978 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 23

KEEPING OF ANIMALS.

31. (1.) Pigs shall be confined in pens sufficiently fenced no part of
    which shall, unless good cause is shown to the contrary, be within 200
    yards of any Samoan house and which shall not be so situated as to be
    liable to pollute any water-supply used for drinking or domestic pur-
    poses.

(2.) Any person who keeps or permits persons under his control to
keep a pig or pigs otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of
this clause is liable to a fine not exceeding £2.

32. (1.) The owner of any pig found at large upon any road or in
    the neighbourhood of any dwellinghouse is liable to a fine not exceeding
    £1, and the Pulenu'u of the village where any such pig is found, or any
    person authorized by him so to do, may, if he has good reason to believe .
    that such pig is the property of a Samoan, destroy such pig, unless it
    has been previously brought into proper confinement by the owner.

(2.) The Pulenu'u shall cause any pig so destroyed to be returned
to the owner, but if after reasonable inquiry he is unable to ascertain
the owner he may dispose of it as he thinks fit.

33. The Chief Medical Officer or any person authorized by him may
    destroy any diseased pig or other animal belonging to a Samoan where-
    ever found, or may require the owner thereof or some other person to
    destroy it, and any person who fails to comply with such requirement
    shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £2.

GATHERINGS IN VILLAGES.

34. (1.) The Village Committee of any village in which any gathering
    of visiting Samoans is held is hereby empowered and required to so
    regulate such gathering that no breach of these regulations and no
    danger to public health by contamination of water-supplies, insufficient
    privy accommodation, accumulation of rubbish, or otherwise arises
    therefrom, and that any requirements of the Chief Medical Officer or
    other person authorized by him in regard to privy accommodation are
    complied with.

(2.) Any member of a Village Committee of such village who without
good cause neglects or is party to neglecting to comply with the re-
quirements of this clause and any person who, being required by the
Pulenu'u of such village or by any one having authority from such
Pulenu'u or from the Village Committee, to do any work or thing for
the purpose of compliance with this clause, fails without good cause so
to do, is liable to a fine not exceeding £2.

ROADS.

35. Each District Council is hereby empowered to construct roads
    within its own district subject to the approval of the Officer in Charge
    of Public Works and in accordance with instructions, plans, and specifi-
    cations given and approved by him.

36. Roads so constructed shall be either " main roads "—that is,
    roads having a width of not less than 16 ft. or " main tracks "—that is,
    roads having a width of less than 16 ft. and not less than 6 ft.

37. District Councils shall be entitled to receive the sum of 6s. per
    fathom in length for main roads and 2s. per fathom in length for main
    tracks constructed by them subject to the following conditions :--
    (a.) That the Officer in Charge of Public Works, or other person
    authorized by him, is satisfied after inspection that such
    main roads or main tracks are constructed as provided by
    clause 35.
    (b.) That the length of main road or main track completed is such
    as in the opinion of the Officer in Charge of Public Works
    is a substantial benefit to the public.