Numb. 16. 117

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1866.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1866.

THE following Bye-laws and Regulations for the
Port of Napier, approved of by the Governor
in Council, are published for general information.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Bye-laws and Regulations for the Port of Napier.

1. All licensed watermen shall be under the
   control of the Harbour Master.

2. Every waterman shall upon payment of One
   pound sterling in respect of every boat to be plied
   by him receive a license to be renewed on the 1st
   day of February in each year: provided always that
   such boat shall be found with proper gear and
   fittings to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master.

3. Any boatman carrying passengers for hire,
   without a license, shall be liable to a fine not exceed-
   ing Five pounds.

4. No boat shall be allowed to obstruct the landing-
   place after discharging her cargo and passengers.

5. A board exhibiting the charges authorized to be
   made between sunrise and sunset shall be placed
   near the landing-place; after sunset and when the
   blue flag shall be hoisted half-mast high by the
   Harbour Master or person deputed by him, denoting
   bad weather, double fares can be demanded by
   watermen.

6. Any boatman resisting, impeding or obstructing
   the Harbour Master, Pilot, or other person deputed
   by either of them, in the execution of his duty, or
   using threatening or abusive language to them or any
   of them, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
   Twenty pounds.

7. The number of passengers allowed to be carried
   in any boat shall be specified in the license, and shall
   be legibly painted on some conspicuous part of the
   boat in respect of which such license is issued, and
   any boatman conveying. a larger number of passen-
   gers or a greater quantity of luggage than is allowed
   in this license, shall forfeit and pay a sum not
   exceeding Five pounds.

8. The authorized fares shall be as follows---

s. d.
From the wharf or boat-shed to the
usual anchorage of the steamers,
single fare 2 6
From the wharf or boat-shed to any
vessel anchored at or in the neighbor-
hood of the mooring buoy, for single
fare. 3 6
In bad weather double fares may be
charged.
For one passenger in rough weather 4 fares
Return fares will be allowed at the
same rate in each case.

9. Each boat shall carry, if required, 14 lbs weight
   of luggage with every passenger without additional
   charge, and any passenger detaining a boat for a
   period exceeding twenty minutes shall be liable to an
   extra charge at the rate of four shillings per hour.

10. All ballast lighters, and cargo boats plying for
    hire, shall be measured, marked and registered, and
    upon payment of 2s. 6d. per ton register, shall
    receive a license, to be renewed on the 1st day of
    February in each year.

11. Any person holding a license for a cargo boat
    who shall load the same in excess of the quantity
    allowed to be carried in accordance with his license,
    shall forfeit his license and be liable to a penalty of
    Five pounds.

12. Nothing in the 10th or 11th of these Bye-Laws
    relating to cargo boats shall be deemed to alter or
    affect the provisions of "The Customs Regulations
    Act, 1858," and particularly so far as the said Act
    relates to lighters, and the licensing of lighters.

13. Any boatman charging more than the
    authorized rates or fares, or refusing to employ his
    boat when required to do so, shall be liable to forfeit
    his license and to pay a penalty of Five pounds.

Wharf Dues and Regulations.

1. All goods landed on the wharf or wharves, either
   for import or export, shall pay 6d. per ton of 40 cubic
   feet, or per ton weight, with the exceptions herein-
   after mentioned, for which the following rates will be
   charged:---