Hay Gas Act of 1886 No hga (NSW)

suburbs in t h e Colony of New South W a l e s should be supplied and l ighted wi th gas A n d whereas Alfred George S tanger and A r t h u r B u d d e n hereinafter designated " the promoters " desire to establish carry out and ma in t a in works for t he purpose of supply ing and l ight­ ing t he said Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t and suburbs with gas and for o ther purposes incidental there to And whereas t h e Mun ic ipa l Council of t he said Munic ipa l Distr ict have a t t he reques t of t he said promoters and in consideration of t h e benefits to arise from t h e es tab l i shment and car ry ing

An Act to enable Alfred George S tanger and

A r t h u r Budden to construct	Gas-works
wi th in the Municipal Dis t r ic t and	Suburbs
of Hay . [30th July, 1886.1

W H E R E A S it is expedient t h a t t h e Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t of H a y and

car ry ing out of such works consent ing to t he ves t ing in t h e said p ro ­

moters of al l necessary powers and author i t ies so far as t h e r i gh t s and

in teres ts of t h e said Munic ipa l Counci l are concerned Be i t therefore

enacted by the Queen ' s Most Exce l l en t Majesty by and w i t h t h e advice and consent of the Legis la t ive Counci l and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by t h e au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—

1. The promoters are he reby fully author ized a n d empowered themselves or by the i r servants cont rac tors agents w o r k m e n and others from t ime to t ime to m a k e erect s ink lay place lit ma in t a in and repai r such re tor t s gasometers meters receivers cisterns engines mach ines cu ts drains sewers watercourses pipes reservoirs bui ld ings a n d other works and devices in addi t ion to those a l ready in exis tence of such cons t ruc t ion and in such m a n n e r as t he promoters shal l t h i n k necessary or proper for t he purpose of ca r ry ing out t h e operat ions of t h e promoters in respect of and incidental to t he m a k i n g and supply ing and l i gh t ing t h e Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t of H a y and t h e suburbs thereof wi th gas in conformity wi th th is Ac t and also for all such purposes to open and b reak u p the soil pavemen t s and floors of t he several s treets and bridges w i th in t he l imi ts of t h e Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t and suburbs aforesaid and to open and break u p any sewers drains or t unne l s w i t h i n or u n d e r such streets or br idges to erect posts pi l lars l amps lamp- i rons and other appara tus in or upon the same streets and bridges or agains t any wal l or walls erected on or adjoining to any of t h e m and to dig a n d sink t renches and drains and to lay ma ins and pipes and p u t s top-cocks syphons p lugs or b ranches from such ma ins or pipes in u n d e r across or a long such streets and bridges and also wi th such consent as hereinafter ment ioned to do the l ike in unde r across or a long a n y pr iva te roads ways lanes passages bui ld ings and places and from t ime to t ime to cu t s top remove al ter repair replace and relay such m a i n pipes stop-cocks syphons plugs branches or o ther appa ra tus Provided always t h a t n o t h i n g in th i s section contained shall be deemed to author ize t h e promoters the i r servants contractors agents or workmen to en te r in to or u p o n any pr iva te lands bu i ld ings or places for any of t he purposes aforesaid or thereon to carry out any of t h e operations of t he promoters w i thou t t h e previous consent in wr i t ing of t he occupiers thereof except t h a t t h e promoters may a t any reasonable t ime by themselves the i r servants agents or w o r k m e n enter upon any land or place where in any pipe ha th already been lawfully laid down or placed or m a y b e lawfully laid down or placed in pur suance of this A c t and repair or a l ter the

exis t ing pipe or lay or place a n y new pipe in the s tead thereof A n d

provided also t h a t t h e promoters shall unless in case of accident give forty-eight hours not ice in wr i t i ng to t h e Council Clerk of t h e

Munic ipa l i ty prior to t he opening or b r eak ing up as aforesaid of any

street road pavement sewer dra in or t u n n e l wi th in the said Munic ipa l i ty and in t he case of opening or b reak ing u p of any street road pavemen t sewer drain or t u n n e l outside of t he said Munic ipa l i ty such notice shall be given to the officer of t he Roads D e p a r t m e n t or o ther officer in charge of such street road pavement sewer dra in or tunne l .

