1076

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 30

19. Every person who shall own or occupy a tent, shed,
    whare, or similar structure which is in such a state as to be a
    nuisance or injurious to health, or which is so overcrowded as
    to be injurious to the health of the inmates, whether or not
    members of the same family, shall be deemed guilty of an
    offence, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £1 for
    a first offence and not exceeding £5 for every subsequent
    offence.

Meeting-houses.

20. The provisions of clause 8 with regard to site shall
    apply to meeting-houses.

21. The provisions of clause 11 with regard to flooring shall
    apply to meeting-houses.

22. All meeting-houses, so as to secure adequate ventilation,
    shall be provided with sufficient window-space at either
    end of the building, of which window-space at least one-half
    shall be made to open.

23. All meeting-houses shall be provided with sufficient
    privy accommodation for each sex to the satisfaction of the
    Medical Officer of Health or Director of Maori Hygiene.

24. No sweepings or rubbish shall be deposited under the
    floor of a meeting-house.

25. The Committee shall direct the carrying-out of any
    necessary alterations or additions under these by-laws, and
    in the event of the owner or persons concerned in the meeting-
    house refusing to carry out such alterations or additions such
    meeting-house may be closed down until the by-laws are
    complied with.

(C.) DRAINAGE.

26. The Council shall make such by-laws regarding drainage
    to suit the particular circumstances of their district as the
    Medical Officer of Health or the Director of Maori Hygiene
    approve.

(D.) NUISANCES.

27. No nightsoil, refuse, or offensive rubbish shall be cast
    or deposited or allowed to flow into any spring, stream, or
    watercourse that flows through or past a Maori kainga and
    which is used as a water-supply by the inhabitants of such
    kainga or other kainga on the banks of such stream or near
    such spring.

28. No person who is the owner or occupier of any premises
    within a Maori kainga shall permit or suffer any nightsoil
    or refuse or any offensive rubbish or matter of any kind what-
    ever to accumulate or remain or be in or upon such premises
    so as to be injurious or dangerous to health or as to cause an
    offensive smell.

29. No horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, or other animals shall
    be buried within a Maori kainga.

30. No person shall throw or leave any dead animal on any
    property within a Maori kainga whereby any offensive smell
    is or is likely to be created.

31. Every person who commits a breach of any of the by-
    laws 27, 28, 29, and 30 shall be liable to a penalty not exceed-
    ing 10s.

(E.) KEEPING OF ANIMALS.

32. No person shall keep or allow any pigs to run loose
    within a Maori kainga, nor in any case to keep them so as to
    be a nuisance or injurious to health, nor in such manner as to
    pollute any water used or likely to be used by man for drinking
    or domestic purposes or for use in a dairy; nor shall any person,
    after the coming into force of this by-law, permit to remain
    any pigsty at a less distance than 150 ft. from any house or
    building used as a dwellinghouse or school, or any buildings
    within which food intended for human consumption is pre-
    pared or stored, or at a less distance than 50 ft. from any
    road or the boundary of any occupied neighbouring property.

(F.) PRIVIES.

Regulating all Privies.

33. The owner or occupier of every dwellinghouse shall pro-
    vide the same with a privy.

34. Every person who shall construct a privy in connection
    with a building shall construct such privy at a distance of
    10 ft. at the least from any living-room or any room where
    foodstuff is intended to be stored.

35. It shall be an offence for any person who shall construct
    a privy in connection with a building to construct such privy
    within the distance of 40 ft. from any well, spring, or stream
    of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking or
    domestic purposes, or otherwise in such a position as to render
    any such water liable to pollution.

36. Every privy shall in all respects be well and substan-
    tially erected. It shall be provided with a sufficient opening
    for ventilation as near the top as practicable, and communi-
    cation directly with the external air. It shall be enclosed on
    all sides and be provided with a door.

(a.) Every person who shall construct a pan privy in con-
nection with a building shall construct such privy in such a
manner and in such a position as to afford ready means of
access to such privy for the purpose of cleaning such privy
and of removing filth therefrom.

