Maori Council By-laws




Oct. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2939

(2.) The license in the Form D in the Schedule hereto shall have force throughout the whole of the district, and the fee therefor shall be £1 1s. per annum, or 12s. 6d. per half-year.

(3.) The Chairman or the Clerk of the Council, or a member of the Council duly authorized by the Council in that behalf, is empowered to issue such licenses.

(4.) All fees paid for licenses shall be forwarded to the office of the Council.

(5.) Any person hawking goods without license within Maori kaingas in the district shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

  1. A special license may be issued by the Chairman or Clerk or any member of the Council, or by the Chairman of the Village Committee of a kainga where any hui or gathering is held, to any person desirous of hawking and selling goods at such hui or gathering, on payment of a fee of 10s. Such license shall be in force only while such hui or gathering lasts, and no longer. Any person hawking and selling goods at such hui or gathering without special license, or a license as provided in the foregoing by-laws, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

(G.) Smoking.

(Section 16, Subsection 14.)

  1. Every person, whether European or Maori, who sells, gives, or supplies any cigarette, tobacco, or torori to any Maori youth or girl under the age of fifteen years shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

  2. Every Maori youth or girl under the age of fifteen years who smokes tobacco, torori, or a cigarette, or any part of a cigarette, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding 5s., for the second offence to a fine not exceeding 10s., and for a third or subsequent offence to a fine of £1.

(H.) Gambling.

(Section 16, Subsection 15.)

  1. Any person, whether Maori or otherwise, desirous of establishing a billiard-room in any kainga, village, or pa, and any Maori desirous of establishing a billiard-room at any other place within the district, except townships (but not Maori lots within a Native township) and European settlements, shall first obtain a license from the Council, which may be granted subject to the following terms and conditions:—

(a.) Such license shall be in Form E in the Schedule hereto.

(b.) The fee for such license shall be £10.

(c.) Such license shall remain in force for twelve months from the date thereof (unless sooner revoked by the Council as hereinafter provided).

(d.) All billiard-rooms shall be properly ventilated, and shall at all times be kept clean and in good order.

(e.) All billiard-rooms shall remain open on week-days only, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Any person committing a breach of this by-law shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1 for the first offence, not exceeding £2 for the second offence, and for a subsequent offence shall be liable to have his license revoked.

(f.) No Maori youth under the age of fifteen years shall be permitted to play billiards on such licensed premises, and, if discovered playing therein, the licensee or the person for the time being in charge of the premises shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5 for the first offence, and for a second offence the Council may revoke the license.

(g.) Renewal of license must be applied for before the expiry of the term for which a license has been granted.

  1. Any Maori youth under the age of fifteen years found playing billiards in any place whatsoever shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 5s. for the first offence, not exceeding 10s. for the second offence, and not exceeding £1 for every subsequent offence.

  2. Any person keeping a billiard-room or a billiard-table in any Maori kainga, and any Maori keeping such a room or table at any other place within the district except townships (but not Maori lots within a Native township) and European settlements, without license from the Council, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £25.

  3. Any person found playing for money, whether by cards or any other game, within the precincts of any kainga, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 10s. for the first offence, not exceeding £1 for the second offence, and not exceeding £2 for every subsequent offence.

  4. Any person, the owner or occupier of any house or premises situate in any Maori kainga, who shall permit or allow gambling or playing for money in such house or upon such premises shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1 for the first offence, not exceeding £2 for the second offence, and not exceeding £5 for every subsequent offence.

THE SCHEDULE.

Form A.

(By-law No. 5.)

To [Name],
[Address].
GREETING. You are requested to construct a raised wooden floor for your house within ___ days after the service of this notice upon you, to the satisfaction of the Council [or Village Committee] or its authorized agent. And you are warned that if after service of this notice upon you you refuse or neglect within the time above specified to comply with the said notice you will be liable to a fine not exceeding £1.

Dated the day of , 19__.

[Seal.] , Chairman of ___ Council
[or Village Committee].

Form B.

(By-law No. 7.)

To [Name],
[Address].
GREETING. You are requested to construct or provide a couch or raised bedstead at least 1 ft. above the ground for your house within ___ days after service of this notice upon you. And you are warned that if you refuse or neglect within the time above specified to comply with this notice you will be liable to a fine not exceeding £1.

Dated the day of , 19__.

[Seal.] , Chairman of ___ Council
[or Village Committee].

Form C.

(By-law No. 8.)

To [Name],
[Address].
GREETING. You are requested to cleanse or cause your house to be cleansed within ___ days after service of this notice upon you. And you are warned that if after such service you refuse or neglect within the time specified to comply with this notice you will be liable to a fine not exceeding £1.

Dated the day of , 19__.

[Seal.] , Chairman of ___ Council
[or Village Committee].

Form D.

(By-law No. 22.)

HAWKER LICENSE.

Know all men that , a hawker, is duly licensed to sell his goods in the kaingas of the district for one year from the date hereof.

Given under the seal of the Maori Council for Maori District, this day of , one thousand nine hundred and ___.

[Seal.] , Chairman of the Council.

Form E.

(By-law No. 26.)

Know all men that , of , is duly licensed to keep a billiard-room at ___ for twelve months from the date hereof, subject to the provisions of the by-laws of the Council.

Given under the seal of the Maori Council for Maori District, this day of , one thousand nine hundred and ___.

[Seal.] , Chairman of the Council.

The above by-laws were passed at a meeting of the Maori Council for the Whanganui Maori District held at Hiruharama on the 17th day of May, 1913, and are given under the seal of the said Council.

TE WERI HAERETUTERANGI,
Chairman.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor this 25th day of September, 1913.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Native Affairs.



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🪶 By-laws of the Whanganui District Maori Council approved (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
25 September 1913
Maori Council, By-laws, Whanganui District, Health, Nuisances, Drunkenness, Dog Registration, Hawkers, Smoking, Gambling
  • TE WERI HAERETUTERANGI, Chairman
  • W. H. HERRIES, Minister of Native Affairs