2. I t shal l be lawful for the promoters to cont rac t w i th any person or body (whether corporate or individual) for supp ly ing w i t h gas any such person or body or any s treet way lane passage m a n u ­ factory shop warehouse publ ic or pr ivate house bui ld ing or place a n d for such purpose from t ime to t ime to lay down carry fit u p connect and furnish any pipe b r a n c h or b u r n e r l a m p mete r or o ther appa ra tus from or in connection wi th any m a i n pipe or to lay down any new main which for such purposes m a y be required and to let a n y such appara tus for hire for such s u m as may be agreed upon which sum may be recovered in l ike m a n n e r as any ren t or r emunera t ion for the supply of

gas

gas Provided always t h a t m all cases where damage m a y be done by the promoters thei r agents w o r k m e n or others in the course of laying on or r emoving appara tus t he said damage shall he made good a t t he expense of the promoters and in case t hey shal l delay wi th in a reason­ able t ime to m a k e good such damage t h e owner or occupier of such premises m a y m a k e good t h e same and recover t he expense thereof from t h e said promoters in t he said m a n n e r as is here in provided for the recovery of any sum of money payable u n d e r the provisions of th is Ac t Provided also t h a t if a n y owner or occupier of any bui ld ing t enemen t or place or any person ac t ing for h i m shal l refuse reasonable access in pu r suance of the provisions of th is section or t h e fifth section of th is A c t t o t h e contractors agents workmen or servants of t he pro­ moters for t h e purpose of r emoving any such pipe bu rne r me te r or a p p a r a t u s placed or in t roduced in to any such bu i ld ing t e n e m e n t or place by the promoters or shall p reven t or obs t ruc t such removal t hen t h e said owner occupier or person ac t ing for h i m shall immedia te ly make; p a y m e n t to the promoters for such pipe b u r n e r mete r or appara tus and in default of his so doing wi th in th ree days after demand thereof made a t t h e same bu i ld ing t e n e m e n t or place or t h e residence of the p a r t y it shall be lawful for t he promoters to m a k e complaint thereof before any Jus t i ce of t he Peace who m a y cause to be issued a summons to the person so m a k i n g default cal l ing on h i m to show cause before t he neares t Cour t of P e t t y Sessions to where t h e bu i ld ing t e n e m e n t or place is s i tua ted why he refuses to pay such demand and the reupon the said Cour t shal l proceed to the adjudicat ion and enforcement of such demand in t he m a n n e r hereinafter set for th A n d if any person shall place or lay any pipe to communica te with any main-pipe me te r or any o ther appa ra tus already laid placed or erected by t h e said pro­ moters or shall use addi t ional bu rne r s or bu rne r s of larger dimensions or of o ther k ind or descript ion t h a n t h a t he has contracted wi th the promoters to use or shall keep the gas supplied by the promoters b u r n i n g for a longer t ime t h a n he has contracted w i t h t he promoters to pay for or shal l supply any person wi th any of t he gas supplied to h i m by the promoters wi thou t their consent in wr i t ing first obtained or if any person shal l wan ton ly or maliciously h inder or i n t e r r u p t t he contrac tors work­ m e n agents or servants of the promoters in legal ly doing or per forming any of the acts aforesaid or in exercising the powers and authori t ies by th is A c t given or if any person shall wilfully negl igent ly or accidental ly do or cause to be done any in jury or damage to any of t he bui ld ings mach inery pipes burne r s l amps mete rs or appa ra tus of the promoters or

remove t h e same or cause a waste or improper use of gas supplied by
t h e promoters i t shall be lawful for the promoters to m a k e a compla in t

thereof before any Jus t ice of the Peace who m a y cause to be issued a summons to the person so offending to appear before the Court of P e t t y Sessions nearest to the place where such offence shal l be commi t t ed and be ing thereof l awfu l ly convicted such person shall forfeit and pay to the promoters such sum as t he said Court shall order not exceeding five pounds owner and above all damages done and over and above all costs t he a m o u n t of such s u m damages and costs to be ascertained by such Cour t and p a y m e n t to be enforced by distress and sale of t he goods of the offender and all proceedings under th is A c t not here in expressly provided for shall be regu la ted and conducted in accordance wi th the powers of t he law in force for the t ime be ing respec t ing s u m m a r y proceedings before Jus t ices of the Peace and all such provisions shall so far as t he same arc appl icable be enforced and observed in all proceedings unde r this A c t not here in expressly provided for.

