Motor Installations.

37. The frame of all motors supplied at 230 or 400 volts
    shall be connected to an efficient earth by a copper conductor,
    which shall not be less than 0·022 square inch in sectional area.
    All metal casings of switches, resistances, fuses, cables, and
    wires shall be efficiently earthed in a similar manner.
    Every motor must be controlled by an efficient quick-break
    ironclad switch suitable to prevent arcing, and conveniently
    placed so that the person in charge of the motor can cut off
    wholly the supply from the motor and all devices in connection therewith.
    Efficient fuses or other automatic cut-out must be provided to efficiently protect the conductors on each circuit from excess of current.
    Every precaution shall be taken in choosing positions for and in the wiring and setting-up of motors, and the necessary devices in connection therewith, so that there shall be no danger of fire being caused by their normal or abnormal action or of shock being sustained in the ordinary handling thereof.
    Terminals of motors supplied at 230 or 400 volts must be so guarded that they cannot be accidentally touched or short-circuited.
    The insulation resistance of each motor-circuit, including all devices necessary for the working of the motor, shall be not less than 1 megohm to earth when all metal parts that are required to be connected to earth are so connected.
    A printed notice shall be fixed in a conspicuous position at every motor and switchboard forbidding unauthorized persons to touch the motors or apparatus.

Plans.

38. The Council shall, before 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 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.

Notice regarding Extensions.

39. Before commencing the erection of any part of the lines hereby authorized, or the extension or alteration of any line already erected, the Council shall give at least seven days' notice in writing to the Public Works Engineer at present stationed at Tauranga, and also to the District Engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department in Auckland, or his deputy, of its intention to carry out the work, and shall forward to the Minister of Public Works a locality plan showing the route of any extension.

Time of Construction.

40. The Council shall, within six months from the date of this license, make a substantial commencement of the works to which this license refers, and shall proceed continuously and energetically with the construction of all such works until they are completed.

Notice of Completion.

41. 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 each completion.

Right to enter Land, &c.

42. (a.) The Council shall have the right at any time or times during the continuance of this license, with the consent of the Minister, to enter upon any road, railway, or other land, whether vested in or occupied by the Crown or any other person or body corporate, and there to construct, erect, lay down, maintain, renew, or repair all such lines, poles, and other things as are required for the purpose of this license.
    (b.) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained the Council shall not be entitled to erect, maintain, or use any electric line within the Waimapu and Te Puke Ridings of the County of Tauranga except subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this license, as may from time to time be agreed upon between the Council and the Tauranga County Council; but this license shall not give to the Council a monopoly for the erection of electric lines within the said ridings.

Commencement of Supply.

43. The Council shall not use the said electric lines 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 works hereby authorized have been satisfactorily carried out.

Inspection of Works.

44. The Minister may at any time order an inspection to be made of the lines and wires of the Council. If any defect is found to exist it must be remedied forthwith, and if serious in the opinion of the Inspecting Engineer the Minister may, on receipt of the report, direct the Council to at once cease transmitting energy either over the whole of the lines and wires or over any part thereof as to him may seem fit until such defect is repaired or remedied. The cost of such inspection shall be borne by the Council.

Compliance with Conditions.

45. For the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions of this license are being faithfully complied with by the Council, the Minister, or any person appointed by him on that behalf, may at all reasonable times enter on the land and works, and inspect the same.

Surrender of License.

46. The Council may at any time, with the consent of the Minister, surrender this license, and shall thereupon, if so required by the Minister, remove from the ground all removable equipment, machinery, buildings, poles, transmission-lines, and other plant herein authorized to be installed or provided. If the Council neglects or fails so to remove the said plant within twelve months after being required so to do, such equipment, machinery, buildings, poles, lines, and other plant shall, without payment or compensation, vest in and become the property of the Crown.

Assignment.

47. This license and the benefits and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned by the Council without the express consent in writing of the Minister first had and obtained, subject to such limitations and conditions as he thinks fit to impose.

Default and Penalty.

48. If the Council fails to comply with any of the conditions of this license the Minister may, by notice in writing, require the Council within thirty days to remedy the default specified in that notice; but it shall not be held to have committed default for any failure to maintain power continuously if such failure is due to the breakdown of machinery or other accident, unless such breakdown or accident is proved to be due to negligence on the part of the Council; and if the Council fails to comply with the terms of the notice within the said period it shall be liable to a penalty of £20, to be recoverable by or on behalf of the Minister as a debt due to the Crown. The recovery of a penalty under this license shall not affect the liability (if any) of the Council to pay or make compensation in respect of any damage or injury which may be caused by reason of the default.

Revocation of the License.

49. Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding clause of the conditions, 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.

Public Works Compensation.

50. Nothing herein contained 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, or the Minister, or any other person under any Act of the General Assembly authorizing the construction, management, or working of any public work, nor shall His Majesty, or the Governor, or the Minister, or any other person be liable to pay to the Council any compensation 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.

Electric Lines in Tauranga County

51. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the Council shall not be entitled to erect, maintain, or use any electric line within the Tauranga County, except subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this license and the regulations relating thereto, as may from time to time be agreed upon between the Council and the Tauranga County Council.