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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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wall shall be enclosed with fireproof material in such
a manner that a fire cannot spread to the wiring at
the back of the switchboard.
(d.) All resistances for the cinematograph-machine shall be
placed inside the projection-room. They shall be
mounted on incombustible bases and shall be so
protected and placed at such a distance from any
combustible material that no part of the resistance
if broken can fall on such material, or vice versa.
(e.) Conductors from any switchboard in the projection-
room to the cinematograph-machine shall be en-
closed in screwed conduit and shall terminate in a
suitable terminal box. Conductors from such box
to the lamp shall be covered with fire-resisting
material. Such conductors shall be controlled by
an efficient double-pole switch mounted on a switch-
board within the projection-room.
(f.) The maximum potential difference across the terminals
of the arc on the lamp, or on any part of the arc
circuit on the cinematograph-machine, shall not
exceed 110 volts under any circumstances.
(g.) All switchboards shall be constructed wholly of durable
non-inflammable non-absorbent material. The
various live parts shall be so arranged by suitable
spacing or shielding with non-ignitable insulating-
materials that an arc cannot be maintained between
any such parts or between such parts and earth.
(h.) All fuses shall be provided with a suitable incom-
bustible and insulating carrier of such a form as to
protect a person handling it from shock and burns,
and contacts shall be provided on the carrier to
which the ends of the fuse can be readily attached.
4. Where the electric current used to provide such light is
supplied from a travelling or portable generating-plant the
following requirements shall be complied with :-
(a.) The electric cables running from such generating-plant
to the projection-room shall be protected with tough
rubber compound in accordance with the above-
mentioned regulations.
(b.) Such cables shall have a current-carrying capacity at
least equal to the maximum requirements of the
cinematograph-machine and all accessories.
(c.) All temporary lights connected with such generating-
plant shall be so connected with tough rubber com-
pound flexible conductors.
(d.) All such cables and conductors shall be maintained in
good condition and free from electrical fault.

EMERGENCY LIGHTING.

5. In every cinematograph-theatre the following emergency
   lighting shall be provided :-
   (i.) Lights serving to illuminate every doorway, lobby,
   staircase, corridor, and other portions of the theatre
   to which the public may have access either generally
   or in cases of emergency (hereinafter referred to as
   “exit emergency lights”).
   (ii.) Not less than two lights serving to illuminate the
   auditorium (hereinafter referred to as “auditorium
   emergency lights”).
6. The exit emergency lights shall be sufficient in number
   and lighting-power to provide adequate illumination for exit
   purposes, and shall be kept continuously alight for the period
   during which the public is admitted to the auditorium for
   the purposes of a performance.
7. The auditorium emergency lights shall each be of not
   less than 200 candle-power. Lights in an auditorium normally
   used at intervals during a performance and controlled from
   the projection-room shall not be deemed emergency lighting
   for the purpose of complying with these regulations.
8. The illuminant for any emergency lighting shall be either
   gas or electricity.
9. The whole of the emergency lighting shall be controlled
   in one place, which shall be a lobby or other convenient place,
   and shall be in the front of the building and so situated as
   to be readily accessible to the theatre staff in case of emergency,
   and no emergency lighting shall be controlled from the
   projection-room.
10. Where the illuminant used is gas--
    (a.) All burners shall be fitted with efficient by-pass jets.
    (b.) The whole of the exit emergency lights shall be con-
    trolled by a single and separate cock.
    (c.) The whole of the auditorium emergency lights shall be
    controlled by a single and separate cock.
    (d.) The “on” and “off” positions of each cock shall be
    clearly indicated.
11. Where the illuminant used is electricity the emergency
    lighting-system shall either--
    (a.) Have a source of supply entirely separate from the
    source of supply to the auditorium, projection-room,
    and stage lighting; or

(b.) If the supply is generated at a source not situated upon
the theatre premises it shall be fed through in-
dependent service fuses ; or
(c.) If the supply is generated at a source situated upon
the theatre premises, it shall be fed through in-
dependent main fuses.
12. Where the illuminant used is electricity, and the
emergency lighting-system has a separate source of supply as
described in subclause (a) of clause 11 hereof, such source of
supply shall be either-
(a.) A generator driven by a prime mover which does not
derive its power from the same source as that
supplying the remainder of the circuits in the theatre;
or
(b.) A storage battery.
13. Where the illuminant used is electricity, the emergency
lighting-circuits shall not be fed through more than one
switchboard, and these circuits shall on no account enter or
be carried through the projection-room.
14. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, it shall be
sufficient compliance with the requirement of clauses 5 to 13
hereof (both inclusive) in the case of any cinematograph-
theatre where the electric current used to provide light for
cinematograph-film projection is supplied from a travelling or
portable generating-plant, if such theatre is supplied with
one or more oil-lamps permanently fixed in a safe and suitable
position outside every doorway leading from the auditorium
that is capable of being used as an exit either generally or in
cases of emergency, and giving an adequate light and kept
continuously alight for the period during which the public is
admitted to the auditorium for the purposes of a performance.
15. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to limit the
powers of the Chief Inspector or any Inspector under the
provisions of paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 6 of
the said Act if he considers that, notwithstanding the pro-
visions made under clause 14 hereof, any act or practice on
the part of the occupier of any cinematograph-theatre or any
other person in providing or failing to provide adequate
emergency lighting is unnecessarily dangerous to the public
safety or the safety of any person.

EXIT-SIGN LIGHTS.

16. In every cinematograph-theatre there shall also be
    provided on the wall of the auditorium above every doorway
    leading from the auditorium that is capable of being used as
    an exit either generally or in cases of emergency an exit-sign.
17. Every exit-sign shall consist of the word “exit” in
    plain letters formed in translucent glass with a dark ground.
18. Every exit-sign shall be lighted from the back of the
    glass either with at least two oil-lamps, or with at least one
    gas-burner, or with at least one incandescent electric lamp,
    and if lighted with an electric lamp such lamp shall be con-
    nected with an emergency lighting-circuit.
19. Every exit-sign lamp shall be kept continuously alight
    for the period during which the public is admitted to the
    auditorium for the purposes of a performance.
20. Clauses 16 to 19 hereof (both inclusive) shall not apply
    to any cinematograph-theatre where the electric current used
    to provide light for cinematograph-film projection is supplied
    from a travelling or portable generating-plant.

LIABILITY AND PENALTY.

21. The occupier for the time being of every cinematograph-
    theatre shall comply with all the provisions of these regulations.
22. Any person committing a breach of or failing to comply
    with any of the provisions of these regulations shall be liable
    to a fine not exceeding £100.
    C. A. JEFFERY,
    Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Authorizing the Poverty Bay Electric-power Board to construct
Electric Works.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 1st day of
November, 1926.
Present :

His Excellency THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by
section seventy-six of the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925,
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 hereby authorize
the Poverty Bay Electric-power Board to erect electric lines as
shown on the plan marked P.W.D. 67017, deposited in the