Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1023

Sample of Closets, Sinks, &c.

27. Sample of closets, sinks, &c., may be seen at the Board’s yard, and no closet other than those shown may be used unless a sample of the closet has been previously submitted to and approved by the Board.

Rain-water Pipes not to Communicate direct with Drainpipes.

28. Rain-water pipes shall not communicate directly with any drainpipe, but must discharge over an open gully provided with proper trap and ventilator, or into an open channel leading to such trap and ventilator.

No Pipe from Water-mains to connect directly with Closets, Drains, &c.

29. No pipe leading from the borough water-mains, or from any service-pipe connected therewith, shall on any pretext be connected directly with any closet, urinal, trap, drain, or sewer. Where water-supply is required the water-pipe must in all cases deliver with a free outfall into an open cistern above the highest water-level of such cistern, and such water-pipe shall be provided with a high-pressure stop-cock on the supply-pipe to the cistern.

Board Officer may enter Premises.

30. Any officer of the Board acting under the Board’s authority may enter at all reasonable hours into any house or property connected with the sewers in order to examine whether the drains and fittings in such house and property are in proper order. Any person refusing such admission, or in any way hindering such officer in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on conviction to a penalty as hereinafter mentioned.

Notice requiring Owner to fix Closet.

31. Immediately upon the completion of the connection between any property and the sewers the owner or occupier of the said property shall, whenever required by notice to do so, construct a proper water closet or closets in accordance with this by-law, and immediately thereafter shall, if required, empty, cleanse, and fill in all cesspits and other receptacles for sewage-matter, and remove all privies and earth-closets and old drains on the said property to the satisfaction of the Inspector.

Ventilation to be kept free from Obstruction.

32. All openings for ventilation made in accordance with these regulations or by order of the Inspector shall at all times be kept open and free from obstruction. Every occupier shall at all times see that all openings to the drains on his premises, whether for ventilation or otherwise, and all taps and other fittings are at all times in good order, clean, and free from obstruction.

For the compelling the providing of Water-closets and removal of Privies.

33. Owners of every dwelling shall, upon notification in writing, provide water-closets—

(a.) Whenever there shall be a sewer within 100 ft. from any property on which buildings are or may be erected, and in which building any persons dwell or are employed, or which building is constructed or being constructed, or being adapted for human habitation, or with a view to persons being employed therein, then and in every such case it shall be lawful for the Board, by notice in writing, to require the owner of such building to provide and affix a water-closet for the same. An owner served with a notice as aforesaid shall cause a water-closet to be provided and affixed in such building or outside the same (but on the private property whereon such building is erected or may be erected), such water-closet to be constructed in accordance in every respect with the provisions of this part of the by-law relating to water-closets, and to have all works, fixtures, and appliances of every kind required by the said part of the by-law, and to be connected with the said sewer by a drain, and in manner in every respect as required by the said part of the by-law.

(b.) In any case where a sewer is constructed in a public street, or through private property at the sole expense of any person or persons, then it shall not be lawful for any person to connect with the said sewer until a proportionate part of the cost of the sewer has been paid to the Board, the proportionate part above referred to being fixed in all cases by the Board. The said proportionate part received by the Board shall be held for the purpose of rebate to the person or persons originally constructing the sewer. Inspection pipes or chambers to be fixed where directed by the Inspector.

(c.) Within the time within which any water-closet is required by this section to be provided and affixed as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the owner of every property to cause to be removed from his property every privy or earth or other such closet not being a water-closet in accordance with this by-law being thereon.

(d.) After a water-closet shall have been provided for any building erected on property (whether already or to be hereafter provided) it shall be unlawful for the owner of such property or any other person to construct, erect, set up, or provide any privy, or earth, or other such closet on the said property; and, in addition, the owner of such property shall be held to be guilty of a breach of this by-law on every day for which any such privy, earth, or other closet not in accordance with this subsection remains upon such property after such owner shall have been served with a notice in writing under the hand of the Clerk of the existence of such closet.

Obstructing Officer of Board.

34. Any person who shall obstruct any officer or other person employed by the Board in the performance of anything which such officer or other person is or may be required or authorized to do by or under this by-law shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this by-law.

Licenses.

35. All applications for licenses under this by-law shall be granted or otherwise by the Road Board. All such applications to be submitted at least three days before the sitting of the Board, and the applicant shall produce to the Board certificates from an appointed Board of Examiners that he has passed the ordinary examination in practical and theoretical plumbing.

SPECIAL AREAS.

To regulate the drainage from all dwellings or other buildings which are situated in such a position or at such a level as will not permit the drainage therefrom to be conducted into any existing sewer.

Septic Tank to be provided.

(a.) Any person or persons who shall erect any dwelling or other building shall at his or their expense build a septic tank to provide for the treatment of such drainage.

(b.) The tank shall be constructed according to the plans attached to this by-law, or to such other plan as may be approved by the Board in writing.

(c.) No such person or persons will be permitted to dispose of sewage-matter in any other manner than by septic-tank treatment.

No Bath or Surface Water to drain into Septic Tank.

(d.) Where a septic tank or tanks are installed, no storm-water, bath, roof, or surface water will be permitted to drain into such septic tank or tanks.

(e.) The sewage and house water (from water-closets, wash-tubs, and sinks) only shall drain into the septic tank or tanks.

Position of Tank to be determined by Board.

(f.) Such septic tank shall be built in such position and portion of the allotment as may be directed by the Board.

Disposal of Effluent.

(g.) The effluent from the tank shall be led into the sea if the allotment has a water-frontage, or into some natural watercourse in the event of the allotment not having a water-frontage; or in the absence of a natural watercourse thereon, then the effluent shall be disposed of by means of filtration with field-tiles or an approved artificial filter-bed.

(h.) No effluent will be permitted to run into a natural watercourse which runs through an adjoining owner’s property, unless the effluent has been first passed through an artificial filter-bed, and such effluent shall be led from the filter-bed into such watercourse by means of first-class earthenware glazed pipes of approved size.

Septic Tanks.

(i.) In the case of owners having septic tanks, so long as the same shall act satisfactorily to the Board or its Engineer their connection with the drainage-system will not be required; but the Board reserves to itself the right at any time, in case the septic tank shall not be acting satisfactorily to the Board or its Engineer, to call upon the owner to discontinue the use of such septic tank and to connect with the drainage-system.