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carriages
and
machinery, shall
be inspected and
tested once a year in January. The
Company's
cables
are tested twice a year as a matter of fact.
They are tested once when first put into use, and again in January, but no inspection takes place.
A waiver of inspection is given, and they are used again without any inspection.
Regulation 7 provides that the Company shall give a month's notice in writing of any intended change or alteration of any engine or carriage on the Tramway.
The term "change or alteration" is very vague. If the Company had to give notice and await inspection for every petty repair that had to be effected on the machinery or carriages, it would be a permanent hindrance, as scarcely a day passes without some repair being made, such as replacing old machinery, nuts, bolts, or pulleys with new ones.
If the Company had to give notice for every such change, it would be impossible to operate, as frequently, changes are contemplated only when unforeseen circumstances arise, and immediate action becomes necessary.
Regulation 7 merely provides for penalties for breach of regulations that it would be absolutely impossible to conform to.
At present, therefore, the Tramway Company is in the position of being entirely at the mercy of each successive Director of Public Works, as inspections are arbitrary.
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carriages
and
machinery, shall
be inspected and
year
nuary. the
tested once
in the mouth of Ja-
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twice tv
year
matter of fact.
cables
are tested
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they agains
no inspection.
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Company
shall
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notice in writing of any in-
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words
change
or alteration.
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any engine
Tramway.
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change
carriage The
or alteration
very vague. If the con
If the Company
had to give notice and await
inspection
every
hine
• petty
repair had to be effected inn
the machinery carriages
permanent
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for scavely a day passer
without either.
new elvaine, nuts,
bolts or pulley being put place of old ones, or some
other small repairs benig effected
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could not
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the Company -
give
A amor Ms notice
for it frequently happens that
change is contemplated
to the unforeseen
until owing
circumstances and immediate
change become.
recessary.
Regulation 7. Merely provides for penalties for breach of qulations which it would be absolutely impossible to conform
to.
At present therefore, the Framway Company is in
the
position of being entirely in the hands of each se
cessive director of Public Works
bests or inspections are
and
way
wowed/
be able to run
af all
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