1780
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

(2.) Cease to use or occupy the said wharf for a period of thirty days; or
(3.) Becomes bankrupt, or be in any manner brought under the operation of any Act for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy,—
then and in any such case this Order in Council, and every license, right, power, or privilege thereby conferred, may be revoked and determined by the Governor in Council without any notice to the licensee or other proceedings whatsoever; and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to the licensee, and to all persons concerned or interested, that this Order in Council, and the license, rights, and privileges thereby granted and conferred, have been revoked and determined.

13. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

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

License authorizing the Christchurch Tramway Board to erect Electric Lines from the Trolley-wire on the Fendalton Road to a Motor on the Adjoining Property (North Side) near the Corner of Idris Road.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of May, 1913.

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 electric lines from the overhead wire on the Fendalton Road to connect with a motor on the north side of the said road on Captain McDonald’s property near the corner of Idris Road (hereinafter referred to as “the said electric lines”), and it is expedient accordingly to issue a license in respect thereof under the said section:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and in 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 the said electric lines for the purpose of supplying electricity to the aforesaid motor, such electric lines being indicated by a red line on the plan marked P.W.D. 33381, 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 aluminium. The size of the strand shall be not 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 overload and no-load release shall be inserted in the positive conductor and placed near the motor.
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. The conductors shall be carried on substantial supports, which shall be designed to have a factor of safety of 5 under a wind-pressure of 40 lb. per square foot.
8. Where the conductors cross telegraph or telephone wires, or if any telegraph or telephone wire is hereafter 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, 1913, and shall be completed on or before the 1st day of July, 1914.
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 lines, 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. The said electric lines, including their supports, their conductors, and their insulated covering, shall be duly and efficiently supervised and maintained by the said Board as regards both electrical and mechanical conditions, and shall not be permitted by the said Board to remain erected after they have ceased to be used for the supply of electricity.
13. 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.
14. If the said Board fails to comply with any of the 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.
15. 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 the receipt thereof, the Governor in Council may thereupon revoke this license without further notice.
16. 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.
17. 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 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.

License authorizing the Christchurch Tramway Board to erect Electric Lines from the Overhead Line on the Yaldhurst Road, Riccarton, to a Motor on Adjoining Property.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of May, 1913.

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 electric lines from its overhead wire on the Yaldhurst Road, Riccarton, to a motor on the south side of the road and adjoining property of Mr. R. S. Mason near the corner of Middlepark Road (hereinafter referred to as “the said electric lines”), and it is expedient accordingly to issue a license in respect thereof under the said section: