Public Works and Electricity Licences




and 352, Pirongia Parish, the abutment of another public road,
and the south-western boundary of Allotment 358, Pirongia Parish,
to Trig. Station No. 1922, Mahaukura; thence south-westerly
generally along the north-western boundaries of Mangauika B 2
No. 2 Block, Section 6, Block III, Pirongia Survey District afore-
said, part Mangauika No. 1B 2 No. 2B Block, to Trig. Station Te Ake
O Hikopiro; thence along a right line between the aforesaid Trig.
Station Te Ake O Hikopiro and the northern end of the south-
eastern boundary of Section 17, Block VI of the aforesaid Pirongia
Survey District, to its intersection with the north-eastern boundary
of Section 15 of Block VI aforesaid; thence generally westerly
along the northern boundaries of the said Section 15 and Section 16,
Block VI aforesaid, and a right line across a public road to the
easternmost corner of Section 8, Block V of the said Pirongia
Survey District; thence along the south-western side of the said
road, to and along the northern boundary of Section 8 aforesaid
and the northern and western boundaries of Section 7, a right line
across Okupata Road, to and along the western boundary of
Section 11, the aforesaid sections being of the said Block V, along
the northern boundaries of Sections 14 and 13, Block IX, Pirongia
Survey District, and Section 1, Block XII, Kawhia North Survey
District, to and along the eastern boundary of Section 10, Block VIII
of Kawhia North Survey District aforesaid, to the middle of the
Okupata Stream; thence down the middle of that stream and up
the middle of the Oparau River to a point in line with the southern
boundary of Pirongia West No. 3B 2G 1 Block; thence generally
northerly along a right line in the direction of the said southern
boundary, to and up the right bank of the said river, to and along
the eastern boundary of the said No. 3B 2G 1 Block, the eastern
and northern boundaries of Pirongia West No. 3B 2G 2 Block, the
northern boundary of Pirongia West No. 3B 2G 3 Block, the eastern
boundary of Pirongia West No. 3B 2F Block, and the southern and
eastern boundaries of Pirongia West Nos. 3B 2E 2B and 3B 2E
2c Blocks to the southern boundary of Lot 2 of Section 3, Block III,
Kawhia North Survey District; thence along the southern and
north-eastern boundaries of Lot 2 aforesaid, the eastern boundary
of part Moerangi No. 3D 2 Block, and a right line being the
production of the aforesaid eastern boundary to the middle of
Makomako Road; thence north-easterly along the middle of that
road to the point of commencement.

W. O. HARVEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Authorizing George Cornwall Loveridge Birdling, of Orari, Dairy-
farmer, to use Water for the Purpose of generating Electricity,
and revoking an Existing Order in Council

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 17th day of
September, 1947
Present:
His Excellency THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
Pursuant to the Public Works Act, 1928, His Excellency
the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby grant to George
Cornwall Loveridge Birdling, of Orari, Dairy-farmer (hereinafter
referred to as the licensee), a licence subject to the conditions herein-
after set forth to obstruct, impound, or divert the waters of an
unnamed stream situated adjacent to Lot 10, Section 6864, Block XI,
Geraldine Survey District, in the Land District of Canterbury, and
to take and use therefrom for the purposes hereinafter set forth a
stream of water not exceeding eight cubic feet per second at any
one time, and doth hereby revoke the Order in Council dated the
fourteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six,
and published in the Gazette on the twenty-third day of the same
month, at page 1384, authorizing the said George Cornwall Loveridge
Birdling to use water for the purpose of generating electricity.

CONDITIONS

  1. Implied Conditions
    The conditions directed to be implied in all licences by the Water-
    power Regulations 1934 and the Electrical Supply Regulations
    1935 shall be incorporated in and shall form part of this licence
    except in so far as the same may be inconsistent with the provisions
    hereof.

  2. Licence Subject to Regulations
    This licence is issued under the Water-power Regulations
    1934, and is subject thereto and to the Electrical Supply Regulations
    1935, the Electrical Wiring Regulations 1935, the Radio Interference
    Regulations 1934, and any regulations made or to be made in
    amplification or amendment thereof or in substitution therefor.

  3. Utilization of Water and Location of Headworks
    Water shall be used under this licence solely for the purpose
    of generating electricity up to a maximum capacity of 2·5 kilowatts,
    and shall be taken from the said stream at the point adjacent to
    Lot 10, Section 6864, Block XI, Geraldine Survey District, indicated
    on the plan marked P.W.D. 92095, deposited in the office of the
    Minister of Works.