3 . N o pipe b u r n e r l amp me te r or other appa ra tus of t he pro­

mote r s be ing set up in any bu i ld ing t enemen t or place shall be subject to distress for r en t or shall be t a k e n in execut ion unde r any proceedings in bank rup t cy or insolvency save so far as any process or proceedings

agains t the promoters are concerned. 4.

4. W h e n and so often as t he promoters the i r servants contractors agen t s or w o r k m e n shall have opened broken u p or removed the soil floor or pavemen t of any street or br idge as aforesaid or shal l have opened or b roken u p any sewers drains or t unne l s wi th in or unde r any such street or br idges t he promoters shall m a k e all reasonable despatch in performance of t he work to be done and shall on complet ion of such work fo r thwi th carry away all rubbish and waste or surplus mater ia l and re ins ta te such p a v e m e n t stone or o ther mate r ia l and render such s t reet or br idge and every such sewer drain a n d t u n n e l wi th in or unde r t h e same as near ly as possible in t h e same condit ion as it was previously to t h e d is turbance thereof and to the satisfaction of t he Council 's Officer and du r ing t h e con t inuance of such work and un t i l such r e ins t a t emen t t h e

promoters shal l set up sufficient barr iers and keep l ights b u r n i n g a t

n i g h t in order to p reven t accidents A n d also when and so often as any

gas p i tch-was te ta r -was te l iquid or other t h ings shall escape or flow from any pipe receiver or dra in be ing p a r t of or incidenta l to t h e works to be erected u n d e r this Ac t so as to con tamina te t h e air or any s t ream

sp r ing or other watercourse or body of wa te r na tu r a l or artificial	and
render t h e same u n h e a l t h y or offensive	or unfi t for use it shall he krwful

for any person to give not ice thereof in wr i t ing to t he p romote r s who shall immedia te ly t ake t he most speedy and effectual measures to pre­ ven t or r emedy the same and if the p romote r s shall m a k e defaul t in any of the m a t t e r s so requi red by t h e m to be performed i t shal l be lawful for any person to lodge compla in t thereof before any Jus t i ce of t he Peace who m a y s u m m o n the promoters before the nearest Cour t of P e t t y Sessions and on proof of such defaul t t he said Cour t of P e t t y Sessions shall order a n d direct t h a t t he said m a t t e r s shall be done by the promoters wi th in a reasonable t i m e to be n a m e d by such Cour t and in default of compliance w i t h such order any Jus t i ce of t he Peace on proof of such default on t h e pa r t of t he p ro ­ mote r s and on proof t h a t t he compla inan t or any other person has performed the said work so to be done and of t h e costs charges and expenses a t t e n d i n g the same shall issue a distress w a r r a n t agains t t h e goods and chat te ls of the promoters for any a m o u n t not exceeding t h e said charges a n d expenses and the cost of prosecut ing such compla in t to be paid to t h e person per forming the said work as aforesaid.

