No. VIII.
An Act to make better provision for the Col lection of Wharfage and Tonnage Rates. [12th July, 1880 . ]
| WH E R E A S | imposi t ion and collection of W h a r f a g e | and Tonnage Rates and to |
| it is | expedient | to a m e n d | the | L a w regu la t ing | t h e |
| embody t h e same in one S ta tu te | Be it therefore enacted by t h e | Queen ' s |
| Most Exce l len t Majes ty by a n d w i t h t he advice | and consent of the |
| Legislat ive Counci l and Legislat ive Assembly of | N e w South W a l e s in |
| P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by the au thor i ty of | t he same as | follows | :— |
| 1. This A c t shal l come in to force on the first day of J u l y in t he year one thousand e igh t h u n d r e d and e ighty a n d m a y | be cited for | all |
| purposes as t h e | " W h a r f a g e and Tonnage Rates A c t of | 1 8 8 0 " | I n | its |
| cons t ruc t ion | t h e | expression | " Pub l i c | W h a r f " | means | t h e | Circular |
Q u a y and t h e Queen ' s W h a r f a t t h e Po r t of Sydney and a n y wharf w i th in t he Colony appointed to be a publ ic or legal wharf unde r any A c t i n force for t h e t ime be ing r egu la t ing t he Cus toms—the expression " P r i v a t e Sufferance W h a r f " means a n y wharf for which a sufferance has been or shal l hereafter he g ran ted in pursuance of a n y such A c t as aforesaid for t he land ing of goods subject t o t h e p a y m e n t of Customs
| du t i e s—and t h e word | " Whar f i nge r " | means t h e owner | or lessee of | a |
pr iva te sufferance wharf or t h e agen t of either.
2. P r o m and after t he commencemen t of th is A c t t h e Acts and por t ions of Acts specified in t he First Schedule here to shal l bo repealed b u t such repeal shall no t prejudice or affect a n y rates collected or a n y t h i n g lawfully done or commenced unde r t he au tho r i t y of t he said
| Acts or a n y of | t h e m . |
| 3. | U p o n t h e l and ing on any publ ic or pr iva te sufferance | wharf |
in N e w South Wales of any goods merchandise packages or articles e n u m e r a t e d or ment ioned in t h e Second Schedule here to i t shall be lawful to levy rates to be t e rmed " I n w a r d W h a r f a g e Ra te s " not exceeding t h e respective rates prescribed in t h e Tariff and Scales of Charges conta ined in t h e said Schedule Provided t h a t all goods
| ar r iv ing from any of | t h e Aus t ra las ian | Colonies or N e w Zealand or a n y |
| of t h e Pacific I s lands landed on a n y publ ic wharf | and entered a t t h e |
| Cus tom H o u s e for t r a n s h i p m e n t | shall | be | e x e m p t | from | a n y | wharfage |
| ra tes chargeable u n d e r th i s | Act. |
4. I t shall be lawful to levy wharfage ra tes in respect of a n y good merchandise packages or art icles laden whe the r in to vessels l igh ters or boats from any such publ ic or pr iva te sufferance wharf as aforesaid to be t e r m e d " Ou tward W h a r f a g e Rates " no t to exceed one- half of t h e respective rates and to be levied and computed in accordance w i t h t he scales specified in the Second Schedule here to .
| 5. E v e r y vessel u n d e r | two | h u n d r e d | and | forty | tons | registered |
t onnage a n d every l igh ter r equ i r ing a be r th for loading only shal l pay for each day or por t ion of a day du r ing w h i c h she shal l occupy a be r th a t any such publ ic or p r iva te sufferance wharf a wharfage ra te of t e n shil l ings.
