1060
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

such ventilation and appliances, and such closet and appliances be constructed in all particulars and parts in such manner, of such materials, and with such separate flushing and cleansing apparatus, traps, and pipes, as the Inspector of Nuisances shall require.

Privy-pans.

6. The owner of each house in the district shall provide or cause to be provided every pan-privy with a watertight galvanised-iron pan of a size, pattern, and design approved by the Board for the reception of nightsoil, and the specification whereof shall be deposited at the office of the Board.

Privy-construction.

7. The floor under the seat of every privy or closet shall be raised at least 6 in. above the ground, and shall be constructed of impervious material; and the privy or closet shall be constructed so that the pan shall fit in below the seat in such a manner as to prevent any matter reaching the floor, and shall be in all respects constructed, maintained, and repaired to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Nuisances; and means of access shall be provided so that all nightsoil can be removed therefrom without being carried through any house or public building, or any building in which any person may be or may be intended to be employed in any manufacture, trade, or business.

Deodorisers.

8. Every owner or occupier of any house within the district shall provide and keep convenient to the privy a box containing dry earth, or sawdust, or lime, to be used in such privy or closet as a deodoriser.

Sanitary Control.

9. All privies, closets, and house-drains within the district shall be under the superintendence, government, and control of the Board.

Position of Privy.

10. No privy or closet (except a privy of the nature of a water-closet constructed and being in accordance with By-law No. 5 of Part IV) shall be permitted to be erected or to remain at less distance than 15 ft. from any house or building used as a dwelling, or from any road, street, or footpath, or from the boundary-fence of any used or occupied land or allotment.

Removal of Nightsoil.

11. The Board shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, make such provision as it shall think fit for the regular removal from any and every house within the district, and at the expense of the owner or occupier thereof, of all or any rubbish, nightsoil, or any offensive matter of any kind.

Power of Entry.

12. The Inspector of Nuisances, or any other person or persons who may be appointed by the Board for the purposes of these by-laws, shall have power to enter into or upon any buildings or land within the district for the purpose of effecting any such removal as in section 11 specified, or for examining the condition of every privy, drain, closet, pan, or earth-box, or for cleansing, constructing, altering, or repairing the same.

Nightsoil-carting.

13. No person who shall be engaged in the trades of scavenging or the removal of nightsoil within the district shall—
    (a.) Remove, cart, carry, or transport any offensive matter, pans, boxes, or other receptacles in any cart, wagon, float, or other vehicle which has not got the name of the owner clearly and legibly painted, in letters at least 2 in. in height in white paint on a dark ground, on some conspicuous part of such cart, wagon, float, or other vehicle.
    (b.) Convey or remove, or permit the conveyance or removal of, nightsoil in the district between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
    (c.) Convey or remove into, or permit to be conveyed or removed through or from, the district any nightsoil or offensive matter, unless the same shall be enclosed in pans or other receptacles approved by the Board.

Carting Offensive Matter.

14. No person shall drive, take, conduct, or convey any cart, wagon, float, or other vehicle in, through, or upon the district, or any part thereof, whilst any offensive or noxious smell or odour emanates from any such cart, wagon, float, or other vehicle or the contents thereof.

Sufficient Privy.

15. A “sufficient privy” as defined by these by-laws shall be deemed to be a “sufficient privy” within the meaning of “The Public Health Act, 1900.”

Sufficient Privy necessary.

16. No owner of any premises shall construct or build thereon, or permit to be constructed or built thereon, any privy other than a “sufficient privy” as herein defined.

Preventing Nuisances.

17. No person shall permit any privy, back-yard, or premises of which he shall be the occupier or owner within the district to become a nuisance or injurious to health.

Ashpit.

18. An ashpit shall not be deemed a “sufficient ashpit” within the meaning of “The Public Health Act, 1900,” unless the same be either—
    (a.) A galvanised-iron watertight receptacle of such shape as to be readily emptied and cleaned, but so that it shall not be of greater interior capacity than 2 cubic feet, and it shall be fitted with a close-fitting covering or door, to be kept shut except when it is being filled or emptied, and with handles for moving and emptying the same; or
    (b.) A furrow or trench similar to and to be used in the same manner as is provided by By-law No. 3 of Part IV in respect of the burial of nightsoil, and to in all respects comply with the requirements of the said By-law No. 3.

Position of Pit.

19. No person shall make or construct, or use or permit to be used, any pit or hold for the reception of drainage from any premises within the district unless the same is at least 25 ft. from any dwellinghouse or road.

Pig-keeping.

20. No person shall keep, or allow or suffer or permit to be kept, swine or pigs within the district on any holding of less than 2 acres in area, or shall in any case so keep them as to be a nuisance or injurious to health, or erect or permit or allow to remain any pigsty at a less distance than 100 ft. from any house or from any road or boundary of any occupied neighbouring property. The floor of every pigsty shall be of concrete or other impervious material to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Nuisances, and shall be so constructed that there shall be no soakage of the soil with pigs’ food, urine, or drainage from the sty.

Stables.

21. No person shall erect, cause, or allow to be erected any stable nearer than 15 ft. from any house, or nearer than 15 ft. from any boundary of neighbouring property. The floor of any stable now or hereafter erected shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material, and so constructed that there shall be no soakage of the soil with urine or drainage from the stable. No person shall allow an accumulation of animal excreta or manure to remain on any property so as to cause a nuisance.

Fowls.

22. No person shall keep fowls on any allotment of land of a less area than a quarter of an acre. All fowl-houses shall have concrete, tar asphalt, or other impervious floors; and the owner of a fowl-house shall have the walls lime-washed at least once in every three months, and shall have the fowl-house cleaned out regularly at least once a week. No person shall erect any fowl-house, or cause any fowl-house to be built or remain, nearer than 25 ft. from any dwelling or nearer than 10 ft. from any boundary of any adjoining land.

House-drainage.

23. The owner of any house shall, when required by the Inspector of Nuisances, provide the same with suitable and sufficient drains, to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Nuisances, to carry away the whole of the sewage and household waste water from the house, and provided with such grease-traps or other traps as the Inspector of Nuisances may require; and such drains shall be constructed of iron or earthenware glazed pipes at least 4 in. in diameter, with sockets properly jointed and cemented, and laid underground at a gradient of not less than 1 in 40, and led into a pit constructed as follows:—
    Such pit shall be at least 8 ft. deep, and must go down to a rock bottom or gravel strata, or such other strata as shall be approved of by the Inspector of Nuisances, and any rock bottom if not traversed with crevices shall be opened by blasting. The pit shall then be filled up with stones of not less than 3 in. in diameter to not less than 18 in. of the