5. I t shall be lawful for t he promoters after giving twenty- four hours not ice to t h e occupier to cut off and t ake away t h e supply of gas f rom the bu i ld ing t enemen t or o ther place or premises of every person or body m a k i n g default in p a y m e n t of t he a m o u n t payable in respect

of gas supplied and thenceforth to d iscont inue t h e supply of gas con­t rac ted for wi th t he promoters by such person or body and to enter by
themselves the i r agen t s or workmen in to such bu i ld ing t enemen t place

or premises be tween the hours of n ine in the forenoon and four in t h e af ternoon a n d remove and carry away any pipe b u r n e r s l a m p me te r or o ther appa ra tu s t he proper ty of the promoters and the promoters shal l have t h e l ike powers w i th regard to cu t t i ng off t a k i n g away and dis­ con t inu ing t h e supply of gas in the case of the bu i ld ing t e n e m e n t or place of a n y person who shall have been lawfully convicted as herein­ before provided of a n y f r audu len t injury to a n y mete r or appa ra tu s on

such premises or f raudulent use of t he gas of t h e promoters A n d in

case a n y person or body shall con t rac t w i th t h e promoters or agree to t a k e or shall t ake or use t he gas of t h e p romoters in a n y bu i ld ing tene­ m e n t or place or otherwise shal l refuse or neglect to pay the s u m or sums of money t h e n due unde r his or the i r cont rac t for t he same to t h e promoters according to the t e rms and s t ipula t ions thereof i t shal l be lawful for the promoters to m a k e compla in ts of such refusal or neglect before any Jus t i ce of t he Peace who m a y cause to be issued a s u m m o n s to t h e pa r ty so refusing or neglecting cal l ing on h i m or t h e m

to

to show cause before t h e Cour t of P e t t y Sessions in t h e police distr ict in which such bui ld ing t e n e m e n t or place is s i tuated or such user took place w h y he or they refuses or refuse to pay such s u m or sums and the reupon the said Cour t shall proceed to t he adjudicat ion of t h e said compla in t and enforcement of t he said demand and costs charges and expenses incur red in t he prosecut ion thereof by distress and sale of t he goods and chat te ls of the person or body so refusing or neg lec t ing to pay.

G. The clerk engineer or o ther officer du ly appoin ted for such purpose by t h e promoters m a y a t all reasonable t imes en te r any bu i ld ing t enemen t or place; l ighted wi th gas supplied by t h e p romoters in order to inspect the pipes burners l amps m e t e r s or o ther appa ra tus of or connected wi th t he works of t he promoters to r egu la te the supply of gas or to ascer tain t he q u a n t i t y of gas consumed or supplied and if any person shall h inder any such officer as aforesaid from so en te r ing or m a k i n g such inspect ion as aforesaid a t any reasonable t ime such person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay to t h e promoters a s u m of money not exceeding five pounds to be awarded and recovered

by the promoters in l ike m a n n e r as t he penalt ies aforesaid.

7. A n y person m a y appeal from t h e j u d g m e n t or convict ion of

any Cour t of P e t t y Sessions under th i s A c t in t h e form and m a n n e r

set forth in t he	A c t of Council	fifth	Wi l l i am	the	F o u r t h	n u m b e r
twenty- two .

8. No th ing in th is A c t contained shal l be const rued to p reven t any person from indic t ing or otherwise proceeding c i ther civilly or cr iminal ly against t h e p romoters for nu isance or otherwise in respect of the works or means used or employed by the promoters in exercising the privi leges hereby on t h e m conferred or to prevent t he p romoters or any person from recovering any sum of money or otherwise pro­ ceeding in any cour t of competent jur isdict ion b u t the promoters or any person to whom any pena l ty or s u m of money m a y by the pro­ visions of this A c t be awarded may elect ei ther to proceed in m a n n e r in th is A c t provided or to proceed for and recover damages or other­ wise in any court of competent jur isdic t ion.

9. Provided always t h a t if w i th in one year after t he passing of this A c t t he promoters shall not supply a t a price agreed upon by the promoters a n d the Borough Council of H a y or if no such pr ice shall be or have been agreed u p o n t h e n a t a reasonable price gas of a good qual i ty and in suflicient quan t i t y to l ight the roads and s t reets in H a y

and all houses and bui ld ings s i tuate the re in or if t he said	promoters
shall af ter t he said period of one year fail so to supply gas for any period	exceeding twen ty days t h e n and in ci ther of such cases all t he powers
hereby g ran ted to or vested in t he promoters shal l t he reupon cease
and determine .

