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ventilation or otherwise, for the immediate escape of any gas which may by accident have obtained access to the box, and for the prevention of danger from sparking. (d.) All street boxes shall be regularly inspected for the presence of gas, and if any influx or accumulation is discovered, the company shall give immediate notice to the company whose gas mains are laid in the neighbour- hood of the street box.
(e.) Where mains at different pressures pass through the same street box they shall be readily distinguishable from one another.
case of
24. The maximum power supplied to any underground Maximum sub-station or street box shall not, without the consent power in of the Director of Public Works, exceed 30 kilowatts in underground the case of a sub-station or street box containing a single sub-station, transformer, or 75 kilowatts in the case of a sub-station &c. or street box containing two or more transformers.
Consumer's Premises.
25. The company shall be responsible for all electric Responsi- lines, fittings, and apparatus belonging to them, or bility of under their control, which may be upon a consumer's company premises, being maintained in a safe condition and in lines, &C., all respects fit for supplying energy.
for their
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sumer's premises.
26. In delivering the energy to a consumer's terminals Fire risks. the company shall exercise all due precautions so as to avoid risk of causing fire on the premises.
27. A suitable safety fuse or other automatic circuit- Main fuses breaker shall be inserted in each service line within a or circuit- consumer's premises as close as possible to the point of breakers, entry, and contained within a suitable locked or sealed receptacle of fireproof construction, except in cases where the service line is protected by fuses in a street box; but no fuse or automatic circuit-breaker shall be inserted in the intermediate conductor of a three-wire system.
Wherever a seal is found broken on a consumer's pre- mises and unless the same has been broken by an em- ployee of the company, the consumer shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five dollars.
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28. All service lines and apparatus placed on a con- Treatment sumer's premises shall be highly insulated and thoroughly of service protected against injury to the insulation or access of lines and moisture, and any metal forming part of the electric apparatus circuit, shall not unless efficiently connected with earth sumer's be exposed so that it can be touched. All electric lines premises. shall be so fixed and protected as to prevent the possi- bility of electrical discharge to any adjacent metallic substance.
29. Where the general supply of energy is a high Trans- pressure supply, and transforming apparatus is installed formers on a consumer's premises, the whole of the high pros-
and high sure service lines, conductors, and apparatus, including apparatus
pressure the transforming apparatus itself, so far as they are on to be the consumer's premises, shall be completely enclosed enclosed in in solid walls, or in strong metal casing efficiently con-
metal, &c. nected with earth and securely fastened throughout.
30. The company shall not connect a consumer's Connecton to wires with their mains unless they are reasonably satisfied consumer's that the connection would not cause an undue leakage be made
premises not from those wires or fittings; and where the company where midue decline to make such connection they shall serve upon leakage the consumer a notice stating their reasons for so declin- would ing. The consumer may appeal to the Director of Public Works whose decision shall be final.
result.
31. If the company are reasonably satisfied, after Discon- making all proper examination by testing or otherwise, tinuance of that a leakage exists at some part of a consumer's wires discovery
supply on or fittings of such extent as to be a source of danger, of leakage any officer of the company, duly authorised by them in on con- writing, may, for the purpose of discovering whether the sumer's leakage exists at any part of a circuit within or upon
premises.