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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 431, 31 May 1879, Page 3

B YE-LAWS OF i THE PATEA HARBOR BOARD. In pursuance of the 57th and 216 th Sections of “ The Harbors Act, 1878,” the Patea Harbor Board, hereinafter called the Board, make the following Regulations, that is to say : 1. The term Wharfinger shall apply to such person or, persons as tue Board maj from time to time appoint to take charge of the Wharves, and shall include his or their deputy or substitute. All dues, unless otherwise directed, shall he paid to the Wharfinger. 2. The exemptions contained in Schedule No. 5 shall apply to all the Wharves and the foreshore vested in the Board,; without exception. . „ ' 3. The following Rules for the management of the respective Wharves shall bo observed : WHARF RULES. : 1. Each Wharf shall be open for receipt and delivery of goods on all days except Sundays, Christmas Days, and Good Fridays. Vessels may load artd discharge from B,a.m. to 5 P.ST, 2. The Wharfinger shall receive all goods landed at the ship s side and give a receipt for the same, provided always that he need not give such receipt for twenty-four hours, unless, previous to the vessel commencing to discharge, he has been supplied by the Master of the vessel with a copy of the Manifest or Freight List, showing the weights and .measurements on which freight is charged. 3. The Wharfinger shall receive all goods intended for shipment from the drays, and give receipts for the samp, and,' if required, obtain the signature of the Mate or Purser to shipping notes. 4. All vessels lying at the Wharf shall have properly fixed gangways for reaching the Wharf, and shall, throughout the night, show a proper light at the gangway, to the sjitisfaction of the Harbor Master. 5. The Wharfinger shall provide all labor on the Wharves (except at such Wharves as may be erected by, or with the consent of, the Board for special purposes), and for loading and unloading drays, beyond the assistance, of the driver, and shall be responsible for all goods in his custody. 6. The Wharfinger shall have control of all carts and vehicles attending the Wharf, and shall admit such in their proper turn for loading or discharging. 7. If, in the judgment of the Wharfinger, the weather is threatening-, lie is empowered to convey to store, or (if the same be full of goods) to deliver, within the precincts of the town of Carlyle, at cost of consignee, all goods landed. 8. If the Wharfinger, on application, neglect or refuse to give delivery of any cargo landed, to ,anj r consignee, or his authorised agent, by 6 t.m. on ordinary business days, any costs afterwards incurred to store such goods for their safe custody shall be borne by the Wharfinger, 9. Ballast and coal shall not be deposited on any. Wharf ; and persons loading-or discharging either, shall provide means to prevent any portion thereof falling into the water. 10. The Wharfinger shall enforce all Bye-Laws, Rules, and Regulations of the Board relating to the Wharves and foreshore under bis control, and shall, at bis own expense, institute and conduct all summary proceedings against any person or persons offending against the same. 11. Masters of vessels and Shippers to supply the Wharfinger with a list of cargo to be shipped or landed, together with the particulars of weight or measurement on which freight is calculated, and Wharfage to be paid accordingly, unless the measurement or weight be found incorrect, in which case the same is to be paid on the correct measurement or weight. 12. The Wharfinger need not take delivery, or be ; in any way responsible for goods, unless landed on the Wharves. Schedule No. 1. Wharf Charges, including Labor and Storage for Twenty-four Hours, tub Time to be computed from 5 p.m. of the Day of Landing. Wool, Fungus, and Flax, per bale ... Coal, when in bags, and trucked Horses, Bullocks, and other large anin Sheep, Pigs, and other small animals Sheep, after the first fifty ... ... Carriages, Carts, and other Vehicles , cargo Timber, 100 feet superficial ... Shingles, per 1000 Palings, per 100 Bricks and Slates, per 1000 ... ... Hides, loose ..i ... ... Hides, in sacks Sheepskins 400-gallon Empty Tanks ... ... All other goods, weight, or measuremi packages, not over one ton All other goods, weight, or measurement in packages, over one ton —3s per ton on the * extra weight or measurement. All other goods, weight, or measurement in packages, over two tons ... ... 5 0 per ton. Schedule No. 2. Scale on which Wharf Charges shall be Calculated. Cases or Casks, Beer or Stout, containing not over four dozen reputed quarts, as ... Cases of Spirits, Wines, &c., containing not over one dozen reputed quarts, at Hogsheads, Beer or Spirits, as Quarter-casks and Barrels ;.. 400-gallon Iron Tanks, when full as Casks Portland Cement, as ... Cases Kerosene (eight gallons each), as ... Drums Oil (five gallons each), as Sheepskins—a bundle shall mean ... Chaff and Bran, in three-bushel sacks Rye-grass and Cocksfoot Seed, three bushel sacks .i. Contents all other three-bushel sacks ;;. Small packages, or packages landed from a vessel for one Consignee, and measming in the aggregate less than one-third of a ton, shall be charged for as Bay, Straw, Butter, Tallow, and Coke, to be charged by weight; All other goods shall be charged at the Weight or measurement on which freight is collected, Unless such is found incorrect, in which case Wharfage is to be paid oh the correct weight or measurement. All goods landed or shipped on the Foreshore shall be charged half Wharfage ' ‘ * rate. No labor provided by Wharfinger. Charges for weighing— s. <3; Wool, per bale ... .;. 0 3 Other goods, per ton .;. .;. 0 6 8 to the ton; //' Ift. Gin. each; 3. to the ton. 6 to the ton;64ft. 6 to the toil; 20 to the ton; Ift. 3in. 20 skins. 20 to the tori. 12 to the tori ; 10 to the ton; One-third of a ton; Schedule No. 3. Wharfage Charges payable by Masters or Owners op Vessels. Vessels discharging cargo shall be allowed one clear working day for .every thirty tons register, and vessels loading, two ....... daj's for every thirty tons register. After that time they shall pay 2d per ton per day. Vessels with only part cargo to be allowed time in proportion which their cargo bears to their registered tonnage. This is to be determiried by the Harbor Master. Schedule No. 4. Wharfage and Charges on Transhipment Goods; Storage on all goods not taken delivery of within twenty-four hours, shall be charged . at a single Wharfage rate for every week, •* -, . or part of a week, such goods are stored. Except only as hereiriafter provided in base of trarisbipmerit, goods for tran- , shipment, arid not removed from the Wharf, shall he entitled to seven days’ • storage, free, .and Such goods shall only - pay a single Wharfage rate; Goods, transhipped from, one vessel to another alongside any Wharf, or. within •> . ' the Port, shall pay half the Wharfage' . that would he charged on landing such goods. ■ ... - Cartage.-to. convey transhiprrierit goods to , v - • : ..store shall be charged at the Tate of Is per.-fom.