10.    The price for t he gas shall a t no t ime exceed s ixteen shill ings

per thousand cubic feet for t he first t h ree years from the date of t h e first m a n u f a c t u r e and supply of gas by t h e p romoters and such price shall not after such period exceed fifteen shill ings per thousand cubic feet and the price for supp ly ing gas to publ ic street l amps and the n u m b e r of lamps to be so supplied shall be in accordance wi th t h e ag reement in wr i t ing already m a d e and entered into be tween the pro­ moters and the Munic ipa l Counci l of t he Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t of H a y and the gas supplied shall be absolutely free from su lphure t t ed hydrogen and shall be of such m i n i m u m qual i ty as to produce from an A r g a n d bu rne r hav ing fifteen holes and a seven-inch ch imney consuming five cubic feet of gas per hou r a l igh t equa l in in tens i ty to t h e l igh t pro­ duced by seventeen sperm candles of six in t he pound b u r n i n g one

h u n d r e d	and twen ty	grains per hour .
1 1 . T h e said promoters shall w i th in twelve mon ths after re­

ceiving notice from the M u n i c i p a l Counci l p u t u p a t some tes t ing

place to he provided b y the said Counci l wi th in t h e Munic ipa l	Dis t r ic t
sui table appara tus for t he purposes	fo l lowing :—

(I) F o r tes t ing t h e i l l umina t ing power of t h e gas supplied.

(II) F o r t e s t ing t he presence of su lphure t t ed hydrogen in t he gas

supplied The said appara tus shall be in accordance wi th t he Schedule he r eun to annexed and shall a t all t imes be kep t and ma in ta ined in good repair and work ing order by t he said promoters .

12. T h e Munic ipa l Council m a y from t ime to t ime appo in t a

competen t and impar t i a l person to be gas examiner to test t he gas at t h e tes t ing place who shal l test t he i l l umina t ing power and p u r i t y of

the gas supplied on any or every day and t h e said promoters m a y be

represented at t he tes t ing if they shall t h i n k fit b u t shall no t be ent i t led

e i ther by themselves or the i r r epresen ta t ive to interfere in t h e tes t ing .

13 . The gas examine r shal l on t h e day immedia te ly following

that on which t he tes t ing was made by h i m deliver to t h e Mun ic ipa l

Council a repor t of such tes t ing and shal l deliver a copy thereof to t he

said promoters and such repor t shall be receivable in evidence.

14. A n y gas examine r appointed by the Munic ipa l Council shal l

be paid a salary not exceeding one h u n d r e d pounds per a n n u m which shall be paid one moiety b y t h e Counci l and the other moiety by t h e

said promoters .

15 . N o me te r shal l be used for ascer ta in ing the quan t i t y of gas

sold by the said promoters unless the same shall have its measu r ing

capacity a t one revolut ion or comple te act ion of the me te r a n d also the quan t i t y per hour i t is in tended to measure in cubic feet or mul t ip les
or decimal par t s of a cubic foot denominated or marked on the outside

thereof in legible le t ters or figures and shall have been tested and s tamped as correct by t h e Eng l i sh W a r d e n of S tandards or by t h e inspector of mete rs appoin ted from t ime to t i m e by the said Munic ipa l Counci l or o ther t h e person or persons who may hereafter be appointed b y an A c t or Ac t s of t he P a r l i a m e n t of New Sou th Wales or in pursu­

ance thereof in t h a t behalf to test a n d s t amp gas meters .

16.    A n inspector of me te r s m a y from t ime to t ime be appointed

by t he Munic ipa l Counci l and the said inspector shall a t all t imes when
author ized by t h e Council on t he applicat ion and a t t he expense of a n y
consumer of gas supplied by t h e said promoters be ent i t led to inspect
and test t h e mete r s erected by the said promoters in t h e premises of the
person m a k i n g such reques t after giving for ty-eight hours not ice of such
in tended inspect ion to t h e said promoters and before such inspection t he
person r equ i r ing t h e same shall deposit in t he hands of t he inspector all money due or appear ing to be due by such person to t h e said promoters

on account delivered and in case such deposit shal l be in excess of t h e sum found to be due to t he said promoters such excess shall be re tu rned to t h e consumer .

