TELEPHONE.
No. 9 of 1925.
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(4) Every plan so made or corrected or a copy thereof marked with the date when it was so made or corrected shall be kept by the company at its principal office or place of business within the area of operation and shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any person.
(5) The company shall if required by the Director supply to the Director free of charge a copy of every such plan, duly corrected so as to agree with the original kept at the principal office or place of business of the company.
17. Every overhead wire or cable in any main thoroughfare shall be carried at a height of not less than eighteen feet above the ground except with the previous consent in writing of the Director.
Overhead wires to be carried at height of at least 18 feet.
18. Every telephone line shall be maintained in a safe condition both electrically and mechanically.
Telephone lines to be maintained in safe condition.
19. The insulation resistance of the company's apparatus shall not fall below the following standards as between conductors or between conductors and earth-
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Main underground cables
Cast iron distribution boxes fitted with vacuum discharges and glass fuses...
Lead sheathed leading-in cable
Coil windings and wires of the telephone set
Subscribers' circuits
Exchange switchboard circuits
500 megohms per mile.
10 megohms.
100 megohms per mile.
10 megohms.
200,000 ohms.
2 megohms.
The Governor in Council may however, by order published in the Gazette, direct that any of the provisions of this section be relaxed in any particular instance to such extent and subject to such conditions (if any) as he may think reasonable and proper in all the circumstances.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
resistance.