You are looking at a part of the Local Government Act 1974 called Telegraphs and telephones. This part is section 657, but it is no longer in use because it was repealed. It was repealed on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website. You can see that this change happened as a result of the Local Government Act 2002. The section 657 is not part of the law anymore.

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656: Powers of council with respect to harbour works to be exercised subject to Harbours Act 1950, or

"Councils must follow the Harbours Act 1950 rules when doing harbour work."

658: Underground telephone and electric lines, or

"Rules about putting phone and power lines underground"

Part 40Miscellaneous powers
Telegraphs, telephones, and electric lines

657Telegraphs and telephones (Repealed)

Notes

Section 657: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).