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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 25

PART VI.—WHARVES.

By omitting the following :—

WHANGAREI RAILWAY WHARVES.

Rates.

The following rates will be charged on goods passing over the wharves :—
Goods and live-stock conveyed to or from the wharves by the railway (except goods shipped from or to Auckland)—Free.
On goods and live-stock loaded from or into ships, but not conveyed to or from the wharves by railway, and on goods (except coal) conveyed by railway to or from the wharves and shipped to or from Auckland, the following rates shall be paid by the owners, masters, or agents of vessels :—

On all goods not otherwise specified, by weight or measurement, as the s. d.
Department may direct, per ton .. .. .. .. 3 6
Cattle and horses, per head .. .. .. .. 2 10
Sheep, pigs, and goats, per head .. .. .. .. 0 4½
Wool, per bale .. .. .. .. 0 4½
Timber, per 100 superficial feet .. .. .. .. 0 4½
Goods of Classes F, N, P, Q, or R, per ton .. .. .. .. 1 0
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. 0 8

Water supplied to Shipping.

At Onerahi Wharf a charge of 6d. per 100 gallons will be made for water supplied to any vessel.

Labour.

The Department may require the owners of goods to find all labour for landing or shipping goods. On all goods not otherwise provided for, for which the Department finds labour, 1s. 5d. per ton will be charged, weight or measurement, at the option of the Department.
Exceptional cargoes (as may be determined by the Department) will be charged by special agreement.
For unloading charges on timber shipped at Kioreroa or Opua wharves see Local Rates (Part IV).

Charges for Use of Wharves.

On every vessel lying at the wharves, per working-day or part thereof, per s. d.
ton gross register up to 150 tons .. .. .. .. 0 0¾
For each ton above 150 tons .. .. .. .. 0 0¾
Minimum charge per day .. .. .. .. 3 6
For passenger vessels trading only within the Whangarei Harbour using the railway wharves, per quarter .. .. .. .. 14 0

PORT CHALMERS WHARVES.

Rates.

A rate of 1s. 5d. per ton will be charged to the masters of ships on all goods loaded or unloaded from or into lighters into or from ships lying at Port Chalmers Railway Wharves.
All goods not carried by rail to or from Port Chalmers, loaded on to or discharged from the railway wharves, will be charged 1s. 5d. per ton for wharfage.
For live-stock not carried by rail to or from Port Chalmers, landed at or shipped from the railway wharves at Port Chalmers, the following charges will be made for wharfage :—

Cattle or horses, per head .. .. .. .. s. d. 2 10
Sheep, pigs, goats, per head .. .. .. .. 0 3

Goods carried by rail and discharged into sheds at Port Chalmers and afterwards shipped across the wharves without being placed in railway wagons will be charged 1s. 5d. per ton for wharfage.

Charges for Use of the Wharves.

For every vessel lying at the wharves, or within the limits of the railway, for each day or part thereof, for each ton net register, ½d. The minimum charge will be £2.
The maximum charge for vessels undergoing repairs or out of commission will be £25 per month.
Vessels attaching lines to the railway wharves when proceeding to or from the docks will be charged £1 8s. for the time up to one hour, and 14s. per hour for each additional hour or part thereof.
Coal-hulks under 250 tons net register will be charged £25 per annum.
Coal-hulks of 250 tons net register and upwards, and vessels not occupying berths but lying outside other vessels at the wharf, will be charged half dues.
Passenger-steamers trading within the harbour only, 14s. per quarter.
Vessels and dredges in commission, the property of the Otago Harbour Board, used for the construction or improvement of the harbour, will be free of wharfage charge.

As witness my hand, this 6th day of April, 1929.

W. B. TAVERNER, Minister of Railways.