17. N o me te r which shall have been fixed by the said promoters
for use before t h e expi ra t ion of one year of t h e t ime when this A c t comes

into operat ion shall be allowed to r emain in use after t he expi ra t ion of five years from t h a t t ime unless i t shall have been tested and s tamped as by tins A c t directed and no me te r once tested and s tamped under t he

provisions of this A c t shall be allowed to remain in use for more t h a n five years from t h e t i m e w h e n i t shal l have been last so s tamped unless and u n t i l i t shall have been re tes ted and res tamped in m a n n e r aforesaid

and whenever t h e said promoters shall knowing ly al low any me te r to be used in con t raven t ion of th i s section t hey shall be l iable to a pena l ty

n o t exceeding forty shil l ings for every such offence.

18.    After t he expira t ion of one year from the t ime w h e n th is Act

comes in to operat ion t h e legal s tandard or un i t or measure for t he sale of t he said p romoters ' gas by me te r shal l be t he cubi t foot conta in ing s ixty- two and t h r ee h u n d r e d and twenty-one t h o u s a n d t h s (62 - 321) pounds avoirdupois we igh t of distilled or ra in wa te r weighed in air at t h e t empe ra tu r e of s ixty- two degrees F a h r e n h e i t ' s t h e r m o m e t e r t he

baromete r be ing a t t h i r ty inches

19. If any person shall forge or counterfei t or cause or procure to be forged or counterfei ted or knowing ly ac t or assist in t h e forging or counterfe i t ing a n y s t amp which m a y hereafter be used for t h e s tamp­ ing of any me te r unde r th is A c t every person so offending shall for every such offence be l iable to a pena l ty not exceeding fifty pounds nor less t h a n t e n pounds and if a n y person shal l knowing ly sell u t t e r or dispose of let lend or expose for sale any me te r w i t h such forged s t amp thereon every person so offending shall for every such offence be l iable to a pena l ty not exceeding t e n pounds nor less t h a n forty

shi l l ings a n y such penalt ies to be recoverable before any two Jus t i ces

of t he Peace in a s u m m a r y way a n d a l l mete rs h a v i n g forged or

counterfei ted s tamps thereon shall bo forfeited a n d destroyed.

20. Al l gas supplied by the said promoters shall except in case of accident be supplied at such pressure as to ba lance f rom midn igh t to sunset a co lumn of water of not less t h a n s ix- tenths of a n inch in he ight and to ba lance f rom sunset to m i d n i g h t a co lumn of water not less t h a n one inch in he ight .

2 1 . I t shal l be lawful for t h e said Mun ic ipa l Counci l wi th in

one m o n t h after t h e expi ra t ion of five years from the da te of t he said gas be ing first used w i th in t h e said Munic ipa l Dis t r ic t b y notice in

wr i t ing to requi re t h e said p romoters to sell and the reupon t h e said

promoters shall sell to t he said Munic ipa l Council t h e said gas-works

and al l lands bui ldings works mater ia ls and p lan ts of t he said promoters sui table to and used by the said promoters for t h e purpose of the said gas-works a t such price as may be agreed u p o n such price in case of difference to be referred to arb i t ra t ion in t h e m a n n e r directed by the

A c t th i r ty -one Victor ia n u m b e r fifteen in t i tu led "An Act to make

Arbitration more effectual" and subject to t he t e rms and conditions

there in	conta ined .
22. If i t shal l be proved to t h e satisfaction of any two Jus t ices

of the Peace in P e t t y Sessions assembled t h a t t he promoters or a n y of thei r officers have been gui l ty of any default unde r th is A c t not other­ wise provided for t he reunde r they shal l be l iable for each a n d every

such default to a pena l ty not exceeding five pounds to be recovered in

a s u m m a r y way.

