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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

By-laws of the Kamo Town Board confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 6th February, 1914.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-laws made by the Kamo Town Board on the 28th October, 1913.

W. H. HERRIES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-law, and declare that the same came into force on the 1st day of December, 1913.

Dated this 6th day of February, 1914.

W. H. HERRIES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

By-laws of the Petone Borough Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th February, 1914.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-laws made by the Petone Borough Council on the 15th December, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-laws, and declare that the same came into force on the 31st day of December, 1913.

Dated this 9th day of February, 1914.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

French Marine Regulations.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 5th February, 1914.

THE following notice with regard to charges to be collected under the Marine Regulations of France is published for general information.

F. M. B. FISHER.

CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED IN FRENCH DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICES ON FOREIGN SHIPS.

(Tariff annexed to the Law of Finance of 30th July, 1913, Article 26.)

XII. Equality of Treatment of Foreign and French Vessels.

By the application of the principle of the assimilation of flags, foreign vessels which ship cargo or passengers at a foreign port for a port in France or its colonies and protectorates are subjected to the formalities and charges of Articles 124, 125, 126, and 132 of the present tariff.

In default of the carrying-out of the formalities provided for by these articles in a port where a diplomatic agent or French Consul is stationed, each breach will involve the payment, over and above the charge due, of a sum equal to that charge.

This payment will be collected by the Customhouse which has recorded the breach, and the amount will be deposited to the account of the receipts of the Office of Foreign Affairs, less the deduction for allocation which will be charged by warrant to the service of the Customs, above the amount of the penalty.

124. Clearance of a French vessel which has effected a commercial transaction in the port of departure; clearance of a foreign vessel which has loaded in the port of departure a cargo wholly or in part for France or its colonies and protectorates

0·04 per ton up to 1,000 tons; 0·02 per ton above 1,000 tons. Maximum, 75·00.

In the case of foreign vessels, clearance means—(1) The inspection of the manifest of cargo loaded for a port in France or its colonies and protectorates; (2) the delivery of certificates or an inspection of any kind required by the local authority or the French authority, and relating to the ship or the clearance, with the exception, however, of the delivery and the inspection of the bill of health which is provided for in Article 172.

Clearance charges are due on foreign vessels on the completion of any of these formalities.

The inspection of manifests of cargoes shipped on foreign vessels for foreign ports is optional. When required, it involves the charge provided for in Article 173.

Fishing-vessels are exempt from clearance charges.

In cases of urgency, the inspection of manifests of cargo and passenger-lists of both French and foreign vessels can be replaced by a certificate delivered by the diplomatic and consular agents, and containing, on the declaration of the depositor, the different particulars relating to the cargo and passengers.

125. Clearance of a French vessel which has effected a commercial transaction in a way-port or port of call; clearance of a foreign ship which has loaded at a way-port a cargo wholly or in part for France or its colonies or protectorates

0·02 per ton. Maximum, 50.

(See Note to Article 124.)

126. Clearance of a French or foreign vessel of which the charges are paid by agreement

0·02 per ton. Maximum per quarter, 300.

(See note to Article 124.)

Companies or shipowners have the option of paying only six times per quarter clearance charges in each port visited by their vessels. The payments in this case are to be made at the beginning of each administrative quarter. This agreement is calculated on the mean net tonnage of vessels which have left the port during the previous quarter at the rate of 0·02 francs per ton up to 2,500 tons. Those who desire to take advantage of this agreement should deposit in the office an official statement of the net tonnage of each ship. A quarterly clearance card for each ship should also be left at the Consulate where the payment is made.

132. (1.) French vessels: Entry on the passenger-list of the embarking or disembarking of passengers; inspection and in cases of urgency deposit in the office of the list of passengers embarked or disembarked.

0·25 per passenger; for 50 passengers and over, 12·50.

(2.) Foreign vessels: Inspection and in cases of urgency deposit in the office of the list of passengers embarked for a port in France

As is customary, the charges collected will always be on the condition of the accommodation.

For persons joining or leaving in pursuance of Consul’s orders, or on free passages allowed by the master, the charge is not levied.

Companies or shipowners who enter into the agreement provided for in Article 126 can also enter into an agreement for Article 132 by depositing in advance at the beginning of each administrative quarter a sum of 75 francs.

Passengers the price of whose passage does not exceed 5 francs will not be counted in assessing the charge.

172. Bills of health and inspection of bills of health for a French or foreign ship. Per document or inspection

Reciprocity tax. Minimum, 20 francs.

For warships, see note 5 at the head of Chapter V.

The charge is reduced to 5 francs for ships under 25 tons.

Companies or shipowners who enter into the agreement provided for in Article 126 can also enter into an agreement for Article 172 by depositing in advance at the beginning of each administrative quarter a sum of 120 francs.

173. Inspection of manifests of cargo shipped on foreign vessels for foreign ports when required:

Reciprocity tax, or 0·03 francs per ton up to 2,000 tons. Minimum, 15.

The proportional charge is payable only up to 2,000 tons on vessels of a greater tonnage.

Regulations under the Beer Duty Acts.

IN pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred on me by the Beer Duty Act, 1908, the Beer Duty Amendment Act, 1913, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, Francis Marion Bates Fisher, Minister of Customs, do hereby revoke the regulations made under the Beer Duty Act, 1880, by Commissioner’s Order numbered 317, dated 27th December, 1888, and published in the New Zealand Gazette dated 27th December then instant, and by Minister’s Orders numbered 827 and 879, dated 7th December, 1906, and 6th June, 1908, and published in the New Zealand Gazette dated 7th December, 1906, and 11th June, 1908, respectively, and do hereby make and prescribe the following regulations, and declare that the same shall take effect on the 5th day of February, 1914.