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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

interpretations. In these regulations, moreover, if not inconsistent with the context thereof,—

(a.) “Boat,” “ship,” “vessel,” includes every description of vessel, whether used in navigation or in any way kept or used as a hulk or store-ship, or for any other purpose, within that portion of the river subject to these regulations:

(b.) “Collector of Dues” or “Collector” means and includes the officer who may from time to time be appointed to act in that capacity:

(c.) “Consignee” shall mean the person to whom any goods are consigned:

(d.) “Consignor” shall mean the person consigning any goods, and shall include the owner, shipper, agent for the owner or shipper, and any other person having any right, title, or interest to or in such goods or the possession thereof:

(e.) “Goods,” “cargo,” shall mean and include all wares, merchandise, and commodities of every description, and all chattels, live-stock, and other articles:

(f.) “Harbour” includes that part of the Waihou River commencing at the north side of the Ngahina Bridge which crosses such river, and extending down-stream for a distance of 900 ft. from the centre-line of that bridge:

(g.) “Harbourmaster” shall mean the person appointed to that office by the Public Service Commissioner, and shall include his deputy and any person acting under the instruction of the Harbourmaster:

(h.) “Master” extends to and includes the person, not being a pilot, having command or charge of any vessel:

(i.) “Harbourmaster” means the officer who may from time to time be appointed to act in that capacity:

(j.) “Kerosene” shall mean and include kerosene, paraffin, petroleum, turpentine, and other like goods:

(k.) “Store” shall mean and include any shed, store, or other building built on any wharf, or on any reclaimed land adjacent thereto, owned by or under the control of the Crown:

(l.) “Tons,” “tonnage,” and words of the like import having reference to a vessel’s tonnage shall mean or refer to the net register number of tons or tonnage:

(m.) “Wharfinger” means the person appointed to the charge of the goods-shed, and includes any person deputed by or acting for him:

(n.) “Wool,” or “bales of wool” shall include all wool, skins, hemp, flax, tow, and other like goods:

(o.) Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural number, and words importing the plural number only shall include the singular:

(p.) Words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine.

2. Every master of a ship shall on all occasions when ordered by the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger do whatever the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger may consider necessary or expedient with a view to the safety and interest of the whole shipping, taking into consideration the state of the weather, the condition of the river, or any other circumstances.

3. The master of every vessel when she is lying alongside of any steps or landing-place shall cause his vessel to give way to Government vessels on duty, and as soon as his own passengers have been shipped or landed shall cause his vessel to give way to other passenger-vessels.

4. Every master of a vessel shall obey and carry into effect any orders given by the Harbourmaster in relation to the place, time, and manner of bringing vessels to or in taking them from any wharf, and in securing and mooring vessels.

5. No person shall by word or act of omission or commission impede or obstruct the Harbourmaster in the execution of his duty.

6. Passengers, cargo, or ballast may, with the consent of the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger, be embarked or shipped, disembarked or unshipped, on or from any vessel lying outside, over, and across the deck of any vessel lying alongside the wharf, and the master of the vessel lying alongside the wharf shall allow passengers, cargo, or ballast to be embarked, shipped, or disembarked, as the case may require, to or from the outside vessel under such conditions as the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger may impose.

7. Masters of vessels lying alongside the wharf shall be responsible for all damages caused to goods lying on such wharf by water used for washing down decks, or for any other purpose, upon such vessels.

8. The master of every vessel lying alongside the wharf shall have closed against use, or shall have properly screened and protected, in a manner to be approved by the Harbourmaster, all openings out of which water, steam, or other fluid is liable to be discharged, so as to ensure that such water, steam, or other fluid shall not fall on or wet the deck of such wharf, or any structure, machinery, or appliances thereon.

9. No master shall allow a steam-whistle, siren, buzzer, or ship’s bell to be sounded on board his vessel while lying at or leaving the wharf.

10. No person shall land upon or ship from the wharf any cattle or sheep without the permission of the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger.

11. The master of every vessel shall provide proper tackle for the proper slinging of all goods discharged from his vessel on to or laden or intended to be laden from the wharf into his vessel, and shall pay for any damage that may be done to the wharf or any other property of His Majesty the King, either from the breakage of slings or from the goods being imperfectly slung.

12. The master of any ship lying alongside the wharf shall fix and keep fixed one or more safe and proper gangways from such vessel to the wharf, and shall at all times throughout the night (that is to say, from dusk to dawn) show and exhibit a proper light at each gangway. Such gangway or gangways shall have double side rails or stanchions, with rope rove taut through the same, the top rail or rope not being less than 3 ft. 3 in. high. Masters shall conform to and observe all directions of the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger regarding the number, position, size, and kind of such gangways and lights.

13. No vessel shall be unmoored from the wharf or any anchorage until the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger has, if he thinks necessary, examined the manifest, and the master or agent of such vessel shall have paid or made arrangements satisfactory to the Minister of Public Works, or to any officer duly authorized by him in that behalf, for the payment of all dues or charges payable on the said vessel.

14. The master of every vessel shall, before his vessel is removed from the wharf, cause all dirt or rubbish to be thoroughly cleared from that portion of the wharf opposite to the berth occupied by the vessel, and shall deposit such dirt or rubbish at such place or places as may be appointed by the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger.

15. No ballast, rock, stone, slate, shingle, sand, gravel, earth, rubbish, driftwood, or other substance or thing may be taken away from any tidal land or tidal water without the written permission of the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger.

LAY DAYS.

16. The time allowed to a vessel to occupy a berth at the wharf shall be, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, and the day of removal as under:—

Vessels under 50 tons .. .. .. .. 2 days.
From 50 to 100 tons .. .. .. .. 3 ,,
,, 100 to 150 ,, .. .. .. .. 5 ,,
,, 150 to 200 ,, .. .. .. .. 6 ,,
,, 200 to 250 ,, .. .. .. .. 7 ,,
,, 250 to 300 ,, .. .. .. .. 8 ,,
,, 300 to 350 ,, .. .. .. .. 9 ,,

and so on at the rate of 1 day for every additional 100 tons of the tonnage of the vessel, and after the expiration of such respective number of days the master shall, if required by the Harbourmaster or Wharfinger, remove his vessel from such berth, provided, however, that a vessel occupying a berth outside of another vessel shall be allowed two days for one of the foregoing scale. For the purpose of this regulation a day shall mean twenty-four hours commencing from the earliest hour at which the vessel is moored to the wharf.

WHARFAGE.

17. The following rates, dues, tolls, and charges for the wharf, and for the landing of goods, wares, merchandise, and cattle thereat or thereon, are fixed and imposed, that is to say,—

Goods Wharfage.

For every ton and part of a ton (weight or measurement, at the option of the Minister of Public Works), not specially enumerated or provided for hereinafter, landed or shipped on to or off the said wharf or landing-places .. .. .. .. 2 0

For small lots as follows:—

Not exceeding 50 lb. weight or 1 cub. ft. measurement .. .. .. .. 0 3
Exceeding 50 lb. or 1 cub. ft. and not exceeding 100 lb. or 2 cub. ft. measurement .. .. 0 4
Exceeding 100 lb. or 2 cub. ft. and not exceeding 500 lb. weight or 10 cub. ft. measurement .. 0 6
Exceeding 500 lb. or 10 cub. ft. and not exceeding 1,000 lb. or 20 cub. ft. measurement .. .. 1 0
Exceeding 1,000 lb. or 20 cub. ft. and not exceeding 1,500 lb. or 30 cub. ft. measurement .. .. 1 6
For every cart or dray (two wheels) .. .. 3 0