No. IX.
An Act to provide for the maintenance of Light houses at Por t Macquarie Newcastle and Por t Phil l ip in the Colony of New South Wales.
[24th November, 1843.]
| WH E R E A S | t h e advice of t h e Legis la t ive Counci l thereof passed in | t h e |
| by a n Ac t of t h e Governor of N e w South W a l e s | w i t h |
| t h i r d year | of t he re ign | of H i s la te Majes ty | K i n g | W i l l i a m | t h e | F o u r t h |
i n t i t u l e d "An Act for the better preservation of the Ports Harbour's " Havens Roadstcads Channels Navigable Creeks and Rivers in New " South Wales and the better regulating of Shipping in the same " i t was a m o n g other t h ings enacted t h a t t h e mas t e r or commande r of
| thereof Tha t subject to t he regula t ions hereinafter conta ined t h e mas t e r or commande r of every ship or vessel above the b u r t h e n of fifty tons which shall arr ive or come wi th in t h e H a r b o u r s of P o r t Macqua r i e | or |
| every ship or vessel above | t h e b u r t h e n of fifty tons which should | arr ive |
| or come wi th in t h e H e a d s | of P o r t | J a c k s o n | should | pay in to t he | h a n d s |
| of t h e Collector of Cus toms or his depu ty towards t h e | m a i n t e n a n c e | of |
t h e L igh t -house a t t h e en t r ance of t h e said por t t h e several dues as t h e same are respectively inser ted described a n d set for th in figures in t h e tab le to t h e said reci ted A c t annexed m a r k e d w i t h t he le t te r E and all sums of money which should be so received by t h e Collector of Cus toms or his deputy should be pa id without any deduct ion whatso ever to t h e Colonial Treasurer for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e said L igh t
| house a n d whereas i t is expedient t o au thor ize | t he | p a y m e n t | of | L igh t |
house dues a t P o r t M a c q u a r i e Newcas t le a n d P o r t Ph i l l ip in t he Colony of N e w South Wales so soon as Light -houses are respectively established the rea t Be i t therefore enac ted by H i s Excel lency t h e Governor of N e w
| Sou th W a l e s wi th t he advice a n d | consent | of t h e | Legislat ive | Counci l |
or Newcas t le shal l pay in to t h e h a n d s of such officer as m a y be appoin ted by t h e Collector of Cus toms to receive t h e same the several dues set for th and specified in t h e Schedule to th i s A c t annexed
2. Provided a lways and be i t enacted Tha t no such L igh t -house dues shal l be payable in respect of any ship or vessel en te r ing t he said H a r b o u r s of P o r t Macqua r i e a n d Newcast le u n t i l L igh t -houses shal l be duly establ ished a t t he said places respectively a n d u n t i l not ice thereof shall have been given by t h e Governor w i th t he advice of t he Execu t i ve Council a t least one m o n t h previously in t h e New South
Wales Government Gazette Provided also t h a t i t shal l be lawful for
t he Governor wi th t h e advice of t h e said Execu t ive Counci l to reduce t h e ra tes respectively ment ioned in t h e said Schedule and to al ter and vary t he same from t ime to t ime as m a y be deemed necessary so t h a t t h e said ra tes shal l in no case exceed those s ta ted in t he said Schedule and t h a t all such a l tera t ions shal l i n l ike m a n n e r before t a k i n g effect
| be publ ished a t least one m o n t h previously in t h e | New | South | Wales |
| Government | Gazette | a t t h e exp i ra t ion of which t ime t h e same shall be |
and cont inue thencefor th to be in full force and effect.
3. A n d be i t enacted T h a t all ra tes which previous to t he
pass ing of th i s Ac t m a y have been collected levied or received or
become due as L igh t -house charges a t P o r t Ph i l l ip u n d e r t h e R e g u
| la t ions | framed | for | t h e H a r b o u r | of | P o r t | Ph i l l ip p u r s u a n t to t h e | A c t | of |
| t he Governor and Counci l in t i tu led " An | Act for | the better | preserva- |
" tion of the Ports Harbours Havens Roadsteads Channels Navigable " Creeks and Ilivers hi Neio South Wales and the belter regulation of " Shipping in the same" shal l be a n d t a k e n to be as val id a n d lawful
| as if t h e same h a d been imposed by t h e au tho r i t y | of | t h e | Leg i s la tu re . |
4 A n d be i t enacted T h a t all sums received unde r t h e pro
visions of th i s Ac t shal l be paid over to t h e Colonial Treasurer to be accounted for in l ike m a n n e r as o ther publ ic monies coming in to his h a n d s a n d shal l be applied in t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of t he L igh t -houses erected or to be erected a t t h e several places hereinbefore men t ioned in such m a n n e r as shal l from t ime to t ime be directed by any Ac t of t h e said Governor wi th t h e advice and consent of t h e said Legis la t ive Counci l .
| S C H E D U L E | R E F E R R E D | TO. |
| Table of Light Dues payable | by Masters of all Ships and | Vessels above fifty tons | entering |
| the Harbours | of | Port | Macquarie | and | Newcastle. |
| O n | e v e r y | s h i p | or vessel | above | 5 0 | a n d | n o t | e x c e e d i n g | 1 0 0 | t o n s | e m p l o y e d | i n | t h e |
| c o a s t i n g | t r a d e | f rom | one | p o r t | of | N e w | S o u t h | W a l e s | t o | a n o t h e r — t h e | t o n |
| O n | eve ry | s t e a m | v e s s e l — t h e | t o n | b u r t h e n | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 |
| O n | e v e r y | s h i p o r vessel | above | 1 0 0 | t o n s | a n d | e m p l o y e d | in | t h e | c o a s t i n g | t r a d e |
| f r o m | o n e | p o r t of | N e w | S o u t h | W a l e s | t o | a n o t h e r — t h e | t on | b u r t h e n | . . . | 0 | 0 | 01/2 |
| O n | e v e r y | o t h e r | s h i p | o r | v e s s e l — t h e | t o n | b u r t h e n | . . . | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C o a s t i n g | vessel | in | b a l l a s t | n o t | t o be | c h a r g e d , |
No. X.