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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 January 1942, Page 4

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PUBLIC NOTICES. PUBLIC NOTICE. PROVISION OF BLACKOUT SCREENS. MASTERTON, CARTERTON, GREYTOWN, FEATHERSTON AND MARTINBOROUGH BOROUGHS; MASTERTON, CASTLEPOINT, WAIRARAPA SOUTH AND FEATHERSTON COUNTIES. JN conformity with the Lighting Restrictions Emergency Regulations, 1941, and Amendments thereto, and by direction of the Dominion Lighting Controller, we hereby give Public Notice and Order as follows:— (1) Every occupier of premises shall forthwith and at all times hereafter make provision for the immediate i and complete blacking-out at any time for an indeterminate number of hours of a room or rooms that provide enough accommodation for the greatest number of persons that may be in the premises at any time during hours of darkness. (2) Such provision shall,be by way of a screen for each place through which light within the room might otherwise escape outside either directly or indirectly, and shall be of such nature that it can be applied quickly by any person likely at' any time to be in charge of the premises. (.3) If in the case of any premises the Controller at any time requires that' provision be made immediately for the complete blacking-out of those premises, such order shall be deemed to require that provision as required by Clauses 1 and 2 of this order be made in respect of the whole of the premises or such part or parts thereof as the order may specify. I (4) Paragraph 3 of the above Order states the powers given to the Dominion Lighting Controller to enforce the provisions called for by Paragraphs 1 and 2 on any building which at the moment does not contain people after dark. (5) In this Order: “Premises means any building or any part of a building or any group of buildings, occupied as separate premises, whether used as a dwelling house, hotel, flat, apartment, office, factory, shop, workshop, store, or otherwise howsoever. “Occupier” means the person in possession of premises, and in relation to premises occupied by a Corporation, includes the principal local executive officers o$ the corporation and such other person as may appear for the time being to be im charge of the premises. “Screen” means a blind or screen that will completely prevent the passage and escape of artificial light being used in the part of the premises for which the screen is provided.

(6) Where any order under the Lighting Restrictions Emergency Regulations, 1941, refers to a blind or screen which will comply with the requirements of the Lighting Restrictions Emergency Regulations, 1941, or requires that a blind or screen be provided, it shall be construed to require the provision of a screen that will satisfy the requirements of this Order, or the provision of any other material, appliance, apparatus or device that will produce the same effect. (7) Further notice is hereby given that the provisions of this “Order” will come into force on the 22nd day of January, 1942, and must be complied with immediately. THOS. JORDAN, Chairman of the E.P.S. Organisation representing the Borough of Masterton and the Counties of Masterton and Castlepoint. D. L. TAVERNER, Chairman of the E.P.S. Organisation representing the Borough of Carterton and the Wairarapa South County. A. B. MARTIN, Chairman of the E.P.S. Organisation representing the Boroughs of Greytown, Featherston and Martinborough and the Featherston County,