June 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1661

plaint, in order that it may be known whether the case is one that is likely to benefit by treatment at the Sanatorium.

4. Members of any duly registered friendly society may be admitted, on the recommendation of the lodge to which they belong, on the same terms as patients recommended by a Hospital or Charitable Aid Board, and Regulation 3 shall be read as applying to them in all respects: Provided that not more than six of such members shall be resident at the Sanatorium at any one time, and that all the hospital beds are not required by patients admitted under Regulation 3.

5. When all the beds are not occupied by patients admitted under Regulations 3 and 4, the Resident Medical Officer may, at his discretion, admit such persons as he considers fit and proper subjects for treatment in the Sanatorium.

6. When all the beds are not occupied by patients admitted under Regulations 3, 4, and 5, persons may be admitted to the Sanatorium free of charge on the following conditions:—

(a.) Each application for admission shall be made to the General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, Wellington, and shall be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate showing nature of complaint, and stating that the applicant is a fit patient for and is likely to receive benefit from treatment at the Sanatorium, and is not suffering from tuberculosis or any infectious disease.

(b.) Each applicant for free accommodation and treatment shall have been a resident of New Zealand for more than twelve months prior to the application, and shall satisfy the General Manager that he or she has not sufficient means to pay for such accommodation and treatment.

(c.) Each applicant on arrival at Hanmer Springs shall be subject to examination by the Resident Medical Officer before being finally accepted for free accommodation and treatment.

(d.) That the expenses to and from Hanmer Springs are provided by each such person, together with a sufficient supply of clothing.

(e.) That during the months from October to March, inclusive, not more than four, and from April to September, inclusive, not more that six, such persons shall be resident at the Sanatorium at one time.

(f.) The residence of each patient shall be limited to two months, but the General Manager may, at his discretion, further extend the duration of such residence.

7. Patients residing in the Government Sanatorium at Hanmer Springs may, while so residing, and on production of a ticket from the Resident Medical Officer, be admitted free to such baths as he directs.

8. Fees for consultations with the Medical Resident Officer shall be as set forth in the First Schedule hereto.

Baths.

9. Hours of admission to baths shall be as authorised by the General Manager. Admission shall be obtained by ticket only, and each bather shall present his or her ticket to the bath-attendant, who shall clip and if it has no further currency retain it. The charges for tickets for admission to baths and for the use of towels and bathing-dresses shall be those set forth in the First Schedule hereto.

10. Persons suffering from skin-diseases must not bathe in any baths or pools, nor use any towels, except those specially set apart for their use; any such person must inform the ticket-issuer, before taking the baths, of the fact that he or she is so suffering. Any person failing to furnish such information will be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10.

11. No person shall wash or place in any bath or swimming-pool subject to these regulations any clothes, soap, substance, article, or thing. Any person committing a breach of this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

12. No person shall wear a bathing-dress when using a public bath without first obtaining the permission of the Resident Medical Officer, or, in the absence of the Resident Medical Officer, the bath-attendant.

13. No person shall occupy a bath for a longer period than thirty minutes at one time.

14. 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.

15. Smoking or spitting is strictly prohibited inside the bath-rooms or swimming-pools, or about the premises respectively pertaining thereto.

16. No person shall place, deposit, or leave any bottle or glassware (whether broken or whole), paper, straw, litter, dirt, rubbish, or any offensive or noxious matter of any kind, in any bathing-house, bath, or pool subject to these regulations.

17. No dog shall be allowed on the premises of any bath or swimming-pool. The owner of any dog so found will be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1.

18. 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, the Resident Medical Officer, or any person duly authorised in writing by the Resident Medical Officer, may (without prejudice to any proceedings for a penalty) require any such person to abstain from doing any of the acts aforesaid and forthwith to leave, or in default thereof may eject or cause to be ejected such person from the premises subject to these regulations.

Pleasure-grounds.

19. 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 General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts may, if it is 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.

20. 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 commits a breach of this regulation he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5, in addition to paying for the damage done.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. The bowling-green, tennis-court, and croquet-lawn shall be open to players on such days and at such times as the Resident Medical Officer approves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. The Resident Medical Officer 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,