No. 40/1926:

THE GALWAY HARBOUR (TEMPORARY INCREASE OF CHARGES) ORDER, 1926.

THE GALWAY HARBOUR (TEMPORARY INCREASE OF CHARGES) ORDER, 1926.

HARBOUR INCREASE OF CHARGES.

THE GALWAY HARBOUR (TEMPORARY INCREASE OF CHARGES) ORDER, 1926, DATED 13TH JULY, 1926, MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE UNDER THE HARBOURS, DOCKS AND PIERS (TEMPORARY INCREASE OF CHARGES) ACT, 1920 (10 & 11 GEO. 5, c. 21).

WHEREAS it appears to the Minister for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter called "the Minister") to be expedient, having regard to the cost of labour and materials and other circumstances, that an Order should be made with regard to the Harbour Undertaking of the Galway Harbour Commissioners (hereinafter called "the Commissioners") modifying the statutory provisions regulating the charges to be made in respect of such undertaking and any statutory provisions consequential on or supplemental to any such provisions;

AND WHEREAS the Minister has referred the matter to the Rates Advisory Committee constituted under Section 21 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919, and the Rates Advisory Committee Order, 1925; and the Rates Advisory Committee has reported thereon;

NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Harbours, Docks and Piers (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920, the Minister hereby orders as follows:—

1. The statutory provisions of any Act or Order regulating the charges to be made in respect of the said undertaking, and any statutory provisions consequential on or supplemental to any such provisions are hereby modified so that, subject to the conditions hereinafter appearing, the Commissioners may charge as and from the 1st day of January, 1922, not exceeding the rates, dues and charges authorised on the 1st day of January, 1922, under the statutory provisions hereby modified, with such additions thereto as are contained in the several rates, dues and charges set forth in the Commissioners' printed Schedule of rates on goods dated 6th day of December, 1921 (a copy of which is filed in the Department of Industry and Commerce).

2. The conditions aforesaid are:—

(i) That the commissioners shall keep such accounts and shall make such returns of their receipts and expenditure and of their traffic, as the Minister may from time to time direct.

(ii) That the Commissioners shall make reasonable provisions for the proper repair, maintenance and renewal of the Undertaking, and shall keep such accounts of their expenditure upon such repairs, maintenance and renewals and shall furnish such returns of the provisions made by them and of their estimated future liability in respect thereof, as the Minister may from time to time direct.

(iii) That the Commissioners shall, during the continuance of the concession in respect of tonnage dues granted to the Limerick Steamship Company, extend the benefits of such concession to any shipping company which complies with the conditions thereof.

(iv) That the Commissioners shall liquidate the outstanding loans of £28,100 and £8,200 from the Commissioners of Public Works, in respect of which £12,027 11s. 11d. is now due, by half-yearly payments to the Commissioners of Public Works of not less than £200 or such higher sum as the finances of the Undertaking shall in any particular year permit.

3. This Order shall have effect during the continuance of the Harbours, Docks and Piers (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920, until revocation thereof or further Order by the Minister, and may be cited as the Galway Harbour (Temporary Increase of Charges) Order, 1926.

Dated this Thirteenth day of July, 1926.

By Order of the Minister,

GORDON CAMPBELL,

Secretary.