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be placed on the opposite side of the road or street to that
on which any telegraph lines exist; and where the erection
of the electric lines necessitates the alteration of any tele-
graph lines, and such alteration is approved by the Minister
of Telegraphs, the cost of the alteration shall be borne by
the Council.

In running the lines authorized by this license through or
along any road where no telegraph line exists the Council
shall keep to one side of the road, and in running wires to
the opposite side of the road the Council shall arrange so as
to interfere as little as possible with the route of any future
telegraph lines.

Lines not in Use.

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

Post and Telegraph Crossings.

19. Where electric lines are permitted to be supported on
    telegraph poles all details of the supports and of the
    insulation shall be approved by the Minister of Telegraphs,
    who may, on giving to the Council reasonable notice in that
    behalf, require the Council to remove such electric lines at
    any time from such telegraph poles, and without payment of
    any compensation to the Council.

At telegraph crossings the electric lines shall pass over
or under the telegraph wires or cables as may be decided
by the Minister of Telegraphs, and shall be at least 2 ft.
distant. Where it is impracticable to cross above the electric
lines may be taken under or through, but when permitted
to be taken through the crossing shall be made at a pole
in a manner to be approved by the Minister of Telegraphs.

Where the electric lines intersect telegraph lines the latter
shall be suitably insulated if deemed necessary, and when the
crossing is above and near a pole the spans on each side of
the pole may be insulated. This insulation shall be effected
at the expense of the Council in cases where the telegraph
lines existed previously to the erection of the electric lines.

Where high-pressure electric lines intersect telegraph lines
the former shall be insulated with not less than 600 megohms
grade of vulcanized rubber, and the low-pressure wires with
weatherproofed insulation as prescribed in section 14.

Where deemed necessary efficient guard-wires, effectively
eyarthed, or other approved protective devices, shall be
erected in a manner to meet with the approval of the
Minister of Telegraphs at all crossings or places where electric
lines intersect telegraph lines, or at any place where such
protection may be considered necessary.

The Council shall bear the expense of such guard-wires in
all cases where an electric line intersects any telegraph line
previously existing.

Where overhead electric lines at extra high pressure cross
telegraph lines the electric lines shall be subject to special
conditions as may be required by the Minister of Telegraphs
in each of such crossing.

The cost of all necessary guard-wires and special provi-
sions required to comply with this clause shall be borne by
the Council when the telegraph lines are erected before
the electric lines. In other case: the Council, on receipt
of notice from the local officer of the Telegraph Depart-
ment that it is proposed to run a telegraph line along the
route, shall forthwith make the necessary changes required
to comply with this clause at any points at which electric
lines already cross such routes.

Earth-wires.

20. Earth-wires, where led down poles, shall be protected
    by a casing for a distance of 8 ft. from the ground. A test
    shall be made every three months, and oftener if required,
    of all earths, to ensure that the earth-wire is intact and that
    the earth is effective.

Railway Crossings.

21. No work of any nature shall be erected or constructed
    in pursuance of this license upon, over, or under any part of
    the Government railways until the 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).

Service Connections.

22. Service connections from aerial lines shall be taken
    direct from insulators, and shall not be tapped off between
    insulators. They shall be led as directly as possible to insu-
    lators 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 any aerial line which is outside a building,
and is within 7 ft. from any part of the building, shall be
rubber-insulated.

Facilities for Service Connections.

23. Where electric lines are on one side of the road and
    electric-telegraph lines on the other, and service is required
    to be given from either to the other side of the road, the
    Council and the Minister of Telegraphs shall give to each other
    reasonable facilities as far as possible to effect supply.

Arc Lamps.

24. All arc lamps shall be so guarded as to prevent pieces of
    ignited carbon or broken glass falling from them, and shall
    not be used in situations where there is any danger of the
    presence of explosive dust or gas.

Arc lamps used in any street for public lighting shall be so
fixed as not to be in any part at a less height than 10 ft. from
the ground.

Arc lamps used in any street for private lighting shall be
so fixed as not to be in any part at a less height than 8 ft.
from the ground, and shall be so screened as to prevent risk
of contact with persons.

Arc lamps must be insulated from earth and be fixed so
that they cannot swing into contact with any substance,
metallic or otherwise, that might connect them to earth.
They may be run in series, and at any available voltage up
to 400 volts. Resistances for the regulation of arc lamps, if
exterior to the lamp, shall be mounted on incombustible
bases, shall be so placed that they cannot by conduction or
radiation set fire to any contiguous materials, and shall be
of ample size to safely carry the maximum current that will
normally flow through them. Each arc-lamp circuit shall be
provided with a fuse on each pole. Interior arc lamps shall
also be provided with a switch on each circuit.

Maintenance.

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

High-pressure Transformers.

26. Where high-pressure transformers are attached to poles
    they shall be placed so as to be inaccessible except by the use
    of a ladder or other special appliance. Where high-pressure
    transformers are placed in sub-stations all high-tension con-
    ductors shall be thoroughly insulated or protected from
    accidental contact, and the sub-station shall be entirely
    inaccessible to unauthorized persons. Where high-pressure
    transformers are placed on consumers' premises the whole
    of the apparatus shall be enclosed or rendered inaccessible
    except to authorized persons. The cases of all transformers
    shall be earthed by means of a copper conductor at least
    0.022 square inch in section.

Where cables are led to and from transformer-enclosures
they shall be protected on the poles by being run in iron
pipes, which shall be effectively earthed.

Lightning-arresters.

27. Where any portion of any electric line or support for
    an electric line is exposed to such a position as to be liable to
    injury from lightning it shall be efficiently protected against
    such liability.

Underground Conductors.

28. Underground conductors shall be thoroughly insulated,
    and shall be protected from mechanical damage by steel
    armouring, or by wooden boxing, or earthenware, stoneware,
    concrete, iron, or fibre conduits or pipes. They shall be laid
    wherever possible under the footpaths, and with a cover of
    at least 12 in. from the surface of the pavement. Where laid
    under any other part of the road such cover shall be increased
    to 2 ft.

All conduits, pipes, casings, and street boxes used as re-
ceptacles for electric lines shall be constructed of durable
material, and they shall be of ample strength to prevent
damage from heavy traffic, and reasonable means shall be
taken to prevent the accumulation of gas in such receptacles.

Where any underground line crosses or is in proximity to
any metallic substance special precaution shall be taken
against the possibility of any electrical charging of the metallic
substance from the line or from any metallic conduit, pipe,
or casing enclosing the line.

Earthing Conduits.

29. All metallic conduits, pipes, or casings containing an
    electric line shall be efficiently earthed, and shall be so jointed
    and connected across all street boxes and other openings as
    to make good electrical contact throughout their whole
    length.