6. I t shall be lawful to levy a r a t e of one f a r th ing per ton per diem on all vessels fully laden d ischarg ing their inward cargoes a t any such publ ic or pr iva te sufferance wharf and a r a t e of one hal fpenny pe r ton per d iem on all o ther vessels par t ly laden dur ing the t ime which such vessels shall occupy a be r th a t a n y such wharf b u t such r a t e shal l not be leviable u n t i l after the expira t ion of t h e respect ive periods specified in t he Third Schedule here to Provided a lways t h a t in t h e case of any vessel pa r t ly laden or wh ich shal l have discharged only a por t ion of he r inward cargo a t any such wharf such vessel shal l be ent i t led to claim " free lay d a y s " according to t h e q u a n t i t y of cargo discharged which shal l be considered to be t h e propor t ion which t h e a m o u n t of such cargo bears to t he tonnage of t he vessel w h e n fully laden.
| 7. | A n y vessel of | two h u n d r e d and forty tons regis tered | t o n n a g e |
or upwards r equ i r ing a be r th for loading only shal l pay a r a t e not exceeding one hal fpenny pe r t o n per day from t h e date of occupying a b e r t h a t any such publ ic or p r iva te sufferance wharf and after t h e expira t ion of twenty-f ive days from such da te shall pay half t h a t ra te
| for each day d u r i n g wh ich she occupies such | be r th . |
8. N o clearance shal l be g ran ted for any vessel l iable to t h e
| p a y m e n t of | tonnage rates a t any publ ic wharf | w i th in | t he m e a n i n g of |
th i s A c t unless a receipt for the p a y m e n t of such rates s igned b y t h e p roper officer or person shall be presented to t he Collector or o ther proper officer of Cus toms .
9. I t shall be lawful for the mas te r of any vessel which shal l occupy a b e r t h a t a n y such publ ic or p r iva te sufferance wharf for t h e purpose of d i scharg ing inward cargo to deliver to t h e consignee impor ter or his agen t any goods so to be discharged w i t h o u t molesta t ion or inter ference b y the collector or wharf inger or b y a n y person whomsoever
| a n d w i t h o u t any charge o the r t h a n the respect ive | rates | au thor ized | b y |
| th i s A c t | A n d | for t h e purpose of | g iv ing effect to t h e in t en t ion of | th i s |
| e n a c t m e n t duly author ized shal l du r ing Custom-house hours for t h e discharge of all impor te r s and consignees the i r agents and servants be ing | such vessel have free access to and from t h e ship 's side whi ls t so |
| d ischarg ing for t he purpose of t a k i n g delivery of any such | goods. | |
| 10. If any goods shall be landed on any such publ ic or p r iva te sufferance wharf and shal l no t be removed therefrom before t he expi ra t ion of for ty-eight hour s thereaf ter t h e Collector a t any publ ic wharf or t h e Whar f inge r a t any pr iva te sufferance wharf whereon such goods m a y t h e n be m a y remove a n d store t h e said goods in the Queen ' s or |
| a n y bonded or free | wharehouse | a t t he risk a n d cost of t h e consignee or | |
| impor t e r thereof subject to a n y l ien b y t h e owner mas te r or agen t of t h e vessel for f reight or charges wh ich m a y be payable on such goods. |
| 1 1 . | I n e s t ima t ing | t h e | registered | t onnage of | a n y vessel for | t h e |
| purposes of | th is A c t the same shal l be de te rmined in pu r suance of t h e |
| provisions | | of t he | Imper i a l M e r c h a n t | Shipping | Ac t | be ing | t h e | A c t | |
| passed in t h e seven teen th and e igh teen th years of H e r presen t | Majes ty ' s |
| re ign chap te r one h u n d r e d a n d four | A n d in t he case of | s t eam vessels |
t h e gross t onnage measu remen t shall be deemed to be t he t o n n a g e of such vessels for t he purposes of ascer ta in ing the t onnage rates leviable
| u n d e r | th is | Act . | 12. |
| 12. | N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g | a n y t h i n g | here in | conta ined | i t | shal l | be |
| lawful for t h e Governor | w i t h | t he | advice of | t he | E x e c u t i v e Council to |
| abolish a l toge ther or to reduce t h e scale of | wharfage or t o n n a g e | ra tes |
| prescribed | by th is A c t a n d | leviable t he r eunde r | a t | a n y publ ic | whar f |
whenever in his opinion i t shal l be to t he publ ic in teres t so to do.
