21. If any goods, which in the opinion of the wharfinger
    it is not expedient to put in the wharf-shed, are stored on the
    wharf, then the owner of such goods shall pay storage for
    same at the same rate as mentioned in By-law No. 18.

22. If any cargo remains on the wharf for a longer period
    than forty-eight hours, or where such cargo in any way hinders
    the loading or unloading of any vessel, or is an impediment
    to the approaches, the wharfinger may have such cargo
    removed at the expense of the shipper, and in the case of
    inward cargo at the expense of the consignee or owner;
    provided that if any timber remains on the wharf for a longer
    period than twelve hours the wharfinger or other person in
    charge may have such timber removed at the expense of the
    shipper, consignee, or owner, as the case may be.

23. No timber, coal, produce, or cargo of any description
    shall be shipped or unshipped except at such time and places,
    and in such order or mode as may be directed and deemed
    expedient by the wharfinger for the proper working of any
    boat.

24. No person shall deposit any ballast, coal, coke, patent
    or other fuel on the wharf or in any shed without special
    permission of the wharfinger.

25. No goods or articles of any description which, in the
    opinion of the wharfinger, are likely to occasion damage to
    the wharf or shed, or anything for the time being on such
    wharf or in such shed, shall be discharged or landed on any
    such wharf or placed in any such shed.

26. No person shall place or leave upon any wharf or in
    any shed any vegetable or animal matter or goods which are
    in a state of decay or putrefaction. Any goods which are,
    in the opinion of the wharfinger, unfit to remain on wharf,
    or harmful to other goods stored on the wharf or in any shed,
    may be removed from the wharf or any shed by the wharfinger,
    and the consignee or owner shall upon demand, repay to the
    Council the cost of such removal, and also in addition the
    amount of any damage done by such goods to any other goods
    on such wharf or in such shed.

27. 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 accrue from any accident
    arising therefrom, in addition to the penalty provided for
    breach of these regulations, and the Council shall not be
    responsible for any damage or loss which may accrue to such
    goods.

SHIPS' WHARF DUES.

28. The following dues, tolls, and charges shall be paid for
    the use of the said wharf:—

On every vessel under 20 tons register lying alongside a wharf, for each day or part of a day .. 2 6
On every vessel under 20 tons register, for every day or part of a day that such vessel lies alongside a vessel lying at the wharf .. .. .. 1 3
On every vessel under 20 tons register undergoing repairs or fitting out alongside the wharf, or lying off the wharf with a line attached thereto,
per day or part of a day .. .. .. .. .. 0 6
On every vessel of 20 tons register and upwards lying at a wharf, 2s. 6d. for first 20 tons and for every additional ton, per ton per day or part of a day .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0¼
Minimum charge on every sailing-vessel of 20 tons register and upwards lying alongside the wharf,
per day or part of a day .. .. .. .. 1 0
Minimum charge on every steamer of 20 tons register and upwards lying alongside the wharf, per day or part of a day .. .. .. .. 2 6
On every vessel of 20 tons register and upwards lying alongside a vessel at the wharf, or lying off the wharf with a line attached thereto, or undergoing repairs, per ton per day or part of a day 0 0½
Minimum charge for vessel last mentioned .. 0 6

Provided that in the case of vessels trading regularly the following dues, tolls, and charges, shall be paid quarterly in advance, commencing the quarters on the first days of January, April, July, and October, in each year:

On every vessel under 20 tons register, per quarter 10 0
On every vessel of 20 tons register and upwards, for first 20 tons register, 10s., and for every additional ton, per quarter .. 0 6

BERTHAGE CHARGES.

29. The master, or owner, or agent of every vessel occupying a berth at the said wharf shall for each and every adult passenger carried by such vessel landed on or shipped from the said wharf pay the sum of sixpence (6d.) for each adult passenger:

Provided, however, that such charge shall not be payable in respect of passengers arriving at such wharf from any place within the Coromandel County, nor shall it apply to any passenger leaving such wharf for any such place or places within the county.

The master or owner or agent of any vessel trading regularly between the ports of Coromandel County and localities outside the county limits shall render to the Council on the seventh day of each calendar month a correct statement showing the number of adult passengers carried by such vessel to and from such wharf during the previous month and at the same time shall pay to the Council the total amount of berthage charges due in respect of passengers carried during such month by such vessel.

PENALTIES.

30. If any person, firm, or company fails or refuses or neglects to do anything by these regulations required to be done, observed, or performed, or in any manner obstructs, impedes, or interferes with the doing of anything enjoined, required, or authorized to be done, or does anything prohibited by these regulations, shall in each and every case so offending be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

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

Vesting the Management of the Wharf at Whitianga Harbour, Mercury Bay, in the Coromandel County Council.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 10th day of February, 1926.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and eighty-six of the Harbours Act, 1923 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor-General in Council may vest the management of any wharf the property of His Majesty the King in any local authority upon such terms and conditions as the Governor-General in Council thinks fit:

And whereas it is thought desirable to vest in the Coromandel County Council (hereinafter called “the Council,” in which term is to be construed, unless the context requires a different construction, its successors or assigns) the management of the wharf at Whitianga Harbour, Mercury Bay, erected in accordance with the plan marked M.D. 2493 and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:

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 the said Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby vest the management of the said wharf in the Council, subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

CONDITIONS OF MANAGEMENT.

1. IN these conditions the term—

“Foreshore” means such parts of the bed, shore, or banks of a tidal water as are covered and uncovered by the flow and ebb of the tide at ordinary spring tides:

“Low-water mark” means low-water mark at ordinary spring tides:

“Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to the part of the foreshore, and land below low-water mark adjacent thereto, necessary for the maintenance of the wharf, at the site shown on the plan marked M.D. 2493.

3. All His Majesty’s subjects shall at all reasonable times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom.

4. His Majesty or the Governor-General, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty,