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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 56

SCHEDULE.

1. For preparing the defaulters list and the rolls for the ridings within the County of Mackenzie: Until the 22nd day of June, 1912.
2. Time for which such list and rolls shall be open for inspection: From the 27th day of June, 1912, to the 15th day of July, 1912.
3. Time for appeals against the said rolls: Until the 31st day of July, 1912.
4. Revision Courts may sit for hearing applications with reference to the said rolls, and adjourn: Until the 20th day of August, 1912.
5. Time when the said rolls, having been duly corrected and signed, shall come into force: On the 2nd day of September, 1912.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

License authorizing the Christchurch Tramway Board to erect an Electric Line from the Trolley-wire on Riccarton Road to a Motor on Ilam Estate, between Ilam and Waimairi Roads.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of June, 1912.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section two of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall lay, construct, put up, place, or use any electric line except under the authority of a license issued to him by the Governor in Council under that Act:
And whereas the Christchurch Tramway Board (hereinafter referred to as “the said Board”) desires to erect an electric line from its overhead electric tramway wire on Riccarton Road, in the Waimairi County, to connect with a motor on Ilam Estate between Ilam and Waimairi Roads, in the said county: And whereas the Waimairi County Council has consented to the erection of the said electric line, and it is expedient accordingly to issue a license in respect thereof under the said section:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth, subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto, hereby authorize the said Board to erect and maintain an electric line for the purpose of supplying electricity to the aforesaid motor, such electric line being indicated in red ink on the plan marked P.W.D. 31453, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

SCHEDULE.
CONDITIONS.

1. THE conductors shall be at a minimum height of 20 ft. above the surface of the ground.
2. The conductors shall be composed of stranded copper or aluminum. The size of the strand shall not be less than No. 20 standard wire gauge, and the number of strands shall not be less than seven.
3. The positive conductor shall be insulated throughout its length with rubber covering of 600-megohm grade.
4. The negative conductor may be uninsulated.
5. A fuse cut-out shall be placed on the positive conductor where it leaves the tramway trolley-wire. A switch and a circuit-breaker fitted with an over-load and no-load release shall be inserted in the positive conductor and placed near the motor. The fuse cut-out and the over-load device of the circuit-breaker shall be of such a rating as shall cause their efficient operation in the event of abnormal conditions arising.
6. The negative conductor shall be continuous throughout its length from the motor terminal to the tramway-rail, to which it shall be effectively bonded.
7. Every support for an aerial line shall be of durable material, and properly strengthened against forces due to wind-pressure, change of direction of the line, and unequal length of span. The factor of safety of such supports shall be at least 4, taking into consideration all possible stresses, including wind-pressure of 30 lb. per square foot on plane surfaces and 18 lb. per square foot on diametrical plane for cylindrical surfaces. The stress in the aerial conductors shall not exceed 28,000 lb. per square inch for copper and 15,000 lb. per square inch for aluminum in the extreme case of a temperature of 12° F., and a wind-pressure of 18 lb. per square foot of diametrical plane occurring simultaneously.
8. Where the conductors cross telegraph or telephone wires, or if any telegraph or telephone wire is hereinafter installed so as to cross the conductors, substantial guard-wires shall be erected by or at the cost of the said Board. Such guard-wires shall consist of two-stranded galvanized-steel wires, carried on substantial supports at a height of 2 ft. above the conductors if the telegraph or telephone wires pass over the conductors, or 2 ft. above the telegraph or telephone wires if they pass under the conductors.
9. The construction of the works hereby authorized shall be substantially commenced on or before the 1st day of July, 1912, and shall be completed on or before the 1st day of March, 1913.
10. The said Board shall, prior to the completion of the said works, give to the Minister of Public Works (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) at least one month’s notice in writing of the estimated date of such completion.
11. The said Board shall not use the said electric line, or permit the same to be used, for any purpose until the Minister has given notice in writing to the Board that he has received from the Engineer appointed by him to inspect the works a certificate that they have been satisfactorily carried out.
12. This license, and the benefits and obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned by the said Board without the express consent in writing of the Minister first had and obtained; but such consent shall not be withheld if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Minister that the transferee is financially and otherwise able to carry out the obligations specified in this license.
13. If the said Board fails to comply with any of the above conditions of this license, the Minister may, by notice in writing, require the Board within thirty days to remedy the default specified in that notice; and if the said Board fails to comply with the terms of the notice within the said period it shall be liable to a penalty of £10, to be recoverable by or on behalf of the Minister as a debt due to the Crown.
14. Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding clause of these conditions, if the said Board fails to comply with the terms of any such notice for ninety days after receipt thereof, the Governor in Council may thereupon revoke this license without further notice.
15. For the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions of this license are being faithfully complied with by the said Board, the Minister, or any person appointed by him in that behalf, may at all reasonable times enter on the lands and works and inspect the same.
16. Nothing in this license shall be deemed in any way to interfere with, affect, or abridge any rights or powers vested in His Majesty the King, or in the Governor on his behalf, authorizing the construction, management, or working of any public work, nor shall any compensation be payable to or on behalf of the said Board for injury done to the works herein authorized by the construction, management, or working of any such public work as aforesaid, or for the loss occasioned thereby, or for the exercise of any such right or power as aforesaid.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Preferential Tariff.—Regulations under the Customs Duties Act, 1908.

ISLINGTON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifth day of June, 1912.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE GEO. LAURENSON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Customs Duties Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the following regulations—namely, (a) that made under the Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 1903, on the twentieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and four, and gazetted on the twenty-third day of June then instant; and (b) that made under the Tariff Act, 1907, on the twenty-second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and gazetted on the thirtieth day of