23 . The following words and expressions in th is A c t shall have
the m e a n i n g hereby assigned to t h e m unless the re be something either

in t h e subject or contex t r e p u g n a n t to such construct ion. The word

" p romote r s " shall mean the said Alfred George Stanger a n d A r t h u r

B u d d e n the i r representa t ives assigns owners for t h e t ime be ing of t he

H a y Gas-works The expression " H a y Gas-works" shal l m e a n t h e

gas-works and the works connected the rewi th by th is Ac t author ized

to be const ructed The word " s t ree t " shal l inc lude any square cour t or alley h i g h w a y lane road thoroughfare or other passage or place wi th in t he l imits of this Ac t The expression " Mun ic ipa l Dis t r ic t of

H a y a n d s u b u r b s " shall comprise all t h a t distr ict wh ich is included

wi th in a radius of five miles from the post office in t h e said	Munic ipa l
Dis t r ic t	Provided t h a t i t shall be lawful for t h e Governor a t any t ime

by proclamat ion in t h e Gazette to order t h a t th is m e a n i n g of t he expression last aforesaid m a y for the purposes of th is A c t be extended to inc lude any such o ther place or places as in such proclamat ion m a y

be n a m e d a n d defined.

24. N o t h i n g conta ined in th i s A c t shall p r even t t h e said Gas­

works be ing b rough t unde r the provisions of any genera l A c t which

may be passed by the P a r l i a m e n t of N e w South W a l e s apply ing equally to companies engaged in the manufac tu re of gas in t h e said Colony with reference to the m a n u f a c t u r e and sale of gas nor en t i t l e the said promoters to compensat ion from the publ ic r evenue b y reason of t h e provisions of such general Act for t h e purpose aforesaid be ing made appl icable to and b ind ing upon t h e said promoters .

25. This A c t m a y be cited as t he " H a y Gas A c t of 1880 ."

S C H E D U L E .

PART I .

1. Regulations in respect of testing apparatus.

(a) The appara tus for tes t ing the i l luminat ing power of t he gas shall consis t of

t h e most improved form of pho tomete r known toge the r with t he proper me te r minu te

clock governor p ressure gauge and balance The b u r n e r to be used for t e s t ing t h e gas

shall be an A r g a n d bu rne r having fifteen holes a n d a seven-inch chimney The candles used for t e s t ing t he gas shall be sperm candles of six to t he pound and two candles shall

be used toge the r .

2. The apparatus.

(b) For t e s t ing the presence in the gas of su lphure t t ed hydrogen A glass vessel

conta in ing a s t r ip of bibulous pape r mois tened wi th a solution of aceta te of lead conta in­

ing sixty gra ins of crystall ized acetate_of lead dissolved in one fluid ounce of water .

P A R T I I .

1. Rules as to mode of testing gas.

(a) Mode of tes t ing for i l luminat ing power The gas in the pho tomete r is to be

l ighted a t least fifteen minu tes before the tes t ings begin and i t is to be kep t	cont inual ly
bu rn ing from the beginning to the end of t he tes ts .

Each t e s t i ng shall include t en observations of t he photometer made a t in terva ls

of a minu te .

The consumpt ion of gas is to be carefully adjusted to five cubi t feet per hour .

The candles are to be l ighted a t least t en minu tes before beginning each tes t ing

so as to arrive a t the i r normal rate of bu rn ing which is shown when the wick is slightly

ben t and the l ip glowing The s tandard r a t e of consumpt ion for the candles shall be one

h u n d r e d and twen ty grains each per hour Before and after making each set of t en

observat ions of the pho tomete r the gas examiner shall weigh the candles and if combus­

t ion shall have been more or less per candle than one hundred and twen ty gra ins per

h o u r he shall make and record the calculations requisi te to neut ra l ize the effects of this

difference The average of each set of t en observations is to bo t aken as r ep resen t ing

the i l luminating power of t ha t tes t ing .

2. Mode of testing.

(b) For su lphure t t ed hydrogen The gas shall be passed th rough a glass vessel

containing the str ip of b ibulous paper moistened with the solution of acetate of lead for a period of t h r ee minutes or such longer period as may be prescribed and if any dis­ colourat ion of t he tes t paper is found to have taken place this is held to be conclusive as to tiie presence of su lphure t t ed hydrogen in the gas.

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