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covered with insulating material shall be so attached that their insulation will not be impaired where they are secured to the insulator.

21. 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 vertically from any part of any building or erection other than a support for the line, except where brought into a building for the purpose of supply.

22. Service lines from aerial lines shall be led as directly as possible to insulators firmly attached to some portion of the consumer’s premises which is not accessible to any person without the use of a ladder or other special appliance. Every portion of every service line which is outside a building and is accessible therefrom shall be rubber-insulated.

23. Where an aerial line crosses a street, the angle between the line and the direction of the street at the place of crossing shall be not less than 60 degrees, and the spans shall be as short as possible. The minimum height of the line shall be 20 ft. above the street-level.

24. 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.

25. No work of any nature shall be erected or constructed upon, over, or under any part of the New Zealand Government railways until the said Council has obtained the consent of the Minister of Railways thereto, as required by section 4 of the Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 (No. 2).

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

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

28. 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 cause injury from lightning, it shall be efficiently protected against such liability.

29. The said Council shall be responsible for all electric lines or wires, fittings, and apparatus belonging to it, or under its control, which may be upon a consumer’s premises, being maintained in a safe condition and in all respects fit for supplying energy.

30. In delivering the energy to a consumer’s terminals the said Council shall exercise all due precautions so as to avoid risk of causing fire on the premises.

31. 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.

32. All service wires placed in a consumer’s premises shall be insulated with rubber of 600-megohm grade, 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.

33. 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 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 these wires and fittings exceeding one-ten-thousandth part of the maximum supply current to the premises.

34. For the purpose of satisfying itself that the requirements of this license are being observed in so far as they apply to wires on a consumer’s premises, the said Council may require notice to be served on 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 when such installation is in progress.

35. If the said Council is reasonably satisfied, after making all proper examination by testing or otherwise, that the wiring or 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 being complied with, then and in such case any officer of the said 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.

36. If on such testing and inspection the officer discovers a leakage from the consumer’s wires exceeding one-tenthousandth 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 the said Council is reasonably satisfied that the installation is in conformity with the requirements of this license.

37. 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 tested by the Inspecting Engineer. This provision shall be indorsed on every notice given under the provisions of either of the two last preceding clauses.

38. From and after the time when the said Council commences to supply energy in pursuance of this license, 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 said 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.

39. 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 officer or person inspecting, such default 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 the lines and wires under its control, or over any specified part thereof, until such defect is repaired or remedied. The cost of such inspection shall be borne by the said Council.

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

41. The said Council shall, before the erection or construction of any part of the work hereby authorized is begun, submit for the approval of the Minister such plans and other information with reference to such work as he may require. In the event of the said Council at any time desiring to make alterations to the work involving a departure from the type of construction shown on the approved plans, it shall submit for the Minister’s approval plans showing the type of construction it is proposed to adopt, and with such approval the alterations may be carried out.

42. After the supply of energy has begun, notice shall be given to the Postmaster at Thames and to the District Engineer, Auckland, of each further proposed extension or alteration of lines or wires in pursuance of this license.

43. The construction of the works hereby authorized shall be substantially commenced on or before the 1st day of October, 1913, and shall be completed on or before the 1st day of October, 1914.

44. The said 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.

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

46. This license and the benefits and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned by the said Council 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.

47. If the said Council fails to comply with any of the conditions of this license, the Minister may, by notice in