🏒 Harbour Department, Port Chalmers

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Location

Port Chalmers. Branches at Dunedin, Oamaru, Kakanui, Moeraki, Waikouaiti, Taieri, Port Molyneux, Catlin's River, Waikawa, Shag Point, Riverton, Toi Tois, Allday Bay, Bluff, New River, Invercargill, at various times.



Responsible Minister

Provincial Superintendent                                                           1856-63
Provincial Secretary                                                                   1863-68
Provincial Secretary and Treasurer                                           1868-70
Provincial Treasurer                                                                   1870-71
Provincial Secretary and Treasurer and Secretary for Lands  1871-74
Provincial Treasurer                                                                   1874-76



Controlling Organisation

N.B.  Under the Marine Act 1866, the Governor controlled the agency unless he delegated his authority to the Superintendent.  The agency could therefore be considered to be under general-government control in part, although its funds came from the provincial government and it reported to the provincial government.  After the abolition of the provinces (1876), the general government had responsibility.



Notes

Scope of Documentation

This documentation is concerned primarily with the period of provincial government (1853-1876).  Information outside that period has not been sought.

Agency Names

Until 1862, this agency was referred to as the Harbour Department.  From 1862 until 1875, it was called the Harbor Department, or just Harbor, almost in alternate years.  In 1875-1876 it was again the Harbour Department.  [Appropriations Ordinances].
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Otago Provincial Council.  Ordinances, 1854-1875

Otago Provincial Council. Votes and Proceedings, 1854-1876  (Appendices - Departmental Reports)

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            [history] => The appropriations of the Otago Provincial Council in February 1854 provided for the Harbor [sic] Department. However, this included only a pilot and boat's crew, not a Harbour Master, and there is no indication that the "Harbor Department" at that stage was an independent agency. The Harbour Department appears to have been established around October/November 1856, with the appointment of a Harbour Master and the institution of the first Harbour Regulations for the Province. 

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The Appropriations included provision for Quarantine, 1862-1872, including some staff from 1863 on. It is not absolutely clear whether or not this constituted a separate agency at any stage; but over all, quarantine is more likely to have been part of the Harbour Department. 

Activity at the different ports waxed and waned throughout the provincial period, according to the influence of the growth of road transport, the railways, the goldfields, increased timber trade, and changing harbour conditions. 

Pilot Board, etc, 1864-1866 
For a short period, the Pilot Department came under the supervision of the Pilot Board rather than being part of the Harbour Department. The Pilot Board was established by the Superintendent in 1864. Instead of receiving salaries, the pilots received the pilotage dues paid by ships' masters; but these had to be supplemented from the Provincial Council appropriations because, under the Marine Board Act, many ships' masters were declining to use pilot services and therefore the pilots' incomes were inadequate. The Chief Harbour Master recommended in his 1865 report that the Pilot Board "should be called a Local Marine Board, and have control over Harbors (sic), Pilots, Shipping, and all matters connected with this Port,...." [Departmental Reports, p.20 in OV&P, 1865 Session 20, Appendix]. The Board was disestablished in 1866 and the pilot service was again run directly by the Harbour Department. 



Relevant Legislation 
Acts of the General Assembly 

Diseased Cattle Act 1861 
- Harbour Master to inform master of arriving ship of the Act, and to inform Inspector of the ship's arrival 
Marine Board Act 1862 
- Harbour Master under control of provincial Marine Boards (if established) 
Marine Board Act 1863 
- no local Marine Boards; their powers [incl. supervision of Harbour Masters etc] to Superintendent 
Marine Act 1866 
- Harbour Master under control of Governor (or Superintendent, if so delegated) 
Marine Act 1867 
- very similar to Marine Act 1866 
Marine Act Amendment Act 1870 
- Harbour Master may examine master and mate to receive pilotage cetificate for particular ship 
- if Harbour Master refuses to examine master and mate, Commisioner of Customs may take over 
Abolition of Provinces Act 1875 
- costs of harbours (etc) to be borne from Consolidated Fund 

