The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING FEES.
W hat yesseis Msss Pay In Waters
0f New SWuek wales.

Following are the pliosaEe and harhor
rates collected In New South Wales;
Piioiage RaseS.--Ships of war. cabie-iay-
ing vessels. wfaaIers and pleasure yachts
are exempt from ptiutage rates, but tae
following rates have been fixed for other
vessels. ta) Upon arrival or departure
OF ship in ballast I'd practically cents)
q ton. tbl Id toa on arrival for reiitting
or docking or for obtaining coal Tor tne
uss OF the ship. ard I'd = ton upon depart.
ure: tcs ship compelled 10 enter port
through stress Of wea ther for repairs or
TO receive orders, or 10 take IN PROVISIONS,
or being In distress is charged ID ton
upon arrival or departure. Id ships I'M
der other circumstances, upon arrival ar
departure. are charged % a ton. vessels
under provisions OF and e are not re-
CURED To pay haroor and night rates. 4
minimum psi0tage rate Of 81 los is made
upon arrival and also upon departure OF
vessels not exempt at the port of sydney
and Newcastle. and 81 N 81 other coastal
ports The maximum rate ip each in
stance Is I'D
Haroor and Light Rafes.-Eyery regis
tered vessels Is subject to a haif-yeariy
rate OF I'd per ton on the net tonnage
Ships OF war. cabse-laying vessels. wsaf-
ers aud pleasure yachts and vessels en-
terins or departing under the provisions
Of b and {. as shown In pfiotage rates
are exempt from these dues.
Removal Dues.-~W Whenever the master
OF any ship shall he DESTROYS OF moving
from one place OF moorsng or anchorage
In port 10 another. the harborMaster
for such removal II effected By the
haroeFmaster. fees ranging from 81 for
any ship not exceeding 100 tons 10 80 los
for those rot exceeding 1000 tons. and
an additional 81 for every additional. 80
tons or part thereof In excess OF lob
tons. The maximum fee is 81 ios.
Tonnage rates amounting to ] fartning
per registered ton per diem are levied on
all vessels fluffy laden. and I'D per top
per diem on those partly laden dlschaTg-
Ing at the wharves: vessels loading. Of
24o tons register ard above are subject 70
n rate Of i.sd per ton per dem for the first
Twenty-Five days, after which tisne lad per
tom per diem IS imposed, for small YES
aels and lighters a fixed rate of los for
rates are levied on the gross tonnage
measurement. During given period
known as Free Lay Days' vessels dis
charging are exempt from tonnage rates
The number OF free Law days Is regu-
lated by the tonnage of the vessel and
TIE amount of cargo carried The rents
received from government wharyes leased
20 private companies are accepted In lieu
Of tonnage rates.
Wharfage Rates.-Ali goods landed are
subject 40 Inward wharfage rates" and
goods shipped 10 outward rates. the
latter being one-half the former Goods
arriving from AustraIasian colonies or
Pacific islands landed n public wharves
and entered Tor transhipmenf, are ex-
efnpt from wharfage rates. IN some
eases the government whafses are leased
to private companies, and the rent Of the
wharf is accepted In Heu OF tonnage rates,
but wharfage rates are collected. as la
the case of ordinary wharves-
Ports at which Wharfage and Tonnage
Rates Are Levied. both classes OF rates
are collected AT Sydney. COTS Harisor
and Woolgoolga. At Newcastle tonnage
rates only are imposed. as wharfage rates
We're abolished June ]. is>s Al no other
port are rates at either class collected
by the government, The collection OF
wharfage rates M Woliongong Was dis
continued from April |. 1885. The wharf
al Byron bay has been leased 60 trustees
since July /. 1875.
Steamer Observation-Disclosures certiti-
Gates have 20 te renewed Al least every
six months The haif-yearis Charge fos
yesseif not exceeding ATTY tons are FL:
over atty and under ia e. over 100 ana
not exceeding 40 tons. -: and an a,ai-
,ioua, 81 for every additional n" tons or
fraction
Ballast and Coal Iaghters.~All lighters
used for the purpose ef carrying ballast
or coal mus. be licensed by the marine
board Of New South Wales. A fee OF IL
II charged for each lighter hilt no limit
is fixed for the term ~ license.