CONTROL OF LIGHTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1941, Page 6

CONTROL OF LIGHTING

EXTENSION THROUGHOUT DOMINION COMPREHENSIVE ACTION* PROPOSED. NEW POLICY OUTLINED BY PREMIER. (By Telegraph—Press- Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The passing of comprehensive regulations for the adequate control of lighting was announced today by the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser). "Certain lights throughout the Dominion have already been eliminated.” said the Prime Minister, "and steps will be taken under the new regulations to extend these precautions to other localities without delay. "In drawing up the proposals for control and their execution.” he added, ‘the Government is relying to the fullest extent on the active assistance of local emergency precautions organisations. The general administration of

I the scheme will be the responsibility ! of Mr. F. M. Kissel, who has been api pointed Dominion Lighting Controller.; !He will act under the direction anti i control of the Minister of National I Service. Mr. Kissell already holds the I position of Electricity Controller and ! he ialso chairman of a special tech- ■ nical committee acting in the closest; I collaboration with the Chiefs of SiatT in ; ! formulating the general outline of the. I precautions to be taken. Mr. Semple i . is now selecting qualified men holding i responsible positions in connection with j ! lighting as local controllers.. They will | I assist the emergency - precautions ex-; H ecutive in seelcting other qualified per-> ' { sons Io act as properly constituted com-1 ’■mitlees under the emergency precau-! • jtions; organisation. These local com-! ’, mittees will be asked to formulate pr<-, '! postils fur the adequate reduction of! ' dangerous lighting in each area and : ythe various emergency precautions: or-j ’ ganirations will be required to put the; • j scheme into operation. "Excellent machinery is thus provid-1 1 cd under comprehensive emergency ■; • precautions organisations already set ' ! up to ensure that the obligations laid; ; I down are properly observed. Wardens,; ■ twill be .-.pjjoinUii under the <>rg:mis;<-1 ] lion’s patrol .areas to advise people of; i their responsibilities anti where necos-i ■ sary to direct them to comply with • orders. The wardens will not have' i power to enforce their requirement? ; i and if any difficulty should bo exper- ' i icnccd in that connection. a report i ! will be conveyed to the police, who I j will have full authority to take any 1 ' action io ensure that the directions are i i given effect io It will bo seen th; • ! ■ even effort is being made to securo tin i | co-operation and assistance of local ; authorities m the procedure lied downwind for full authniily to be delegated Ito properly constituted emergency pre-’ • cautions organisations. and while re. < | strict ions of this kind must inevitably . create Some men; ( ye|; |er IC-the ate;-, ( j of the whole community involved - ; and all must bo prepared to c<>mplv pyith the necessary precaution ? which • the emergency may require."