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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

(measured in the case of a stairway from the front edge of
each step) of not less than 33 in. nor more than 38 in.

HANDRAILS TO BE SMOOTH.

47. Such handrails shall have a continuously smooth sur-
    face:
    Provided always that an iron handrail may be attached to
    its supports by tee-pieces projecting not more than 3/16ths
    of an inch from the surface of the handrail.

BENDS IN HANDRAILS.

48. Where a handrail changes direction either vertically
    or horizontally it shall be made in the form of a curve not
    sharper than a circular curve with an 8 in. radius.

GOOSENECK FINISH.

49. At the landing forming the upper termination of a
    fire-escape every handrail shall be shaped substantially in
    the form of a gooseneck.

PART VIII.—DISCRETIONS AND APPEALS.

DISPENSING POWER.

50. If in the opinion of the Superintendent safeguards other
    than fire-escapes are provided for prevention of danger from
    fire or for facilitating the escape of persons in case of fire in
    connection with any building then, according to the extent
    to which such safeguards are in the opinion of the Superin-
    tendent adequate for the purposes aforesaid, the Superin-
    tendent may, by notice in writing to the owner, waive
    compliance with any requirement of this by-law in respect
    of such building, either wholly or in part or for a limited
    time, and subject to such conditions as in any particular
    case he may think fit:

Provided that no such waiver shall restrict the right of the
Superintendent at any time thereafter, upon giving notice
in writing to the owner of his intention so to do, to exact
full compliance with any requirement so waived:

Provided also that the powers hereby conferred shall not
be exercised so as to permit any of the following matters:-

(a) The provision at an access of a door or window arranged
so as to open vertically contrary to clause 27 hereof
or otherwise than by swinging outwards or sliding
laterally (except where permitted under the provisoes
to the said clause 27).

(b) The substitution of a fire-escape in the form of a ladder
with rungs in any case where this by-law requires a
fire-escape to be provided in the form of a stairway.

(c) The use for the purposes of a fire-escape or any part
thereof of rope or any other perishable material.

BOARD MAY ASSUME POWERS OF SUPERINTENDENT.

51. Where by this by-law power is given to the Super-
    intendent to decide any matter, exercise any discretion or
    power, waive any requirements, or approve anything, the
    Board may of its own motion, and either before or after the
    Superintendent has taken action thereon, take such matter
    into its own consideration, and the opinion or discretion of
    the Board shall be substituted for that of the Superintendent,
    and the action of the Board shall be substituted for any
    action theretofore taken by the Superintendent.

OWNER'S RIGHT OF APPEAL.

52. Where by this by-law power is given to the Super-
    intendent to decide any matter, exercise any discretion or
    power, waive any requirements, or approve anything, and
    action has been taken accordingly by the Superintendent,
    or by the Board in place of the Superintendent, any person
    affected thereby may, by notice in writing addressed to the
    Board or the Secretary and delivered at the office of the
    Board, apply to the Board to reconsider such action, and the
    Board shall thereupon take the matter into its consideration,
    and after the person affected has been afforded a reasonable
    opportunity of submitting to the Board any relevant matters
    of fact or opinion and any evidence thereon, the Board may
    either confirm, modify, reverse, or otherwise deal with the
    action previously taken.

PART IX.—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES.

OFFENCES.

53. Every person who does or omits, or causes, or knowingly
    permits or suffers to be done or omitted, any act, matter, or
    thing contrary to the provisions hereof, or fails to comply
    with any requirement hereby imposed on such person, shall
    be deemed to have committed a breach of this by-law, and
    if such act or omission or failure occurs on more than one
    day such person shall be deemed to have committed a separate
    breach of this by-law on every day on which such act or
    omission or failure has occurred.

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PENALTIES.

54. Every person who commits a breach of this by-law
    shall be liable for every such breach to a fine not exceeding
    £20.
    The common seal of the Greymouth Fire Board was hereto
    affixed pursuant to a resolution in that behalf duly passed
    and in the presence of the undersigned members and Secre-
    tary thereof, this 15th day of July, 1930.

W. H. PARFITT, Chairman.
JAMES McGINLEY, Member.
E. J. RUNDLE, Secretary.

The foregoing by-laws of the Greymouth Fire Board are
hereby approved this 30th day of October, 1930.

A. J. STALLWORTHY,
For Minister charged for the time
being with the administration
of the Fire-brigades Act, 1926.

Egmont National Park Board.
BY-LAWS.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in it by the Egmont National Park Act, 1924,
the Egmont National Park Board doth hereby make the
following by-laws for the purposes of the said Act:-

1. INTERPRETATION.

In these by-laws, unless inconsistent with the context,-
"Park" means the Egmont National Park as consti-
tuted by the Egmont National Park Act, 1924:
"Board" means the Egmont National Park Board as
constituted by section 5 of the said Act:
"Chairman" means the Chairman, as defined by section 8
of the said Act:
"Ranger" means a Ranger appointed under section 12
of the said Act:
"Stock" includes any horse, donkey, mule, goat, pig, or
cattle beast or sheep.
"Local Committee" means a Local Committee con-
stituted under section 24 of the said Act.

2. FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE PARK.

No person shall, without the written authority of the
Chairman, acting on a decision of the Board, place in the
ground, sow, or plant any seed or plant in the Park, whether
such seed or plant be native in New Zealand or not; nor
shall birds, insects, or other animals be liberated therein
except under like authority.

3. CAMPING.

All persons wishing to camp in the Park shall apply to the
Chairman of the Local Committee administering the division
in which the camp-site is situate, or his delegate, for assign-
ment to camping-sites, and shall pay such fees or charges as
may from time to time be fixed by the Board, and shall not
change camp-site without permission from the said Chairman
or delegate.

The following conditions must be strictly observed in con-
nection with camp-sites:-

(a) Combustible rubbish must be burned on camp-fires,
and all other garbage and refuse of all kinds shall be
placed in garbage-cans, or, if cans are not available,
placed in pits provided at the edge of the camp. At
new or unfrequented camps garbage must be burned
or carried to a place hidden from sight.

(b) No person, whether camping in the Park or otherwise
therein, shall, except at places which may be indi-
cated by the Ranger or other officer of the Board,
wash clothing or cooking-utensils, or bathe, or pollute
in any other manner the waters of the Park; nor shall
he bathe in any of the streams near the regularly
travelled thoroughfares in the Park without suitable
bathing-clothes.

(c) No person shall tie or tether stock in such a way that
they may be able to enter any of the streams of the
Park. All animals shall be kept at sufficient distance
from camping-grounds so as not to litter the ground
and render the area unfit for use as tent-sites.

(d) No person shall take any dogs or cats into the Park
without the permission of the Ranger.

(e) No person shall take any wood for fuel except from
dead trees which have been previously marked by
an officer of the Board.