitable gratings.

Hoarding and night-lights.

51. The drainer shall be held liable for all accidents whatever arising from any neglect on his part, either in not providing sufficient and proper night-lights and hoarding for any trenches he may open, as well as for insufficient timbering thereof, or any other cause whatever.

Grease-intercepting traps.

52. Wherever directed, grease-intercepting traps of approved design shall be provided.

Reporting accidents.

53. Accidents caused by the drainer to water, sewer, or gas pipes must be at once reported to the Board, and immediate steps taken to have repairs effected, the cost of the same to be defrayed by such drainer, and any default in this respect shall be deemed as a breach of this by-law.

Notices to city or suburban authorities.

54. Hoarding licenses must be obtained from city or suburban authorities before streets or lanes can be opened.

Works to be executed without delay.

55. Plumbers or drainers must execute any work they undertake with reasonable despatch; any inconvenience to the public caused by drainers or plumbers in unnecessary delay in carrying out work will be rigorously dealt with by the Board.

No fees or gratuities to officers, workmen, &c., of the Board.

56. The Board does not permit its officers, workmen, or agents to solicit or receive any fee or gratuity whatever, and desires to be informed of any infraction of this by-law, and also of any act of incivility or neglect of attention on the part of such officers, workmen, and agents, or any of them.

Breaches of by-laws or regulations by plumber or drainer.

57. Any plumber or drainer offending against any by-laws or regulations of the Board is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, besides being responsible for any damage or trespass occasioned by his transgression, together with having to show cause why his license should not be suspended or cancelled.

List of licensed drainers.

58. A list of licensed drainers shall from time to time be published at the office of the Board. Any licensed drainer who shall refuse to give any needful or proper information required by the Engineer, or at any time commit a breach of the by-laws and regulations, either by himself or by those employed by him, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, and to show cause why his license should not be suspended or cancelled. No person who has been removed from the list shall be readmitted a licensed drainer until he shall have paid such fine, not exceeding ten pounds, as the Board may determine.

Competency of drainers.

59. Before any license shall be granted by the Board the person applying for the same shall satisfy the Board that he is a competent drainer. His competency must be certified to by the Drainage Examination Board, as the result of a public examination. The first examination will be held early in 1903, on subjects to be advertised three months previously.

Reporting stoppages in pipes and sanitary fittings.

60. It is requested that any stoppage in pipes or fittings, or any nuisance arising from traps, air-inlets, ventilating-pipes, &c., be reported at once to a licensed drainer, in order that steps may be taken to rectify same.

Notice for examination.

61. Candidates shall give notice to the Board within fourteen days of the date fixed of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice shall be made on a printed form provided by the Board, and be accompanied by the money payment to cover the cost of their examination.

In the case of plumbers this sum shall be not less than one pound sterling; and

In the case of drainers it shall be not less than ten shillings sterling.

Licenses to be in abeyance.

62. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all such clauses as refer to the qualification of plumbers and drainers shall be held in abeyance until the expiration of six months from the date of the coming into force thereof.

Cancellation of license.

63. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all licenses issued under this by-law shall at all times be subject to suspension or cancellation and forfeiture by the Board, acting on the joint recommendation of the Works Committee and the Drainage Engineer.

The foregoing by-law was made by special order duly passed on the 26th day of August, 1902, and duly confirmed on the 30th day of September, 1902, and the same was ordered by the Board to come into force on the 1st day of November, 1902. In testimony whereof the seal of the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board is hereto affixed by order of the Board.

Wm. Brown,
Chairman.

John Scott,
Member.

S. H. Mirams,
Secretary.

1075

SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES, SUMNER, NEAR CHRISTCHURCH.

Under the control and supervision of the Education Department

Director: Mr. G. van Asch.

FOR Deaf Children of sound intellect. The pupils are taught to use and understand ordinary speech. The best age for entrance is between six and seven.

The full charge for board and education is £40 a year, but less is accepted from parents who cannot afford to pay this amount. In case of necessity admission is free.

Parents having dumb children between the ages of four and seven, and other persons desiring information with regard to the school, are invited to apply to

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION,
Wellington.

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