Westland Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 12

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✨ Local Government and Transport Notices



The Council of the Borough of Greymouth

make the following Regulations: That is
to say—

That the fees payable under the above-mentioned Bye-law shall be as follows—

  1. On all sailing vessels, foreign, inter-colonial, or coastwise from ports beyond the limits comprised between Cape Farewell and Milford Sound, one shilling per ton register per trip.

  2. On all coasting steamers, including those coming from ports within the above boundaries, threepence per ton per trip.

  3. On all intercolonial steamers, when coming to the wharf, one shilling per ton per trip.

  4. On all lighters trading to the offing, or on all tug-boats bringing in cargo from vessels in the offing, eightpence per ton measurement for all cargo carried to the wharf.

  5. On all tug-steamers, a charge of threepence per ton on the registered tonnage of all vessels towed in by them.

  6. A charge upon all steamers bringing in or taking out passengers to or from the roadstead, at the rate of fourpence per each passenger.

  7. The captain, master, or other person in command of every ship, steamer, or other vessel mentioned or referred to in the above Regulations, numbered one to six, shall, upon demand by the Collector of Tonnage Dues, or other the proper officer appointed by the Council for that purpose, or within twenty-four hours after such demand, and before discharging any part of the cargo contained or carried in such ship, steamer, or other vessel, deliver to such Collector or other officer as aforesaid a certificate of the registered tonnage of such ship, vessel, or steamer, and which certificate shall, if required, be verified by declaration to be made by such captain, master, or other person in charge, before a Justice of the Peace.

E. MASTERS,
Mayor.

JOHN A. WHALL,
Town Clerk.

HOKITIKA AND GREYMOUTH TRAMWAY COMPANY (LIMITED).

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Month. No. of Passengers. Amount for Goods. Amount for Passengers. Total.
May, 1867 ... £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
3582 41 0 0 485 10 0 ...
May, 1868 2437 63 8 3 358 16 0 ...
Total amount of deficit between the above two months being £104 5 9
Total deficit in passengers between the above two months being 1095
November, 1867 3915 79 2 3 543 17 0 ...
November, 1868 1294 84 15 0 201 13 0 ...
Total amount of deficit between the above two months being £336 11 3
Total deficit in passengers between the above two months being 2621
February, 1868 3042 76 3 0 415 1 6 ...
Feb., 1869, from the 1st to the 13th 590 66 0 0 86 17 0 ...
Total probable deficit for month of Feb, 1869, being estimated at £200 0 0
Total deficit ... ... £640 17 0

DIVIDENDS PAID.

Date Details Amount
1868 £ s. d.
January 9th Dividend of 10s. per share, on 1758 shares 879 0 0
April 9th... Dividend of 7s. per share, on 1758 shares 615 6 0
July 7th... Dividend of 6s. per share, on 1758 shares 527 8 0
£2,021 14 0


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🏗️ Regulations for Tonnage Dues in Greymouth

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Tonnage Dues, Sailing Vessels, Steamers, Lighters, Tug-boats, Passengers, Greymouth
  • E. Masters, Mayor
  • John A. Whall, Town Clerk

🚂 Traffic Returns and Dividends for Hokitika and Greymouth Tramway Company

🚂 Transport & Communications
Traffic Returns, Passengers, Goods, Dividends, Tramway Company, Hokitika, Greymouth