STATUTORY RULES.
1916. No. 170.
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BY LAWS FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC AT PORT AUGUSTA.
I, THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910, and the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Act 1911, and in pursuance of all other enabling powers, hereby make the following Amendments to the Port Augusta Traffic By-laws 1913 to come into operation on the fifteenth day of June One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.
Dated this tenth day of July, 1916.
KING O’MALLEY,
Minister of State for Home Affairs.
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Amendment of the Port Augusta Traffic By-laws.
(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 340.)
Clause 33 is amended to read as follows:—
“Wharfage dues shall only be paid once in respect of goods landed at the wharf and re-shipped by the same owners within 24 hours of the landing of the goods and without their removal from the wharf except for the purpose of such re-shipment, provided written notice of such re-shipment is given to the Wharfinger at the time of landing: provided also, that in respect of wool and colonial salt (crude or refined) only one wharfage shall be charged if such wool or salt is re-shipped within seven days of such landing, without removal from the wharf.”
Clause 41—add the following after the words “table hereunder” in the second line:—
“With the exception that half wharfage rates will be charged on all goods loaded or unloaded from or into lighters into or from ships lying at the wharf.”
Clause 47 is amended to read as follows: —
“The following rates for storage shall be charged in respect of all goods other then vehicles and agricultural implements and colonial salt (crude or refined) received by rail or sea remaining on the wharf or in any shed or yard used in connexion therewith, for more than 12 working hours—
In sheds, 9d. per ton per week, or part of a week; minimum charge 9d.
In yards or on the wharf, 2d. per ton per week, or part thereof; minimum charge 2d.
Colonial salt (crude or refined) will be allowed seven days free storage and will then be subject to charges as set out above.
The charges on vehicles and agricultural implements shall be 6d. each per week; minimum charge 6d.”
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