Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 741

10. SERVICE OF NOTICE.

Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding clause, this
license shall not be revoked, and no proceedings shall be
taken for the recovery of a fine in respect of the breach
thereof unless and until notice in writing of the intention so
to revoke the license or to take such proceedings has been
served upon the licensee, or placed upon some principal or
conspicuous part of the works, and default has been made by
the licensee in repairing or remedying the breach or breaches
specified in the said notice for the following periods :—
(a.) For any breach which in the opinion of the Governor
can be met by a fine, for thirty days after the ser-
vice of such notice.
(b.) For any breach which in the opinion of the Governor
is of such a nature as to require the revocation of
this license, for ninety days after the service of such
notice.

11. VARIATION IN CONDITIONS OF LICENSE.

The terms and conditions of this license may at any time,
or from time to time, at the request or with the consent in
writing of the licensee, be altered by the Governor by Order
in Council.

12. SURRENDER OF LICENSE.

The licensee 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 remov-
able equipment, machinery, buildings, poles, transmission-
lines, and other plant herein authorized to be installed or
provided. If the licensee 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.

13. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

The system of supply shall be two-wire direct current, with
a pressure not exceeding 120 volts between the two con-
ductors or between either conductor and the earth.

14. NOTICES re EXTENSIONS, ETC.

Notices re any extensions or alterations should be sent to
the Public Works Engineer at present stationed at Blenheim,
and to the Telegraph Engineer, or his Deputy, at present
stationed at Blenheim.

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

License authorizing James O'Dowd, of Tapanui, to erect
Electric Lines within the Township of Tapanui.

LIVERPOOL, 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 Amend-
ment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall
lay, construct, put up, place, or use any electric line except
under authority of a license issued to him by the Governor in
Council under that Act :

And whereas James O'Dowd (hereinafter referred to as
“the licensee”) desires to erect electric lines on Sections
1, 2, 3, and 4, Block XV, Tapanui Township, 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 anyway 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, authorize the licensee to erect and maintain
electric lines for lighting, heating, and power purposes as
shown by dotted red lines on plan P.W.D. 36690, deposited
in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington,
in the Wellington Provincial District.

SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF LICENSE.

1. In these conditions-

“Consumer” means any body or person supplied or
entitled to be supplied with electrical energy by the
licensee.

“Consumer's wires” means any electric line or lines on
the consumer's premises which are electrically con-
nected with the licensee's electric service lines.
“Earthed” means connected to the general mass of
earth in such manner 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 distribution line” means that portion of the
system to which electric service lines are connected
for the purpose of supplying consumers.
“Electric service line” means the line which connects
consumers' premises with an electric distribution
line.
“Inspecting Engineer” means and includes any Inspect-
ing Engineer appointed by the Minister to inspect
works constructed or maintained by virtue of
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 Minister of Public Works.
“Pressure” means the difference of electric potential
between any two conductors through which a supply
of energy is given, or between any part of either
conductor and the earth.
“Public Works Engineer” means the Engineer in
charge of the Public Works district in which the
Township of Tapanui is situated.
“Street” includes road.
“Telegraph” includes telephone.
“Telegraph line” has the same meaning as “electric
line” in the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

2. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

Electrical energy shall be supplied on the two-wire direct-
current system at a pressure not exceeding 100 volts between
the two conductors or between either conductor and the
earth. The declared pressure at the consumer's terminals
shall be 100 volts.

3. REGULATION OF PRESSURE.

The pressure shall be maintained within 4 per cent.
above or below the declared pressure at the consumers'
terminals. The licensee shall maintain a suitable recording
voltmeter, and on complaint by any consumer that the
variations in voltage exceed these limits, or on the instruc-
tions of the Inspecting Engineer, the licensee shall connect a
recording voltmeter to record the pressure between the lines
at their entrance to the consumers' premises, and shall supply
to the Inspecting Engineer a chart showing the variations in
voltage between the lines at this point for a period of seven
consecutive days. If the variations thus recorded exceed the
above limits the licensee shall take immediate steps to comply
with this regulation. If after thirty days a similar chart
shows that the above limits of variation in voltage are not
complied with, a breach of these regulations shall be deemed
to have been committed. If the accuracy of the licensee's
recording voltmeter is questioned by the consumer, a standard
instrument shall be supplied by the Inspecting Engineer, the
readings of which shall be accepted as final.

4. SWITCHBOARDS.

All switchboards shall be made of and mounted on material
that is not inflammable; and the maximum permissible cur-
rent and temperature in any conductor mounted thereon or
leading thereto shall not exceed the values permitted under
the rules of the Institution of Electrical Engineers of Great
Britain. No conductor at a pressure above 650 volts shall
be exposed on the front of any switchboard, and the back
of any switchboard carrying conductors at a pressure over
650 volts shall be screened off, and accessible only to autho-
rized persons.

Every switch intended to be used for breaking a circuit,
and every circuit-breaker, shall be so constructed or arranged
that it cannot with proper care be left in partial contact or
accidentally fall or move into contact when left out of contact.

All switchboard circuits shall be so arranged that the course
of any conductor may be readily identified.

Adequate means of access, free from danger, shall be pro-
vided for every switchboard passage-way; and the following
provisions shall apply to all switchboard working-platforms