Regulations & Fees




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

ticket. Any such person failing to so furnish such information will be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10.
8. No person shall occupy a bath for a longer period than thirty minutes at one time.
9. No bather shall use a continuous stream of hot water during the time he is in any private bath supplied from any thermal spring subject to these regulations. The supply of water to private baths shall be controlled by the bath attendants.
10. No garment or covering of any description shall be worn by any person when using any public bath.
11. Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the bath-rooms or swimming-pools, or about the premises respectively pertaining thereto.
12. No person shall place in any bath or swimming-pool subject to these regulations any clothes, soap, or any substance or article.
13. No person shall place, deposit, or leave any bottle or glass, paper, straw, dirt, rubbish, or any offensive or noxious matter of any kind in any bathing-house, bath, or pool subject to these regulations.
14. No dog shall be allowed on the premises of or in any bath or swimming-pool.
15. Every person using any bath or swimming-pool subject to these regulations shall conform to and abide by such regulations, and in case any such person shall, while using any such bath or swimming-pool, commit any indecency or breach of the peace, or be guilty of any disorderly conduct, or commit a breach of any of these regulations numbered 6 to 15 inclusive, the Manager, or any person duly authorised by him, may require any such person forthwith to leave the premises, or in default thereof may eject such person, or cause him to be ejected, from such premises, and that without prejudice to any proceedings for a penalty or otherwise.

GROUNDS.

  1. The grounds used in connection with the springs shall be open to the public free of charge, subject to the provisions of these regulations: Provided that the Superintendent of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts may, if it be deemed expedient, declare the grounds or any portion closed; and may at specified times direct that a charge be made for admission, such charge not to exceed the sum of one shilling.

  2. No person shall pick any flower, or break or destroy or injure any plant, shrub, or tree growing on land subject to these regulations; and if any person commit a breach of this regulation he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5, in addition to paying for the damage done.

  3. No person shall place, deposit, or leave any bottle or glassware, paper, straw, dirt, rubbish, or any offensive or noxious matter of any kind within the grounds or any part thereof.

  4. No person shall place in any thermal spring subject to these regulations, or in any spring or pool, or in any water-race, channel, or reservoir, within the grounds, any clothes, or soap, or any substance or article.

  5. No horse, dog, or other animal shall be allowed inside the grounds or any part thereof which are subject to these regulations; and for each time any horse, dog, or other animal trespasses or is allowed to trespass on such grounds, the owner of such horse, dog, or other animal will be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1.
    This regulation does not apply to horses drawing any carriage, nor to saddled horses, nor to dogs which are led by a cord or chain.

  6. No person shall ride a bicycle through the grounds or any part thereof; and any person so doing shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1.

  7. No person shall trespass upon any portion of the reserves within any enclosure which is set apart for planting or where the soil is loose and prepared for cultivation, or upon grass kept cut for lawns or ornamental purposes; nor shall any person fail to close any gate he may have opened to gain access to any part of the grounds.
    Any person infringing this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1.

  8. The bowling-green, tennis-court, and croquet-lawn shall be open to players on such days and at such times as the Manager may approve.

  9. The bowling-green, tennis-court, and croquet-lawn shall not be open to players on Sundays.

  10. All playing fees shall be paid in advance, and a ticket obtained.

  11. Tickets shall be obtained at the ticket-office only, and must be submitted to the attendant for inspection on demand.

  12. Material for playing may be obtained from the attendant, and players shall return it to him before leaving the grounds.

  13. Players shall not play more than one game or set when other players desire to play.

  14. Bowls-players shall deliver their bowls with both feet on a mat, and must not drop any bowl on the green.

  15. Persons wearing boots or shoes with nails or heels shall not be allowed on the bowling-green, tennis-court, or croquet lawn.

  16. The Manager may refuse to issue tickets for games to any person or persons convicted of any act of indecency, disorderly conduct, or breach of the peace, or who may have been ejected from the baths or grounds for any such reason, or on account of objectionable conduct.

  17. Any person who is a season-ticket holder shall be liable to have his ticket cancelled should he commit a breach of any of these regulations.

  18. Every person using or passing through the grounds subject to these regulations or any part thereof shall conform to and abide by such regulations; and in case any person shall, while using or passing through any of the grounds, commit any indecency or a breach of the peace, or be guilty of any disorderly conduct, or of behaving to the annoyance of others, such person may be summarily ejected from the grounds and shall be liable as for a breach of these regulations.

  19. For the purpose hereof, the Superintendent of Tourist and Health Resorts shall have charge of gardens, grounds, enclosures, paths, and the premises pertaining thereto, and as regards any part of the grounds subject to these regulations, the Manager, or other person in charge thereof at the time, shall have authority to carry out these regulations.

  20. Except where otherwise specially provided, every person committing a breach of or failing to observe the provisions of these regulations shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding £20.

  21. The expression “Manager” means the person having the general charge and control (under the direction of the said Superintendent) of the Hanmer Hot Springs, baths, and the land and premises pertaining thereto.

Schedule.

The fees to be charged for accommodation and residence at The Spa shall be—
For first-class accommodation—
For each meal or bed .. 2s.
” day’s residence .. 7s. per day for the first seven days, and 6s. per day for each continuous day after the first seven days.
For second-class accommodation—
For each meal or bed .. 1s. 6d.
” day’s residence.. 4s. per day for the first seven days, and 3s. per day for each continuous day after the first seven days.

The charges for bath tickets shall be—
Each.
For visitors’ private bath .. .. 9d.
” visitors’ public bath .. .. 6d.
” child visitors’ private bath .. .. 4d.
” child visitors’ public bath .. .. 3d.
” residents’ private bath .. .. 6d.
” residents’ public bath .. .. 3d.
” child residents’ private bath .. .. 3d.
” child residents’ public bath .. .. 1d.
” hot-air and douche bath .. .. 3s.
” douche and massage bath (for fifteen minutes) .. .. .. 2s. 6d.
” massage (maximum one hour) .. .. 5s.
” visitors’ commutation tickets for 25 private baths .. .. .. 15s.
” visitors’ commutation tickets for 25 public baths .. .. .. 10s.
” visitors’ commutation tickets for 12 private baths .. .. .. 8s.
” visitors’ commutation tickets for 12 public baths .. .. .. 5s. 6d.
” residents’ commutation tickets for 25 public baths .. .. .. 5s.
” residents’ family commutation tickets for 25 public baths .. .. .. 5s.

One towel will be supplied free for the use of each visitor using a bath, but a charge of 2d. will be made for each additional towel supplied to visitor, except in the case of hot-air and douche, douche and massage, or massage, when towels and all other material are provided by the Department.
A “resident” means a person who has continuously resided for not less than six months within a radius of five miles from the Hanmer Post-office.

The charges for players’ tickets shall be—For bowls, single game, 6d. for each game; for tennis, 3d. for each set; for croquet, 3d. for each game. For bowls, season tickets, 10s. 6d.; for tennis, season tickets, 10s. 6d.; for croquet, season tickets, 10s. 6d.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and three.

J. G. WARD,
Minister in charge of Department of Tourist and Health Resorts.



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🏥 Regulations for Hanmer Thermal Springs and Grounds (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
11 December 1903
Hanmer Thermal Springs, Hanmer Hot Springs, Public Health, Bathing Regulations, Spa Accommodation, Contagious Diseases, Tuberculosis, Tourist and Health Resorts, Canterbury Land District, Fee Schedule, Medical Certificate
  • J. G. Ward, Minister in charge of Department of Tourist and Health Resorts