In pursuance of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867,” and “The Wanganui Bridge and Wharf Act, 1872,” the Council of the Borough of Wanganui ordain as follows, that is to say:—

1. The regulations set forth in the second Schedule to “The Wanganui Bridge and Wharf Act, 1872,” and Bye-Law No. four (4) of the said Council shall be and the same are hereby repealed.

2. Vessels discharging cargo shall be allowed one clear day (Sundays and holidays not included) for every thirty (30) tons register, and vessels loading two days for every thirty (30) tons free charge; after this time to pay one penny per ton per day.

3. All hulks when lying outside a vessel for the purpose of delivering or receiving coal shall be exempt from wharf dues.

4. The wharfinger shall give receipts for all goods, and supply the necessary labor for loading and unloading drays without further charge.

5. For all goods, excepting wool, flax, and tow, if stored, there shall be paid one shilling and sixpence per ton; and for wool, flax, and tow, sixpence per bale, such charge to include labor of receiving to or from ships’ sides, and seven days’ storage; after that time storage for wool, flax, and tow to be sixpence per bale per week, and for other goods two shillings per ton per week.

6. The wharfinger shall be responsible for all bonded goods landed on the wharf until three (3) p.m., and for all free and duty paid goods until four (4) p.m. All goods landed after that hour he shall, in addition to the usual wharfage, be allowed to make a charge of one (1) shilling per ton on the owner or master of the vessel from which the goods are landed. All goods not removed from the wharf by five (5) p.m. may be stored by the wharfinger, and he shall be allowed to make a charge for storage on such goods of two (2) shillings per ton per week, any part of a week, exclusive of carting. Provided that all goods landed on any wharf shall be free of storage charges for twenty-four (24) hours after landing. Provided also that all goods landed on the wharf from any other port which are for bonâ fide transhipment, as shown on a bill of lading or boat note, shall be allowed seven (7) days storage free of charge.

7. The wharfinger shall receive at the ship’s side all goods landed, give receipts for the same, and be responsible for their delivery to the carters or other persons appointed by the consignees, and provide labor for loading drays and for weighing, measuring, and examining, making up and marking dutiable and bonded goods, and shall also provide the necessary weighing machines as may be directed by the Commissioner of Customs, without further charge. Provided always that the wharfinger shall not be compelled to sign a receipt for any goods until twenty-four hours after landing, unless previous to the same being landed he is furnished by the master or other person in charge of the vessel, or by the owners or agent of such vessel, with a true copy of the manifest or freight list.

8. The wharfinger shall provide labour for unloading from drays goods intended for shipment, and, if required by the shipper, shall give receipts for the same, and obtain the signature of the mate or purser to shipping notes without further charge.

9. The wharfinger to provide weighing machines for colonial produce transhipped.

10. Ballast and coal shall not be deposited on any wharf. Any person offending against this regulation shall pay, on conviction, a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

11. When coal or ballast is being loaded or discharged, the person loading or discharging shall provide means to prevent any portion thereof falling into the water, and any person offending against this regulation shall pay, on conviction, a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

12. Vessels belonging to the Imperial or Colonial Government shall be allowed to lie alongside free of charge, and all stores, the property of such Governments, shall be landed or shipped free of wharfage dues. Labour in connection with such landing or shipping to be provided by such Governments respectively.

13. If the wharfinger, on application, neglect or refuse to make delivery before six o’clock p.m. to owners, or the authorised agents of the owners of goods placed on the wharf before four o’clock p.m. of the same day, and it shall be necessary for the preservation of such goods that they be placed in any shed on or near the wharf, the same shall be placed in such shed at the cost of the wharfinger; but in the case of goods placed on the wharf after four o’clock p.m., such cost shall be borne by the owners of the vessels from which such goods are landed.

14. In case any horse or other animal shall be used in hauling up cargo from any vessel alongside either wharf, the master, owner, or agent of the vessel from which cargo is so hauled up shall pay to the wharfinger threepence per ton for every ton of such cargo in addition to the hire of such horse.

15. The following tolls shall be charged in respect of the several articles against which such tolls appear, when such articles are landed or shipped from the wharf, or moved from one vessel to another over the wharf:—