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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

The Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, Section 2.—License to construct and use Electric Lines.

Office of the Minister of Public Works,
Wellington, 7th April, 1923.

THE Minister of Public Works hereby notifies, for public information, that the following are the requirements and provisions subject to which he will be prepared to advise His Excellency the Governor-General in Council to entertain applications for licenses under section 2 of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911.

(1.) Every application for a license to construct and use electric lines for lighting and other purposes under section 2 of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, must be made in writing to the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and be accompanied by a plan (in triplicate) showing by means of a distinctive coloured border thereon the proposed area of supply, the position of the power-house and substations, and the route or routes of the electric lines proposed in the initial installation, indicating in each case where the lines cross main telegraph and telephone lines, railways, and tramways, and full particulars as regards—

(a.) System of supply—i.e. direct current or alternating current, voltages of generation, transmission, and distribution; manner in which the electricity is generated—i.e., whether by water-power, steam or oil engine, &c., or if the power is to be purchased in bulk, the source and nature of such bulk supply; the rated kilowatt output of the generators to be installed. In the case of a water-power development the static head in feet to be stated, also the number of cubic feet of water per second proposed to be utilized.

(b.) In cases where the applicant is a private individual, the full name, occupation, and address must be supplied.

(2.) In cases where the applicant is not a local authority, or if a local authority desires to operate beyond its own boundaries, the written consent of the local authority concerned must be obtained and forwarded with the application.

(3.) In cases where an electric-power district has been constituted under the Electric-power Boards Act, 1918, the written consent of the Electric-power Board must be obtained and forwarded with the application.

(4.) No work shall be commenced until the license has been issued, and no portion of the initial installation shall be used until a formal permit in writing, under clause 10 of the regulations under section 2 of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1911, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 73, of the 12th day of October, 1922, has been received from the Minister.

(5.) Application for an inspection under clauses 10 and 13 of the regulations hereinbefore referred to shall be accompanied by a plan of the lines to be inspected, setting out the details required to show routes completed and pressure of lines in colours specified below.

(6.) Plans shall be preferably in black and white, with the following colours used for the purposes indicated :—

Extra high pressure . . . . Red.
High pressure . . . . Yellow.
Low pressure . . . . Green.

Plans should be prepared to the largest scale reasonably consistent with keeping such within the limits of foolscap size where possible, or, if necessary to exceed this size, not greater than 22 in. by 30 in. The scale in any case should be not less than one inch per mile. Plans should have north point of compass marked on same.

(7.) In order to standardize the conditions as far as possible throughout the Dominion, it is suggested that when convenient the three-phase four-wire system be adopted for distribution at a frequency of 50 cycles per second, and a voltage of 230 between each phase and a neutral for lighting purposes and small motors, and 400 volts between phases for supply to large motors.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

Surveyors licensed.

Surveyors’ Board of New Zealand,
Wellington, 6th April, 1923.

IT is hereby notified, for general information, that licenses under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908, have been issued by the Surveyors’ Board to the following surveyors :—

Bailey, Frederick William.
Dibble, Samuel Trevor.
Harrison, Stuart Stanley.
Innis, Robert Leslie.
Nelson, Stanley.
Smith, Cedric.
Strawbridge, John Samuel.

M. CROMPTON-SMITH,
Secretary, Surveyors’ Board.

Officiating Ministers for 1923.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1923.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Riwai Tawhiri.
The Reverend William George Hodge Weadon.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. Francis P. Kellow.
The Reverend Thomas Featherston Watson.

Church of Christ.

Mr. William Evan Vickery.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elder Joseph Maiben Stephenson.
Elder Warren Tonks.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1923.—Notice No. 13.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1923.

IT is hereby notified that the name of the following Officiating Minister has been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, by request :—

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elder Sidney Whaanga Christy.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 17 of 1923.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th April, 1923.

THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been received from the Department of Trade and Customs, Melbourne, are published for general information.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

TASMANIA.

BANKS STRAIT.—SWAN ISLAND LIGHT.—INTENDED ALTERATION IN CHARACTERISTICS.

MARINERS and others are hereby notified that the power of the fixed and flashing white light on Swan Island will be increased, and the length of flash reduced, on or about 10th May, 1923.

Position.—Lat. 40° 44′ S., long. 148° 8′ E.

Character.—Continuous white fixed light varied by flashes every minute, thus: Flash 4½ secs., eclipse 55½ secs.

Power.—Fixed, 7,000 candles; flashing, 148,000 candles.

Remarks.—The other details of the light will remain unchanged. No further notice will be given.

SOUTH COAST.—CAPE BRUNY LIGHT.—INTENDED ALTERATION IN CHARACTERISTICS.

Mariners and others are hereby notified that the power of the flashing white light on Cape Bruny will be increased, and the length of flash reduced, on or about 14th June, 1923.

Position.—Lat. 43° 30′ S., long. 147° 9′ E.

Character.—White flashing every twenty-two and one-half seconds, thus: Flash 2¼ secs., eclipse 20¼ secs.

Power.—208,000 candles.

Remarks.—The other details of the light will remain unchanged. No further notice will be given.

Election of Governors, Auckland Grammar School Board.

IN accordance with the Auckland Grammar School Act, 1899, and with the regulations thereunder for the election of Governors by the Education Board of the District of Auckland, I hereby notify that at a meeting of the said Board held this day

Mr. GEORGE BROWNLEE,
Mr. ARCHIBALD BURNS, and
Mr. JAMES PRENTICE MCPHAIL

were duly elected Governors of the Board of Governors constituted by the said Act.

E. C. BANKS, Chairman of Meeting.
Auckland, 5th April, 1923.