Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 735

authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said Dominion, doth hereby direct the sale of the
said land.

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SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of land directed to be sold: 3 roods
25 perches.
Being railway land, formerly closed road, adjoining or
passing through Section 71.
Situated in Block IX, Wai-iti Survey District.

In the Nelson Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 20405
(sheet 5), deposited in the office of the Minister of Public
Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District,
and thereon coloured yellow.

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

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Election of Members of Harbour Boards under Power of Attorney.

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L I V E R P O O L, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twenty-second day of February, 1915.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him
by section thirteen of the Harbours Amendment Act,
1910, as amended by section fourteen of the Harbours Amendment Act, 1914, 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 make the following regulation with reference to the exercise by attorneys of voting-powers, on behalf of payers of dues or owners of British ships, at elections of members of Harbour Boards; and doth hereby declare that the said regulation shall come into force as from the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette.

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REGULATION.

EVERY person acting under a power of attorney executed by
a person who is entitled to vote as the owner of any British
ship, or the payer of dues, at any election of a member or
members of a Harbour Board shall, on making his application
for permission to vote, produce the power of attorney to the
officer in charge of the polling-booth, and shall in the presence
of such officer make and sign a declaration in the form in the
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Declaration by Attorney at Election of Member of Harbour Board.

I, [Name in full, address, and occupation], do hereby solemnly
and sincerely declare as follows:—

1. That I am entitled to vote for the election of a member
   [or members] of the Harbour Board, on
   behalf of [Name, address, and occupation of owner of ship or
   payer of dues], by virtue of a power of attorney from him to
   me bearing date the day of , 19 .

2. That I have not received any notice or information of
   the revocation, by death or otherwise, of the said power of
   attorney.

[Signature of declarant.]

Signed by the said in the presence of—
[Signature of officer in charge of
polling-booth.]

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council

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Authorizing the Miramar Borough Council to erect Electric Lines within the Borough of Miramar.

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L I V E R P O O L, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twenty-second day of February, 1915.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section two of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall lay, construct, put up, place, or use any electric line except

under the authority of a license issued to him by the Governor
in Council under that Act:

And whereas the Miramar Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) desires to erect electric lines in the Borough of Miramar as at present constituted (hereinafter referred to as “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 on him by the said section, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this 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, hereby authorize the Council to erect and maintain electric lines for lighting, heating, and power purposes within the said area of supply, as indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 35928, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE.

1. IN this license—

“Consumer’s wires” means any electric lines on the consumer’s premises which are connected with the Council’s electric lines.

“Council” means the Miramar Borough Council.

“Distribution line or lines” means that portion of the system to which service wires are connected for the purpose of supplying consumers.

“Earthed” applied to any conductor means that such conductor shall be so connected to the general mass of earth as to ensure at all times an immediate and safe discharge to earth of electric energy.

“Electric line” means any wire, wires, conductor, or other means used for conveying, transmitting, or distributing electricity for power, lighting, or heating purposes, and includes any instrument, insulator, casing, tubing, pipe, covering, or post enclosing or supporting an electric line or anything connected therewith.

“Electric service line” means the line which connects consumers’ premises with an electric distribution-line.

“Inspecting Engineer” means and includes any inspecting engineer appointed by the Minister to inspect works to be constructed or maintained by virtue of any 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.

“Low pressure” means pressures up to 650 volts.

“Minister” means the Minister of Public Works.

“Pressure” means difference of electric potential between any two conductors through which supply of energy is given, or between any part of either conductor and the earth.

“Street” includes road.

“Telegraph” includes telephone.

“Telegraph line” has the same meaning as “electric line” in the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

System of Supply.

2. The system of supply shall be a three-wire direct-current system, with a voltage at consumer’s terminals of 460 volts between the outers and 230 volts between each outer and the intermediate conductor.

The supply to street-lighting incandescent lamps shall be at any pressure not exceeding 460 volts, and to private consumers for lighting purposes shall be at 230 volts.

For the supply of power the Council may, at its option, adopt a two-wire direct-current system with a pressure at consumers’ terminals of 500 to 550 volts.

Connection of Circuits with Earth.

3. The intermediate conductor shall be earthed at one point only—viz., the main switchboard at the power-station; but otherwise efficiently insulated throughout its length.

The earth connection shall be provided with a switch or link for cutting off the earth connection, and with a recording ammeter reading to a maximum of 5 amperes.

Regulation of Pressure.

4. The pressure shall be maintained within 4 per cent. on lighting-distributing circuits above or below the declared pressure at the consumers’ terminals. The Council shall supply a suitable recording voltmeter for this service, and on complaint by any consumer that the variations in voltage exceed