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shall be no danger of any shock being obtained in the ordinary handling thereof, or of any fire being caused by their normal or abnormal action.

41. Where the three wires of the system are brought into a consumer’s premises for lighting purposes the supply shall be given to two pairs of terminals, arranged in such a manner that there shall be no danger of any shock to persons, and the wiring from those terminals shall be kept distinct.

42. 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 liability.

43. A suitable safety fuse or other automatic circuit-breaker shall be inserted in each service line within a consumer’s premises as close as possible to the point of entry, and contained within a suitable locked or sealed receptacle of fireproof construction.

44. All electric wires placed on a consumer’s premises shall be highly insulated, and shall be thoroughly protected against injury to the insulation or access of moisture. All electric wires shall be so fixed and protected as to prevent the possibility of electrical discharge to any adjacent metallic substance.

45. The said Council shall not connect the wires and fittings on a consumer’s premises with its mains, or, in the case of premises already connected, continue the supply from its mains, unless it is reasonably satisfied that the requirements of this license in so far as it affects those premises are complied with, that the wiring and fittings are suitable for the voltage at which supply is being given, that the installation generally is in accordance with the requirements of good practice, and that the connection or continuance of supply would not cause a leakage from those wires and fittings exceeding one ten-thousandth part of the maximum supply current to the premises.

For the purpose of satisfying itself that the requirements of this license are observed, the said Council may require that notice be served upon it of the intention to install wires, fittings, lamps, motors, or other apparatus on any premises, and may inspect the same during any reasonable hours while the installation of the same is in progress.

46. If the said Council is reasonably satisfied, after making all proper examination by testing or otherwise, that the wiring and fittings are not suitable for the voltage being employed, that a leakage exists at some part of a circuit of such extent as to be a source of danger, and that such leakage does not exist at any part of the circuit under the control of the said Council, or that any other requirements of this license are not complied with, then and in such case any officer of the Council, duly authorized by it in writing, may, for the purpose of discovering whether the leakage exists at any part of a circuit within or upon any consumer’s premises, or whether the wiring is suitable and the general requirements of the license are complied with, by notice require the consumer, at some reasonable time after the service of the notice, to permit him to inspect and to test the wires and fittings belonging to the consumer and forming part of the circuit.

If on such testing and inspection the officer discovers a leakage from the consumer’s wires exceeding one ten-thousandth part of the maximum supply current to the premises, or that the requirements of this license are not properly conformed to, or if the consumer does not give all due facilities for inspection and testing, the said Council shall either not commence the supply or shall forthwith discontinue the supply of energy to the premises in question, giving immediate notice to the consumer of its reasons for not commencing or for discontinuing the supply, and in either case supply shall not be given until it is reasonably satisfied that the installation is in conformity with the requirements of this license.

If any consumer is dissatisfied with the action of the said Council in refusing to give, or in discontinuing, or in not recommending the supply of energy to his premises, the wires and fittings of that consumer may, on his application to the Minister, and on payment of the cost, be inspected and be tested for the existence of leakage by an Inspecting Engineer.

This provision shall be indorsed on every notice given under the provisions of either of the first two paragraphs of this clause.

47. The said Council shall, upon receipt of an application from the occupier of any premises within 60 ft. of any of the Council’s public-supply electric lines, furnish such premises with electrical energy upon the same terms and conditions on which any other consumer is entitled under similar circumstances to a corresponding supply, provided that the Council’s plant is of sufficient power to supply the electrical energy required by such occupier as well as the requirements of other consumers.

48. The Council shall, prior to the completion of the said works, give to the Minister at least one month’s notice in writing of the estimated date of such completion.

49. The Council shall not use the said electric lines, or permit the same to be used, for any purpose until the Minister has given notice in writing to the said Council that he has received from the Inspecting Engineer a certificate that they have been satisfactorily carried out.

50. This license, and the benefits and obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned 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.

51. For the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions of this license are being faithfully complied with by the said Council, 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.

52. From and after the time when the said Council commences to supply energy it shall maintain continuously sufficient power for the use of all the consumers for the time being entitled to be supplied: Provided that, for any purposes connected with the efficient working of the undertaking, the Minister may give permission to the Council to discontinue the supply at such intervals of time and for such periods as he may think expedient. When the supply is so discontinued, public notice shall be given, when practicable, of such discontinuance and of the probable duration thereof.

53. The Minister may at any time order an inspection to be made of the works, lines, and wires of the said Council used for electric lighting and power purposes. If any defect is found to exist it must be remedied forthwith, and if, in the opinion of the Inspecting Engineer, such defect is serious the Minister may, on receipt of the report, direct the said Council to at once cease transmitting energy either over the whole of its lines and wires, or over any part thereof, as to him may seem fit, until such defect is repaired or remedied. The cost of such inspection shall be borne by the said Council.

54. After the supply of energy has begun, particulars shall be given to the Under-Secretary for Public Works at Wellington of each further proposed extension or alteration of lines or wires.

55. If the said Council makes default in complying with any of the provisions of this license the Minister may, by notice in writing, require the said Council within thirty days to remedy the default specified in that notice; and if it 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; but the Council shall not be held to have committed default for any failure to maintain power continuously if such failure is due to the breakdown of machinery or other accident, unless such breakdown or accident is proved to be due to negligence on the part of the said Council.

The recovery of a penalty under this license shall not affect the liability, if any, of the said Council to make compensation in respect of any damage or injury which may be caused by reason of the default.

56. Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding clause of these conditions, if the Council fails to comply with the terms of any such notice for ninety days after the receipt thereof the Governor in Council may thereupon revoke this license without further notice.

57. 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 works, nor shall any compensation be payable to or on behalf of the said Council 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.

Te Awamutu Town District not to be Part of County of Waipa.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fourth day of November, 1912.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE J. ALLEN PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Governor is satisfied that the population of the Te Awamutu Town District, in the County of Waipa, exceeds five hundred, and the Town Board of the