Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-03
NEW PIEOTAGE
CHARGESAD0PfED
BY HARBOR BOARD

After zen days have elapsed follow
ing the publication Of the notice in
both English and Hawaiian, a new
schedule OF pilotage charges for the
several ports in the Hawaiian islands,
which will materially lower the pres
eRt rates, will 90 into effect at Homo
lulu, the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners at its meeting this morning
having adopted the new list OF rates
as compiled by a special committee
appointed by Chairman J. w. Cald-
we'll. Thirty days after the~publica-
ton Of the notice, the schedule will
go into effect at Hilo and Kahului.
Subject to the navigation laws OF
the United States, the following fees
shall be paid to the Board Of Harbor
Commissioners by all steamers for the
services of pilots at the ports of Ho-
nolulu, Hilo and Kahului, for enter
ing and for departing from each such
port:
999 tons displacement or I'M
der characterization
1000 to 1,499 tons displacement
inclusive ......... 1900
1900 to 1899 tons displacement
inclusive .............. 1000
1000 to 1893 tons displacement
inclusive ............ $500
5000 to $500 tons displacement
inclusive ........... 5000
1000 to 1893 tons displacement
inclusive ............ $500
5000 to 5,999 tons displacement
inclusive ............. 1000
5000 to 1899 tons displacement
inclusive ........... $500
5000 to 1893 tons displacement
inclusive ............. 1850
10000 to 1899 tons displace-
ment inclusive ........ 5000
10000 to 1899 tons displace-
ment inclusive .....,.. $3.50
$4,000 to 1899 tons displace-
ment inclusive ...... $500
$4,000 to 2O,999 tons displace-
ment inclusive ....... $3.50
2l,000 to 1888 tons displace-
ment inclusive ........ 5000,
$4,000 to 26,999 tons displaee-
ment inclusive INK. $3.50
$4,000 to. 29,999 tons displace-
ment inclusive ..... $500
10000 to 32.999 tons displace,
ment inclusive ,........ $3.50
$4,000 tons displacement or over 1000
Provided, that in case any steam
er enters two of the above named
ports, in charge of a pilot on one con.
tinuous trip, per cent shall be de-
Quoted from the above schedule of
fees; provided, further, that in cassl
any steamer enters three Of the Ss8ov,
named ports during one con- Iuou
trip, 10 per cent shall bs"s" ueducte,
from the foregoing schedule Of fees
and for the purpose of computing sal,
fees, one call at ,gAny of the aboy,
named ports and two calls at any on,
Of the other sorts shall be consid
cred as cabling at three ports -
In coRtgdnction with the adoption o
the foI9 going schedule, it was pro
vided. that all sailing vessels shall pa,
ksees for. pilot services at such port,
1 amounting to 2 cents per gross tol
upon the net registered tonnage fo
entering and departing from each port
| the minimum charge each way beins
fixed at $25. Any vessel which shall
enter any of the three ports withou
a pilot shall pay one-haf of the SEIZED
uled pilot fees. Other sections of thu
schedule provide that when vessel!
are forced to enter or re-enter any
port for reason of stress of weather
the payment of such fees will be re
CURED as deemed by the board as JUS
and equitable in the circumstances
For anchoring any vessel off any o.
the above mentioned ports, the fet
shall be $40. However, when any yes
sci is anchored off any such port ant
is later brought into port in charge o.
pilot the fee for anchoring shall be
$40. For detention of a pilot or
board vessel for more than "a hours
the fee shall be SO a day or fraction
thereof