1776

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 54

Lency 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 revoke the Order in Council dated the twenty-sixth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, authorizing the Wairoa Borough Council to erect electric lines within the Borough of Wairoa and portion of the County of Wairoa, and 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 ninth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twelfth 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 Wairoa Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”) to erect and maintain electric lines for lighting, power, and heating purposes within the area of supply hereinafter described; and the electric lines already erected within the said area of supply shall be deemed to be erected under this license, and the provisions hereof shall apply as fully and effectively as if this were the license originally issued; the electric lines at present proposed to be erected being indicated by means of broken green lines on the plan marked P.W.D. 55437, 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 Wairoa as at present constituted; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 55437 hereinbefore referred to, and thereon bordered with broken black lines.

2. SYSTEM OF SUPPLY.

The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph (e) of clause 2 of the regulations. The receiving voltage shall be approximately 3,300 volts between the phases.

3. CHARGES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

The charge for electrical energy shall not exceed ls. per unit for lighting purposes, and 6d. 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 further that if accounts are paid within fourteen days of due date the charges shall not exceed 9d. per unit for lighting purposes and 4½d. per unit for motor-power, heating, or cooking purposes.

4. 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.

5. VARIATIONS 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.

6. 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.

7. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT'S LINES.

The licensee shall rectify to the satisfaction of the Minister of Telegraphs any interference or disturbance caused by the erection or operation of the licensee's system that affects the satisfactory working of the telegraph-lines which are the property of the Telegraph Department, and which were erected prior to the licensee's lines.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council

powers in anyway 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 F. J. Povey, of Waimauku, orchardist (hereinafter, with his executors, administrators, 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 ninth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twelfth day of the same month, or any regulations hereafter made in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the regulations”), and which regulations shall be deemed to be incorporated herein—a license to take and use from the stream in Section 40, Kumeu Parish, in the Land District of North 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 two cubic feet per second at any one time; and also to erect and maintain electric lines for power, lighting, heating, or other uses within the boundaries of the said Section 40; but nothing herein shall be held to guarantee that the said stream contains sufficient water to supply two 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 diverting 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.

2. UTILIZATION OF THE WATER.

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

3. LOCATION OF HEADWORKS.

The said water shall be taken from the said stream at the headworks situated in Section 40, Kumeu Parish, at a point indicated on the plan marked P.W.D. 55807, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Land District of Wellington.

4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORKS.

The licensee is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and use the following works for the purposes of this license; the position of the said works being indicated on the plans marked P.W.D. 55807 hereinbefore referred to:-

(a.) Headworks consisting of a flume and necessary intake.

(b.) Pipe-line, race, or flume leading from such intake to the power-house hereinafter referred to.

(c.) A power-house with all necessary equipment, including water-turbines, generators, transformers, lightning-arresters, switchboards, switches, exciters, and other appliances for generating electricity.

(d.) Transmission and other lines within the said Section 40.

5. INSPECTION OF WORKS.

The Inspecting Engineer, both during and after the construction of the works, shall have free access to and liberty at any time to inspect the same so as to ensure that the provisions of this license are given due effect to.

6. MAINTENANCE OF WORKS.

After the said works have been completed, the licensee shall maintain the same in proper working-order during the continuance of this license.

7. 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.

8. GRANTING OF OTHER WATER-RIGHTS.

Nothing herein shall prevent the Governor-General in Council from granting to any person or body corporate other than the licensee a license to take water from any portion of the said stream, except at the place where the licensee is by this license empowered to take it; provided that no such license shall so operate as to reduce the natural fall