3394

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 90

The Western Side of Portion of a Street in the Borough of Motueka, exempted from the Provisions of Section 128 of the Public Works Act, 1928, subject to a Condition as to the Building-line.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of November, 1931.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Public Works Act, 1928, and of all other powers in anyway enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby approve of the following resolution passed by the Motueka Borough Council on the twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, viz.:-

"The Motueka Borough Council, being the local authority having control of the streets in the Borough of Motueka, by resolution declares that the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-eight of the Public Works Act, 1928, shall not apply to that portion of the western side of the road adjoining part Section 245 (approximately 285 links)"; subject to the condition that no building or part of a building shall at any time be erected on the land fronting the western side of the portion of street (described in the Schedule hereto) within a distance of thirty-three feet from the centre-line of the said portion of street.

SCHEDULE.

THE western side of all that portion of street, situated in the Nelson Land District, Borough of Motueka, fronting part Section 245, Motueka Original District, Block III, Motueka Survey District. As the said portion of street is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 82736, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(P.W. 51/1670.)

The Police Offences (Boxing Contest) Regulations, 1931.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 23rd day of November, 1931.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to the powers conferred by section seventy- one of the Police Offences Act, 1927, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said section.

REGULATIONS.

1. THESE regulations may be cited as "The Police Offences (Boxing Contest) Regulations, 1931."

2. In these regulations-

"The said Act" means the Police Offences Act, 1927 : "Inspector" means an Inspector of Police acting in pursuance of section 65 of the said Act : "Permit" means a permit granted by an Inspector under the provisions of section 65 of the said Act : "Boxing contest" has the same meaning as in section 64 of the said Act-namely, "Any boxing match, boxing competition, or boxing exhibition for admission to which a charge is made, or at which a collection is taken up, or at which those present are invited or permitted to throw money into the ring or otherwise deposit it in the building or elsewhere, or on the result of which any stake, bet, payment, or prize depends" : "Approved club" means any club or association for the time being approved by the Governor-General in Council pursuant to the provisions of section 65 of the said Act.

3. Every application for a permit shall be made in writing, signed by a responsible officer, on behalf of the approved club desiring to hold the boxing contest.

4. Every application shall be made at least seven days before the date on which it is proposed to hold the boxing contest, and shall be made to the Inspector of the district in which the contest is to be held : Provided that the Inspector may, in his discretion, entertain an application made less than seven days before the date aforesaid.

5. Every such application shall state the precise time when and precise place where it is proposed to hold the boxing contest, and shall, in the case of a professional contest, state the name of every person to take part therein as a competitor.

6. Every permit shall, unless otherwise so expressed, operate as a permit to hold a boxing contest at the time and place named in the application and between or amongst the competitors named therein, and not further or otherwise : Provided that if on account of unforeseen circumstances it is desired by way of alteration to hold the contest at some other time, or place, or between or amongst competitors one or more of whom is not named in the application or permit, the Inspector, or any police officer authorized by him in that behalf, may, on application made at any time prior to the contest, consent to and make such alteration, and the permit shall thereupon operate as a permit to hold a boxing contest in terms of the permit as so altered.

7. Before granting a permit an Inspector may require such evidence as he thinks proper relating to the persons to take part in and control the contest.

8. The granting or withholding of a permit shall in all cases be in the absolute discretion of the Inspector.

9. Every permit shall be deemed to be granted subject to the following conditions irrespective of the terms of any boxing rules under which the contest is to be conducted,-

(a) That the contest shall be conducted in a ring not less than 18 ft. and not more than 21 ft. square, and approved by the Inspector.

(b) That such ring shall be enclosed by at least three horizontal tightly-stretched ropes so placed as to provide approximately equal intervals between each rope and the next. The top rope shall be cased in leather or other suitable material.

(c) That the ropes shall be supported by posts rising to a height of approximately 4 ft. above the floor of the ring, and such posts shall be padded with felt or other suitable material of a thickness of not less than 2 in. for their full length : Provided that this paragraph shall not apply where the ropes are supported on what is known as the "stakeless" principle.

(d) That the whole of the floor of the ring shall be padded with felt or other suitable material of a thickness not less than ½ in. and having a top cover of canvas.

(e) That the boxing-gloves shall weigh not less than 6 oz. and not more than 8 oz., except that competitors who are under 8 stone in weight may use gloves weighing not less than 4 oz.

(f) That every competitor shall, before engaging in a contest, produce to the referee or secretary of the club promoting the contest for inspection by any officer of police present a certificate, dated not more than three days previously, and signed by a medical practitioner registered in New Zealand, to the effect that such competitor is physically fit to compete.

(g) That no amateur contest shall exceed six rounds and no professional contest shall exceed fifteen rounds.

(h) That no round shall exceed three minutes in duration and the interval between successive rounds shall be one minute.

10. If at any time in the opinion of the senior member of the Police Force present on duty at any boxing contest there is undue roughness or persistent wilful breach by one or more contestants of any of the rules under which the contest is conducted, such senior member of Police may forthwith order the bout or the contest to be stopped.

11. A permit shall be in the form set out in the Schedule hereto or to the effect thereof.

SCHEDULE.

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PERMIT TO HOLD A BOXING CONTEST.

I, , Inspector of Police at , hereby grant to the Club (or Association) permission to hold a boxing contest at , on the day of , 19 , at o'clock p.m.

This permit is granted subject to the provisions of section 65 of the Police Offences Act, 1927, and the Police Offences (Boxing Contest) Regulations, 1931.

Dated this day of , 19 .

Signature :

Inspector of Police.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(I.A. 2/38/79.)