  4. General Description of Works
    The licensee is hereby authorized, subject to the conditions
    hereof, to construct, maintain, and use the following works for
    the purposes of this licence, the positions of the said works being
    indicated on the said plan P.W.D. 92095:-
    (a) Headworks consisting of dam and intake and water-race
    leading to the water-wheel and power-house hereinafter
    referred to, giving a static head of approximately 6 ft. :
    (b) Tail-race leading from the said water-wheel to the said
    stream :
    (c) Water-wheel and power-house with all necessary equipment
    for generating electricity.

  5. System of Supply
    The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph (d)
    of clause 21-01 of the Electrical Supply Regulations 1935, and
    shall be direct current.

  6. Duration of Licence
    This licence shall, unless sooner determined, continue in force
    until the 31st day of March, 1968.

  7. Rental
    For the purpose of assessing the annual rental payable in
    respect of this licence, the licensee may install a suitable maximum-
    demand indicator to the satisfaction of the Inspecting Engineer
    of the State Hydro-electric Department, and, failing such installation,
    the rental shall be assessed on the maximum generating-capacity
    of the plant installed. The present plant is rated at 2·5 kilowatts.

W. O. HARVEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(S.H.D. 11/20/56.)

Authorizing the Wairere Electric-power Board to construct, maintain,
and use further Electric Lines and amending certain Existing
Orders in Council

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 17th day of
September, 1947
Present:
His Excellency THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
Pursuant to the Public Works Act, 1928, and the Electric-
power Boards Act, 1925, His Excellency the Governor-General,
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council,
doth hereby authorize the Wairere Electric-power Board (herein-
after with its successors and assigns referred to as the licensee),
subject to the conditions set forth in the First Schedule hereto,
to lay, construct, put up, place, and use the electric lines described
in the Second Schedule hereto ; and, further, for the purposes of
section seventy-six of the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, subject
to the said conditions, doth hereby authorize the licensee to con-
struct and maintain the said electric works ; and further doth
hereby amend, as set forth in the Third Schedule hereto, the Orders
in Council dated the sixth day of October, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-four, and published in the Gazette on the ninth day of
the same month, and dated the twelfth day of April, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-eight, and published in the Gazette on the
twenty-first day of the same month, authorizing the licensee to use
water for the purpose of generating electricity and to use electric
lines.

FIRST SCHEDULE

  1. Implied Conditions
    The conditions directed to be implied in all licences by the Electrical
    Supply Regulations 1935 shall be incorporated herein and shall form
    part of this licence, except in so far as the same may be inconsistent
    with the provisions hereof.

  2. Licence Subject to Regulations
    The licence hereby conferred is subject to compliance by the
    licensee with the Electrical Wiring Regulations 1935, the Electrical
    Supply Regulations 1935, the Radio Interference Regulations 1934,
    and with all regulations made or to be made in amplification or
    amendment thereof or in substitution therefor.

  3. System of Supply
    Bulk supply at a nominal pressure of 11,000 volts between
    phases shall be received from the State Hydro-electric Department’s
    substation located at Ongarue, or from such other additional point
    or points of supply as may be mutually arranged between the Minister
    in Charge of the State Hydro-electric Department and the licensee.
    The system of supply shall be as described in paragraph (f) of
    clause 21-01 of the Electrical Supply Regulations 1935, and the
    pressure of the lines shall be 11,000 volts between phases.

  4. Duration of Licence
    Unless sooner determined, this licence shall continue in force
    until the 6th day of October, 1966.

  5. Time for Completion of Works
    The period for completion of the work hereby authorized shall
    be three years from the date of this licence.



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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
24 September 1947
Rabbit Nuisance Act, Kawhia Rabbit District, Auckland, boundaries
  • W. O. Harvey, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ Licence to Use Water for Generating Electricity

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 September 1947
Water licence, Electricity generation, Public Works Act, Canterbury
  • George Cornwall Loveridge Birdling, Granted licence to use water for electricity generation

  • B. C. Freyberg, Governor-General
  • W. O. Harvey, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ Authorization for Wairere Electric-power Board to Construct Electric Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 September 1947
Electric lines, Public Works Act, Electric-power Boards Act, Wairere
  • B. C. Freyberg, Governor-General
  • W. O. Harvey, Clerk of the Executive Council