APRIL 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1131

Regulations for the Classification and Regulation of the Post and Telegraph Department.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this first day of April, 1908.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven, regulations were made under the authority of “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” and “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act Amendment Act, 1891” (hereinafter termed “the said Acts”), and of the other Acts therein mentioned, for the purposes of the classification and regulation of the Post and Telegraph Department of the Civil Service, and it is expedient to alter and amend such regulations in the manner hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the authority vested in him by the said Acts, and all other authorities in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke Regulation No. 43 of the said Order in Council, and doth order that such revocation shall have effect on and after the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking Order in Council fixing Dues for Wharves, Opotiki Harbour, and fixing other Dues in lieu thereof.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this first day of April, 1908.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is provided by “The Harbours Act, 1878” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), that in harbours where there is no Harbour Board the Governor in Council shall have all the powers, functions, duties, and authorities by the said Act conferred upon Harbour Boards, and may, in cases where such powers would be exercised under by-laws to be made by a Board, exercise the same under regulations to be made in manner provided in section two hundred and twelve of the said Act: And whereas there is no Harbour Board having jurisdiction in the Harbour of Opotiki:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the twenty-first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, the dues and rates specified in the Schedule thereto were prescribed for the use of the wharves in Opotiki Harbour:

And whereas it is desirable that the said Order in Council of the twenty-first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, should be revoked, and that other dues and rates should be prescribed for the use of the said wharves:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by “The Harbours Act, 1878,” “The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1879,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby revoke the said Order in Council of the twenty-first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and four, and doth hereby prescribe that the dues and rates set forth in the Schedule hereto shall, on and after the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette, be charged and taken by the Opotiki Town Board for the use of the said wharves.

SCHEDULE.

BERTHAGE.

For vessels hauling alongside any wharf or landing-place or any part of the foreshore, per day or part of a day, per ton of registered tonnage .. 0 0½
Vessels when bar-bound at Opotiki to be charged for three days only.
(Sailing-vessels in all cases to make way for steamers.)

STORAGE.

For Goods, &c., stored in the Wharf-shed.

Incoming Cargo.

Free storage for forty-eight hours.
After forty-eight hours, per ton, per day or part of a day .. 0 6
Parcels, after forty-eight hours, each, per day or part of a day .. 0 3

Outgoing Cargo.

Free storage in all cases for seven days.

Grain—
Over seven days and up to twenty-one days, per sack, per week or part of a week .. 0 0½
Over twenty-one days, per sack, per week or part of a week .. 0 2
Potatoes, same rate as grain.

Wool—
Over seven days to twenty-one days, per bale, per week or part of a week .. 0 3
Over twenty-one days, per bale, per week or part of a week .. 0 6
Chaff, one-half grain rate.
All other outgoing cargo, over seven days, per ton, per day or part of a day .. 0 6

Any cargo, incoming or outgoing, may be ordered to be removed from the shed at any time.

WHARFAGE.

For Goods, &c., landed on or shipped from any Wharf or Landing-place or any part of the Foreshore: To be charged by Weight or Measurement.

General cargo, incoming or outgoing (with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned), per ton .. 1 0
Grain (all), per sack .. 0 1
Chaff, per sack .. 0 0½
Potatoes, per sack .. 0 1
Butter (up to three boxes), per box .. 0 1
Butter (over three boxes), per box .. 0 0½
Sheep and lambs, per head .. 0 1
Cattle, per head .. 1 0
Calves (under ten months old), per head .. 0 3
Horses, per head .. 1 0
Pigs (dead or alive), per head .. 0 1
Poultry (dead or alive), per dozen .. 0 3
Hides, each .. 0 1
Skins, per dozen .. 0 3
Wool, per bale .. 0 6
Vehicles (two-wheeled), each .. 1 0
Vehicles (four-wheeled), each .. 1 6
Ploughs (double-furrow), each .. 1 0
Ploughs (single-furrow), each .. 0 6
Harrow (tine), each .. 0 6
Harrow (disc), each .. 1 0
Rollers (Cambridge) .. 1 0
Other machinery (all), per ton .. 1 0
Timber, per 100 ft. superficial .. 0 2
Bricks, per 100 .. 0 3
Manure .. Free.
Coal, per ton .. 0 6
Lime and cement, per ton .. 1 0
Flax, per bale .. 0 3
Tow, per bale .. 0 1
Tanks (empty), each .. 1 0
Spirits and wine (all), per ton measurement .. 2 0
Return empties (in or out) .. Free.
Furniture (outgoing) .. Free.
Personal luggage up to ½ ton .. Free.
Personal luggage over ½ ton .. 1 0
Parcels (not exceeding 2 cubic feet), each .. 0 3
Parcels (over 2 and under 10 cubic feet), each .. 0 6
Parcels (over 10 cubic feet), per ton .. 1 0
Minimum charge in all cases .. 0 3

All charges to be paid before goods are delivered.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.