Should State Ships Pay Wharfage Dues?
HARBOUR BOARDS’ PROBLEM WELLINGTON TALKS FlOfr The Harbour Board is of opinior that the new Government island trading sh p, Maui Pomare, which is shortly to visit Auckland, should be made to pay wharf duos »n common with other merchantmen. The board wrote to the Wellington Harbour Board asking what attitude that authority was taking. The secretary advised that his board in" Glided to combat the Government’s claim for exemption in the case of the new ship. "Whatever the Government’s strictly legal position might be, the board did not think the State could fairly claim exemption on other grounds. An analogy was drawn with State Coal Department. Wharfage wa« paid on commercial coal and the boa™ understood the Government had mad* liable for bus licence fees where a had taken over bus services. In questions arising from the Motor Vehicles Act the State had acknowledged :taresponsibility, as had other registered owners. “The Wellington Harbour Beard will make a fight of it an f* v* question may also be dealt with by the Harbours Association, *• ft understood the new ship will tra at several New Zealand ports. “This board is rendering accounts for full dues in respect of t* l ® ■JjJ, Pomare’s visit to Wellington, ‘ await developments. We will k you advised as to the Governm next move,’* concluded the letter. Mr. H. B. Burnett, superintendent the Auckland Board, said Government’s position was quite « • It was exempt by statute from thep .* ment of wharf dues on its t Mr. Campbell Johnstone thouffbt State would surely not claim tion for a vessel which was with privately-owned traders. - would next want to put her free of charge. vw.ard “I wonder if the Wellmgto consulted its solicitor before It dec to make a fight of .tT» w®**"** acting-chairman. Mr. M. H. r o rtbe Me suggested that the board’s solicitor should be The question was referrea board - in-committee. In ‘j 1 ® JSfllw the opinion of the solicitor asked. ■
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 373, 6 June 1928, Page 14
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