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1310 [ 16 ( F 1890.] WATERWORKS.


may be used for the purpose of supplyingary tenement
from the waterworks and which service is the property
of the owner or occupier of such tenement.
Public Fountain— Any fountain, stand - post, valve, tap , or
appliance used or intended to be used for, or in con
nection with, the supply of water to the public from
the waterworks, and erected or hereafter to be erected
by the Crown or the water authority and which is the
property of the Crown .
Meter.---Any appliance used to measure, ascertain or
regulate the amount of water taken or used from the
waterworks by means of any service as well as any
orifice or gauge or other appliance used in estimating
the flow of water in or from any part of the water
works .

Owner: -- The holder of any tenement direct from the Crown
whether under lease, licence or otherwise , or the
immediate landlord of any tenement, or the agent of
any such holder or landlord who is absent or under
disability, or, if there is no such agent, the occupier.
of the tenement.
Tenement. - Any land with or without buildings which is
held or occupied as a distinct or separate holding or
tenancy, or any wharf or pier in the waters of the
Colony.
Domestic Supply.-Water from the waterworks used in any
tenement for drinking, washing, cooking or for baths
or any other purpose of domestic life .
Non -domestic Supply.- Any water from the waterworks
used for the purposes of, or in carrying on, any trade
or manufacture or for cattle , horses or other animals,
or for watering fields or gardens cultivated or occupied
as a means of pecuniary profit or for private fountains
or for any ornamental purpose or for the supply of
ponds or tanks or for laundries or public wash -houses
or public baths, vessels, ships or boats and shall include
the water used or consumed by any person resident
in or occupying any premises where a non - domestic
supply is given, as well as any water taken or used
from the waterworks by the Imperial or Colonial,
Military or Naval establishments.
Gather ing ground.-- Any surface of land or otherwise which
collects the rainfall for the purposes of the water
works.