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FIRST SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. THAT all Her Majesty's subjects shall, at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

2. That Her Majesty, or the Governor, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, over, and out of the wharf without payment.

3. That the Raglan County Council (hereinafter termed "the said Council") shall maintain and keep the above-mentioned wharf, and all erections thereon, in good order and repair; and shall at all times exhibit on the wharf suitable and necessary lights for the guidance of vessels, and shall maintain at its own cost such lights: Provided that no light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved of by the Minister for the time being having charge of the Marine Department (hereinafter referred to as "the said Minister").

4. That any person authorised by the said Minister, or any officer acting with his approval, may, at all reasonable times, enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings erected thereon, and view the state of repair thereof; and that, upon his leaving at or posting to the last-known address of the said Council a notice in writing of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings, requiring the Council, within a reasonable time to be therein prescribed, to repair the same, the said Council shall, with all convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such repairs to be made.

5. That the said Council shall not erect, or suffer to be erected, on the said wharf any building or structure whatever, except with the consent of the said Minister.

6. That the said Council shall keep a separate account of the receipts and expenditure on account of such wharf, and shall cause such account to be balanced to the thirty-first day of March in every year, and shall send a copy of such account when balanced to the said Minister, and shall supply any particulars in reference thereto that may be required by the said Minister, or any person acting with his approval.

7. That the said Council shall appoint all officers necessary for the working and management of the said wharf.

8. That nothing herein contained shall authorise the said Council to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or any regulation of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, or with any provisions of "The Harbours Act, 1878," or its amendments, or any regulation thereunder.

9. That the ballast of all vessels loading at the said wharf shall be taken away by the said Council, and deposited above high-water mark, or at such other place as may be approved of by the said Minister, or by any person appointed by the said Minister for that purpose.

10. That the rights, powers, and privileges hereby conferred shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of the foregoing Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority; and the said Council shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the said Minister first obtained.

11. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred under or by virtue of the foregoing Order in Council, or any of them, may be at any time resumed by the Governor, without payment or any compensation whatever, on giving to the said Council six calendar months' previous notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Governor or the said Minister, or by any person acting under his or their instructions, and delivered at or posted to the last known address of the said Council, its successors or assigns.

12. The Council shall be liable for any injury which may be caused at the said wharf to any vessel or boat through any default or neglect on the part of the Council.

13. In case the Council shall—
    (1.) Commit or suffer a breach of the conditions herein-before set forth, or any of them; or
    (2.) Cease to use or occupy the said wharf for a period of thirty consecutive days,
    then and in either of the said cases every right, power, or privilege hereby conferred may be revoked and determined by the Governor in Council without any notice to the Council or other proceeding whatsoever, and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to the Council, and to all persons concerned or interested, of the facts stated in such Order in Council.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

BERTHAGE.

For every steamer alongside the wharf, for each day or part of a day .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0
For any sailing-vessel so berthed, for each day or part of a day .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0

WHARFAGE CHARGES, INWARDS.

Flour, for each 100lb. .. .. .. .. 0 1
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 3
Flour, for each ton .. .. .. .. 1 0
For every sheep, lamb, goat, or pig, each .. .. 0 2
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 6
For every horse, bull, cow, or calf, each .. .. 2 6
For all goods or merchandise of any description whatever, not otherwise specified, per ton, weight or measurement .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Or part of a ton, weight or measurement, at per 100lb. 0 3
For grain of any kind, meal, bran, sharps, chaff, at per ton .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Part of a ton, per 100lb. .. .. .. 0 2
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 6
Bricks and slates, per 1,000 .. .. .. 2 6
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 1 6
Timber of any kind, per 100ft. .. .. .. 0 3
Carts, drays, and all other vehicles, each .. .. 2 6
Coal, per ton .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
Passengers' luggage, not exceeding 5cwt. .. .. Free.

WHARFAGE CHARGES, OUTWARDS.

Flax, at per ton of 8 bales, or 16 demi-bales of 140lb. 1 0
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 2 0
Tow, at per ton or part of a ton .. .. .. 0 6
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 6
Fruit, at per ton .. .. .. .. 3 0
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 3
Hides, each .. .. .. .. .. 0 1
Sheepskins, bundle of twelve .. .. .. 0 6
For every package of goods not otherwise specified .. 0 3
Bacon, at per ton .. .. .. .. 2 6
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 1 0
Bones, at per ton .. .. .. .. 2 6
Bones, at per sack or bag, each .. .. .. 1 0
Fungus, at per bale or part bale, each .. .. 1 0
Cheese and butter in kegs or otherwise, at per 100lb. 0 6
Poultry, at per case or dozen, each .. .. 1 0
For every horse or neat cattle .. .. .. 1 0
For every lamb, sheep, goat, or pig, each .. .. 0 2
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 6
Firewood, at per cord .. .. .. .. 1 0
Posts and rails, per 100 .. .. .. .. 1 6
Shingles, per 1,000 .. .. .. .. 0 6
Paling, per 100 .. .. .. .. 0 6
Grain, per ton .. .. .. .. .. 2 0
Potatoes, per ton .. .. .. .. 1 6
Timber, all descriptions, per 100ft. .. .. 0 3
Lime, per bag .. .. .. .. .. 0 1
Wool, per bale or dump .. .. .. .. 1 0

STORAGE.

Minimum charge .. .. .. .. .. 0 9
After first seven days for a ton or part of a ton per day, in addition .. .. .. .. .. 0 2

THIRD SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS.

1. SHIPPERS and consignees shall land all goods on the aforesaid wharf, and all goods shall be shipped from the wharf; and before landing or shipping such goods they shall 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, and all goods to be stored or considered as stored.

2. 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 the names of the owners to whom all or any goods in such vessel are intended to be delivered.

3. The wharf shall be open for business daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m (Sundays and holidays excepted), provided that when the steamers arrive before 8 a.m., then the wharf shall be open from the time of the arrival of the steamer; and if after 4 p.m., for one hour after the time of discharging. The charges on goods landed and stored, or landed on Sundays and holidays, shall be paid by the ship, consignees paying wharfage only as per charges in the Second Schedule hereto.

4. All goods landed on the wharf shall be removed there-from or stored before 5 p.m. on the day on which they are landed, except as provided for by Regulation 3. No goods, timber, or other article shall be deposited on the wharf, except in the act of landing or shipping the same, without the permission of the Wharfinger.

5. The master of every vessel hauling alongside the wharf shall berth, moor, or remove his vessel as the Wharfinger may direct; and, failing which, any loss or damage done to the wharf, jetty, or sheds shall be made good to the satisfaction of the Raglan County Council.