Dec. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3997

called “the area of supply,” and it is expedient accordingly to issue a license in respect thereof under the said section:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the said section, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in that 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, and to the regulations made under section two of the aforesaid Act, and published in the New Zealand Gazette dated the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and hereinafter referred to as “the regulations,” hereby authorize the licensee to erect and maintain electric lines for lighting, power, and heating purposes within the area of supply hereinafter described, such electric lines at present proposed to be erected being indicated by means of red and green lines shown on the plan marked P.W.D. 38394, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

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SCHEDULE.

1. AREA OF SUPPLY.

The area of supply comprises the Town District of Tinwald as at present constituted.

2. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

The permanent system of supply shall be as described in paragraphs (c) and (e) of clause 2 of the regulations, but a temporary system as described in paragraph (b) (1) of clause 2 of the regulations may be used for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of this license.

Electrical energy shall be received from the Ashburton Borough Council in the form of three-phase current at a pressure of 3,300 volts, and distributed on the three-phase four-wire system for low-pressure supply.

3. DATUM TEMPERATURE.

For the purpose of calculating the stresses as provided in clause 12 of the regulations, the datum temperature shall be taken as 12 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. NOTICES re EXTENSIONS, ETC.

Records of results of tests (Regulation 37), and notices re commencement of work (Regulation 44) and re extensions and alterations (Regulation 49), should be sent to the Public Works Engineer at present stationed at Christchurch, and to the Telegraph Engineer of the district, or his deputy, at present stationed at Christchurch.

5. CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY.

The charge for electrical energy shall not exceed 1s. per unit for lighting purposes, and 6d. per unit for motor-power, heating, or cooking purposes; provided that “lighting purposes” shall include the operation of motor generators for lighting purposes.

6. DURATION OF LICENSE.

This license shall, unless sooner determined in accordance with the provisions hereinafter expressed, continue in force for a period of forty-two years from the date hereof. Upon the expiry of the said term, or upon the sooner determination of this license by revocation or otherwise, all rights hereby granted to the licensee shall thereupon cease and determine; but such expiration or determination shall not relieve the licensee of any liability theretofore incurred under this license.

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

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License authorizing Hugh Mostyn Trevor, Settler, Ohakune, to use Water from the Makaranui Creek for the Purpose of generating Electricity.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this sixth day of December, 1915.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section five of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1908, it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time by Order in Council grant to any person or body corporate a license to use water from any fall, river, stream, or other source for the purpose of generating electricity for electric light, mechanical power, or other uses, and to exercise in respect of that purpose any of the powers and authorities specified in that behalf in the said section: And whereas it is further provided by the said section that any such license may confer upon the licensee a right at any time or times during the continuance of the license (but subject to such conditions and restrictions as are expressed in the license) 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 cables, wires, and other things as are required for the transmission of electricity between the fall, river, stream, or other source aforesaid and any place to which the licensee is authorized to transmit electricity in pursuance of the license:

And whereas Hugh Mostyn Trevor, of Ohakune, settler (hereinafter, with his successors and assigns, referred to as “the licensee”), has applied for a license under the said section to take and use water from the Makaranui Creek, in Section 8, Block VIII, Makotuku Survey District, in the Provincial District of Wellington (hereinafter referred to as “the said creek”), for the purpose of generating electricity as aforesaid, and it is expedient to issue such license accordingly:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him as aforesaid, and of the powers conferred by section five of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1908, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in that 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 hereby grant to the licensee (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto) a license to take and use from the creek aforesaid, for the purposes hereinafter set forth, a stream of water (hereinafter referred to as “the said water”) not exceeding eight cubic feet per second at any one time.

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SCHEDULE.

“INSPECTING ENGINEER” means and includes any Inspecting Engineer appointed by the Minister to inspect works to be constructed or maintained by virtue of electric-line licenses, or any water-power licenses, or any combined water-power and electric-line licenses, issued under the Public Works Act, 1908, and any or all of its amendments, or under any one or more of such amendments only, or any Act or Acts passed in amendment thereof or substitution therefor.

“Minister” means Minister of Public Works.

1. UTILIZATION OF THE WATER.

The said water shall be used solely for the purpose of generating electricity, and shall be returned to the said creek at or near the power-house.

2. LOCATION OF HEADWORKS.

The said water shall be taken from the said creek at the headworks, situated on Section 8, Block VIII, Makotuku Survey District, at a point indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 38151, deposited in the office of the Minister at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington.

3. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORKS.

The licensee is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and use the following works for the purposes of this license; the position of the said works being indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 38151 hereinafter referred to:—

(a.) Headworks consisting of a necessary intake.

(b.) Flume leading from such intake to the power-house hereinafter referred to.

(c.) A power-house with all necessary equipment, including water-turbines, generators, transformers, lightning-arresters, switchboards, switches, exciters, and other appliances for generating electricity.

4. INSPECTION OF WORKS.

The Inspecting Engineer, both during and after the construction of the works, shall have free access to and liberty at any time to inspect the same so as to ensure that the provisions of this license are given due effect to.

5. MAINTENANCE OF WORKS.

After the said works have been completed, the licensee shall maintain the same in proper working-order during the continuance of this license.

6. DURATION OF LICENSE.

This license shall, unless sooner determined in accordance with the provisions hereinafter expressed, continue in force for a period of forty-two years from the date hereof. Upon the expiry of the said term, or upon the sooner determination of this license by revocation or otherwise, all rights hereby granted to the licensee shall thereupon cease and determine;