Harbour Regulations




is to be paid eight shillings per day, in addition to the regular pilotage.

  1. Pilots refusing or neglecting their duty are to forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

  2. The Master of every Vessel (except as hereinafter mentioned) arriving from beyond seas, and not being a Coasting Vessel, shall pay the full amount of pilotage whether taking a Pilot or not.

  3. All Vessels trading to or from the neighbouring Colonies shall be exempted from taking a Pilot, upon paying one-half the usual rate of pilotage, whatever that may be; if a Pilot is taken, however, full pilotage to be paid.

  4. All Vessels under 100 tons, trading from or to the neighbouring Colonies shall, upon the Master proving himself qualified, be furnished with a certificate of exemption from pilotage, but shall in lieu thereof pay one full pilotage inwards and outwards per annum.

  5. Every Master so qualified and exempted shall, on approaching the Harbour within two leagues, hoist a white flag at the main, showing his exemption, or forfeit a sum not exceeding the full pilotage.

  6. Every Master of every Ship or Vessel required to take a Pilot shall be furnished with a copy of the Harbour Regulations on her entry into Port, by the boarding Pilot, and any Pilot failing to deliver such copy before leaving the Vessel, shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding five pounds.

  7. To the Master of every Vessel not required to take a Pilot, or in the absence of the Master to the principal Officer on board, a copy of the Harbour Regulations shall be delivered by the Harbour Master: provided, however, that it shall not be necessary in any case to issue a second copy of the regulations to the Master or Officer in charge of the same Vessel unless on demand of such Master or Officer, and in such case only on the payment of a fee of two shillings and sixpence, to be accounted for as other fees collected by the Harbour Master.

  8. Every Master or other Officer of a Ship or Vessel to whom a copy of the Harbour Regulations shall have been delivered, shall give on demand an acknowledgment thereof to the Pilot or other Officer delivering the said copy; and any Pilot failing to demand, or any Master of a Ship or Vessel refusing on demand to give such acknowledgment, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than five pounds.

  9. The Master of every Vessel shall anchor or moor where the Harbour Master or Pilot may direct, and he shall not unmoor or quit the anchorage until notice be given in writing at the Harbour Master’s office, or forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds.

  10. All Vessels moored or at anchor are to have both cables clear, and in readiness to slack away when required, or forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  11. All Vessels are to have buoys and buoy-ropes to their anchors to show their position, and to hoist a conspicuous light at their peak-end from dark to daylight, or forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  12. After a Vessel has been unloaded and properly ballasted, it will be at the option of the Harbour Master to remove her out clear of the shipping, to make room for Vessels requiring berths to unload.

  13. No person shall, without due authority, interfere with the Harbour Master or any Pilot in the execution of his duty, or resist, obstruct, or impede him in the performance thereof, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

Gunpowder.

  1. The Master of every Vessel arriving with Gunpowder on board, exceeding the quantity necessary as Ship’s stores, shall give immediate notice thereof to the Pilot on his boarding the Vessel, and shall land the same at the Powder Magazine before anchoring at the usual anchorage grounds, or forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

  2. No Gunpowder is either to be received or issued by the Keeper of the Magazine, except between the hours of seven in the morning and five in the afternoon.

  3. The Master of every Vessel shall cause all Gunpowder to be conveyed to the Magazine immediately after its being landed, or forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  4. All Gunpowder so landed to be packed in barrels, containing not more than one hundred weight each, closely joined and hooped without any iron about the packages, and so secured that no portion of the Gunpowder be in danger of being scattered in the passage, under a penalty of any sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  5. Previous to the delivery of any Gunpowder so stored, fees as per Schedule shall be first paid.

The Harbour.

  1. No rubbish or filth is to be landed on any lands belonging to the Crown, except in such places as the Harbour Master may point out, under a penalty of any sum not exceeding five pounds.

  2. No timber or any bulky article is to be left on any public Wharf or landing place under a penalty of any sum not exceeding five pounds.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1860, No 27





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🏗️ Harbour Regulations for Wellington (continued from previous page)

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5 December 1858
Pilots, Pilotage, Harbour Regulations, Wellington, Port