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error may also be made in situ (by proper apparatus contrived
for the purpose) at more frequent intervals, at the option
and at the expense of either party.
"If at any time the friction of a meter shall be found
to exceed one-tenth and a half of an inch of water, or the
percentage of error shall be found to exceed the limits fixed
by the Sales of Gas Act, the meter shall at once be taken
out, and returned to the maker for re-adjustment, so as to
reduce the friction to an amount not exceeding one-tenth of
an inch of water, or to correct the error of registration.
"8. The arrangements for lighting and extinguishing
the lamps, and for the repair of the posts and lanterns, the
situation of the metered lamps, and the provision, fixing, and
maintenance of all motors, governors, and other requisite
apparatus, must bo settled by agreement between the parties.
"9. By section 85 of the City of London Gas Act, 1868,
both the local authority and the gas company are entitled to
have access to the governors for the purpose of examining
the same, and any dispute with reference to the affixing,
operation, or inspection of governors is to be referred to the
determination of the chief gas examiner. But we recommend
that every governor and burner shall be taken down
and re-tested at least once a year, and that when the consumption
of any governor and burner is found to vary to the
extent of half a cubic foot per hour from the quantity of gas
intended to bo consumed, such governor and burner should
bo returned to the maker for re-adjustment.
"10. The register of each meter shall bo road and recorded
at regular intervals by two officers going round
together, one on behalf of the company, the other on behalf
of the parish, and their joint record shall furnish the data
from which the average consumption is to be calculated.