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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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building, while the same is being used for any purpose for which the same is licensed, to permit, suffer, or allow any person (other than an employee of the licensee or other like person or persons) to remain standing, sitting, or loitering upon any passage, staircase, doorway, or any space leading to or between the seats in such building, or to permit, suffer, or allow any person in anywise to obstruct the same. In case of any infringement of this provision the licensee of the building, the lessee or occupier for the time being thereof, and the agent, manager, or person in charge of the performance, and each and every of them, shall be held liable.

The whole of Part XIII—Electric Light—is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:—

PART XIII.—ELECTRIC ENERGY.

1. Application for Supply.—Any person desiring premises supplied with electrical energy must furnish the Department with full particulars of the service required, and sign the Department’s application form. Applicants shall first ascertain from the Department whether a distributing-main is laid or erected in the street or adjoining streets on which the premises abut, or, in the event of an extension of the main being necessary, whether such extension will be made by the Department free of charge.

2. Cost of Supply-line.—The Department may require the applicant to pay the whole or part of the cost of any lines, poles, fittings, &c., from the nearest supply-main for any distance in excess of 100 ft.

3. Deposit.—The Department may require any applicant for supply to pay a reasonable deposit in respect to energy to be supplied.

4. Notice required.—At least fourteen days’ notice shall be given to the Department to supply the said electrical energy. The Department will make every effort to supply the electrical energy by the date required, but it is not bound in any way to do so.

5. Wiring and Fittings.—All wiring and fittings in the consumer’s premises must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Zealand Fire Underwriters’ Association, and to the entire satisfaction of any officer appointed by the Department, who shall be given free access to such premises during the progress of the work, and shall, if he deem it necessary, have the right to require the wiring contractor to open up any joint, or to remove any casing, conduits, wires, or fittings, for the purpose of ascertaining if the work has been properly executed. The contractor must reinstate at his own expense any work such officer may have examined in the manner set forth.

6. Connection of Premises.—No premises will be connected with the electric-supply mains until the whole of the work of installation is completed, and the Department’s officer has tested the installation and certified that it is satisfactory. On receiving due notice in writing from the contractor of the completion of the wiring, the work will be inspected and tested free of charge. If such test should prove the work of installation unsatisfactory further tests will be made, and a fee of 10s. will be charged for each further test.

7. Inspection and Testing.—The consumer will, at all reasonable times, give any officer appointed by the Department access to his premises for the purpose of reading the meter, testing and examining all internal electric lines, meters, and other fittings. If in the opinion of such officer the electric lines, meters, or other fittings are unsatisfactory the Department may immediately cut off the supply until such defect is remedied.

8. Meters.—The Department will supply and maintain meters. When the accuracy of a meter is questioned, a consumer shall pay a deposit of 5s., and apply in writing to have the meter tested. If the meter is found to be inaccurate the deposit will be returned, and if the meter is found to be accurate the deposit will be retained.

9. Alterations and Additions.—The consumer shall not, after a supply of electricity has commenced, make or cause to be made any alteration or additions to the internal wires, conductors, lamps, or other fittings until he shall have given reasonable notice in writing to the Department of his intention so to do. The alterations or additions must be inspected and passed by an officer of the Department before connection with any circuit, and if in such alterations or additions the watt-consumption is in any way increased a fresh application form must be signed by the consumer, and such increased power must not be used until the sanction of the Department has been first obtained.

10. Interruptions.—Electrical energy will be supplied continuously. The Department will not be responsible for any inconvenience or loss that may be sustained by a consumer in consequence of interruptions or defects of supply caused by strikes, accidents to machinery, electric lines, or other apparatus, nor on account of it being deemed necessary by the Department to cut off the supply for temporary repairs, nor in consequence of the operations of the Department.

11. Manner of charging.—The price for electrical energy supplied by the Department will be calculated on the Board of Trade unit, consisting of 1,000 watt hours. All energy will be charged according to meter register, but should a supply be given before a meter is installed the consumer shall pay for current supplied during such period a sum based upon the number and capacity of lamps and other apparatus installed. In the event of a meter being proved defective in any way, or while it is being removed for testing or repair, the consumer shall pay per month for energy supplied during such period a sum based on the average former reading of the meter.

12. Payments and Discount.—Consumers shall pay to the Department for energy supplied at the rate of 8d. per unit for lighting, and 4d. per unit for power, heating, and domestic appliances. Accounts will be rendered for every calendar month, and payment shall be made on or before the 15th of the following month, subject to a discount of 25 per cent. for lighting, 25 per cent. for power, heating, and domestic appliances when consumption does not exceed 20 units, and 50 per cent. for power, heating, and domestic appliances when consumption exceeds 20 units. No discount shall be allowed on accounts unpaid on the 15th of the month, and if any account is unpaid on the 20th of the month the service shall be liable to disconnection.

When the 15th day of any month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, the accounts shall be payable, in the two former cases on the following Monday, and in the latter case on the following day, without loss of discount.

13. Changes of Occupancy.—Where changes of occupancy occur, the consumers and owners shall notify the Department in writing, giving if possible four clear days’ notice of such change, and the name of the incoming tenant.

14. Breach of Conditions.—In the case of any breach of the foregoing conditions the supply of energy may be cut off. When any premises have been disconnected owing to any breach of conditions, a charge of 5s. shall be paid before the supply is restored.

PART XIV.—WATER-SUPPLY.

Subclause (3) of clause 4 of Part XIV is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “where no boilers are used.”

Clause 4 of Part XIV is hereby amended by the addition of the following words: “On failure to pay any money as by this by-law provided the premises shall be liable to disconnection without further notice. When any premises are so cut off a charge of 5s. shall be paid before the service is restored.”

Clause 10 of Part XIV is hereby amended by the addition of the following words: “Horse-troughs must be fitted with approved floating-ball valves, or some other approved automatic device for cutting off supply.”

Subclause (3) of clause 16 of Part XIV is hereby cancelled.

Subclause (5) of clause 26 of Part XIV is hereby cancelled.

PART XV.—SANITATION.

Clause 1 and subclauses (1) and (2) of clause 33 of Part XV are hereby amended by the deletion of the words “100 ft.” wherever they occur, and the substitution therefor of the words “120 ft.”

Clause 38 of Part XV is hereby amended by the addition of the following additional subclause:—

(f.) Internal urinals shall be provided with a lead-covered floor, and external urinals shall have a floor of concrete faced with cement; and in each case floors shall slope to an outlet connected with a drain.

PART XVI.—STABLES.

Clauses 3, 4, 6, and 10 of Part XVI are hereby amended by the deletion of the words “15 ft.” wherever they occur, and the substitution therefor of the words “20 ft.”

Clauses 7 and 9 of Part XVI are hereby amended by the deletion of the words “30 ft.” wherever they occur, and the substitution therefor of the words “40 ft.”

PART XXI.—NATIVE VILLAGES.

Clause 1 of Part XXI is hereby amended by the deletion of the word “Tawera” wherever it occurs, and the substitution therefor of the word “Tarewa.”

Given under the common seal of the Department, this 21st day of December, 1917.

W. D. S. MACDONALD.

The common seal of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts (as the Corporation constituted by the Rotorua