Aug. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1407

FIRST SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS.

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 of ingress and egress thereon 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, through, and out of the wharf without payment.

3. That the said County Council shall maintain and keep the above-mentioned wharf, and all erections on the wharf, in good order and repair; and shall at all times permit to be erected and exhibited therefrom any lights for the guidance of vessels, and shall maintain at its own cost any such lights: Provided that no new light shall be exhibited until after it has been approved of by the Marine Department.

4. That any person authorised by the Minister having Charge of the Marine Department, or any officer acting with his approval, may at all reasonable times enter upon the said wharf, and any buildings erected on the wharf, and view the state of repair thereof; and that, upon his leaving at 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 appoint all officers and servants required for the management and working of the said wharf.

6. 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 Marine Department.

7. 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 31st March in each year, and shall send a copy of such account, when balanced, to the Marine Department, and shall supply any particulars in reference thereto as may be required by the Marine Department.

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 regulations thereunder.

9. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall continue in force for fourteen years, computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in the meantime altered, modified, or revoked.

10. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred under or by virtue of this Order in Council may be at any time resumed by the Governor, on giving to the said Council six calendar months’ notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Governor or the Minister having Charge of the Marine Department, or any person acting under his or their instructions, and delivered at the last-known address of the said Council, their successors, administrators, or assigns. No compensation or allowance shall be payable in such case.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

WHARFAGE ON VESSELS. £ s. d.

Regular trading-steamers and sailing-vessels, for the wharf per half-year, if paid in advance, per ton register .. .. .. .. 0 0 6

Minimum charge for the wharf per half-year, if paid in advance .. .. .. .. 1 0 0

Irregular trading-vessels of any class, for each time they come alongside the wharf, per ton register 0 0 1

Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 2 6

All vessels which do not pay their dues in advance will be deemed to be irregular trading-vessels.

Vessels coming alongside the wharf will be held responsible for any damage done to the wharf, and the said Council will repair any such damage, and charge the cost of doing so against the master or owner of the vessel doing the damage.

The half-year will commence on the 1st days of January and July in each year.

The masters or owners of all regular trading-vessels shall pay their dues in advance to the Treasurer of the said Council.

All dues payable by irregular trading-vessels shall be paid to the Treasurer of the said Council, or to some one appointed by him to receive them, the payments to be made by the master or owner of the vessel upon the first application.

WHARFAGE ON GOODS. £ s. d.

All goods landed on or shipped from the wharf, per ton weight or measurement .. .. 0 0 6

Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 0 2

All goods not removed from the wharf or sheds within seven days will be charged double rates—viz., one shilling per ton.

All landing-dues shall be paid quarterly, on returns to be furnished to the Clerk of the said Council, or other person appointed by the said Council, by the receiver of the goods, or on returns from the books of the master or owner of the vessel which carried them.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Making General Harbour Regulations.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of July, 1899.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS it is enacted by section two hundred and twelve of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” that the Governor in Council may, for the purposes specified in the said section, from time to time make regulations, to be called “General Harbour Regulations,” and which shall be in force in all the ports of the colony:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 49, of the seventh day of the same month, the Governor in Council made general harbour regulations:

And whereas it is desirable to make additional general harbour regulations:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the hereinbefore-in-part-recited Act, doth hereby order and declare that on and after the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, the following general harbour regulations shall be in force in all ports of the colony:—

GENERAL HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

41A. The master or person in charge of every cargo-vessel or hulk over 100 tons gross register on board of which persons are working or residing, lying alongside of any wharf, shall keep for the use of persons coming from or going on board such vessel or hulk a proper or secure gangway with double side rails, or stanchions with ropes rove taut through the same, the top rail or rope being not less than 3 ft. 3 in. high, and shall cause such gangway to be securely fixed to and extend from one portion of the deck or side rail to the wharf, with a good solid bearing at each end, and to be so kept fixed so long as such vessel or hulk shall be alongside such wharf.

41B. In the event of the outer end of any such gangway resting on the vessel’s or hulk’s side rail, the master or person in charge of any such vessel or hulk shall keep substantial steps fixed to lead from the end of the gangway to the deck.

41C. In cases in which by the preceding regulations it is required that a vessel or hulk shall have a gangway fixed, the master or person in charge of such vessel or hulk shall keep a proper bright light fixed and burning bright and clear over such gangway from sunset to sunrise in such a manner as to light the whole length of it properly.

41D. The master of every vessel between 20 and 100 tons gross register, inclusive, on board of which persons reside, lying alongside of any wharf, shall keep a proper bright light fixed burning bright and clear from sunset to sunrise to mark the most suitable place for persons to go on board or leave such vessel.

41E. Any person committing a breach of any of the above regulations shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £100.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.