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Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 39

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✨ Port Charges and Fees

Port Charges, Harbour Fees, Pilotage Rates, Lighthouse Dues, &c., for the Port of Wellington.

From the New Zealand Gazette, 23rd October, 1869.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Wellington, this sixth day of October, 1869,

Present: The Honorable William Fox, Prime Minister, Presiding, and Members of the Executive Council.

WHEREAS by "The Marine Act, 1867," it is among other things enacted that the Governor may fix and levy port charges as in the said Act defined; and also that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, vary, and repeal bye-laws and regulations for fixing and authorizing the levying of harbour masters’ fees, not exceeding the rate specified in the Schedule to the said Act; and for fixing the fees for licenses to be paid by any watermen, masters, boatmen, and others employed in working or navigating cargo boats, ballast boats, tank boats, lighters, and all other vessels and boats whatsoever, whether decked or undecked, or whether propelled by steam or not; and for fixing the fees for licenses to be issued for or in respect of steam tugs, cargo boats, ballast boats, tank boats, lighters, watermen’s and other boats; and to fix the pilotage rates payable at each port not being greater than the rates specified in the Schedule to the said Act; and to fix the various rates of lighthouse dues, not exceeding those specified in the Schedule to the said Act, which shall be payable at any port or ports within the Colony, in respect of all vessels arriving at and of all vessels leaving such ports:

Now, therefore, His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, and in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by the said Act, doth hereby fix the port charges, harbour masters’ fees, fees for licenses, pilotage rates, and lighthouse dues, stated and set forth in the Schedule hereto, to be levied and taken at the several Ports in the said Schedule mentioned, and with the like advice and consent doth order that the said dues shall be levied and taken on and after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, all former charges for the said purposes being from the said date repealed.

William Fox, Presiding.

WHERE TO BE LEVIED.		LIGHT DUES.		PILOTAGE.		PORT CHARGES.		SHIPPING OR HARBOURMASTER’S FEES.		FEES FOR BOAT LICENSES.		FEES FOR LICENSES TO BOATMEN & WATERMEN
Province or District.	Port.	Charged at each time of Entering Inwards only.	Per Ton Register.	Charged both Inwards and Outwards.	Per Ton Register.	Classes of Vessels which pay Port Charges, and how levied.	Per Register or Measured Ton.	Services for which Shifting Fees are charged.	Per Register or Measured Ton.	Classes of Boats to which Licenses are Issued.	Annual Charge.	Classes to whom Licenses are Issued.	Annual Charge.
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WELLINGTON	Wellington	Sailing vessels from ports beyond the Australian Colonies ...	6	Sailing vessels over 500 tons, first 500 tons ...	6	Vessels or boats plying within the port, or employed in coasting only, quarterly, in advance ...	3	For each time the Harbour Master or his deputy goes on board to appoint the place of anchorage of any vessel or to remove her from one place of anchorage to another ...	1	Cargo boats, ballast boats, water tank boats, per ton ...	2	Masters of cargo boats ...	10
		All steam vessels from ports out of New Zealand, and sailing vessels from the Australian Colonies ...	4	Sailing vessels for every ton over 500 tons ...	4	Vessels not plying within the port, or not employed in coasting only, on arrival ...	2			Watermen’s boats ...	10	Masters of ballast boats ...	10
		Steam and sailing vessels coastwise ...	1	Sailing vessels of 509 tons and under ...	6							Masters of water tank boats ...	10
				Steamers of all sizes two-thirds of the rates for sailing vessels.								Watermen ...	10
				Coasters under 50 tons to be exempt from pilotage unless they employ a pilot.		Not to exceed sixpence per ton in any one half-year.