CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9] — Page 579

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the double speaker is to be made ordinary it should be

20. the Company whose business necessitates a strong and

terrifying return current whether they from the Telephone Company whose

sen operation can do to appreciable harm to underground metallic

structures or other electrical undertakings.

575

Your Petitioners would further humbly submit

To Your Excellency that as the Tramways Bill now stands your Petition-

ers have not had extended to them the same consideration which has

been shown to other local companies. By Section 20 subsection 8 the

Tramway Company is penalised should it interrupt the supply of water,

or electric light for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours,

but provision is made for a penalty in the event of their inter-

rupting the Telephone Company's service and by Section 21 the Eastern

Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and the Great

Northern Telegraph Company Limited are protected both as to their

aerial and subterranean lines though no similar protection is af-

forded to your Petitioners.

In conclusion your Petitioners would re-

iterate to Your Excellency that as they have been established

in this Colony and have after a long and continuous struggle

succeeded in placing telephonic communication upon a satisfactory and

stable basis, it would be only reasonable to deal with them in the

same manner as the Telegraph Companies are dealt with by Section 21 of

the Proposed Ordinance, the Cable Companies working upon a system in

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the double speaker is to be made ordinary it should be 20. the Company whose business necessitates a strong and terrifying return current whether they from the Telephone Company whose sen operation can do to appreciable harm to underground metallic structures or other electrical undertakings. 575 Your Petitioners would further humbly submit To Your Excellency that as the Tramways Bill now stands your Petition- ers have not had extended to them the same consideration which has been shown to other local companies. By Section 20 subsection 8 the Tramway Company is penalised should it interrupt the supply of water, or electric light for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours, but provision is made for a penalty in the event of their inter- rupting the Telephone Company's service and by Section 21 the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Limited and the Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited are protected both as to their aerial and subterranean lines though no similar protection is af- forded to your Petitioners. In conclusion your Petitioners would re- iterate to Your Excellency that as they have been established in this Colony and have after a long and continuous struggle succeeded in placing telephonic communication upon a satisfactory and stable basis, it would be only reasonable to deal with them in the same manner as the Telegraph Companies are dealt with by Section 21 of the Proposed Ordinance, the Cable Companies working upon a system in
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tir the double speber is to be aude oldi-tory it should 'e

20. the "ompong whose business necessitates a strong and

tering return curront wether they from the Telephone Company whose

sen operent can do to appreciable harm to underground metellic

sssctures or other electrical undertakings.

575

Your Petitioners would further humbly submit

Tour Soellecoy that as the Frenways Bill not stands your Petition-

o have not bad extended to then the same consideration which hes

en sewn to other local corpenies. By Section 20 subsection 8 the

Fanney Company la penelised should it interrupt the supply of water,

or electric light for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours,

'en provision is made for a penalty in the event of their inter-

g the Telephons Compry's service and by Section 21 the estern

sion Justrelesie and China Telegraph Company Dixited and the Great

thm. Telegraph Company Dirited are protected both ee to their

Need their serial and subterranean lines though no similer Teo-

-xlarded to your asinierers.

In conclusion your Petitioners would re

ら it . Your Rxcellency that we they have been established

ir Ma Matory and heve efter a long and continuous struggle

eded in placing telephonic corrunicetion upon a satisfactory and

ble basis, it would be only reasonable to deal with thes in the

nor as the Telegraph Companies are dealt with by Section 21 of

Propose: Ordinance, the Cable Corpeniss working ugen e system in

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