mentioned in paragraph (d) of subsection two of section forty-
one of the said Fencing Act, 1908, the sum of thirty shillings
per chain, exclusive of half the reasonable and proper cost of
felling and clearing bush along the line of such fence.

F. W. FURBY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

License authorizing Leopold Henry Collinson and John Cun-
inghame to erect Electric Lines across King Street, Palmerston
North.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twelfth
day of March, 1917.
Present :
THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by section two of the Public Works Amend-
ment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall
lay, construct, place, put up, or use any electric line except
under the authority of a license issued by the Governor in
Council under that Act:
And whereas Leopold Henry Collinson and John Cunning-
hame, of Palmerston North, ladies' and gentlemen's out-
fitters (hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”), desire to
erect lines along the route described in the Schedule hereto,
and hereinafter called “the said route,” 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 anyway enabling him in that behalf, His Excel-
lency 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 re-
ferred to as “the regulations,” hereby authorize the licensee
to erect and maintain electric lines for lighting, power, and
heating purposes across King Street, Palmerston North, along
the said route.
SCHEDULE.

1. ROUTE OF ELECTRIC LINES.
   THAT route commencing near the south-western corner of
   Lot 8 of Section 116, Town of Palmerston North, and running
   in a south-westerly direction generally through Lots 7 and 10
   of the said Section 111, across King Street, and through part
   of Lot 13 of Section 111, Town of Palmerston North. As the
   said route is more particularly delineated by means of broken
   black lines on the plan marked P.W.D. 39644, deposited in
   the office of the Minister of Public Works, Wellington, in the
   Provincial District of Wellington.
2. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.
   The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph
   (a) (l) of clause 2 of the regulations.
   The generating voltage shall be approximately 250 volts
   between the terminals.
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 Under-
   Secretary, Public Works Department, Wellington, and to the
   Telegraph Engineer of the district, or his deputy, at present
   stationed at Wellington.
5. CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY.
   The charge for electrical energy shall not exceed 9d. per
   unit for lighting purposes, and 4d. per unit for motor-power,
   heating, or cooking purposes ; provided that “lighting pur-
   poses” 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 six months 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.
7. REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY.
   Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the
   licensee shall not be entitled to erect, maintain, or use any
   electric lines within the Borough of Palmerston North except
   subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the provi-
   sions of this license, and the regulations relating thereto, as
   may from time to time be agreed upon between the licensee
   and the Palmerston North Borough Council.
   F. W. FURBY,
   Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
   License authorizing the Lyttelton Borough Council to erect
   Electric Lines within the Borough of Lyttelton.
   LIVERPOOL, Governor.
   ORDER IN COUNCIL.
   At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twelfth
   day of M.rch, 1917.
   Present :
   THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING
   IN COUNCIL.
   WHEREAS by section two of the Public Works Amend-
   ment Act, 1911, it is provided that no person shall
   lay, construct, place, put up, or use any electric line except
   under the authority of a license issued by the Governor in
   Council under that Act:
   And whereas the Lyttelton Borough Council (hereinafter
   referred to as “the licensee”) desires to erect lines within the
   area of supply as defined in the Schedule hereto, and hereina-
   after called “the area of supply,” and it is expedient accord-
   ingly 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 anyway 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 de-
   scribed.
   SCHEDULE.
8. AREA OF SUPPLY.
   The area of supply comprises the Borough of Lyttelton as at
   present constituted.
9. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.
   The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph (c)
   of clause 2 of the regulations.
10. DATUM TEMPERATURE.
    For the purpose of calculating the stresses as provided in
    clause 12 of the regulations, the datum temperature shall be
    taken as 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. 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 Under-
    Secretary, Public Works Department, Wellington, and to the
    Telegraph Engineer of the district, or his deputy, at present
    stationed at Christchurch.
12. CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY.
    The charge for electrical energy shall not exceed 8d. per
    unit for lighting purposes, and 4d. per unit for motor-power,
    heating, or cooking purposes ; provided that “lighting