ELECTRIC WIRING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18101, 17 June 1924, Page 7

ELECTRIC WIRING.

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EVIDENCE AT, Flß?jß^ftUlJ#| (MtBBB ASBOCUTtOS TBLBOHUtf iWgJ Interesting evidence;', ftgftf <yjng|bls| trlcal installations was enquiry, before Mr Hunty recent fir* at the ,Oitypf^t|^v^M F» F. Gilmour, elecWieaL 4 the describing the after. tho was Mr Ostler, for a'tl panies in .the ifojUiaW State Departnients^V^^l^W Mr Ostler: onus bn> the, Power'Boarcb-to '"see, the Underwriters.} lowed when> mdkfaig an|inS|pl|^ra^S , "I, do ftof cpisiWr continued l l Wi'tnejii; should be their own'-instal that shouldrbe done have seen, home-made pennies, Jiairpins, and. bladeafftofJlffiM knives." > *■*s*. Vi HMshß Mr Ostler issued by.the house should ><< 'have'. s'omeispajffflMP wire', and every 'housewife, how to put new the switohboard Ask our meter how to .do it. - Is that goqd , s iriform i ation.fr«NOiM| In answer to Mr" the danger of/ said' that the .lowest have' electrocuted a 1923, in .witness.V were J i3 the damage' timciUnlb]gitU'MM#^M F. B.' Bl!eplici' , d ( ; l cMef;; : ge|tWc|||a| spootor ciation, stated that fire had-an electrical^. caused by defects ja ness bad see,"tt sidered ,it grave, part of fire would have spections been in the Public Works i3ti«gffiK& latiou should f6re being and >hen,.in)^«^d.f > rigid; system ; linesmen' shouM' also to\£wbfflwm To, Mr* Ostler: to fIS/iitiM number of cal causes was> 30,' and-the dumber M accidents 31,, otiose had been cause J'on tions. In the list showWsttie .ntiw bor of flr«s front "olectricaF sonfe"e*|™ tne Dominion Auckland' stood The general rules I 'for tended to contain only \sucfr/tf«£isW§| mentg and precautions as w«M|k|JJS| ally necessary, and not to l^ trained persons., The Association would' not, blame with"the to faulty The underwriters' WWWfefflßlaSj inspect every H'^^lSl'St' after }a year might case of a priva teahouse. , Sidney Elflridge Konnings, chief en-,', «neer to *h« -Electrical Department Ch i and T. Burt, said there wag,„fl./fe*eP ing of mneasiaess among' wjmtoblu firms consequent on complaints of faulty wiring, as it'placed suspioion, and also" because 1 thtf'extraf cost of supervision must be'*,boma *by ljthem. They sought' »,, system of, inspection. The Power Board was iielping to a certain, extent by-the \ ssuc of licenses through its Licensing;', 3oard. Decision was reserved. --"" '