Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2679

For the purposes of these by-laws, where the side boundaries of any site are not of the same length, the mean length of such side boundaries shall be taken as the depth of the site for the purposes of defining the distance across such open space, and the height of a dwellinghouse shall for the purposes of these by-laws be measured from the average level of the ground immediately adjoining the side or the rear of such dwellinghouse, as the case may be, to the level of half the vertical height of the roof or to the top of the parapet, whichever is the higher.

Preventing Reduction of Space.—(g.) No person shall make any alteration or addition to any dwellinghouse (whether erected before the coming into operation of these by-laws or not) whereby the open space attached to such dwellinghouse shall be diminished by such alteration or addition so as to leave less open space than is required by these by-laws to be provided, or whereby the open space existing at the time these by-laws come into force, being less (computed as aforesaid) than that provided for in these by-laws, shall be diminished or reduced.

Foundations of Concrete, &c.—(h.) In any foundation-wall, either of concrete, or bricks, or stone, either separate or conjoined, a proper damp-proof course of sheet 4 lb. lead, asphalt, or slates, laid in cement or other durable material impervious to moisture, shall be laid beneath the level of the lowest timbers and at a height of not less than 6 in. above the surface of the ground adjoining such wall.

Plates and Joists above Ground.—(i.) No part of any plate or joist of any house shall be at a less distance, in the case of a plate, than 3 in., and, in the case of a joist, than 6 in., from any portion of the ground below or immediately adjoining such plate or joist, as the case may be. The space between the lowest joist and the ground shall in all cases have sufficient and proper communication with the external air for the purposes of ventilation.

Walls of Living-rooms.—(j.) No room in any house other than a bath-room, closet, or store-room, where the ceiling is not equidistant from the floor throughout, shall have a less average height than 9 ft. between the floor and the ceiling throughout an area equal to at least two-thirds of the floor-space, but if the ceiling is equidistant throughout, then 9 ft. shall suffice.

Ventilation and Lighting.—(k.) Every room other than a bath-room, or closet, or store-room shall be provided with at least one window other than a skylight opening directly into the external air. At least one-half of such window shall be movable or made to open, and the opening must extend to the top of the window, and the total glazed surface of such window shall be equal in area to at least one-tenth of the floor-space of such room.

Walls of Bath-rooms and Closets.—(l.) A portion of one wall of every bath-room or water-closet shall be in contact with the external air.

Insanitary Material.—(m.) No persons shall use any materials in the erection, re-erection, or repair of any dwellinghouse which are unsound, insanitary, or improper to be used for their intended purpose, and no person shall bring or cause to be brought any such materials on the site whereon any building is being built, added to, altered, or repaired until such building, addition, alteration, or repair shall have been completed.

(n.) If any dwellinghouse or part of a dwellinghouse be erected, added to, altered, or repaired contrary in any particular to the provisions of these by-laws, it shall be lawful for the Board to give notice in writing to the owner of such dwellinghouse, within a time to be mentioned in such notice, to take down, remove, or alter such dwellinghouse in such manner that the provisions of this by-law shall be accurately fulfilled, and every such owner shall comply with the terms of such notice within the time therein stated unless he can show good cause for non-compliance.

If any person shall commit a breach of these by-laws he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5, and in the case of a continuous breach an additional penalty not exceeding £5 for every day on which the breach is continued after the first day. The continued existence in a state contrary to any by-laws of any work or thing shall be deemed a continuous breach within the meaning of this section.

These by-laws shall apply to the whole district.

These by-laws shall come into operation upon them being gazetted.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

The Clerk, Eden Terrace Road Board.

I beg to make application for a permit for the erection of a building for Mr. on Lot No. of Subdivision No. of Section No. , having a frontage of feet to Street [or Road] by a depth of feet, and in accordance with plans now lodged.

The contract price is £ .

Date: , Builder.

Address: .

SECOND SCHEDULE.

This permit is granted to Mr. , authorising him to erect a building for Mr. on Lot No. of Subdivision No. of Section No. , having a frontage of feet to Street [or Road] by a depth of feet, in accordance with the plans lodged and approved by the Building Committee.

For the Eden Terrace Road Board.

, Clerk.

Date: .

The above by-laws were made by special order passed at a special meeting of the Eden Terrace Road Board held on the 4th day of August, 1908, and confirmed at a subsequent meeting of the said Board on the 15th day of September, 1908.

The common seal of the Inhabitants of the Eden Terrace Road District was affixed hereto at a meeting of the Eden Terrace Road Board on the 15th day of September, 1908, in the presence of—

J. H. GARRETT,
Chairman.

ALEX. G. BRETT,
Clerk.

(L.S.)

I, Alexander Gore-Brett, Clerk to the Eden Terrace Road Board, do hereby certify that the foregoing Eden Terrace By-law No. 3 (Building and Overcrowding) was made by the Eden Terrace Road Board, by special order, in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” and of “The Public Health Act, 1900,” and the several amendments to both Acts, and that all the requirements of the law in that behalf have been duly complied with, and that the said special order has been duly passed.

ALEX. G. BRETT,
Clerk, Eden Terrace Road Board.

Recommended and approved by—

J. S. PURDY, M.D., C.M., (Aberd.), D.P.H. (Camb.),
District Health Officer.

Auckland, 3rd day of August, 1908.

Special Order made by the Waimarino County Council, altering Boundaries of Ridings.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1908.

THE following special order, made by the Waimarino County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1908.”

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

WAIMARINO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Special Order altering Riding Boundaries.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the provisions of “The Counties Act, 1908,” the Waimarino County Council hereby resolves as follows: That, for the purpose of adjusting and altering the different ridings in the county, the boundaries of the ridings affected, as at present constituted, be altered, and that new boundaries be substituted as described herein; and also that such alteration is to take effect on Tuesday, the 10th day of November, 1908, the day preceding that on which the next triennial election of Councillors is to be held.

That the new boundaries of the ridings be as follows:—

Of the Huikumu Riding: Commencing at a point on the west boundary of the Raetihi Riding where the same is joined by the Pipiriki–Waiouru Main Road; thence west, north, and east by the present south, west, and north boundaries of the Huikumu Riding to the east boundary of the riding; thence south along the present east boundary of the riding to the Pehu Road; thence east by the centre of the Pehu Road to the Ruatiti Road; thence south-easterly by the centre of the Ruatiti Road, the Manganui-o-te-ao Valley Road, and the Orautoha Road to the east boundary of Section 14, Block II, of the Makotuku Survey District; thence south-west and west along the south-east and south boundaries of that section to the present east boundary of the riding; thence south by the present boundary to the starting-point.

Of the Parapara Riding: Commencing at a point in the south boundary of the Raetihi Riding where the same is joined by the Parapara Road; thence south by the centre of the Parapara Road to the Okura Stream; thence south by the Okura Stream and the right bank of the Mangawhero River to the south boundary of the riding; thence west, north-westerly, and east by the present south, south-west, and north boundaries of the riding to the starting-point.

Of the Raetihi Riding: The boundaries of this riding to be the same as at present constituted.