Electric Power Licenses




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

License authorizing the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Board
to erect Electric Lines in the Springs-Ellesmere Electric-
power District.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 3rd day of
July, 1922.

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 that 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 first-mentioned 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 Springs-Ellesmere
Electric -power Board (hereinafter referred to as “the
licensee”) to erect and maintain electric lines for lighting,
power, and heating purposes within the area of supply here-
inafter described, such electric lines at present proposed to
be erected being indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 53499,
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 Springs-Ellesmere Electric-
power District duly constituted by Proclamation dated the
1st July, 1920, and published in the New Zealand Gazette
No. 65, page 2123 of 8th idem.

  1. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

Electrical energy shall be received in bulk from the Lake
Coleridge supply at Public Works Department substations
located at the Selwyn River and Motukarara, on the three-
phase system, in accordance with paragraph (e) of clause 3 of
the regulations.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. CHARGES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

The charges for electrical energy shall not exceed 1s. per
unit for lighting and 6d. per unit for motor-power, heating,
or cooking purposes; provided that “lighting purposes” shall
include the operation of motor-generators for lighting pur-
poses; and provided further that if accounts are paid within
fourteen days after due date the charges shall not exceed
10d. per unit for lighting purposes and 5d. per unit for motor-
power, cooking, or heating purposes.

In the case of wholesale supply the charges shall not exceed
£12 per horse-power per annum. “Wholesale supply” for
this purpose shall be held to be a supply in respect of which
the consumer shall guarantee to pay not less than £120 per
annum.

A minimum charge of 6s. per month, including meter-rent
(if any), may be collected if required by the licensee, and shall
be printed on the licensees conditions of supply.

  1. 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.

  1. ROUTES RESERVED FOR GOVERNMENT LINES.

The Board shall not, without the consent in writing of the
Minister of Public Works, erect any electric lines along the
routes of the Government Main Trunk transmission-lines.

  1. REQUIREMENTS OF SPRINGS AND ELLESMERE COUNTY
    COUNCILS AND THE SOUTHBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the
licensee shall not be entitled to erect, maintain, or use any
electric lines within the counties of Springs and Ellesmere
and the Town District of Southbridge except subject to such
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this license
and the regulations relating thereto, or any variation of
this license or the regulations, or new regulations which may
take the place of these regulations, as may from time to
time be agreed upon between the licensee and each of the
said Councils and Board.

  1. BARE WIRES.

Notwithstanding anything herein contained, no bare elec-
tric lines shall be erected unless and until the regulations
have been strictly complied with.

  1. CONVERSION OF LINES FROM EARTH-WORKING TO
    METALLIC.

Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the licensee
shall bear the cost of converting the Post and Telegraph
Department’s lines which are now erected from earth-working
to metallic if required by the Minister of Telegraphs.

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

License authorizing the Oparau Co-operative Dairy Company
(Limited) to use Water from the Mangapapa Stream for
the purpose of generating Electricity and to erect Electric
Lines in portion of the Kawhia County.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 3rd day of
July, 1922.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon
him by the Public Works Amendment Act, 1908, and
the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, and of all other
powers in anywise enabling him in that 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 hereby grant to the
Oparau Co-operative Dairy Company (Limited) (hereinafter,
with its successors and assigns, referred to as “the
licensee”)—subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in the Schedule hereto and to the regulations 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 September, one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen, or any regulations hereafter made
in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor (here-
inafter collectively referred to as “the regulations”), and
which regulations shall be deemed to be incorporated herein—
a license to take and use from the Mangapapa Stream, in the
Land District of Auckland (hereinafter referred to as the
“said stream”), for the purposes hereinafter set forth, a
stream of water (hereinafter referred to as “the said water”)
not exceeding ten cubic feet per second at any one time;
and also to erect and maintain electric lines, for power, lighting,
heating, or other uses, as described in the Schedule hereto;
but nothing herein shall be held to guarantee that the said
stream contains sufficient water to supply ten cubic feet per
second hereinbefore mentioned.

SCHEDULE.

  1. PLANS.

THE licensee shall, before the works hereby authorized are
commenced, forward for the approval of the Minister of
Public Works (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”)—
(a.) Full detailed drawings and specifications of the divert-
ing weir and dam.
(b.) Drawings showing how and in what manner the water
diverted is to be returned to the said stream.
(c.) Contour-plan showing difference in level of water due
to the construction of the headworks.

  1. UTILIZATION OF THE WATER.

The said water shall be used solely for the purpose of
generating electricity, and shall be returned to the said
stream at or near the power-house.

  1. LOCATION OF HEADWORKS.

The said water shall be taken from the said stream at
the headworks, situated on the western bank of the Mangapapa
Stream in Block VII, Kawhia North Survey District, Kawhia



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🏗️ License for Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Board to erect Electric Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 July 1922
Electric lines, License, Springs-Ellesmere Electric-power Board, Public Works Amendment Act, 1911
  • JELLICOE, Governor-General
  • F. D. THOMSON, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ License for Oparau Co-operative Dairy Company to use Water and erect Electric Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 July 1922
Water use, Electric lines, License, Oparau Co-operative Dairy Company, Mangapapa Stream, Public Works Amendment Act, 1908, Public Works Amendment Act, 1911
  • JELLICOE, Governor-General