| 13 . | N o t h i n g in th i s | A c t | conta ined | shal l be cons t rued | so as to |
abr idge or affect t he r i g h t of any vessel now ber thed a t any public wharf in respect of t he free lay days and other t he provisions contained
| in t he A c t s he reby | repealed. |
| 14. Subjec t to t h e provisions of th is A c t i t shall be lawful | for |
| the Governor | w i th | the advice of t he | E x e c u t i v e Council to f rame |
regu la t ions from t ime to t ime for t he following purposes :—
(1.) The be r th ing of vessels at a publ ic wharf
(2.) The removal of vessels from a publ ic wharf
(3.) The d ischarging of cargo and loading thereof and storage or
removal of goods merchandise packages and articles discharged
b y vessels or to be laden from a n y such publ ic wharf
(4.) The leasing of any publ ic wharf
| (5.) | A n d for prescr ibing penal t ies upon t h e cont ravent ion of | any |
| such regula t ion and di rec t ing t h e mode of the i r recovery | and |
| enforcement | Provided t h a t no such penal ty shall exceed the |
| s u m of t w e n t y pounds and t h a t every pena l ty m a y be | defined |
| by a m i n i m u m | as well as a m a x i m u m | l imi t |
| A n d | a l l such regula t ions shall upon notification in t he | Government |
| Gazette | have t h e | force of | law | A n d shall | be laid | before | P a r l i a m e n t |
| w i th in | fourteen | days | after | such notification if | P a r l i a m e n t be t h e n in |
| session a n d if | no t t h e n wi th in four teen | days after t h e | commencemen t |
| of | t h e n e x t ensu ing | session. |
15 . I t shall be lawful for t he Governor wi th t he advice of the Execu t ive Counci l to demise a n d let to farm by publ ic auc t ion in such m a n n e r and subject to such bonds wi th or wi thou t suret ies and to such covenants a n d condi t ions as t he Colonial Treasurer m a y t h i n k fit t he whar fage and tonnage rates payable a t any publ ic wharf in t he Colony or a t any defined port ion of such wharf for any t e r m not exceeding
| 16. A n y such lessee m a y levy demand a n d recover | whar fage |
rates according to t he scales in t he Second Schedule here to upon all goods merchandise packages and art icles landed a t such whar f or laden theref rom and also according to t he scale prescribed by section
| six of th i s A c t and t h e exempt ion or free lay days t h e r e i n referred to |
| u p o n all vessels d i scharg ing cargo a t such wharf | or occupying a be r th |
| the rea t | B u t no such rates shal l exceed the respective scales specified |
in t h e said Schedule or prescribed by th is Ac t .
| 17. | D u r i n g such t e r m | or | t e rms as t h e said ra tes or any p a r t or |
par t s thereof shall be so leased as aforesaid to any person or persons whomsoever i t shall be lawful for t h e lessee thereof to nomina te and appoin t such o ther person or persons as he m a y t h i n k necessary by wr i t ing u n d e r his h a n d to collect demand and take such ra tes so
| demised leased and farmed | A n d any such person so appoin ted m a y use |
all lawful means for t h e recovery thereof in case of n o n - p a y m e n t or evasion as such lessee himself could do by law and may appoin t such persons as he m a y t h i n k necessary b y wr i t ing unde r his h a n d as wharf ingers or o ther servants Provided however t h a t such lessee shall be answerable for t h e conduct of every person so appoin ted by h i m as aforesaid and shall be liable for neglect or misconduct or for t h e broach of any law or regula t ion respect ing t he rates commit ted by any collector or collectors of such ra les as fully to all in tents and purposes as if t h e same h a d been commi t t ed by such lessee.
| 18. | N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g | a n y t h i n g | in t he | " Naviga t ion | A c t | fur ther |
| A m e n d m e n t | A c t of 1879" i t shal l be lawful for t he Colonial | Treasurer |
| to let a n y j e t t y or pier s i tuate at t h e Circular | Q u a y | or a n y | por t ion |
thereof a t such r en t or pr ice and w h e t h e r for t h e whole of such j e t t y or p ier or for a n y por t ion of t h e whole f rontage thereof as he m a y t h i n k best in t h e publ ic in teres t a n d whe the r by publ ic auct ion or
| p r iva te cont rac t | Provided always t ha t t he power of revok ing leases and |
| for | the i r r egu la t ion by the Mar ine | Board | conta ined in t h e th i rd | section |
of t h e said A c t shall apply to any leases g ran ted u n d e r th is section.
