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were licensed to use and occupy a part of the foreshore and
land below low-water mark at Putiki Bay, Waiheke Island,
as shown on plan marked M.D. 4259, and deposited in the
office of the Marine Department at Wellington, in order to
erect thereon a wharf as shown on the plan so deposited as
aforesaid, for a period of fourteen years computed from the
twelfth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen:

And whereas it is considered expedient to prescribe dues
to be charged and taken for the use of the said wharf :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
the power and authority conferred by the Harbours Act,
1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him
in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby
prescribe that the dues set forth in the Schedule hereto shall
be taken and received by the licensees for the use of the said
wharf.

SCHEDULE.

SHIPPING WHARFAGE.

Every person who shall use the said wharf with any vessel
shall pay for the use thereof as follows, that is to say:

For every vessel a sum of Id. per ton on the gross tonnage
of such vessel per day for each day or part of a day a vessel
shall occupy a berth alongside any vessel laying at the said
wharf, or shall lay at the said wharf undergoing repairs or
fitting out only, or shall lay off the said wharf with a line
attached thereto.

Goods Wharfage.

Every person who shall use the said wharf for landing or
shipping any goods shall, before using same, pay dues as
follows, that is to say:

l. For all goods landed on the said wharf, a rate of 2s. 6d.
per ton weight or measurement, at the option of the licensees.
2. For every head of cattle or horses landed upon or shipped
from the said wharf, 2s. 6d. per head.
3. For every yearling or calf so landed upon or shipped
from the said wharf, the sum of ls. per head.
4. For every head of sheep or small cattle so landed upon
or shipped from the said wharf, the sum of 6d. per head.
5. If any ship shall use the said wharf for the discharge
of any goods or cargo after the usual working-hours or on
wharf holidays, such ship shall pay to the licensees for the
use of the said wharf a charge at the rate of 1s. per ton on
all goods or cargo so discharged from such ship.

This charge will only be made when, in the opinion of the
wharfinger, it is necessary to employ labour to stack or remove
cargo in sheds in consequence of the discharge of such goods
or cargo as aforesaid.

Passengers.

For every passenger who shall land on or be shipped from
the said wharf, the sum of ls.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prohibiting the Exportation of Cotton Piecegoods suited for
Use as Meat-wraps, Cheese-cloths, or Similar Articles.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this thirtieth
day of July, 1918.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section forty-seven of the Customs Act,
1913, as extended by section twenty-four of the
Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, it is enacted
that the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order
in Council gazetted, prohibit the exportation of any goods
the prohibition of the exportation of which is in his opinion
necessary in the public interest:

And whereas in the opinion of the Governor-General it is
necessary in the public interest that the exportation of
cotton piecegoods suited for use as meat-wraps, cheese-cloths,
or similar articles should be prohibited to the extent and in
the manner hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of

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the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section
forty-seven of the Customs Act, 1913, and section twenty-
four of the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914,
and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that
behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby prohibit
the exportation of cotton piecegoods suited for use as meat-
wras, cheese-cloths, and similar articles from the said
Dominion, save with the consent of the Minister of Customs.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations as to Health Patrols under the Social Hygiene
Act, 1917.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this thirtieth
day of July, 1918.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR JAMES ALLEN, K.C.B., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section twelve of the Social Hygiene
Act, 1917, provision is made for the appointment
by the Minister of Public Health of Health Patrols for the
protection of the health and morality of young persons:

And whereas by section fifteen of the said Act it is enacted
that the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order
in Council gazetted, make regulations, inter alia, for regulating
and prescribing the appointment and duties of persons ap-
pointed as Health Patrols under the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth
hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred on him as
aforesaid, make the following regulations under that Act
accordingly.

REGULATIONS.

HEALTH PATROLS.

l. (1.) APPLICATIONS for appointment as a Health Patrol
may be made in writing to the Chief Health Officer at
Wellington.

(2.) Every such application shall be accompanied by not
less than two recommendations or testimonials as to character
and fitness for the duties of a Health Patrol, of which at
least one shall be by a minister of religion, or by some
society established for or engaged in social work (whether
in New Zealand or elsewhere).

(3.) No person under the age of forty years shall be
appointed as a Health Patrol.

2. Every person appointed as a Health Patrol shall, subject
   to the general authority of the Minister, be under the super-
   sion and direction of a District Health Officer under the
   Public Health Act, 1908, and shall from time to time, as
   required, furnish reports as to their duties to the District
   Health Officer.

3. Every person appointed as a Health Patrol under these
   regulations shall hold office during the pleasure of the
   Minister.

4. No person appointed as a Health Patrol shall in his or
   her official capacity commence any proceedings in any Court
   with respect to any offence committed against the Social
   Hygiene Act, 1917, or any other Act.

5. In particular, but without limiting the generality of the
   provisions in that behalf of the Social Hygiene Act, it shall
   be the duty of Health Patrols, so far as in their discretion
   they think fit—

(a.) To advise and warn young persons who may during
the evening or night be found in any street, domain,
park, or other public place, or frequenting any place
of public entertainment, without adequate super-
sion and protection;

(b.) To advise the parents and guardians of such young
persons of the dangers incident to allowing them to
frequent such places as aforesaid without adequate
supervision and protection; and

(c.) To make inquiry and to report as to cases where
children are alleged to be living in houses of ill fame,
or in any other place or under conditions in which
they may be reasonably believed to be liable to
contract any venereal disease.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.