84 TARANAKI GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1872.

PUBLIC WHARF, PATEA RIVER.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Mr. James Hirst, of Carlyle, West Coast District, having erected a Wharf abutting on Block 30, Patea River Reserve, part of which is let to him under clause 27 of the Confiscated Lands Regulations on certain conditions, is, in pursuance of the same, entitled to charge for the use of the Wharf in accordance with the following Schedule contained in his deed of lease.

W. Gisborne,
Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

1. No vessel to be hauled alongside the wharf without first obtaining permission from the Harbor Master.

2. No vessel to be hauled off the wharf without due notice thereof to the Harbor Master.

3. The master or owner of any vessel shall remove his vessel from the wharf when required to do so by the Harbor Master.

4. Vessels discharging cargo at outside berths will be permitted to discharge over and across the deck of any ship lying alongside the wharf.

5. The time allowed to vessels to occupy berths at the wharf for the purpose of discharging cargo shall be (exclusive of Sundays, holidays, and days of removal):—

   For ships under 100 tons ... 2 days.
   From 100 to 150 tons ... 4 days.
   From 150 to 200 tons ... 5 days.
   From 200 to 250 tons ... 6 days.
   From 250 to 300 tons ... 7 days.
   And so on, at the rate of one day for every additional fifty tons.

6. Vessels occupying berths at the wharf will be charged with rent for every day, at the following rates, to be paid to the Wharfinger before the vessel is removed:—

   For vessels under 50 tons ... 5 0 per day.
   From 50 to 100 tons ... 7 6 per day.
   From 100 to 150 tons ... 10 0 per day.
   From 150 to 200 tons ... 15 0 per day.
   From 200 to 250 tons ... 20 0 per day.
   From 250 to 400 tons ... 25 0 per day.

   Any vessel occupying an outside berth will be charged at the rate of half of the foregoing scale.

7. Vessels taking in cargo to have any unoccupied berth, which is to be given up when required by the Harbor Master for other purposes.

8. No wharfage is to be charged on ballast for stiffening vessels.

9. No charge shall be made for passengers using the wharf.

10. No boats or vessels of any kind will be allowed to be made fast to the steps or landing-place.

11. Flour, grain, and potatoes, per ton ... 1 0
    Flour, grain, and potatoes, half-ton or less ... 0 6
    Wool, per bale ... 1 0
    Flax, per bale ... 0 6
    Sawntimber, per 1,000 feet superficial ... 1 0
    Posts and rails, per 100 ... 1 0
    All other goods, per ton ... 1 0
    All other goods, per half-ton or less ... 0 6
    Sheep and pigs, first forty, each ... 0 2
    Sheep and pigs, all over forty, each ... 0 1

12. If any vessel lying alongside the wharf shall receive any goods or stock other than from or upon the wharf, half-wharfage shall be charged on all such goods or stock so secured or discharged.

13. No charge shall be made for the use of the wharf for Crown property of any description, the baggage of the Governor or his attendants, or the baggage of any persons in the employment of the Government travelling on public service, such as Armed Constabulary, Militia or Volunteers, or Police Officers.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Taranaki, by Charles Brown, of Brougham-street, New Plymouth, Printer to the Provincial Government for the time being.