Other Authorities 

Harbour Regulations. (Province of Otago) (25 November 1856, in OPGG, III, pp 58-60) 
- pilots licensed by Governor 
- Harbour Master's powers 
- Resident Magistrate to have Harbour Master's powers if no Harbour Master 
Quarantine Regulations (Province of Otago) (8 December 1857, in OPGG, III, pp 137-139) 
- duties of Harbour Master/Resident Magistrate 
Order-in-Council (Governor) Amending Otago Harbour Regulations (2 August 1861, in OPGG, 1861, pp 247-248) (Province of Otago) 
- penalty for removal of vessel on Sunday, without Harbour Master's permission 
Quarantine Regulations for New Zealand (12 January 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 71-72) (Province of Otago) 
- Harbour Master: powers, duties 
- Health Officer, Board of Health etc 
Regulations for Ports in the Province of Otago (Order-in-Council by Governor, 2 September 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 83-85) (Province of Otago) 
- Harbour Master's authority 
Jetty and Weighbridge Notice (17 January 1865, in OPGG, 1865, pp 11-12) (Province of Otago) 
- Port Chalmers and Moeraki, as well as Dunedin jetties 
By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (15 May 1866, in OPGG, 1866, pp 119-120) (Province of Otago) 
- powers of Harbour Master 
By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (7 September 1866, p.206) (Province of Otago) 
- amendment to fares 
Harbour and Quarantine Regulations for the ports of New Zealand (25 June 1868, in OPGG, 1868, pp 238-246) (Province of Otago) 
- Superintendent to license ballast lighters 
- Superintendent to license watermen 
- Superintendent to appoint Health Officer, Board of Health 
Jetty Regulations (7 December 1869, in OPGG, 1869, pp 237-238) (Province of Otago) 
- Harbour Master to require Provincial Treasurer's authority before permitting cargo landing 
Otago Harbour Board - Rules and Regulations (24 June 1875, pp 309-310) (Province of Otago) 
- jetty dues 
Limits of Port of Dunedin redefined (19 April 1875, in OPGG, 1875, p.247) (Province of Otago) 
- replaces definition of 20 November 1868 under Marine Act 1867 
- extends limits of Port to include "all waters commonly known as the 'Harbour of Otago', and all waters comprised within a radius of three miles seaward from Tairoa Head" 
Proclamation - Delegation by Superintendent of his powers under Marine Act 1867 to Otago Harbour Board (4 December 1874, in OPGG 1875, pp 9-10) (Province of Otago) 
- means that control of Harbour Department passes to Board instead of Superintendent (under delegation from Governor)
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1856 ‑ 

Other

Port Chalmers, Otago

Show HistoryThe appropriations of the Otago Provincial Council in February 1854 provided for the Harbor [sic] Department. However, this included only a pilot and boat's crew, not a Harbour Master, and there is no indication that the "Harbor Department" at that stage was an independent agency. The Harbour Department appears to have been established around October/November 1856, with the appointment of a Harbour Master and the institution of the first Harbour Regulations for the Province.

Subsequent financial provision continued during the Province's existence, although rules for the Harbour Master's operations appear to have been made by the general rather than the provincial government. In 1874 the Otago Harbour Board (i.e. for the Port of Dunedin) was established; that organisation (and related agencies) became responsible for the management of the Port of Dunedin, except for the railway wharves and graving dock, which remained the responsibility of the Harbour Department. The Harbour Department also remained responsible for other Otago harbours, until they had harbour boards of their own.

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The Appropriations included provision for Quarantine, 1862-1872, including some staff from 1863 on. It is not absolutely clear whether or not this constituted a separate agency at any stage; but over all, quarantine is more likely to have been part of the Harbour Department.

Activity at the different ports waxed and waned throughout the provincial period, according to the influence of the growth of road transport, the railways, the goldfields, increased timber trade, and changing harbour conditions.

Pilot Board, etc, 1864-1866
For a short period, the Pilot Department came under the supervision of the Pilot Board rather than being part of the Harbour Department. The Pilot Board was established by the Superintendent in 1864. Instead of receiving salaries, the pilots received the pilotage dues paid by ships' masters; but these had to be supplemented from the Provincial Council appropriations because, under the Marine Board Act, many ships' masters were declining to use pilot services and therefore the pilots' incomes were inadequate. The Chief Harbour Master recommended in his 1865 report that the Pilot Board "should be called a Local Marine Board, and have control over Harbors (sic), Pilots, Shipping, and all matters connected with this Port,...." [Departmental Reports, p.20 in OV&P, 1865 Session 20, Appendix]. The Board was disestablished in 1866 and the pilot service was again run directly by the Harbour Department.



