July 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1449

Vesting Management of Kawhia Wharf in Trustees.

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of June, 1902.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may vest the management of any wharf, the property of His Majesty, in any local governing body or person, upon such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council thinks fit: And whereas it is thought desirable to vest the management of the wharf at Kawhia in the persons named in the First Schedule hereto as Trustees for the inhabitants of the district, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and to prescribe the dues and rates and to make the regulations set forth in the Third Schedule hereto:

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 vested in him by the said fourteenth section of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby vest the management of the Kawhia wharf, at the extension of Jervois Street, Kawhia, which is shown on plan marked 2536, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, in the persons mentioned in the First Schedule hereto as Trustees for the inhabitants of the district, subject to the conditions set forth in the Second Schedule hereto; and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by the seventeenth and two-hundred-and-twelfth sections of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” and with the like advice and consent, doth hereby prescribe that the dues and rates set forth in the Third Schedule hereto shall be taken by the said Trustees for the use of the said wharf.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Thomas Goodfellow, Gentleman, Kawhia.
D’Arcy Hamilton, J.P., Teacher, Kawhia.
George H. Buckeridge, J.P., Storekeeper, Kawhia.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. THAT all His Majesty’s subjects shall at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the abovementioned wharf, and of ingress and egress thereon and therefrom.

2. That His 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 Trustees shall maintain and keep the abovementioned 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 thereon, and view the state of repair thereof; and that, upon his leaving at the last known address of any one of the said Trustees a notice in writing of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings, requiring the Trustees, within a reasonable time, to be therein prescribed, to repair the same, the said Trustees shall, with all convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such repairs to be made.

5. That the said Trustees shall appoint all officers and servants required for the management and working of the said wharf.

6. That the said Trustees 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 Trustees 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 Trustees 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 three 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 at any time be resumed by the Governor, on giving to the said Trustees one calendar month’s 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 any one of the said Trustees. No compensation or allowance shall be payable in such case.

11. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, should any of the said Trustees die, or become bankrupt, or be incapable of acting, or should leave the district, or for any other cause which in the opinion of the Governor should render it undesirable that he should remain a Trustee, the Governor may in any such case, and from time to time, by Order in Council, declare that such person has ceased to be a Trustee, and may direct any other person to act as Trustee in his place, who shall have all the powers and authorities of the original Trustee, who shall thereupon cease to be a Trustee.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

WHARFAGE DUES.

Grass-seed, per bag, 1d.; or 1s. per ton of 20 bags.
Butter, 1d. per box; or 1s. per ton of 40 boxes.
Cheese, each, 1d.; or 1s. per ton.
Wool, per bale, 4d.; per bag, 1d.
Hides and skins, per bundle, 4d.; per bag, 1d.
Fat, per bag, 1d.
Sheep or pigs, 2d. each.
Cattle and horses, 2s. each.
Parcels, each, 1d.
Carts and traps, each, 2s.
Packages (ordinary), 1½d.
Potatoes, per bag, 2d.; or 1s. per ton of 10 bags.
Flour, per bag, 1d.; or 1s. per ton of 20 bags.
Galvanised iron, per sheet, ½d.; or 1s. per ton.
Chaff, per bag, 1d.; or 1s. per ton of 20 bags.
Wheat, oats, sharps, per bag, 2d.; or 1s. per ton.
Bales of sacks, each, 6d.
Wire, per coil, 1d.; or 1s. per ton.
Timber, per 100 ft., 3d.
Cement, per cask, 4d.
Bricks, per hundred, 3d.
Empty butter-boxes, each, ½d.
Anything not herein specified, 1s. 6d. per ton (weight or measurement at the option of the wharfinger); minimum charge for anything not specified, 1d.

BERTHAGE DUES.

For every vessel, with steam or otherwise, under 100 tons register, per day or part of a day, ½d. per ton.
For every vessel over 100 tons register, ½d. per ton for the first 100 tons, and ½d. per ton for each additional ton, per day or part of a day.
Minimum charge, 1s.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Warrant apportioning the Cost of maintaining the Opihi Road between the Councils of the Counties of Levels and Geraldine.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section eight of “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1900,” it is enacted that in any case where a road in one district is largely used by or for the purpose of traffic to or from any other district or districts, and affords access to or from such district or districts, and the Governor is of opinion that it is equitable that the latter district should contribute towards the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any portion of such road in the former district, the Governor may from time to time apportion the cost of constructing or maintaining the whole or any part of such road among the local authorities of the respective districts as he thinks fit; and for that purpose, and to enable effect to be given thereto, the provisions of sections one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and fourteen of the principal Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply:

And whereas the Council of the County of Levels has made application to the Governor to apportion the cost of