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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

Act, 1879,” that the power granted to the Governor in Council by the seventeenth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” in respect of prescribing what dues and rates may be charged on wharves vested in local bodies, may be exercised from to time as occasion may require, and shall not be limited as in the said section is provided: And whereas dues and rates to be charged for the use of the Kaikoura wharf and goods-shed (the management of which was by Order in Council dated the second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, vested in the Kaikoura County Council) were prescribed by Order in Council dated the thirty-first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three: And whereas it is expedient to revoke such last-named Order in Council and the dues and rates thereby fixed, and to prescribe other dues and rates in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority granted to him by the said Act, “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1879,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council of the thirty-first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, prescribing dues and rates to be charged for the use of the Kaikoura wharf and goods-shed, and doth hereby prescribe that the dues and rates specified in the First Schedule hereto shall be charged and taken, on and after the date of this Order in Council, for the use of the said wharf and goods-shed; and such dues and rates shall be applied to keeping the above-mentioned wharf and goods shed, and all erections on the wharf, in good order and repair, as provided in the said Order in Council of the second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

And His Excellency the Governor of the said colony, with the like advice and consent, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority granted to him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby make the regulations contained in the Second Schedule hereto, and doth order that the same shall, on and after the date of this Order in Council, apply to the Port or Harbour of Kaikoura and to the wharf aforesaid.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

On all goods or merchandise not otherwise specified, s. d.
weight or measurement, per ton, with labour .. 2 0
Ditto, without labour .. .. .. .. 1 0
Grass-seed, bran, and pollard, per bag, with labour .. 0 2
Ditto, without labour .. .. .. .. 0 1
Timber, inwards or outwards, per 100ft. superficial .. 0 3
Horses and great cattle, each .. .. .. 2 6
Calves, sheep, lambs, goats, and pigs, each .. .. 0 3
Vehicles .. .. .. .. 4 0
Wool, per bale .. .. .. .. 0 3
Coal and tallow, per ton, with labour .. .. 1 6
Potatoes, per ton of 12 bags .. .. 0 9
Beer, in casks or cases, 4 or 8 dozen (8 to be the ton as casks), per ton, with labour. .. .. 4 0
Casks (hogsheads 4 to the ton, quarters and barrels 6 to the ton, octaves 12 to the ton, kegs 20 to the ton), per ton, with labour .. .. .. 4 0
Empty casks to be charged half-rates.
Tanks, 400 gallons each, with labour .. .. 1 6
Ditto, without labour .. .. .. .. 1 0
Butter, per ton .. .. .. .. 2 0
Bricks, imported or exported, per 1,000 .. .. 2 6
Hides, 40 to the ton, with labour .. .. 2 0
Ditto, without labour .. .. .. .. 1 0
Leather and basils, per bale .. .. 0 3
Slates, per 1,000 .. .. .. .. 3 0
Ditto, minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 3
Passengers’ luggage, not exceeding ¼ ton measurement, shall be exempt from wharfage charges

Storage.

On all goods stored, at per ton, for two weeks or part of two weeks, weight or measurement .. .. 2 0
For every subsequent week .. .. .. 0 3
Wool, per bale, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. 1 0
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 3
Tallow, per ton, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. 3 6
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 3
Butter, per ton, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. 3 6
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 3
Potatoes and grass-seed, per bag, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. .. .. 0 2
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 1
Flour, per ton, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. 2 6
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 3
Hogsheads, each, for two weeks or part of two weeks .. 0 9
Ditto, for every subsequent week .. .. 0 3
Ditto (minimum), for two weeks or part of two weeks, each .. .. .. .. 0 4
Ditto, for every subsequent week, each .. .. 0 2

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulations.

