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business or undertaking, or in respect of the value of the license for the unexpired period thereof, or in respect of the value of any Crown land held or occupied by the licensee in connection with the undertaking. On the completion of the purchase His Majesty the King shall be deemed to be the assignee of this license, and all the rights vested in the licensee by the license shall thereupon vest in His Majesty the King.

20. COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR LAND INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED, ETC.

In respect of all land injuriously affected, and in respect of all damages done by the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon the licensee by this license, the licensee shall from time to time, as and when any such injury or damage accrues or happens, pay compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, in the same manner (subject to all necessary modifications) as if such licensee were a local authority and the claim was one for injury or damage arising out of the construction of a public work.

21. CROWN NOT LIABLE TO PAY COMPENSATION.

Nothing in this license shall be held to cast upon or imply any liability upon His Majesty the King or upon the Government of New Zealand to pay compensation to any person, corporate body, or local authority by reason of the exercise by the licensee of the authority hereby granted; but the licensee shall be liable for any loss or damage which any person, corporate body, or local authority may sustain as the result of the exercise by the licensee of any of the powers granted by this license.

22. CONSUMERS ENTITLED TO SUPPLY.

The licensee shall supply and sell to any person, company, or corporate body within the area of supply requiring the same, for any purpose within that area, electricity to the extent to which it may be available; provided that such person, company, or corporate body pays the cost of connecting his or its premises with the transmission-line erected by the licensee in pursuance of this license.

23. BED OF LAKE NOT LEASED.

Nothing herein shall be held to constitute a lease from the Crown of the bed of the said lake, nor shall the provisions of Part IX of the Property Law Act, 1908, apply to this license.

24. CONTRACT BETWEEN LICENSEE AND CROWN.

This license shall be deemed to constitute a contract as between the licensee and His Majesty the King, and may be enforced as a contract by and against His said Majesty or the licensee accordingly.

25. TIME FOR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF WORKS.

The licensee shall substantially complete the works hereby authorized within a period of two years from the date of this license, or within such further time as the Minister may allow in the event of the work being delayed by strikes, lock-outs, breakdowns, or other unavoidable causes not due to any neglect by the licensee.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

License authorizing the Gore Borough Council to erect a Transmission Line in the Borough of Mataura and Southland County, and Electric Lines within the Borough of Gore.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 26th day of January, 1921.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General 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 dated the twenty-second day of September, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-fifth day of the same month, or any regulations hereafter made in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor (and hereinafter collectively referred to as “the regulations”), and which regulations shall be deemed to be incorporated herein—hereby authorize the Gore Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”) to erect and maintain an eleven-thousand-volt transmission line along the route described in the Schedule hereto, and also 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 green and yellow lines shown on the plan marked P.W.D. 49887, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

SCHEDULE.

1. AREA OF SUPPLY.

THE area of supply comprises the Borough of Gore as at present constituted, as indicated in blue colour on the plan marked P.W.D. 49279, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

2. ROUTE OF 11,000-VOLT TRANSMISSION LINE AUTHORIZED.

An 11,000-volt transmission line commencing at the Southland Frozen Meat Company’s works, in the Borough of Mataura, and proceeding thence in a north-easterly direction to the northern boundary of the said borough; thence along the main road to the southern boundary of the Borough of Gore, as indicated by a red line on the plan marked P.W.D. 49279, hereinbefore referred to.

3. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph (e) of clause 3 of the regulations.

The generating voltage shall be approximately 3,300 volts between the terminals.

4. DATUM TEMPERATURE.

For the purpose of calculating the stresses as provided in clause 15 of the regulations, the datum temperature shall be taken as 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. CHARGES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

The charge for electrical energy shall not exceed 1s. per unit for lighting purposes, and 4d. per unit for motor-power, heating, or cooking purposes; provided that “lighting purposes” shall include the operation of motor generators for lighting purposes; and provided also that the charge for lighting shall be subject to a discount of 2d. per unit if accounts are paid by consumers within fourteen days from the date of rendering such accounts by the licensee.

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.

7. 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-General by Order in Council.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Licensing the Northern Steamship Company (Limited) to use and occupy a Part of the Foreshore and Land below Low-water Mark of Awaroa Bay, Waiheke Island, as a Site for a Wharf, and prescribing Dues for the Use thereof.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 26th day of January, 1921.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 15, of the fourteenth day of the same month, the Northern Steamship Company (Limited), (hereinafter called “the company”), was licensed under the Harbours Amendment Act, 1883, to occupy for a period of fourteen years from the seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seven, a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark of Awaroa Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf, in order to erect thereon a wharf as shown on the plans marked M.D. 3028, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington:

And whereas the company has made application for a fresh license under the Harbours Act, 1908 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), for a further term of fourteen years, computed from the seventh day of February, one thousand nine