28 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

WHARVES

if workers are “ordered down” or “ordered back” they shall be paid as for a minimum period of time (computed as from the due time of commencement of the first daily start during the recognised working-hours) such period of time shall not be time for which payment shall be made in pursuance of the provisions of this sub-paragraph when work is not commenced owing to weather conditions.

(b) In cases where a ship does not commence loading or unloading operations at the time for which the waterside labour is ordered down or ordered back, waiting the removal of the ship’s hatches, the loading of the first sling, or other similar cause, and the waterside labour is standing by, the Department will pay for such standing-by time up to fifteen minutes. When this period of time is exceeded the time in excess of fifteen minutes will be charged to the ship.

(c) Except as provided in subparagraph (a) hereof, when labour is paid for but not worked the following circumstances the full time which the labour is paid for will be charged to the ship: Provided, further, that when such payment is incurred in other than the working hours specified in paragraph 1 (a) hereof the Department will meet 9d. per hour of the cost of the time paid for but not worked:

(i) When waterside workers are ordered down or ordered back and are entitled to be paid for a minimum period and the work is completed before the minimum period has expired.

(ii) When waterside workers are transferred from one job to another and are entitled to payment for a minimum period in respect of one or both jobs.

(iii) When waterside workers are transferred from one job to another and are entitled to continuous pay or a retaining fee. The charge will be made to the ship to which the waterside workers are transferred.

(d) In the case of the Department’s employees who are not paid in terms of the Waterfront Industry Tribunal’s orders, a charge for a minimum period shall not be made against the ship.

4. Sundays and Holidays—(a) No vessel shall discharge or take in livestock at any railway wharf on Sundays except in cases of extreme urgency, and the captain or agent of the vessel shall give the Stationmaster at the port at least two hours’ notice in writing of the intention to load or discharge the stock, and must, before the loading or discharging is commenced, obtain the written consent of the Stationmaster thereto.

(b) Except where cargo is worked or passengers are landed or embarked on Sundays or public holidays (including waterside workers’ annual picnic days), berthage charges will not be enforced at wharves under the control of the Department in respect of such days.

130. Transhipments

131. Bona fide transhipment from one vessel to another which pass over a railway wharf will be charged ordinary wharfage rates when received ex ship, and will be exempt from wharfage charge when being reshipped.

132. Except as otherwise provided, goods which are transhipped from one vessel to another lying at a railway wharf but which do not pass over the wharf will be charged half wharfage rates.

(For haulage, handling, and storage charges on transhipments see regulation 96.)

Regulations 131 and 132 reserved for future use.

133. Patea Goods Shed

SHIPS’ GOODS

Except otherwise specified, storage at the rate of 8s. per ton per week or fraction of a week will be charged on goods for town delivery not removed within twenty-four hours after being received into the shed. For goods received from or to be forwarded by railway seventy-two hours free storage will be allowed. Minimum charge, per week, 2s.

Goods waiting Customs examination will be allowed four days’ free storage.

134. Westport Wharves

The following charges will apply for the use of the Department’s cranes at Westport wharves:

s. d.
For use of steam-crane, per ton (minimum charge, except as otherwise provided, 48s. 6d.) 8 0
Minimum charge for use of 12-ton steam-crane (when specially ordered) 11 0
Minimum charge for use of 20-ton steam-crane (when specially ordered) 15 0
Exceptional cargoes (as determined by the Department) to be charged per day, or otherwise as may be determined by the Chief Stationmaster at Westport.

The charge for cranage does not include the cost of haulage to the crane when the goods have been previously deposited at a distance therefrom.