Wharf Dues and Rates Orders




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

Prescribing Dues and Rates for the County Wharf at Kokukohu.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of July, 1906.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Hokianga County Council was, by Order in Council dated the fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and issued under “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1883,” licensed and permitted to use and occupy a part of the foreshore and of the land below low-water mark at Kokukohu, in Hokianga Harbour, for the purpose of constructing or erecting thereon a wharf, in accordance with plans marked M.D. 1222 and 1223, which plans were, in pursuance of the provisions of section one hundred and fifty-six of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” approved by the Governor in Council on the said fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six: And whereas dues for the use of the said wharf were prescribed by Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six: And whereas it is desirable to revoke the said dues and to prescribe others in lieu thereof, as hereinafter provided:

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, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth revoke, as from the first day of August next, the dues prescribed by Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, and doth hereby prescribe that, from and after the first day of August next, the dues and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto shall be charged and taken for the use of the said wharf.

SCHEDULE.

  1. The dues and rates hereby prescribed shall apply to the wharf so constructed by the County Council of the County of Hokianga as aforesaid.

  2. Every person who shall use the said wharf with any vessel shall pay to the County Council of the County of Hokianga, or to its officer or other person appointed or authorised by it to receive the dues and rates hereby prescribed, for the use thereof, as follows, that is to say,—

For every vessel lying alongside the wharf—
(a.) One halfpenny per ton per day or part of a day for every ton register up to 100 tons.
(b.) Exceeding 100 tons, ½d. per ton per day or part of a day for the first 100 tons, and ¼d. per ton per day or part of a day for every ton over 100 tons.

Every person who shall use the wharf for landing goods, or whose goods are stored in any shed on the wharf, shall pay wharf-dues in respect of the landing, storage, and receiving such goods, as follows, that is to say,—
(a.) For all goods landed, stored, or received, at weight or measurement, according to shipping usage.

At per Week or Part of a Week.
Storage.
s. d.
For parcels, each .. .. .. 0 2
For quantities under ¼ ton, per lot .. 0 6
For quantities ¼ ton and under ½ ton, per lot 0 8
For quantities ½ ton and under 1 ton, per lot 1 0
For quantities 1 ton and over, per ton 1 0
For every head of cattle or horses .. .. ..
For every pig or sheep .. .. .. ..
For passengers’ luggage, under ¼ ton, provided such luggage is removed from wharf within one hour of being landed, free from landing dues.
For every 100 ft. superficial of timber shipped, ½d.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing Dues and Rates for the County Wharf at Rawene.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of July, 1906.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Hokianga County Council was, by Orders in Council dated respectively the twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and the fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and issued under “The Harbours Act, 1878,” authorised to construct a wharf at Herd’s Point, Rawene, in Hokianga Harbour: And whereas dues for the use of the said wharf were prescribed by Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six: And whereas it is desirable to revoke the said dues and to prescribe others in lieu thereof as hereinafter provided:

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, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth revoke as from the first day of August next the dues prescribed by Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, and doth hereby prescribe that, from and after the first day of August next, the dues and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto shall be charged and taken for the use of the said wharf.

SCHEDULE.

  1. The dues and rates hereby prescribed shall apply to the wharf so constructed by the County Council of the County of Hokianga as aforesaid.

  2. Every person who shall use the said wharf with any vessel shall pay to the County Council of the County of Hokianga, or to its officer or other person appointed or authorised by it to receive the dues and rates hereby prescribed, for the use thereof, as follows, that is to say,—

For every vessel lying alongside the wharf—
(a.) One halfpenny per ton per day or part of a day for every ton register up to 100 tons.
(b.) Exceeding 100 tons, ½d. per ton per day or part of a day for the first 100 tons, and ¼d. per ton per day or part of a day for every ton over 100 tons.

Every person who shall use the wharf for landing goods, or whose goods are stored in any shed on the wharf, shall pay wharf-dues in respect of the landing, storage, and receiving such goods, as follows, that is to say,—
(a.) For all goods landed, stored, or received, at weight or measurement, according to shipping usage.

At per Week or Part of a Week.
Storage.
s. d.
For parcels, each .. .. .. 0 2
For quantities under ¼ ton, per lot .. 0 6
For quantities ¼ ton and under ½ ton, per lot 0 8
For quantities ½ ton and under 1 ton, per lot 1 0
For quantities 1 ton and over, per ton 1 0
For every head of cattle or horses .. .. ..
For every pig or sheep .. .. .. ..
For passengers’ luggage, under ¼ ton, provided such luggage is removed from wharf within one hour of being landed, free from landing dues.
For every 100 ft. superficial of sawn timber, ½d.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.



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🚂 Prescribing Dues and Rates for the County Wharf at Kokukohu

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 July 1906
Wharf dues, Rates, Kokukohu, Hokianga Harbour, Hokianga County Council, Harbours Act Amendment Act 1883, Harbours Act 1878, Schedule of charges
  • Plunket, Governor
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council

🚂 Prescribing Dues and Rates for the County Wharf at Rawene

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 July 1906
Wharf dues, Rates, Rawene, Herd's Point, Hokianga Harbour, Hokianga County Council, Harbours Act 1878, Schedule of charges
  • Plunket, Governor
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council