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works for the taking of water therefrom shall wilfully or negligently suffer any water to run to waste from any pipe or conduit from or by which he shall be so supplied or to which he shall have such access shall on conviction forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

3.—Whoever shall without the consent in writing of the council construct or place any Damming up dam or embankment in or across any river creek or natural watercourse shall on conviction for- water without feiting a sum not exceeding twenty pounds and a further sum not exceeding five pounds for every day after such conviction during which such dam or embankment or any part thereof shall continue.

4.—In any case in which the council has the exclusive right of collecting for the supply of Diverting any reservoir or waterworks belonging to the council or under their management or control the water from storm-water having fallen on any gathering ground whosoever shall by any means whatsoever reservoirs of divert any such water from the course of its natural flow so that the same shall tend to flow Council in elsewhere than to such reservoir or waterworks or some watercourse leading thereto or shall flow certain cases to the same respectively in a foul state shall forfeit on conviction a sum not exceeding fifty pounds and a further sum not exceeding ten pounds for every day after such conviction during which such water so tends to flow or flows as the case may be.

5.—It shall be lawful for the council from time to time to make regulations for prohibiting Shooting Fishing or regulating the shooting of waterfowl and the taking of fish upon or in or within one quarter of a mile of any stream reservoir or other waterworks belonging to or under the management or near control of the council and every person who shall offend contrary to any such regulations shall on reser- conviction forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds.

6.—Whoever shall obstruct or damage any culvert sewer or drain belonging to or under the control of the council shall forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds and shall pay to the council by way of compensation for any such damage such further sum not exceeding ten pounds as the convicting justice shall order.

PART IV.—PLACES OF IMPROVEMENT AND RECREATION, &c.

1.—Public Libraries and Museums.

1.—Every person who shall being intoxicated enter or remain in any public library or museum Misconduct belonging to or under the control or management of the council or who shall use therein any etc. in library abusive improper or unbecoming language or who shall by unnecessarily loud talking or any and museum. unnecessary noise or otherwise disturb or annoy the persons using or resorting to such library or museum or who shall without lawful excuse but without felony remove any property from such library or museum shall forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds and every such person may be forthwith removed by any officer of the council in charge of such library or museum.

2.—It shall be lawful for the council from time to time to make regulations for the proper Regulations. management and control of every such library and museum and every person offending against any such regulations shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds.

PART VI.—BUILDINGS, &c., FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, &c.

1.—Every occupier of any hall or other building used for public meetings or of any such Public build- building or any ground in which public amusements are conducted shall in each year register ings to be re- at the office of the council such building or ground together with the situation and description thereof and the purpose being such as aforesaid for which the same is to be kept and the name of such occupier and every person who causes and every occupier of any such premises who permits any public meeting to be held or any public amusement to be conducted in or on any such premises not being registered for the purpose or without such certificate of registration as hereinafter mentioned having been obtained for the same shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

2.—The council upon the written application of any such occupier as aforesaid stating the Certificate particulars aforesaid may if upon inspection by the proper officer the premises shall have been etc. found to be secure and proper for the purpose stated and if the council shall see fit, cause the premises to be registered in a registry book to be kept for that purpose and shall thereupon grant to the applicant a certificate of such registration of such premises in the appointed form, and the council may at any time suspend for a stated period the effect of, or cancel, any such registration and shall forthwith give notice of such suspension or cancellation to the occupier of the registered premises and during such suspension or after such cancellation such premises shall be deemed to be unregistered in respect of the purpose mentioned in the certificate of registra- tion and such certificate shall be of no force or virtue.

3.—The proper officer of the council may at all reasonable times enter and inspect any Inspection. such registered premises as aforesaid.

4.—It shall be lawful for the council from time to time to make regulations for appointing Regulations. the times and hours during or at which respectively any such registered building or ground shall