Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 281

BY-LAWS.

TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS DOMAIN.

1. In these by-laws—

“Minister” means the Minister of the Crown for the time being having the administration of the Tourist and Health Resorts Control Act, 1908;

“General Manager” means the General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, and includes any person who may be acting for the General Manager;

“Officer in charge” means the person having the general charge and control (under the direction of the General Manager) of the domain; and

“The domain” means the land described in the Schedule hereto.

GENERAL.

2. The domain shall be open to the public between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. daily free of charge, subject to the provisions of these by-laws: Provided that the General Manager may, if deemed expedient, declare the domain closed, and may direct that at specified times a charge be made for admission, such charge not to exceed the sum of 1s. for each person.

3. No person shall, without the authority of the General Manager or officer in charge, pick any flower, or break or destroy, injure or remove any plant, shrub, or tree growing in the domain; and if any person commits a breach of this by-law he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5, in addition to paying for the damage done.

4. No person shall place, deposit, or leave any bottle or glassware (whether broken or whole), paper, straw, litter, dirt, rubbish, or any offensive or noxious matter of any kind within the domain.

5. No person shall wash any clothes in any thermal spring subject to these by-laws, or in any spring, stream, pool, water-race, channel, or reservoir within the domain, or place any soap, substance, article, or other thing therein.

6. (1) No horse, dog, or other animal will be allowed inside the domain, except as hereinafter provided; and the owner of any horse, dog, or other animal shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1 for each time such horse, dog, or other animal trespasses or is allowed to trespass within the domain.

(2) This by-law does not apply to horses drawing any carriage, nor to saddled horses, nor to dogs which are led by a cord or chain, passing through the domain.

7. No person shall ride a bicycle within the domain; and any person so doing shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1.

8. Except with the consent of the officer in charge, it shall be unlawful to hold a public meeting for any purpose whatever upon any portion of the domain. Every person who calls or assists in calling, or promotes or holds or is engaged in, and every person other than a constable or the officer in charge who is present at, any public meeting held in breach of this by-law shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £5.

9. No person shall, without the written permission of the Minister for the time being having the administration of the said Act, or of the General Manager, carry or use any gun, rifle, or firearm, or use any net, engine, instrument, or device, or use any dog, for the capture or destruction of any bird or animal, or take or attempt to take the eggs or young of any bird within the domain. Any person acting in breach of or contrary to the provisions of this by-law shall upon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £20.

10. No person shall destroy, deface, or injure any inscription or any label attached to or connected with any tree, shrub, or other plant within the domain.

11. No person shall distribute any handbills or printed papers within the domain, except by permission of the officer in charge.

12. No person shall trespass upon any portion of the domain within any enclosure which may be set apart for planting, or where the soil is loose, or upon any grass kept for lawns or ornamental purposes. Any person infringing this by-law shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1.

13. No person shall light any fire within the domain.

14. Every person using or passing through the domain or any part thereof shall conform to and abide by these by-laws; and if any person, while using or passing through the domain, or any portion thereof, commits any indecency or breach of the peace, or is guilty of any disorderly conduct, he shall be liable as for a breach of these by-laws.

GAMES.

15. The bowling-greens, croquet-lawns, and tennis-courts shall be open to players during such months and for such hours as are fixed by the General Manager.

16. (1) Charges shall be made for playing bowls, lawn tennis, and croquet as fixed and determined from time to time by the Minister. No person shall be allowed to play without first obtaining a player’s ticket.

(2) Any person who is a season-ticket holder shall be liable to have his ticket cancelled if he causes a breach of any of these by-laws.

17. All playing-fees shall be paid in advance, and a ticket obtained.

18. Season tickets shall be obtained at the ticket office only, and must be submitted to the attendant for inspection on demand.

19. Single-game tickets and tickets for playing material shall be obtained at the ticket office, and must be given up to the attendant on demand.

20. Material for playing shall be obtained from the attendant, and players shall return it to him before leaving the domain.

21. Players shall not play more than one game or set when other persons desire to play.

22. Bowl-players shall deliver their bowls with both feet on a mat, and must not drop any bowl on the green.

23. Persons not engaged in the games shall not trespass on the bowling-greens, or croquet-lawns, or tennis-courts.

24. Persons wearing boots or shoes with nails or heels shall not be allowed on the bowling-greens, or croquet-lawns, or tennis-courts.

25. Any person behaving to the annoyance of others may be required by the officer in charge to leave the playing-grounds, and may be prohibited from again entering them.

26. The Department reserves the right to refuse to issue tickets to any person or persons. The officer in charge shall determine to whom tickets shall not be issued.

READING-ROOM AND LIBRARY.

27. The reading-room and library shall be open to the public free of charge during such hours as may be authorized by the General Manager.

28. The charges for subscribers to the library shall be as fixed and determined from time to time by the Minister.

29. A ticket shall be issued by the librarian to each subscriber on payment of the charges.

30. A subscriber, on receipt of a ticket and on compliance with these by-laws, shall be entitled to have the use of a book for a period not exceeding ten days. A subscriber shall not remove a book from the library until an entry has been made in the register with respect thereto.

31. Any person may read in the reading-room, free of charge, any book, paper, or periodical in the reading-room or library.

32. No person shall remove from the reading-room any book, paper, or periodical.

33. No person shall mark, mutilate, or damage any book, paper, or magazine, or read any newspaper for longer than fifteen minutes, or talk or make any noise or disturbance, or smoke or expectorate within the reading-room or library.

34. No child under the age of twelve years shall enter or remain in the reading-room or library unless in charge of an adult person.

35. Every person using the reading-room or library shall conform to these by-laws; and if any such person, while using the reading-room or library, commits any breach of these by-laws or is guilty of any disorderly conduct, the officer in charge, or any person duly authorized by that officer, may (without prejudice to any proceedings for a fine) require any such person to abstain from doing any of the acts aforesaid, and forthwith to leave the reading-room or library. If any person refuses to leave the reading-room or library when requested so to do in pursuance of this by-law the officer in charge may eject that person or cause him to be ejected therefrom.

BATHS.

36. The hours of admission to the baths shall be as authorized by the General Manager. Admission shall be obtained by ticket only, and each bather shall present his or her ticket to the bath attendant, who shall clip and retain it. The charges for ticket for admission to the baths and for the use of towels shall be as fixed and determined from time to time by the Minister.

37. The Minister may fix a special scale of fees for residents using the baths. A “resident” shall be deemed to be any person who has signed a declaration before the officer in charge, a Justice of the Peace, or the Postmaster at Te Aroha, truly setting forth that he or she has resided for a period of at least six months within a radius of five miles from the Te Aroha Post-office. For the purposes hereof, the head of any household may sign one declaration for the whole of the inmates of that household, if the name of each person to whom the declaration applies is appended thereto.

A resident’s family commutation ticket shall be available for the use of members of one household only.

38. Persons suffering from skin-diseases must not bathe in any baths or pools, nor use any towels, except those specially set apart for their use; every such person must inform the ticket-issuer before taking the baths of the fact that he or she is so suffering. Any person failing to furnish such information shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £10.