Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3747

urine or liquid filth or refuse therefrom into a properly trapped drain, connected with a final outfall approved by the Inspector of Nuisances.

PART VI.
WATERWORKS.

120. Interpretation :—
     Ordinary supply.

(a.) Any water supplied from the waterworks and used for any of the following strictly domestic purposes shall be deemed to be “ordinary supply”—that is to say, water for the use of any consumer and his family and other inmates of his dwelling for the time being for drinking, for ordinary personal ablution, for cooking, for washing linen or clothes, and for washing or cleaning floors, domestic furniture or utensils or any part of the interior of the consumer’s dwellinghouse, and for baths in a private dwelling.

Extraordinary supply.

(b.) Any water supplied from the waterworks for the use of, or used in or on railways, manufactories, machinery, baths in hotels or lodginghouses or boardinghouses, public baths and wash-houses, breweries, chemical works, livery-stables, cattle, gardens, or ornamental purposes, or for any purpose other than ordinary supply as hereinbefore defined, shall be deemed “extraordinary supply.” Water supplied to any buildings or lands which in terms of the Rating Act, 1908, are not rateable property shall be deemed to be “extraordinary supply.”

Rates for ordinary supply.

121. The following rates shall be levied and paid in respect of ordinary supply :—
     (a.) Where the annual value does not exceed £12 10s. : 10s. per annum.
     (b.) Where the annual value exceeds £12 10s., but does not exceed £20 : £7 per cent. on the annual value.
     (c.) Where the annual value exceeds £20 : £7 per cent. on the first £20 of the annual value, and £1¼ per cent. on the balance of such annual value.
     (d.) Upon all properties in the district to which water can be but is not supplied, situate (wholly or partly) within 100 yards from any part of the waterworks mains : A rate not exceeding one-half of those above-mentioned.

Rates for extraordinary supply.

122. The rates hereinafter mentioned are hereby fixed as the charges which shall be levied by the Board in respect of “extraordinary supply” of water by the Board to any person requiring the same :—
     (a.) Urinals or water-closets in hotels and manufacturing establishments, £1 10s. per annum for each urinal or w.c. If more than three in any one establishment a deduction of 20 per cent. shall be allowed.
     (b.) Urinals or water-closets in private establishments, £1 per annum for each urinal or water-closet. If more than two in any one establishment, a deduction of 20 per cent. shall be allowed.
     (c.) Baths in hotels, £2 10s. per annum for each bath.
     (d.) Lodging and boarding houses having five or more bedrooms, £2 per annum for each bath.
     (e.) Lodging and boarding houses having less than five bedrooms, £1 per annum for each bath.
     (f.) Manufacturers and other consumers by meter, 2s. per 1,000 gallons. Minimum charge, £1 12s. per annum.
     (g.) Supplies by meter or otherwise outside the district to private individuals or outside bodies to be charged at such prices as the Board may determine.
     (h.) Hose-taps for gardens and other purposes (excepting fire-extinguishing purposes), £1 per annum each, or by meter, at the discretion of the Board. No hose-attachment shall be allowed unless paid for at this rate or by meter. All hose, when in use, must be held in the hand only, and is not allowed to be otherwise used unless paid for by meter.
     (i.) At stand-pipes, by meter, any quantity not exceeding 400 gallons, 3s.
     (j.) Horses, 10s. per horse per annum for the maximum number of horses kept, or by meter, at the discretion of the Board.
     (k.) Cow, mule, or ass, 7s. 6d. each per annum.
     (l.) Builders shall be supplied by meter at 2s. 6d. per 1,000 gallons. Builders to find their own meters, which must be approved by the Board. The minimum charge under this heading to be 15s. Builders may, at the discretion of the Board, be supplied at 1s. 9d. per 1,000 bricks, or 5s. per chimney for single chimney or 7s. 6d. per chimney for double chimney.
     (m.) Temporary supplies to tents to be charged for at such price and in such manner as the Board may determine, with a minimum charge of 4s. per month or part of a month, to be prepaid.

123. Application for water shall be made at the office of the Board, and all necessary forms may be obtained there or from the Waterworks Manager.

124. All water rates and charges made at per annum shall be levied half-yearly, and each consumer of water by extraordinary supply shall pay the same half-yearly in advance at the time when the water rate for the ordinary supply is due.

125. Water rates for ordinary supply shall be payable half-yearly in advance on the 1st days of April and October in each year, and new applications for service shall be accompanied by a sum equal to the rate for the broken period of the current half-year commencing three days after the date of application, except the application be made within two months prior to the end of the half-year, in which case payment shall be made at the beginning of the next half-year.

Taps, &c.

126. Every person supplied with water from the waterworks shall provide such proper taps, stopcocks, and such other apparatus as the Board requires, and shall keep the same in good repair, so as to prevent the water running to waste, and in default of providing and keeping in repair such apparatus the Board may stop the supply of water to such person in any manner it may think fit.

127. The rent payable for meters shall be 15 per cent. per annum on cost, payable half-yearly in advance.

Water may be cut off.

128. Should any amount due remain unpaid for seven days after demand has been made for the same, the Board shall have the right to forthwith determine and cut off the supply in such manner as may be deemed advisable. Temporary supplies may be cut off after twenty-four hours’ notice.

129. Whenever the water-supply has been cut off from any premises a fee of 5s. shall be charged and paid for such cutting-off, and a similar fee of 5s. shall be charged and paid for again turning on the water-supply.

130. New services will be charged for as follows :—

£ s. d.
½ in. service ... ... ... 1 10 0
¾ in. service ... ... ... 1 15 0

All pipes over ¾ in. to be charged the difference of cost. Maximum length, 60 ft. Exceptional cases for supply of piping outside of streets with mains shall be dealt with in manner to be decided by the Board.

131. Payments for new services, fees, meters, and supplies for building purposes must be made when lodging application for supply.

Meters.

132. Any consumer using the water shall, on delivery of written notice from the Board, have a meter fixed to gauge his supply. Meters shall be fixed in such places as the Board shall direct, and be charged for as mentioned in the scale of charges.

133. All meters must be of approved make and new, and a certificate must accompany each meter as to its correctness, and be lodged with the Board’s officer before the water can be turned on.

Hire of meters.

134. The Board may, if it thinks fit, hire meters to consumers at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in advance, on the cost of such meters. Should any meter be out of repair or cease to register or register inaccurately, the officer duly appointed by the Board shall estimate the consumption at the average of the previous half-year charged to the consumer, who shall be liable to pay accordingly, and such decision shall be final.

135. No consumer shall permit any person to take water from his premises.

136. The Board reserves the right to discontinue supplying any consumer through any cause beyond the control of the Board, and the Board will not be responsible for any loss or inconvenience arising from such cause. The Board does not guarantee the uninterrupted supply of water, nor will compensation or allowance be paid or payable by reason of the water at any time being shut off or diminished in pressure.