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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 16 October 1884, Page 3

Notices.

HAMILTON PUBLIC CEMETERIES TRUST. Trustees : Tub Mayor, Councillors AND BuRGbSbES OF THE BoROUOH OF Hamilton. Pursuant to the provisions of the "Cemeteries Act, 1882," the following Bye law is again published for general infoimation. and public notice is hereby given that the taid B>e law, as reuited hereunder, will be brought into force by the tiustces of the above-named cemeteries for the regulation and management of the Hamilton Cemeteries on ami after Tuesday, the 22nd day of October, ISB4. Bye-law No. 6. For the regulation and management of the Hamilton Cemeteries the tiustees of the said cemeteries ordain as follows, that is to say :—: — All graves shall be opened, filled in, and dressed (if required) by the sexton appointed for th.it puipose. No giave shall be dug less than 6ft. deep, and no coffin shall be buried less than three feet below the surface of the ground. Graves shall be sunk to a depth of twelve feet (or less) by permission of the trustees, and must be paid for at the rate of two shillings and sixpence for each foot below the regulation depth, viz : six feet. Public Graves.

No rights or privileges are allowed in these graves, and any bodies other than fiiends or relatives may herein be interred by the trustees, for which the following fees will be charged :—: — Children Adults over under 12 12 years. years, s. d. 8. d. For digging grave 6 feet deep ..70 100 For dressing grave twice in six months after burial, (if required.).. ..2 6 2 6 Warrant for lecording burial 10 10 10 6 13 6

Private Graves. All rights and pi ivileges are given to the owiieis of these graves in perpetuity with exclusive right to bury therein. £ s. d. For single plot as per plan 10x4 1 10 0 For double plot as per plan 10 \ 8 2 10 0 For tin eo plots as per plan 10 x 12 3 10 0 For foui plots as per plan 10 x 10 . . 4 10 0 For opening giave, diessing, and registiation, each time the pnvate giavcs aie leopencd foi interment the same fee as chaigetl for public giaves as before specified.

Monuments, Tombstones, and Fences of Graves, No monument, headstone, tombstone or fence shall be erected around or upon any grave, either public or private, until a plan has been submitted to ami approver! by the Cemeteries Ti ustees, and all fences, memorials, &c, not maintained in decent repair will be removed by the Trustees at the cost and nsk of those concerned.

Private Plots tor Graves may be Transferred. Any purchaser, executor or duly ap pointed attorney, of any owner of private grave with exclusive right of burial in perpetuity therein, may transfer their interests in the said private grave to any other pei son upon satisfactory proof to the Trustees of having proper authority to make such transfer, and upon production of receipt for such private grave.

Loss of Original Receipt and Duplicate given for Private Graves. Duplicate receipts for private graves will be issued to persons having the proper authority on application and payment of a fee of five shillings. The Register of public and private graves in the Hamilton cpmeteries, together with the plan of the buiial grounds, may be searched or inspected upon payment of a fee of one shilling. All fees and charges must be paid to the Secretary of the Trustees by the person undertaking the funeral or interment, and upon such fees being paid, a warrant, authorising the sexton to bury, will be given, and such warrant must be delivered to the sexton six working hours, at least, before the hour fixed for the funeral, except in cases of emergency, and then upon certificate from a medical officer.

Vaults. Vaults may be constructed within any section secured as a private grave by the owner thereof, bnt plans must be submitted to and approved of by the Cemeteries Trustees before construction. They must be lined throughout in brick or concrete, and the entrance securely fastened. Coffins placed within vaults must be lined with lead or approved material, securely closed to prevent noxious vapours escaping, and creating a nuisance. The fees for interment in any vault are the same as for other occasions, but the cost of reopening and closing the vault shall be borne by the owner thereof. All vaults in the public cemeteries not maintained in proper order and good repair will be closed by the Tmstees, and no further burials shall be allowed therein. Certificates of death must in all cases be delivered to the sexton by the persons responsible, or the burial will not be permitted, and the orders for intciment must be lodged with the sexton at least six working hours prior to the hour fixed for the funeral, otherwise a charge of 5s extra will be made. The following particulars must accompany the order : — Name of deceased, age, denomination, No. of plot chosen, date and hour of funeiai, and officiating minister.

Offences. Every person who wantonly or wilfully destroys, or does, or causes to be done any damage to, any memorial, fence, or other erection, or to any plant, tree, or flower-bed within any of the Hamilton Cemeteries, or to the fences thereof, or wilfully disturbs any persons assembled for the purpose of burying the dead shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds (£2O) or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months. The owners of cattle, horses, swine or goats, which shall be found trespassing in any of the Hamilton Cemeteries, shall, for every such offence be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound (£1), nor more than five pounds (£5) in respect of every head of cattle, horses, swine or goats so found trespassing without proof of special damage, and notwithstanding that actual damage cannot be proved or shown. i J. M. GELLING, Secretary Hamilton Cemeteries Trustees. Dated at Hamilton this thirteenth day of October, 1884. '

HAMILTON CEMETEEIES ; TRUST. ' NOTICE is hereby Riven that foe undermentioned fippojn(ments have bepn made ; — . ; Edward WXix >; Sexton for the, Hamilton West Cemetery. "" , , 'David Cuckkhad, Stiton for the Hamilton , East Cemetery. ' , " ' - •<■ ' ' ' • T. li. GELLING, -: H . ' se«ot«Tr* HwfuUoa C«mct«i« Trwt.i : 7 Ui I'A Cy>'j- hi'- H»*\ '■' ,? - ,'',/, ,