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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

(3.) Fail to pay the sums specified in clause 3 of these conditions; or
(4.) Become bankrupt, or be in any manner brought under the operation of any law in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy—
then and in any of the said cases this Order in Council, and every right, power, or privilege, may be revoked and determined by the Governor-General in Council, without any notice to the licensee or other proceeding whatsoever; and publication in the New Zealand Gazette of an Order in Council containing such revocation shall be sufficient notice to the licensee, and to all persons concerned or interested, that this Order in Council, and the rights and privileges thereby conferred, have been revoked and determined; and upon such revocation the Minister may cause the said wharf to be removed, and may recover the costs incurred by any such removal from the licensee.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Office of Solicitor-General exempted from Public Service Superannuation Act.¹

ROBERT STOUT.
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 2nd day of August, 1920.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by section forty-seven of the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Act, 1908, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that the office of Solicitor-General for the Dominion of New Zealand shall cease to be subject to Part II of the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, as from the nineteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations as to the Shipment and Landing of Petroleum.

ROBERT STOUT.
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 2nd day of August, 1920.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section thirty-three of the War Legislation and Statute Law Amendment Act, 1918 (being in substitution of section two hundred and five of the Harbours Act, 1908), His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the harbour regulations specified in the Schedule hereto, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following General Harbour Regulations (to be in force in all the ports of New Zealand) with respect to the landing, shipping, transshipping, and removal of petroleum.

GENERAL HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

1. For the purposes of these regulations—
   (a.) “Petroleum” includes all such rock-oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, any product of them, and any oil made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale, peat, or other bituminous substance, and any product of them, as gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than 110° Fahrenheit under the conditions set out in the Second Schedule to the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908.
   (b.) “Owner,” used in relation to a vessel, includes the agent of the owner, and also includes a charterer.
   (c.) “Harbourmaster” includes any official appointed to carry out the duties or functions of a Harbourmaster under these regulations.

2. (1.) On arrival at a port in New Zealand of any vessel carrying more than 2,000 gallons of petroleum, and so long as the vessel remains in port with more than 2,000 gallons of petroleum on board, the master shall—
   (a.) Between sunrise and sunset, while the vessel is at anchor or moored at any wharf or landing-place, display at the masthead a red flag of a size not less than 24 in. square,
   (b.) Between sunset and sunrise, when the vessel is at anchor, display a red light at the masthead; and when the vessel is berthed at any wharf or landing-place display a red light at the after side of the gangway, and a white light over the forward side, over a black notice-board with the words “DANGER —NO SMOKING” printed in white in 6 in. letters.

(2.) On or before the arrival in port of any overseas vessel carrying petroleum, the master or owner shall inform the Harbourmaster of the quantity of petroleum on board and of the manner in which it is stowed.

(3.) While in port the master of every vessel with petroleum on board shall—
(a.) Berth the vessel only at such wharf as may be approved by the Harbourmaster, and exhibit at the forward side of the gangway a notice-board with the words “DANGER—NO SMOKING” printed in red in 6 in. letters;
(b.) Keep the holds and spaces containing petroleum securely closed except when opened for ventilation, loading, or unloading; and
(c.) Cause the cargo, so far as it consists of petroleum, to be unloaded with all possible despatch.

3. (1.) The owner or master of a vessel shall not permit petroleum to be shipped on or unshipped from the vessel—
   (a.) Between the hours of sunset and sunrise; or
   (b.) Unless and until the holds and spaces in which petroleum is or has been stowed have been thoroughly ventilated; or
   (c.) Unless and until all pipes and other appliances used for handling petroleum in bulk are free from leakage; or
   (d.) Unless such petroleum is shipped or unshipped by means of wooden trays or box slings, or with such other means or appliances as may be approved by a Surveyor of Ships: Provided that in no such case shall rope or wire slings be used.

(2.) Nothing in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of this clause shall apply to the shipping or unshipping by means of pumps of petroleum intended for bunkering purposes.

(3.) Every person who commits a breach of this regulation is liable to a fine of £10.

4. (1.) The owner or master of a vessel shall not permit any petroleum to be loaded thereon—
   (a.) Unless the holds have been surveyed and a certificate issued in writing by an Engineer Surveyor of Ships certifying that the forward and after bulkheads in each hold have been tested and are sound, and in an airtight and watertight condition; and
   (b.) Unless the holds and spaces in which petroleum is to be stowed are separated from all other spaces by watertight or airtight bulkheads; and
   (c.) Unless effective appliances for pumping out all such holds and spaces are provided in the engine-room and are approved by an Engineer Surveyor of Ships; and
   (d.) Unless such vessel is fitted with an electric-light system, the wiring of which is enclosed in iron or lead pipes or other approved protection: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply until the expiry of six months after the commencement of these regulations.

(2.) When other cargo is carried on any vessel with petroleum it shall be stowed in such manner as to avoid damaging the receptacles containing the petroleum.

(3.) All hatchways or similar deck-openings from the holds and spaces in which petroleum is stowed shall be provided with hatches or other coverings approved by a Surveyor of Ships.

(4.) A copy of the certificate required to be given for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subclause (1) of this regulation shall be kept posted by the master of the vessel in the seamen’s living-quarters.

5. No service lights are to be used on any vessel with petroleum on board unless approved in writing by a Surveyor of Ships.

6. (1.) The owner or master of any vessel shall not allow petroleum to be loaded into such vessel unless the holds or spaces are in a fit state to receive such petroleum.
   (2.) Every person who commits a breach of this regulation is liable to a fine of £10.

7. (1.) It shall be the duty of every member of the crew of a vessel loading petroleum, or any waterside worker assisting in such loading, forthwith to report to the master or officer in charge of the loading the presence of any leaky receptacles that may come under his observation.
   (2.) Every person who fails to carry out the duty imposed on him by this regulation is liable to a fine of £5.

8. (1.) No person shall enter a hold or space where petroleum is stowed in a vessel with a naked light or lantern; or enter any hold or space from which petroleum has been discharged, with a naked light or lantern, until such hold or space has been thoroughly ventilated and is free from fumes.