DEC. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3631

the Council intends within a reasonable time again to take
it into use.
27. 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.
28. The 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.
29. In delivering the energy to a consumer's terminals
the Council shall exercise all due precautions so as to avoid
risk of causing fire on the premises.
30. A suitable safety-fuse or other automatic circuit-
breaker shall be inserted in each service line within a con-
sumer's premises as close as possible to the point of entry,
and contained within a suitable locked or sealed receptacle
of fireproof construction.
31. All electric wires placed on a consumer's premises
shall be insulated with rubber of 600-megohm grade, and
shall be thoroughly protected against injury to the insula-
tion or access of moisture. All electric wires shall be so fixed
and protected as to prevent the possibility of electrical dis-
charge to any adjacent metallic substance.
32. The 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 wirings 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 being observed in so far as they apply
to wires on a consumer's premises, the Council may require
that notice be served upon it of the intention to instal wires,
fittings, lamps, motors, or other apparatus on any premises,
and may inspect the same during any reasonable hours while
the installation of such is in progress.
33. If the 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 belonging
to the Council, or that any other requirements of this license
are not being 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 pre-
mises, 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 Council shall
either not commence the supply or shall forthwith discon-
tinue 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 Council is reasonably
satisfied that the installation is in conformity with the re-
quirements of this license.
34. If any consumer is dissatisfied with the action of the
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 endorsed on every notice given
under the provisions of either of the two last preceding
clauses.
35. The Council shall, upon receipt of an application
from the occupier of any premises within 60ft. 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 circum-
stances 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.
36. The Council shall, before the erection or construc-
tion of any part of the work hereby authorized is begun,
submit for the approval of the Minister such plans and other
information showing and describing such work as he may
require. In the event of the 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 such
type of construction as it is proposed to adopt, and with
such approval the alterations may be carried out.
37. From and after the time when the Council commences
to supply energy in pursuance of this license, it shall main-
tain continuously sufficient power for the use of all the con-
sumers 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.
38. The construction of the works hereby authorized shall
be substantially commenced on or before the 31st day of
December, 1913, and shall be completed with all reasonable
speed.
39. The Council shall, prior to the completion of the said
works, or any separate portion thereof, give to the Minister
at least one month's notice in writing of the estimated date
of such completion.
40. The Council shall not use any portion of the electric
lines authorized by this license, or permit the same to be
used, for any purpose until the Minister has given notice in
writing to the Council that he has received from the Inspect-
ing Engineer a certificate that the work, or any portion
thereof, has been satisfactorily carried out.
41. The Minister may at any time order an inspection
to be made of the works, lines, and wires used by the said
Council 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 his report, direct
the Council to at once cease transmitting energy either over
the whole of its lines and wires or over any specified part
thereof, until such defect is repaired or remedied. The cost
of such inspections shall be borne by the Council.
42. After the supply of energy has been begun, not less
than fourteen days' notice in writing shall be given to the
Postmaster at Devonport and to the District Engineer of
Public Works at Auckland, or such other officer as the Minis-
ter from time to time directs, of each further extension that
the Council is about to make.
43. If the 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 not exceeding £20, to be re-
coverable by any person authorized by the Minister in that
behalf as a debt due to the Crown; but the Council shall
not be held to have committed default for any failure to
maintain power during the hours that it shall have deter-
mined to supply energy if such failure is due to the break-
down of machinery or other accident, unless such breakdown
or accident is proved to be due to negligence on the part of
the said Council.
44. The recovery of a penalty under this license shall not
affect the liability, if any, of the Council to make compensa-
tion in respect of any damage or injury which may be caused
by reason of the default.
45. Notwithstanding anything in clause 43 of these con-
ditions, 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.
46. For the purpose of ascertaining whether the con-
ditions of this license are being faithfully complied with
by the 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.
47. This license, and the benefits and obligations here-
under, shall not be assigned by the 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.
48. 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 work-
ing of any public works, nor shall any compensation be