SCHEDULES.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Repeal of Acts.
| Year and Number of Act. | Title of Act. | Extent of Repeal. |
| 5 Wm. I V N o . 1 3 . . | A n Ac t for p ro tec t ing public wharves piers | The | W h o l e | Act . |
| 7 Vic. N o . 12 ...... | A n A c t fu r the r | to amend an Act int i tuled | The unrepea led por |
| " An Act for the better preservation | of | t ion and Schedule C. |
the Ports Harbours Havens Roadsteads Channels Navigable Greeks and Rivers in New South Wales and the better regula tion of shipping in the same."
| 8 Vic. N o . 16 ...... | A n A c t to make further | provision for pay | The unrepea led Sec |
| m e n t of wharfage ra tes and to amend | t ions and Schedule. |
t h e Laws for t he regu la t ion of shipping
in cer ta in cases. |
| 9 Vic. N o . 13 ...... | A n | Ac t to amend | an A c t in t i tu led | "An | The unrepea led Sec |
| Act for the better preservation | of the | tions. |
| Ports | Harbours | Havens | Roadsteads |
Channels Navigable Creeks and Rivers in New South Wales and the better regu lation of shipping in the same."
| 10 Vic. N o . 11 ...... | A n | Ac t to amend t he law re la t ing to Public | The whole Act . |
| and | Pr ivate Sufferance W h a r v e s and the |
| ra tes payable | therea t . |
| 14 Vic. No . 15 ...... | A n | A c t to Amend | t he law re la t ing | t o | The whole Act . |
| 35 Vic. N o . 7 ...... | A n A c t to Inco rpora t e | a Board to be called | Sec. 113. |
| " T h e | M a r i n e Board of N e w South |
W a l e s " to confer cer ta in powers on such Board to consolidate and amend the Laws re la t ing to t he regula t ion of Steam ships Pi lo tage and Pi lo ts H a r b o u r s and Navigable Waters and Navigat ion and to m a k e provision for t he examinat ion
| of | M a s t e r s | M a t e s | and Engineers | and |
for o ther purposes .
| 42 Vic. N o . 2 | A n A c t to fur ther | amend t he law | re la t ing | The whole Act . |
| to Publ ic W h a r v e s and the ra tes | payable |
| therea t . |
SECOND
SECOND SCHEDULE.
INWARD WHARFAGE RATES.
TARIFF.
s. d.
| Acids t h e carboy or case | 0 6 |
| Agr icu l tu ra l | Mach inery | and | I m p l e m e n t s — |
| H a y m a k i n g | per | ton | of |
1 8
| Reaping and binding | 40 | cubic feet |
| Threshing | ... |
| W i n n o w i n g | ... |
| P loughs | . . . | ... | ... | ... |
| H a r r o w s | ... | . . . | . . . | |
| Cornshel lers . . . Alkali loose per t o n ... | . . . | . . . | ... |
1 8
,, in packages as drugs .
