ELECTRICAL ENERGY
CONTRACTORS' LIEN ACT
I Reserved judgment: rwas given in the Supreme Court yesterday by his Honour Mr. Justice-Blair in an action brought by Kanieri .Electric Company, Ltd., against the Hansford. and Mills Construction Company, Ltd. (in liquidation), and the Bimu Gold Dredging. Company, Ltd. The plaintiff company provided and installed the necessary equipment .to enable electric power generated by it to be supplied to the . Hansfonl and Mils Company for the purpose of completing tho ejection."'''of a' large 'Steel.' dredge on the Rimu . Company's property near Hokitika. The Kanieri Company's power is delivered in, the form of alternating current, and the Hans.iford and ilills Company's machines, which were to nso the power, wore o£ the direct current type. In consequence certain electrical apparatus,, had to'bo installed before tlie power coiM' be used. J "The only question-in,this case," said his Honoui', "is whether tlio supply of, electrical energy is 'work* within' the'; meaning of Section 48 of the Wages Proteetiou and Contractors' Lien. Act. As the "Act was originally framed, 'work' was dofined as;• 'meaning' the various* '.things; thereinafter mentioned, but by au amendment of the Act made in . tlib" year 1914 the word 'means' was altered to 'include",' and the effect of this, alteration is that the word 'work' would have its usual ami ordinary meaning,. witK the addition of thevarious artificial meanings specially included in tha definition clause.'' . •Byroasonof the fact..that; tho'arrangement' as- to- installing tho equipment necessary to supply the energy in a form in which it - could bo used by the Hansford aud Mills Company was not a complete contract, his Honour said he must disallow tho claim for a charge so far as concerned tho work done and material supplied in relation to.the installation of the equipment. j Tne Court allowed the charge to tho Extent of £&31s-3d, the amount of the dh&rg-e for supplies of electrical energy.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 126, 30 May 1931, Page 6
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314ELECTRICAL ENERGY Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 126, 30 May 1931, Page 6
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