26 FEBRUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 237

CONDITIONS

IMPLIED CONDITIONS

1. 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.

LICENCE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS

2. 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 1958, and to all regulations hereafter made in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor respectively.

UTILISATION OF WATER AND LOCATION OF HEADWORKS

3. Water shall be used under this licence solely for the purpose of generating electricity and shall be taken from the said stream at a point in Section 4, Block VI, Moumahaki Survey District, indicated on the plan marked N.Z.E.D. 502 deposited in the office of the New Zealand Electricity Department at Wellington.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORKS

4. The licensees are hereby authorised, subject to the conditions hereof, to construct, maintain, and use the following works for the purpose of this licence, the positions of the said works being indicated on the said plan N.Z.E.D. 502.

(a) Headworks consisting of a dam and intake with a water race and pipeline leading to the powerhouse hereinafter referred to, giving a static head of approximately 80 ft.

(b) Pelton wheel and powerhouse with all necessary equipment for generating electricity, situated in Section 4, Block VI, Moumahaki Survey District.

(c) Tail race leading from the said powerhouse back to the said stream.

SYSTEM OF SUPPLY

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

DURATION OF LICENCE

6. Unless sooner lawfully determined, this licence shall continue in force until the 31st day of March 1979.

RENTAL

7. For the purpose of assessing the rental or annual sum payable in respect of this licence the present plant is rated at 5½ kW.

NO RIGHT TO WATER CONFERRED

8. Nothing in this licence shall of itself confer upon the licensees any right to water.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(N.Z.E.D. 11/20/3004)

Appointing a Commission to Inquire Into the Distribution of Electricity

COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to:

The Honourable Sir Joseph Stanton, Knight Bachelor, retired Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand; Rolf Cherry Adams, of Auckland, registered engineer; and Frank Rhodes, of Christchurch, public accountant.

GREETING:

Pursuant to the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoint you, the said

The Honourable Sir Joseph Stanton,
Rolf Cherry Adams, and
Frank Rhodes

to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the following matters:

(a) The organisation and efficiency of the distribution of electricity in New Zealand:

(b) The nature and number of distributing authorities, and their areas of supply and boundaries:

(c) Their powers and functions:

(d) The methods available to and used by distributing authorities for the financing of their construction programmes:

(e) Their powers to dispose of their surplus funds outside the field of electric supply, and the manner in which those powers are exercised:

(f) Whether any legislation is necessary or expedient to alter or control the present systems of charging and tariffs adopted by the distributing authorities, with particular reference to the provision of a greater degree of uniformity in their retail charges:

(g) Any legislation required to give effect to any recommendations made by you as a result of the inquiry:

And with the like advice and consent I hereby appoint you, the said Honourable Sir Joseph Stanton, to be Chairman of the Commission:

And for the better enabling you to carry these presents into effect you are hereby authorised to conduct any inquiry under these presents at such times and places as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and from place to place as you think fit, and so that these presents shall continue in force and the inquiry may at any time and place be resumed although not regularly adjourned from time to time or from place to place:

And it is hereby declared that the powers hereby conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the absence at any time of any one of the members hereby appointed so long as the Chairman or a member deputed by the Chairman to act in his stead and one other member be present and concur in the exercise of such powers:

And it is hereby further declared that you have liberty to report your proceedings and findings under this Commission from time to time as you judge it expedient so to do:

And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you shall not at any time publish or otherwise disclose, save to me in pursuance of these presents or by my direction, the contents or purport of any report so made or to be made by you, or any evidence or information obtained by you in the exercise of the powers hereby conferred upon you except such evidence or information as is received in the course of a sitting open to the public:

And, using all diligence, you are required to report to me in writing under your hands not later than the 31st day of August 1959, your findings and opinions on the matters aforesaid, together with such recommendations as you think fit to make in respect thereof.

Given in Executive Council under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 25th day of February 1959.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 18th day of February 1959

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby consents to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the Schedule hereto by way of loan of the whole or any part of the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount Consented to £
Buller Electric Power Board: Staff Housing Loan 1958 3,500
Christchurch City Council: Colombo Street Bridge Loan 1958 40,250
Christchurch Drainage Board: Sewerage Loan No. 1 1958, £900,000 400,000
Newmarket Borough Council: Parking Building Extension Loan 1958 35,000
Papakura Borough Council: Water Supply improvement Loan 1952, £68,400 8,400
Poverty Bay Electric Power Board: Extensions Loan 1958 £100,000 40,000

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Proceedings in Connection With the Newmarket Borough Council’s Loan of £35,000

COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 18th day of February 1959

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

Whereas the Newmarket Borough Council is proceeding by way of special order to raise a loan of £35,000 to be known as the Parking Building Extension Loan 1958; and whereas the special order made by the said Council to raise the said loan was irregular or defective in that there was an interval of less than 14 days between the two notifications required by paragraph (c) of section 77 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1954; and whereas it appears that the ratepayers of the district have not been misled by such irregularity or defect as aforesaid and it is expedient to validate the same; now therefore,