| A l u m loose per ton | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Anchors per ton weight | 1 | 8 |
| An ima l s—Horse s including Ponies and Cobs H o r n e d | Cat t le | Asses |
| and | Mules | e a c h . . . | 1 | 8 |
| „ | Calves Sheep Goats or Pigs each | 0 | 3 |
| Appa re l wear ing per bale or case | ... | 0 | 9 |
| Axle t rees iron pe r | t o n | 1 | 8 |
| Ale or Beer. | See Liquids . |
| Bacon bund le or loose per cwt. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 4 |
| ,, | in | case . . . |
| Bags t he bale or package | 0 | 9 |
| Bal las t | p e r | t o n | 0 | 6 |
| Bark loose or in bags t he ton | 1 | 8 |
| Baskets per | package . . . | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 1 |
| Bellows smiths ' the pair | 0 | 4 |
| Bill iard Tables each | . . . | 3 | 6 |
| Biscuits t he bag | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 4 |
Blacking liquid pe r package
| ,, | cake or pas te pe r package | 0 | 9 |
| B lanke t s bale or case | 0 | 2 |
| Blue per box of 56 lbs. and u n d e r ... | 0 | 1 |
| „ | for | each addit ional 56 lbs. or fract ional p a r t thereof | 0 | 4 |
| Boots and shoes per t r u n k or box | ... |
| Bot t les empty per package ... |
| B r a n per | bushel | 0 01/2 |
| Br icks Tiles and Slates per 500 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 6 |
| „ | F i re -br icks per 400 | ... |
1 8
| „ | F i r e - lumps | Slabs | a n d | Tile pe r | t o n | weight . . . |
| B r ims tone loose per ton | 1 | 8 |
| „ | in packages as d rugs . |
| Br is t les per cask or case | 0 | 6 |
| Brooms per doz. loose or in bundles | 0 | 2 |
| B rushware per bale or case ... | 0 | 9 |
| Bucke t s and pails per dozen | 0 | 4 |
| Cables Coir H e m p Mani l la I r on | Rope | pe r t o n weight | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Candles per box of 28 lbs. and under | 0 | 1 |
| Canes or Ra t t ans per 100 bundles ... | 1 | 8 |
| 0 | 1 |
| „ | ,, | loose per 100 |
| Cannon per ton weight | 1 | 8 |
| Canvas t he bale or case | 0 | 9 |
| Carpe ts t he bale or case | 1 | 0 |
| Car raway Seeds the package | 0 | 4 |
| Carrots the cwt. | 0 | 1 |
| Carr iages and Car ts 4-wheel each ... | 5 0 2 6 |
Casks
s. d.
| Casks empty each | 0 2 |
| Castor Oil per package | |
| Cement- the | barre l l | ... | 0 | 4 |
| Chairs packed in pieces per package | 0 | 4 |
| Chalk loose per ton ... | 1 | 8 |
| 0 | 4 |
| ,, | in casks per package ... |
| Cheese per cwt. loose or in cask | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 |
| ,, | in case per package ... |
| Chicory per | package . . . | 0 | 4 |
China-ware as ear thenware .
Chocolate per package
Cigars per package ...
| Clay F i r e and o ther per ton weight | 1 | 8 |
| Clothing per case or bale | 0 | 9 |
| Clothes-pins in boxes pe r box | 0 | 1 |
| Clover Seed the bag ... | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 4 |
| ., | „ | t he case or cask |
| Coals per | ton . . . | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| ,, | coked | ... |
| Cocoanuts pe r hundred | 0 | 4 |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Nibs t he bag | 0 | 2 |
| Cocoa prepared per package | 0 | 2 |
| Coffee in bags per t o n | gross . . . | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 |
| Coir | Rope | or F i b r e | per | t o n . . . | 1 | 8 |
| Confect ionery per package ... | 0 | 3 |
| Copper loose p e r | t o n | 1 | 8 |
| 0 | 1 |
| „ | sheets in cases per cwt. or fract ional p a r t thereof |
| Copra per t o n weight | 1 | 8 |
| Cordage | 1 | 8 |
| Corks per package | ... | 0 | 4 |
| Cot ton W a s t e per package | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 9 |
| C u r r a n t s | per package | of | 112 lbs. and u n d e r | ... | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 |
| ,, | for each addit ional cwt. or fractional p a r t thereof |
| Cut lery inc luding | Axes H a t c h e t s | Tomahawks Tools | Knives and |
| F o r k s Scythes Swords and Sheepshears . | See Hardware . |
| Curiosit ies per package | 0 | 4 |
| D a t e s | ,, | 0 | 2 |
| Doors each | 0 | 1 |
| D r a p e r y | t he bale or | case | 0 | 9 |
| D r u g s and Apothecary W a r e per | package | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 2 |