Relevant Legislation
Acts of the General Assembly

Diseased Cattle Act 1861
- Harbour Master to inform master of arriving ship of the Act, and to inform Inspector of the ship's arrival
Marine Board Act 1862
- Harbour Master under control of provincial Marine Boards (if established)
Marine Board Act 1863
- no local Marine Boards; their powers [incl. supervision of Harbour Masters etc] to Superintendent
Marine Act 1866
- Harbour Master under control of Governor (or Superintendent, if so delegated)
Marine Act 1867
- very similar to Marine Act 1866
Marine Act Amendment Act 1870
- Harbour Master may examine master and mate to receive pilotage cetificate for particular ship
- if Harbour Master refuses to examine master and mate, Commisioner of Customs may take over
Abolition of Provinces Act 1875
- costs of harbours (etc) to be borne from Consolidated Fund

Other Authorities

Harbour Regulations. (Province of Otago) (25 November 1856, in OPGG, III, pp 58-60)
- pilots licensed by Governor
- Harbour Master's powers
- Resident Magistrate to have Harbour Master's powers if no Harbour Master
Quarantine Regulations (Province of Otago) (8 December 1857, in OPGG, III, pp 137-139)
- duties of Harbour Master/Resident Magistrate
Order-in-Council (Governor) Amending Otago Harbour Regulations (2 August 1861, in OPGG, 1861, pp 247-248) (Province of Otago)
- penalty for removal of vessel on Sunday, without Harbour Master's permission
Quarantine Regulations for New Zealand (12 January 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 71-72) (Province of Otago)
- Harbour Master: powers, duties
- Health Officer, Board of Health etc
Regulations for Ports in the Province of Otago (Order-in-Council by Governor, 2 September 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 83-85) (Province of Otago)
- Harbour Master's authority
Jetty and Weighbridge Notice (17 January 1865, in OPGG, 1865, pp 11-12) (Province of Otago)
- Port Chalmers and Moeraki, as well as Dunedin jetties
By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (15 May 1866, in OPGG, 1866, pp 119-120) (Province of Otago)
- powers of Harbour Master
By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (7 September 1866, p.206) (Province of Otago)
- amendment to fares
Harbour and Quarantine Regulations for the ports of New Zealand (25 June 1868, in OPGG, 1868, pp 238-246) (Province of Otago)
- Superintendent to license ballast lighters
- Superintendent to license watermen
- Superintendent to appoint Health Officer, Board of Health
Jetty Regulations (7 December 1869, in OPGG, 1869, pp 237-238) (Province of Otago)
- Harbour Master to require Provincial Treasurer's authority before permitting cargo landing
Otago Harbour Board - Rules and Regulations (24 June 1875, pp 309-310) (Province of Otago)
- jetty dues
Limits of Port of Dunedin redefined (19 April 1875, in OPGG, 1875, p.247) (Province of Otago)
- replaces definition of 20 November 1868 under Marine Act 1867
- extends limits of Port to include "all waters commonly known as the 'Harbour of Otago', and all waters comprised within a radius of three miles seaward from Tairoa Head"
Proclamation - Delegation by Superintendent of his powers under Marine Act 1867 to Otago Harbour Board (4 December 1874, in OPGG 1875, pp 9-10) (Province of Otago)
- means that control of Harbour Department passes to Board instead of Superintendent (under delegation from Governor)

Show Author Note

Date disestablished: Not known (after 1876)

Location

Port Chalmers. Branches at Dunedin, Oamaru, Kakanui, Moeraki, Waikouaiti, Taieri, Port Molyneux, Catlin's River, Waikawa, Shag Point, Riverton, Toi Tois, Allday Bay, Bluff, New River, Invercargill, at various times.