1. THE owner or master of every vessel lying at wharf, pier, jetty, or landing-place shall, before commencing to discharge or land his cargo on any such wharf or landing-place, obtain the permission of the Wharfinger or his deputy so to do; and any cargo landed without such permission shall not be deemed to be in the custody of the Wharfinger, nor shall he be responsible for any loss or damage that may accrue to such cargo by the elements or otherwise.

2. No ballast, timber, coal, produce, or cargo of any description shall be embarked or shipped, disembarked or unshipped, except at such times and places, and in such order and mode, as may be directed and deemed expedient by the Wharfinger or his deputy for the proper working of the wharf.

3. No goods or articles of any description which, in the opinion of the Wharfinger or his deputy, are likely to occasion damage to the wharf, landing-place, or shed, shall be discharged or landed on any such wharf or landing-place, or placed in any such shed.

4. If at any time owners or consignees of any cargo or produce landed on the wharf or landing-place, or to be shipped therefrom, are notified that no storage room is available in any of the sheds for the proper stowage of such cargo or produce; and if any cargo or produce shall be permitted to remain on the wharf or landing-place, for the convenience of the owners, consignees, or shippers thereof, then the Wharfinger shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage that may accrue to any such cargo or produce, by the elements or otherwise, during the time they may so remain on the wharf: Provided always that the Wharfinger shall not be bound to find storage room either in the sheds or on the wharf or landing-place for any cargo or produce when no sufficient accommodation is available for that purpose.

5. No person taking any vehicle on the wharf shall allow the same to go at greater than a walking pace.

6. Any person taking any vehicle drawn by two or more horses on any such wharf, pier, or jetty as mentioned in the preceding by-law shall ride on the said vehicle so as to keep the horses attached thereto as far as possible under his control while the said vehicle is in motion, and shall stand by the said vehicle when and so long as the same shall be at a standstill on any such wharf, pier, or jetty.

7. No person shall be allowed to take any bicycle or tricycle upon the said wharf except for the purpose of shipment or by permission of the Wharfinger or his deputy.

8. All goods landed on any wharf or landing-place, or brought thereon for shipment, are to be placed as the Wharfinger or his deputy may direct; and no goods or other articles shall be placed in any shed or on any wharf or landing-place so as to be an impediment to the approaches or an obstacle to the removal of other goods from shed, wharf, or landing-place, or so as to encumber the mooring-posts or rings on any such wharf or landing-place.

9. Shippers and consignees of all goods landed on or shipped from the said wharf shall, before landing or shipping such goods, deliver to the Wharfinger or his deputy a full and true account of all such goods, stating the respective weights or measurements of the same according as freight is payable thereon. All charges to be paid previous to delivery of goods.

10. The master of every vessel shall on demand give to the Wharfinger, or other person deputed by him a copy of the bill of lading, freight list, or manifest of the cargo, or other proper account of all goods intended to be unshipped from the vessel, and the name or names of the owners to whom all or any goods in such vessel are intended to be delivered.

11. The wharf shall be open daily for business from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sundays and holidays excepted): Provided that when steamers arrive before 8 a.m., then the wharf shall be open from the time of the arrival of the steamer; and if after 5 p.m., for one hour after the time of discharging. Goods to be removed during those hours without storage being charged.

12. All goods landed on the wharf shall be removed therefrom or stored before 4 o’clock p.m. on the day on which they are landed, except as provided by Regulation 11.

13. The Wharfinger is empowered to take charge of and store cargo if not removed by the consignee within six hours after being landed, or to cause the same to be delivered to the consignee at his expense and risk.

14. All vessels shall pay (not exceeding) 1s. per ton extra on all cargo landed before 8 a.m. and after 4 p.m., exclusive of labour. Wool, skins, fungus, and flax shall be charged for at the rate of 3d. per bale. No extra charge shall be made for coal, ballast, or timber discharged or shipped during extra hours.

15. Goods landed for reshipment shall have precedence of all other goods stored in the sheds.

16. In the construction of the above by-laws the terms and expressions following shall have the meaning hereinafter assigned to them :—