Pilotage and Harbour Dues Act 1847 No 15a (NSW)

No. XV.

H akeour Dues. An Act to amend the Laws for the payment of P ilotage

Pilotage on Shipping and to secure the pay­ ment of Harbour and other Dues on Shipping. [31st August, 1847.]

Preamble,	1 )V7 HEREAS by an Act passed by the Governor and Council of
V Y New South Wales in the eighth year of the reign of Her present

8 Vic, No. IG.	Majesty intituled “ An Act to make further 'provision for payment o f “ Wharfage Rates and to amend the Laivs for the regulation of “ Shippjing in certain cases ” it was amongst other things enacted that the master or commander of every ship or vessel entitled to any reduction or exemption of pilotage under that Act or a certain other
7 Vic. No 12.	Act in the said Act recited shall on arriving within one league of the entrance of any port which he shall intend to enter eause a white flag to be hoisted at the main-mast head and keep the same flying until he shall have entered such port and that the master or commander of any such ship or vessel who shall neglect to have such flag flying as afore­ said and whose ship or vessel shall be boarded by a licensed Pilot in consequence of such neglect shall he subject to the payment of Pilotage Rates in respeet of such ship or vessel in the same manner as if a Pilot had been required and employed by him any law or regulation
Vessels entitled to
exemption from	to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas the payment of such
pilotage or reduction	pilotage by masters and commanders who neglect to have such flag
white flag flying at
thereof to have a	flying as aforesaid is sometimes evaded by keeping their ships or
main-mast head.	vessels under sail so as to prevent any Pilot who may have put to sea for the purpose from boarding such ship or vessel Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof That when and so often as a licensed Pilot shall put to sea or shall proceed towards any such ship or vessel as aforesaid the master or commander whereof shall neglect to have such flag flying as by the said recited Act is required for the purpose of boarding such vessel in consequence of such neglect the said master or commander shall be subject to the payment of Pilotage Rates in respect of such ship or vessel in the same manner as if a Pilot had boarded the said ship or vessel in consequence of such neglect as aforesaid.
No vessel to be

cleared at the 2. And whereas certain rates dues and penalties are by various

Custom House until	Acts of the Governor and Legislative Council of New South Wales
all wharfage and
light-house rates and	relating to the harbours of the said Colony and the shipping thereat
clearance fees shall	and by the Harbour Regulations framed thereunder by the said
have been paid.	Governor and the Executive Council imposed upon vessels entering and departing from the ports and harbours of the said Colony or upon

! ■ : the masters thereof but the payment of such rates dues and penalties

is

1847. ir VIC. No. 16. 1689

Licensed Auctioneers.

is inadequately secured Beit therefore enacted That from and after the passing of this Act no vessel shall ho cleared at any Custom House Avithin the said Colony until all wharfage and light-house rates and clearance fees payable in respect of such A’essel have been paid into the hands of the Collector or otlicr Principal Officer of Customs at tlui port from Avhich it is intended to clear out such vessel and until the lIarl)our Master or other officer acting as such thereat shall have granted a ccrtificat(i which Jio is hercdiy required to grant accordingly (wliich certificate shall he produced to and left at such Custom House) certifying that to the best of his knoAA ledge and information all pilotag(; and water rates and all harbour dues payable in i-espcct of such vc'sscl liave been duly paid and that no penalties have been incurred by the master of such A'essel under the provisions of any of the Harbour Acts ()]• Harbour llegulations for tlio time being in force in tlie said Colony and applicable to the said port or else iluit the same liave been fully paid or have been secured to he paid in the event of the same being adjudged by due course of hiAv to ho payable by such master.

< ‘h And be it enacted That no British ship or vessel Avhich is No nritisii shi))

now exempt by law from the payment of pilotage shall after the first “ ‘'jjption froni”tiic day of October next be entit led to claim such exemption unless upon iiaymcnt of pilotage the arrival of such ship or vessel Avithin one league of the entrance of fnajeaS',!?

any port or harbour Avithin this Colony the master or person in charge polt aom whence

of such ship or A'essel shall in addition to a AA'hitc dag at the main-mast

head hoist on some other conspicuous part of the rigging of the same

a signal indicating the port or place from which such ship or au' ssc I

shall have arrived according to the numeral jieudants used for such purpose by the pilots of the port or place at Avhich such ship or A'essel shall arriA'e.