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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 14

24. The pit of every pit privy shall be covered in with clean earth before the faecal matter therein rises to within 12 in. of the surface of the ground, and the privy shall be thereafter moved.

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

26. The owner or occupier of any premises in connection with which a privy other than a water closet 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.

27. Any persons who commit a breach of any of bylaws 16 to 26, inclusive, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

NUISANCES

28. It shall be an offence for any person to cause any waste water from any dwellinghouse in a Maori village to be discharged over the ground or into any dry ditch or watercourse in such a manner as to cause a nuisance.

29. Where any system of drainage for the disposal of waste water is installed within a dwellinghouse within a Maori village it shall be an offence if the owner or occupier fails to keep such drainage system clean and clear of obstructions.

30. No person who is the owner or occupier of any premises within a Maori village shall permit or suffer any nightsoil or refuse or any offensive rubbish or matter of any kind whatsoever 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.

31. No person shall throw or leave any dead animals or cast or deposit any nightsoil or refuse or any offensive rubbish or matter of any kind whatsoever on any property within a Maori village whereby any nuisance is or is likely to be created.

32. The occupier of every dwelling in a Maori village shall cause all household refuse and rubbish either to be disposed of in a place set apart for such purpose in such Maori village by the Tribal Executive, or in the absence of such place to be buried or burnt on his section in such a manner as to cause no nuisance.

33. Every person who commits a breach of any of bylaws 32 to 37, inclusive, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

KEEPING OF ANIMALS

34. No person shall keep or allow any pigs to run loose within a Maori village, nor in any case to keep them so as to be a nuisance or injurious to health, nor in such a manner as to pollute 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 bylaw erect any pigsty or cowshed or permit any pigsty or cowshed to remain at a shorter distance than 150 ft from any house or building used as a dwellinghouse or school or any building within which food intended for human consumption is prepared or stored, or at a shorter distance than 50 ft from any road or the boundary of any occupied neighbouring property.

35. No person shall erect or cause to be erected within a Maori village any stable or cow-bail nearer than 50 ft from any dwellinghouse, shop, or other premises wherein any person lives or is employed or where food is stored for human consumption, or nearer than 4 ft from the boundary of adjoining land.

36. No person shall erect or cause to be erected in a Maori village any poultry or enclosed run within 20 ft from any occupied building or public road or street, or within 6 ft of the boundary of any adjoining property.

37. Any person offending against any of the provisions of bylaws 34, 35, or 36 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20.

38. The occupier of any premises within a Maori village in which is situated any pigsty, stable, cow-bail, poultry house, or enclosed run, or any other structure in which animals are kept, shall clear or cause such structure to be cleared of manure as often as may be necessary to prevent the creation of a nuisance. Any person committing a breach of this bylaw shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 10s. for a first offence and not exceeding £2 for every subsequent offence whether of the same nature or not.

39. No person shall suffer any cattle, horses, or goats belonging to him or under his charge to run at large in any part of a Maori village. Any person committing a breach of this bylaw shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

TRIBAL BUILDINGS

40. For the purpose of bylaws 41, 42, and 43 the term “tribal building” shall include any meeting house, communal hall, or dining hall, together with any building usually used in connection therewith and whether situated within a Maori village or not, which is used by any tribe, subtribe, or Maori community for the purposes of public meetings, tangis, recreation, or other communal activities, but shall not include any church or church hall which is under the control of a particular religious sect or denomination.

41. Any person who marks, cuts, defaces, or otherwise wilfully damages any tribal building shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

42. Any person who marks, cuts, defaces, or otherwise wilfully damages any carving, reed panelling, or painted designs affixed to or forming part of any tribal building, or who removes or attempts to remove any such carving, reed panelling, or painted designs from such tribal building without the prior permission of the persons having the lawful control thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £20.

43. Any person who wilfully trespasses in any tribal building or refuses to leave such building after being warned to do so by the persons having the lawful control thereof or by any person authorised in that behalf, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £10.

RECREATION GROUNDS

44. For the purpose of these bylaws the term “recreation ground” means any recreation ground set apart for the common use of Maoris, including any buildings thereon, but does not include any such recreation ground for the control of which trustees have been appointed by the Maori Land Court or pursuant to any enactment.

45. Every person who:

(a) Wilfully damages any fence, locked gate, building, or other structure erected upon any recreation ground:

(b) Breaks, cuts, or removes any plant, shrub, or tree within or from any recreation ground, except with the permission of the Tribal Executive or person having lawful control thereof:

(c) Leave bottles, glass, crockery, paper, remnants of food, or other litter within the limits of any recreation ground, shall be liable to a fine nor exceeding £5.

GAMBLING

46. Any person found playing for money, whether by cards or any other game, within any Maori village shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 5s. for the first offence, not exceeding £1 for the second offence, and not exceeding £2 for every subsequent offence.

47. Any person being the owner or occupier of any house or premises situate in any Maori village who shall permit or allow gambling or playing for money in such house or upon such premises shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1 for the first offence, not exceeding £2 for the second offence, and not exceeding £5 for every subsequent offence.

SALE OF GOODS IN MAORI VILLAGE

48. No person shall occupy or use any shop or other premises within a Maori village for the purpose of selling foods to the public without having first obtained from the Tribal Executive a licence which shall be in the form No. 2 in the Schedule hereto and signed by the Chairman of the Tribal Executive. The fee for such licence shall be £2.

49. Every such licence shall remain in force for 12 months from the date thereof and application for the renewal of such licence shall be made before the expiry of the term for which such licence was granted.

50. The licence prescribed by bylaw 48 shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any licence or registration which may be required by any other enactment.

51. Any person who commits a breach of bylaw 48 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

52. Nothing in bylaws 53 to 58, inclusive, shall be deemed to apply to any person permanently occupying any shop or other premises within the tribal district or any neighbouring tribal district for the purpose of selling goods to the public.

53. No person, whether acting on his own account or as the servant of another person, shall carry on the trade or calling of a hawker in any Maori village within the tribal district without having first obtained from the Tribal Executive a licence which shall be in the form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto, or to the like effect, and which shall be signed by the Chairman of the Tribal Executive.

54. Such licence shall have force throughout the whole of the tribal district and the fee therefor shall be £2.

55. Such licence shall remain in force for 12 months from the date thereof.

56. Every hawker shall at all times when carrying on his trade or calling within a Maori village carry such licence with him and shall show the same to any member of the Tribal Executive or any member of a tribal committee who shall demand to see the same.

57. The licence prescribed by bylaw 53 shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any licence which may be required by any other enactment.

58. Any person who commits a breach of bylaws 53 to 57, inclusive, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £2.

MEETING

59. No person shall hold, promote, or organise dances and social functions except with the consent of the Tribal Executive or otherwise than in accordance with any conditions which may be imposed by the Tribal Executive on the granting of such consent.

60. Any person who commits a breach of bylaw 59 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £10.

TRAFFIC

61. Any person who furiously or negligently drives or rides any vehicle or rides any animal within a Maori village shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.