Responsible Minister

Provincial Superintendent 1856-63

Provincial Secretary 1863-68

Provincial Secretary and Treasurer 1868-70

Provincial Treasurer 1870-71

Provincial Secretary and Treasurer and Secretary for Lands 1871-74

Provincial Treasurer 1874-76

Controlling Organisation

N.B. Under the Marine Act 1866, the Governor controlled the agency unless he delegated his authority to the Superintendent. The agency could therefore be considered to be under general-government control in part, although its funds came from the provincial government and it reported to the provincial government. After the abolition of the provinces (1876), the general government had responsibility.

Notes

Scope of Documentation

This documentation is concerned primarily with the period of provincial government (1853-1876). Information outside that period has not been sought.

Agency Names

Until 1862, this agency was referred to as the Harbour Department. From 1862 until 1875, it was called the Harbor Department, or just Harbor, almost in alternate years. In 1875-1876 it was again the Harbour Department. [Appropriations Ordinances].


Otago Provincial Government Gazette, 1854-1876

Otago Provincial Council. Ordinances, 1854-1875

Otago Provincial Council. Votes and Proceedings, 1854-1876 (Appendices - Departmental Reports)

New Zealand Statutes, 1853-1876


Show Other Mandates
  • Jetty Regulations (7 December 1869, in OPGG, 1869, pp 237-238) (Province of Otago)
  • Notice - no boats to go alongside any steamer in the harbour while such steamer is under weigh (8 June 1863, in OPGG, 1863, p.203) (Province of Otago)
  • Regulations re ballast, ballast lighters, tank boats; cargo and passenger vessels and boat (10 October 1867, in OPGG, 1867, XI, pp 258-260) (Province of Otago)
  • Abolition of Provinces Act 1875
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  • Order-in-Council (Governor) Amending Otago Harbour Regulations (2 August 1861, in OPGG, 1861, pp 247-248) (Province of Otago)
  • Quarantine Regulations (Province of Otago) (8 December 1857, in OPGG, III, pp 137-139)
  • Diseased Cattle Act 1861
  • Limits of Port of Dunedin redefined (19 April 1875, in OPGG, 1875, p.247) (Province of Otago)
  • Appointments - Health Officers (throughout OPGG including David O'Donnoghue (6 April 1866), William Thomson (27 September 1866, p.191)
  • Marine Board Act 1862
  • By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (15 May 1866, in OPGG, 1866, pp 119-120) (Province of Otago)
  • Marine Board Act 1863
  • Sailing directions for approaching and entering Otago Harbour (3 March 1869, in OPGG, 1869, pp 49-50)
  • Harbour Regulations. (Province of Otago) (25 November 1856, in OPGG, III, pp 58-60)
  • Regulations for the Ports and Harbours of Otago 1861, pp 157-160 (Province of Otago)
  • Marine Act 1866
  • (Amended) Harbour Regulations - by Governor (1 September 1869, in OPGG, 1869, p.181) (Province of Otago)
  • Harbour and Quarantine Regulations for the ports of New Zealand (25 June 1868, in OPGG, 1868, pp 238-246) (Province of Otago)
  • Marine Act 1867
  • Proclamation - Delegation by Superintendent of his powers under Marine Act 1867 to Otago Harbour Board (4 December 1874, in OPGG 1875, pp 9-10) (Province of Otago)
  • Otago Harbour Board - Rules and Regulations (24 June 1875, pp 309-310) (Province of Otago)
  • Appointment of Pilot Board for Province of Otago (22 September 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, p 76) (Province of Otago)
  • By-laws and Regulations for Port of Dunedin (7 September 1866, p.206) (Province of Otago)
  • Jetty and Weighbridge Notice (17 January 1865, in OPGG, 1865, pp 11-12) (Province of Otago)
  • Quarantine Regulations for New Zealand (12 January 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 71-72) (Province of Otago)
  • Appointments - Board of Health members (27 September 1866, in OPGG, 1866, p.191) (Province of Otago)
  • Appointments - Board of Health Members (27 Sep 1866, in OPGG, 1866, p 191) (Province of Otago)
  • Marine Act Amendment Act 1870
  • Regulations for Ports in the Province of Otago (Order-in-Council by Governor, 2 September 1864, in OPGG, 1864, VIII, pp 83-85) (Province of Otago)
  • Regulations for the Ports and Harbours of Otago 1859: and Quarantine Regulations, in OPGG, III (1859) pp 235-238) (Province of Otago)





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