ELECTRIC DANGER

Grey River Argus, 15 November 1930, Page 2

ELECTRIC DANGER

At a Theatre q UNLICENSED WIREMEN'S WORK. D (Per Press Association.) ! n TE AROHA. November 14. I [j Thomas Henry Billing, theatre pro- C prietor, and three men employed by C him, were prosecuted by the Registr.tr : of the Electric Wiremen’s Board, for j j performing unlicensed work in connee- 1 [ tion with the electrical installation ini C the Majestic Theatre at Te Aroha, and C there were six charges against Billing, : including that of withholding informa- i r tion, and three separate charges I [ against John William George Capstiek. ■ [ William Reginald Caldwell, and Erie. C Darby. ' J Evidence was given by the Borough j r Electrical Inspector that fuses varying [ from five to ten times the necessary j [ strength had been used, and on one oc-I * casioii. witness had fyeen severely • ■ shak“n by coming in contact with ; j? faulty wiring. He said the state of ' Q affairs at the theatre constituted a! C very serious danger. i C The Magistrate. Mr F. W. Platts, £ after commenting on the gravity of the offences, lined Billing £5. with costs; laud £ll for having permitted the work I Ito be done by unlicensed men. For ■performing electrical work without be- , 'ing the holders of licenses. Darby was; fined £2, Caldwell £1 10s, and Capstiek £l. JUICE GOT FRAUDULENTLY. TE AROHA, November .14. j Horace Martin, on a charge of fraudulently extracting electricity from the Thames Valley Power Board mains 1 to the value of £2. was fined £5.