Dec. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2511

ending on the 31st day of December, 1903; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1903, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” or “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.” (Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 190 .
before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

R. J. SEDDON.

The Corporation of Maori Hill authorised to erect and maintain Electric Lines in the Borough of Maori Hill.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” I, the undersigned, Joseph George Ward, as and being the Electric Telegraph Commissioner duly appointed and acting under the said Act, do hereby give and grant unto the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Maori Hill (hereinafter referred to as “the Corporation”) full power, license, and authority to lay, put up or erect, and maintain electric lines for lighting purposes in and upon the roads and places mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and in the course and direction therein also stated, subject to the following conditions, namely,—

1. The supply shall be by direct current from a trolley wire at a pressure of 500 volts, and shall be used for the lighting of streets and roads only, by means of 100-volt incandescent lamps placed five in series, and arranged in clusters of three in one lantern and two in another.

2. Two hard-drawn copper wires, which may be bare, shall be run for each circuit, one to convey the current from the trolley-wire to the lamps, and the other to return it to the rail. The return wire shall be effectively connected to the rail, and shall be so led to it as not to be liable to be touched, to be improperly interfered with, or to charge any metallic body should the rail-connection become broken or imperfect. The rail-connection shall be examined at least every two months to see that it is in good order, and a record shall be kept of the result of such examination.

3. All lamps shall be controlled from switches, effectively insulated, contained in lock-up boxes, which shall be placed on poles, and may be placed on the supports for the trolley wire or the span wires. Suitable fuse cut-outs shall be fitted on each circuit, and be placed in the same box as the switches.

4. The said electric-lighting lines and wires shall be run overhead, and shall be placed on the opposite side of the streets or roads where any telegraph or telephone lines exist at the time of their erection, except by permission from the Electric Telegraph Commissioner; and where the overhead electric-light conductors cross either telegraph or telephone lines or wires the former shall be insulated throughout the whole length of each crossing span with 300 megohms per mile grade of pure and vulcanised rubber insulation, taped, braided, and treated so as to be impervious to moisture. Such insulated wire may be stranded, and its cross-section shall not be less than that of the bare wire of the circuit of which it is a part. The span shall be shortened to a suitable length for stringing that class of wire, and if such shortening cannot conveniently be done the insulated wire shall be suspended throughout the span from suitable galvanised steel wire by raw-hide hangers placed at distances not exceeding 2 ft. apart.

5. Where the erection of the electric-light lines or wires necessitates the alteration of existing telegraph or telephone lines or wires, the expense of such alterations shall be borne by the above-named Corporation.

6. The maximum working-current in any conductor shall not be sufficient to raise the temperature of the conductor or any part thereof to such an extent as to materially alter the physical condition or specific resistance of the insulating covering, where any, or in any case to raise such temperature to a greater extent than 30° Fahr.

7. The sectional area of the conductor in any electric line laid or erected in any street or road shall not be less than the area of a circle of 1/10 of an inch in diameter.

8. Any metallic body to be “efficiently connected with earth” shall be connected with the general mass of the earth in such manner as will insure at all times an immediate and safe discharge of electrical energy.

9. Every circuit shall be tested for insulation after having been placed in position, and before being brought into use for lighting purposes, the testing pressure being 500 volts. The insulation of every complete circuit, including the return wire, shall be so maintained that the leakage current shall not, under any conditions, exceed one-thousandth part of the maximum supply-current. Every such circuit shall be tested for insulation at least once every two months, and the Corporation shall record the results of all the foregoing tests.

10. Where any portion of any electric line or any support for an electric line is exposed in such a position as to be liable to injury from lightning it shall be efficiently protected against such injury.

11. Every aerial line shall be attached to supports at intervals not exceeding 200 ft. where the direction of the line is straight, or 150 ft. where the direction is curved or where the line makes a horizontal angle at the point of support.

12. Every support for an aerial line shall be of a durable material, and properly stayed against forces due to wind-pressure, change of direction of the line, or unequal lengths of span. The factor of safety shall be for aerial lines and suspending wires at least 6, and for all other parts of the structure at least 12, taking the maximum possible wind-pressure at 50lb. per square foot. No addition need be made for a possible accumulation of snow.

Every support, if of metal, shall be efficiently connected with earth.

13. All aerial wires shall be attached to porcelain insulators, and shall be so guarded that they cannot fall away from the support. Conductors covered with insulating material shall not be attached to the insulators by uninsulated metal binders.

14. Any aerial wire shall not in any part thereof be at a less height from the ground than 18 ft., or within 5 ft. measured horizontally or 7 ft. measured vertically from any building or erection other than a support for the line.

15. Where an aerial line crosses a street the angle between the line and the direction of the street at the place of crossing shall not be less than 60°, and the spans shall be as short as possible.

16. Where an aerial line crosses or is in proximity to any metallic substance, precautions shall be taken against the possibility of the line coming into contact with the metallic substance, or of the metallic substance coming into contact with the line, by breakage or otherwise.

17. Efficient guard-wires shall be erected in a manner to meet with the approval of the Electric Telegraph Commissioner at all crossings and places where aerial electric-lighting wires intersect telegraph or telephone wires as may be required by the Commissioner to be so protected. The Corporation shall bear the expense of such guard-wires in all cases where an aerial electric-lighting wire intersects a telegraph or telephone wire previously existing.

18. Every aerial line, including its supports and all the structural parts and electrical appliances and devices belonging to or connected with the line, shall be duly and efficiently supervised and maintained as regards both electrical and mechanical conditions.

19. An aerial line shall not be permitted to remain erected after it has ceased to be used for the supply of energy, unless the Corporation intend within a reasonable time again to take it into use.

20. The Electric Telegraph Commissioner may at any time order that an officer of the Post and Telegraph Department shall inspect the works, lines, and wires, and take electrical tests of the wires and appliances of the Corporation used for electric-light purposes. When a defect or defects are found