(b.) The seat of a pan privy, the aperture in such seat, and
the space beneath such seat shall be of such dimensions as
to admit of a movable receptacle for nightsoil of a capacity
of not less than 1 cubic foot being placed and fitted beneath
such seat in such a manner and such a position as may effectu-
ally prevent the deposit upon the floor or sides of the space
beneath such seat, or elsewhere than in such receptacle, of any
filth which may from time to time fall or be cast through the
aperture of such seat.

(c.) The seat of such pan privy shall be so constructed that
the whole of such seat or a sufficient part thereof may be
readily moved or adjusted in such a manner as to afford
adequate access to the space beneath such seat for the pur-
pose of cleansing such space, or removing therefrom or placing
or fitting therein the appropriate receptacle.

(d.) The receptacle in any pan privy shall be constructed
of such material and in such a manner as to prevent any escape
by leakage or otherwise of any part of the contents of such
receptacle. The aperture of the seat shall be provided with
a cover, which must be kept over the aperture when the seat
is not in use.

37. The occupier of the premises on which any privy is
    situated shall keep such privy in a good state of repair and
    in a thoroughly clean and sanitary condition.

38. The owner or occupier of any premises in connection
    with which a privy has been erected shall use or cause to be
    used a sufficiency of dry earth or sawdust or ashes so that
    the excrement shall be so covered that no nuisance shall
    arise therefrom.

Regulating Pan Privies.

39. Where a pan privy is used, such privy shall be con-
    structed and cleansed in the following manner:-

(a.) Every person who shall construct a pan privy in con-
nection with a building shall construct such privy
in such a manner and in such a position as to afford
ready means of access to such privy for the purpose
of cleaning such privy and of removing filth there-
from.

(b.) The seat of a pan privy, the aperture in such seat,
and the space beneath such seat shall be of such
dimensions as to admit of a movable receptacle for
nightsoil of a capacity of not less than 1 cubic foot
being placed and fitted beneath such seat in such a
manner and in such a position as may effectually
prevent the deposit upon the floor or sides of the
space beneath such seat, or elsewhere than in such
receptacle, of any filth which may from time to time
fall or be passed through the aperture of such seat.

(c.) The seat of such pan privy shall be so constructed that
the whole of such seat or a sufficient part thereof may
be readily removed or adjusted in such a manner as
to afford adequate access to the space beneath such
seat for the purpose of cleansing such space, or re-
moving therefrom or placing or fitting therein the
appropriate receptacle.

(d.) The receptacle in any pan privy shall be constructed
of such material and in such a manner as to prevent
any escape by leakage or otherwise of any part of
the contents of such receptacle. The aperture of the
seat shall be provided with a cover, which must be
kept over the aperture when the seat is not in use.

40. The occupier of every house shall cause the pans of
    all pan privies used in connection with such house to be
    emptied and properly cleaned at least once in every week,
    and in any case so frequently as to prevent overflow.

41. It shall not be lawful for any person to bury nightsoil
    otherwise than in a pit or trench in such a manner and to such
    a depth as to provide that it shall have a covering of earth
    of at least 6 in. when the pit or trench is closed.

42. No nightsoil shall be buried within 50 ft. of any dwelling
    or within 60 ft. of any well. A pit may be used instead of a
    movable receptacle, provided such pit does not communicate
    directly with subsoil water. The aperture of the seat shall
    be provided with a cover, which must be kept over the aperture
    when the seat is not in use. The seat and walls surrounding
    the space below the seat shall be made fly-proof. In no case
    shall the height of the excreta within the pit be allowed to rise
    to within 6 in. of the surface of the ground.

Regulating Pit Privies.

43. On the authority of the Director of Maori Hygiene or
    of a Medical Officer of Health, or of any Inspectors appointed
    by the Department of Health, a privy may be provided with
    a pit for the reception of faecal matter in place of a pan, but
    such pit shall not be so placed as to endanger the purity of any
    stream, spring, or well, and shall be at least 30 ft. from any
    dwelling or place in which food is stored.

44. The pit of every pit privy shall be covered by a seat so
    constructed as to prevent the access of flies to such pit, and