THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 239

TIME TABLE NO. 4.—EAST COAST.
(Referred to in the foregoing Contract.)

General Post Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1866.

THE following Bye-Laws and Regulations for the
Port of Dunedin, approved of by the Governor
in Council, are published for general information.
JAMES PATERSON,
Postmaster-General.

BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Made and published by His Honor Thomas Dick,
Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in
the Colony of New Zealand, and by the Marine
Board of New Zealand, for the Port of Dunedin,
under the powers in that behalf conferred on them
by "The Marine Board Act, 1863."

I.—WHARVES AND JETTIES..

1. The time allowed vessels to occupy berths at
   quays, for the purpose of discharging cargo, shall be
   (exclusive of Sundays and holidays, and the day of
   removal) :

   For ships under 100 tons . . 2 days.
   " from 100 to 150 tons . . 4 "
   " 150 to 200 tons . . 5 "
   " 200 to 250 tons . . 6 "
   " 250 to 300 tons . . 7 "
   And so on at the rate of one day for every additional
   fifty tons register.

2. Ships discharging cargo at outside berths to be
   allowed two days for every one of the foregoing scale.

3. Cargo may be discharged from any ship laying
   outside over and across the deck of any ship laying
   alongside any quay. Vessels taking in cargo to have
   an unoccupied berth, which is to be given up when
   required for any other purpose by the Harbour
   Master.

4. All goods landed on any wharf or jetty are to
   be so placed as to keep the mooring posts or rings
   free, and to allow a clear passage of at least eight
   feet from the edge of the wharf nearest the vessel,
   upon which space no goods are allowed to remain;
   and any person infringing this regulation shall be
   liable to a penalty of not exceeding five pounds.

5. Any vessel whose time at a discharging berth
   has expired, or which the officer or Harbour Master
   considers it necessary to remove, and on board of
   which there shall not be sufficient men, or ballast, or
   the requisite tackle to enable her to remove there-

from, may be removed by the Port Officer or Harbour
Master, who is hereby authorized to procure and
employ such ballast and tackle as may be required
for the purpose, at the expense of the owner.

6. No timber or other article shall be left on any
   public jetty, wharf, or landing place, or the approach
   thereto, for a longer period than six hours; and any
   person offending against this regulation shall incur
   a penalty not exceeding ten pounds; and it shall
   be lawful for the Harbour Master, when in his
   opinion the public convenience requires it, at any
   time during or after the expiry of such period, to
   cause such timber or other article immediately to be
   removed from any such jetty, wharf, or landing
   place, or approach thereto, to any place he may
   think proper, at the expense and risk of the owner
   or his agent, or the person in charge of such timber
   or other article.

7. No boat whatever shall be made fast to any
   steps or landing place, or to lay longer than re-
   quired for landing their passengers, under a penalty
   not exceeding five pounds.

8. No cab, carriage, dray, or other vehicle shall be
   driven along any quay, wharf, or landing place, or
   the approach thereto, at a quicker speed than a
   walking pace, under a penalty not exceeding five
   pounds.

II.—BOATS AND BOATMEN.

9. Every boatman shall be examined by the Har-
   bour Master or other authorized person, and shall
   obtain from the Superintendent a license to ply for
   hire in the Port of Dunedin: provided always that
   no such license shall be granted to any person who
   does not possess a competent knowledge of seaman-
   ship, and who does not thoroughly understand the
   management of a boat. Such license, when granted,
   shall be in force from the date of issue until the 5th
   day of January then next, and the grantee for every
   such license shall pay to such Harbour Master, or
   other authorized person, the sum of thirty shillings.

10. Every boatman shall carry his license, which,
    together with a printed copy of the regulations, fares,
    and rates, he shall produce to any person by whom
    he may be employed, on their being demanded, or
    forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings.

11. Any licensed boatman found guilty of dishonest
    or improper conduct, or plying with a boat which the
    Harbour Master or other duly authorized officer shall
    consider to be not fully equipped with proper gear,
    and not in a seaworthy condition, shall be liable to be
    deprived of his license.

12. Any licensed boatman lending his license to
    any other person shall be liable to a penalty of forty
    shillings.

13. Every licensed boatman plying for hire shall
    have his name, place of abode, and number of license
    legibly and conspicuously painted in letters one inch
    long on the inside of the gunwale of the stern sheets
    of his boat, under a penalty of twenty shillings

14. No boat shall be of less beam than four feet
    six inches. Boats under five feet beam shall be
    allowed to carry one person for every three feet in
    length; boats of five feet beam, and not less than five
    feet six inches beam, shall be allowed to carry one
    person for every two feet in length; and for every
    six inches of additional beam above five feet six inches
    one person in addition may be carried for every two
    feet in length. The above numbers to include the
    crew of each boat.

15. Each boat shall carry eight pounds of luggage
    (if required) with every passenger without extra
    charge, or one hundred weight of luggage in lieu of
    every person less than the complement allowed.

16. The number of persons to be carried in each
    boat shall be specified in the license, and legibly