a berth at the wharf for the purpose of either loading or dis-
charging cargo shall be not more than one day for vessels
under 100 tons register, and one day additional for every
further 100 tons register of the vessel or part thereof.
(2.) Upon the completion of the loading or discharging of
the vessel, or upon the termination of the time allowed here-
under, whichever sooner occurs, the master shall forthwith
remove his vessel from and vacate the berth occupied by it.
3. (1.) The master of any vessel loading or discharging at
the wharf shall be deemed accountable for the proper sling-
ing 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.
(2.) It shall be the duty of the master to cause proper
tarpaulins to be stretched from the wharf to the vessel load-
ing or discharging as aforesaid, and to be there maintained
while cargo or ballast is being handled or shipped.
4. (1.) In case any vessel does any damage to the wharf
or any part thereof, or to any building or machinery thereon
or appertaining thereto, then and in any such case the
master of such vessel shall forthwith report the occurrence
to the wharfinger.
(2.) Any damage done or caused as aforesaid may be re-
paired by the company, and the cost thereof shall be recover-
able by the company from the master and owner of such
vessel, or either of them, in any Court of competent jurisdic-
tion.
5. All goods landed on the 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 and all tramways clear.
6. Before any vessel or boat is removed from the 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 wharf, and to be deposited at such place as may
be appointed by the wharfinger or other person in charge.
7. No boat shall be made fast to any steps or landing-
place, or so near thereto as to obstruct the approach of the
cream-boat or other vessels; nor shall any boat lie longer
alongside than is required for landing passengers.
8. Any person taking a cart or other vehicle on the wharf
shall walk at the head of and lead his horse or horses and
remain by the same while the vehicle is on the wharf, and
no person shall ride on the wharf, but shall dismount and
lead his horse.
9. All watermen, stevedores, carters, and other persons
employed on the wharf 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.
10. (1.) No person shall otherwise than as specifically per-
mitted by these regulations obstruct or impede ingress to, or
egress from, the wharf by any vessel, boat, or cable, or in
any other way.
(2.) 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 obstructions, then, irrespective of the
penalty to which such person is liable, the officer in charge
may remove, cast off, or cut any such obstruction, and may
recover the cost of so doing from such person.
11. The wharfinger shall have the power to close the
wharf, or any portion thereof, wherever in his opinion it is
advisable to do so, and no person shall enter upon the wharf
or portion of the wharf so closed without the consent of the
wharfinger.
12. The master of every vessel shall give way to the cream-
boat, and shall either vacate his berth or assist the master of
the cream-boat to moor alongside his vessel, and shall im-
mediately ship or unship the cream or cargo over and across
the deck of his vessel, as the case may require, under such
conditions as the wharfinger may impose.
13. The master of every vessel, whether carrying passengers
or not, when lying alongside the wharf, shall fix, and at
all times keep fixed, a safe and proper gangway from such
vessel to the wharf, 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 at the gangway, and
shall conform to and obey all orders the wharfinger may give
regarding the position, size, and kind of such gangway and
lights.
14. No person shall in any way obstruct or impede traffic
on the wharf, nor make use of any provoking, abusive,
obscene, or other improper language thereon.
15. (1.) The master, owner, or agent of every vessel shall
give the wharfinger information as to the tonnage 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 the cargo, or other proper account of the goods intended
to be unshipped from the vessel on to the wharf, and also of
all goods shipped from the wharf on to his vessel.
(2.) 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.

Goods Wharfage.

16. Every person who uses the wharf for landing or ship-
    ping any goods shall pay to the company wharf dues as
    follows, that is to say:-
    (1.) For all timber, 2s. per 1,000 superficial feet.
    (2.) For all ship's ballast carted over or on the wharf,
    1s. per ton.
    (3.) For all goods landed or shipped from the wharf, a
    rate of 2s. per ton weight, or measurement, at the
    option of the company.
    (4.) Boxes, jars, packages, or parcels not exceeding 6 cubic
    feet shall be charged 6d. each.
    (5.) Boxes, jars, packages, or parcels exceeding 6 cubic
    feet shall be charged each ls.
    All goods not being boxes, jars, packages, or
    parcels, as above, or of which 40 cubic feet shall
    weigh less than 20 cwt., shall be charged wharfage
    at per ton measurement. Measurement shall be
    outside measurement of all packages. Weight shall
    be gross weight-i.e., including covering.
17. No person shall remove goods from the wharf without
    having previously paid the dues payable thereon.
18. If any goods remain for more than twelve hours on
    the wharf, or in or upon the approaches thereto, the
    wharfinger may remove the same to any of the premises of
    the company or other convenient place, and keep the same
    until payment to the company of the expenses of such
    removal, and of the keeping of the goods, and of any other
    charges due to the company thereupon, and in default of pay-
    ment may, in the manner and in the time provided by sec-
    tion 63 of the Harbours Act, 1908, sell the same, and may
    exercise on behalf of the company all the powers contained
    in the said section 63.
19. No ballast, timber, coal, produce, or cargo of any
    description shall be shipped or unshipped except at such
    time and places, and in such manner and order, as may be
    directed and deemed expedient by the wharfinger for the
    proper working of the wharf.
20. No person shall deposit any ballast, coal, coke, or
    other fuel on the wharf without special permission from the
    wharfinger.
21. (1.) No ashes, rubbish, or refuse shall be landed on the
    wharf until vehicles are brought alongside to receive them.
    (2.) Three hours' notice to the wharfinger must be given of
    the intention to land any rubbish, ashes, or refuse.
22. No goods or articles of any description which, in the
    opinion of the wharfinger, are likely to occasion damage to
    the wharf shall be discharged or landed on the wharf.
23. No person shall place or leave upon the wharf any
    vegetables, or animal matter, or goods which are in a state of
    decay or putrefaction; and any goods which are, in the
    opinion of the wharfinger, unfit to remain on the wharf, or
    harmful to other goods stored on the wharf, may be removed
    from the wharf by the company, and the consignee or owner
    of such goods shall upon demand repay to the company the
    cost of such removal.
24. It shall not be lawful for any person to remove any
    goods from the wharf until all wharfage entries are passed
    on the form prescribed by the company, and all dues paid in
    respect of such goods, and a receipt from the wharfinger for
    all dues payable, or an authority to deliver such goods from
    some officer of the company, shall have been obtained.
25. All explosives, kerosene, and all goods of a dangerous
    or inflammable character shall be removed by the owner,
    agent, or consignee immediately on being landed, and such
    owner, agent, or consignee failing to do so will be held
    responsible for any damage or loss that may occur from any
    accident arising therefrom, and, in addition, to the penalty
    provided for breach of these regulations, and the company
    shall not be responsible for any damage or loss which may
    accrue to such goods.

Ships' Wharf Dues.

26. The following dues, tolls, and charges shall be paid for
    the use of the company's wharf and any other wharf that
    may hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the company
    in the Harbour of Kaipara:-
    On every vessel under 20 tons register lying along-
    side the wharf, or lying alongside a vessel lying
    at the wharf, or lying off the wharf with a line
    attached to the wharf or mooring-piles, per day s. d.
    or part of a day .. .. .. .. 5 0