Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 37

“Master” means and includes the person actually in charge of any vessel, whether or not he is certificated:

“Vessel” means and includes every description of launch or ship, whether used in navigation or in any way kept or used as a hulk or storeship, or for any other purpose whatsoever, whether business or pleasure, and not coming within above definition of “boat”:

“Wharf” has the same meaning as in the Harbours Act, 1908:

“Wharfinger” includes every person actually in charge of any wharf for the time being.

WHARVES.

2. In the absence of any special regulations to the contrary for any stated wharf, the time any vessel shall be permitted to occupy a berth at any quay, jetty, or wharf for the purpose of either loading or discharging cargo shall be not more than two days for vessels under 100 tons register, and one day additional for every further 50 tons of the register burden of the vessel.

3. Upon the completion of the loading or discharging of his vessel, or upon the termination of the time allowed hereunder, whichever sooner occurs, the master shall forthwith remove his vessel from and vacate the berth occupied by it.

4. The master of any vessel loading or discharging at any quay, wharf, or jetty shall be deemed accountable for the proper slinging and landing of all goods, and responsible for any damage that may occur either from the breakage of slings or from the goods being improperly slung or improperly handled.

5. It shall be the duty of the master to cause proper tarpaulins to be stretched from the wharf to the vessels loading or discharging as aforesaid, and to be there maintained while cargo or ballast is being handled or shipped.

6. In case any vessel does or causes any damage to any wharf or any part thereof, or to any machinery or building thereon or appertaining thereto, then and in any such case the master of such vessel shall forthwith report the occurrence to the Wharfinger by telegraph, or by at once reporting to the Wharfinger in person.

7. Any damage done or caused as aforesaid may be repaired by the Council, and the cost thereof shall be recoverable by the Council from the master and owner of any such vessel, or either of them, in any Court of competent jurisdiction.

8. All goods landed on any wharf, or brought thereon for shipment, shall be placed as the Harbourmaster, Wharfinger, or other authorized person directs, and so as to keep all mooring posts or rings free and all rails or tramways clear.

9. Before any vessel or boat is removed from any wharf, the master or other person in charge of the said vessel or boat shall cause all dirt or rubbish to be thoroughly cleared from the portion of the said wharf occupied by such vessel or boat, and to be deposited at such places as may be appointed by the Wharfinger or other person in charge.

10. No boat shall be made fast to any steps or landing-place or so near thereto as to obstruct the approach of other vessels, nor shall any boat lie longer alongside than is required for landing passengers.

11. (a.) No person shall take, drive, or work, or cause to be driven, taken, or worked, any cart, vehicle, or horse on any wharf on which carts, vehicles, or horses are permitted by the Wharfinger or person in charge to be taken, at other than a walking-pace.

(b.) If such cart or vehicle is drawn by one horse, the person in charge shall walk at the head and lead the horse, and no person shall ride on any wharf, but shall dismount and lead his horse.

(c.) Every person driving or taking any vehicle on any such wharf shall remain in attendance thereon, so as to have control of his horse or horses.

12. All watermen, stevedores, carters, and other persons employed on any wharf or any public landing-place shall be under the control of the Harbourmaster, Wharfinger, or other person in charge, and shall obey all orders given by such person in charge.

13. No person shall in any way obstruct or impede traffic on any wharf, nor make use of any provoking, abusive, obscene, or other improper language thereon.

14. (a.) No person shall, otherwise than as specifically permitted by these regulations, obstruct or impede ingress to or egress from any wharf by any vessel, boat, or cable, or in any other way.

(b.) If in breach of this clause any person obstructs or impedes ingress or egress as aforesaid, and does not, upon being ordered so to do by the Wharfinger or other person in charge, remove such obstruction, then, irrespective of the penalty to which such person is liable for such obstruction, the officer in charge may remove, cast off, or cut any such obstruction, and may recover the cost of so doing from such person.

15. The Wharfinger shall have the power, on authority of the Chairman of the Council, to close the wharves, or any of them, or any portion thereof, whenever in his opinion it is advisable to do so, and no person shall enter upon any wharf or portion of the wharf so closed without the consent of the Wharfinger.

16. The master of every vessel lying at a wharf shall give way to any mail-steamer, whether discharging cargo or passengers, and shall either vacate his berth or assist the master of the mail-steamer to moor alongside his vessel, and allow the passengers and cargo to be shipped and unshipped over and across the deck of his vessel, as the case may require, under such conditions as the Wharfinger may impose.

17. The master of every vessel, whether carrying passengers or not, when lying alongside any wharf shall fix, and at all times keep fixed, a safe and proper gangway from such vessel to the wharf; such gangway shall have side rails or stanchions with ropes rove taut through same, the top rail or rope being not less than 3 ft. high, and he shall also keep a gangway-net properly secured beneath the gangway, and shall at all times throughout the night (that is to say, from sunset to sunrise) show and exhibit a proper light fixed to each gangway, and shall conform to and obey all orders the Wharfinger may give regarding the position, size, and kind of such gangways and lights.

18. (a.) The master, owner, or agent of every vessel shall produce the certificate of registry of his vessel, and shall give to the Wharfinger or other person in charge a copy of the Bill of lading, freight-list, or manifest of cargo, or other proper account of all goods intended to be unshipped from the vessel on to a wharf, and also of all goods shipped from the wharf on to his vessel.

(b.) Such bill of lading, freight-list, manifest, or other account shall contain full particulars of the weights and measurements of such goods according as freight is payable, and the master shall pay to the Wharfinger or other person in charge all wharfage charges on such goods according to the scale hereinafter contained.

19. The Wharfinger may order any vessel to be removed from any berth alongside any wharf whenever such removal shall in his opinion be proper for the general accommodation of the shipping, and any person who shall fail to obey such order shall be liable to a penalty.

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

21. Every person, when on any wharf, whether employed on the wharf or not, shall be under the control and shall obey the orders of the Wharfinger, police, or other constable, and shall immediately leave such wharf if ordered to do so by any of them.

22. Every person in charge of any vehicle shall, when on any wharf, be under the control of the Wharfinger, and shall immediately upon being so required by the Wharfinger remove such vehicle to any part of such wharf which the Wharfinger may direct, and shall, if so required by the Wharfinger, immediately remove such vehicle from any wharf.

23. No person shall smoke in or about any shed the property of the Council. No person shall be admitted in any shed unless he or she has legitimate business therein, and no person shall remain in any shed after being directed by the Wharfinger to withdraw therefrom.

24. No child of tender years shall be allowed on any wharf unless accompanied by an adult.

25. No person shall place any placard, notice, or advertisement on any portion of any shed, waiting-room, or office, without the previous permission in writing of the Council.

GOODS WHARFAGE.

26. Every person who uses any wharf under the control of the Council for landing or shipping any goods shall pay to the Council wharf dues as follows, provided that wharfage shall not be charged on bona fide shipments from one wharf to another of such wharves within the control of the Council, that is to say,—

(a.) For all timber, per 100 superficial feet, 2d.

(b.) For all bricks, per 100 bricks, 4d.

(c.) For all ship’s ballast carted over or on a wharf, 1s. per ton.

(d.) Coal, per ton, 2s.

(e.) For all goods (unless otherwise in these by-laws specially provided for) landed or shipped from any wharf, a rate of 2s. per ton weight or measurement, whichever is the greater, per ton weight or per ton measurement. Per ton weight means 20 cwt; per ton measurement means 40 cubic feet. Weight shall be gross weight —i.e., including covering; measurement shall be outside measurement of all packages.