S.I. No. 5/1976 - Harbour Rates (Dublin Harbour) Order, 1976.

1. (

a

) Casks or Drums shall be charged for on the full content on the following scale:;

Quarter cask — not exceeding 33 gallons

Barrel — not exceeding 33-43 gallons

Hogshead — not exceeding 43-66 gallons

Pipe, Butt

Puncheon — not exceeding 66-126 gallons

(

b

) Casks, vats or tanks of more than 126 gallon capacity to be subject to special arrangements.

Cases and cartons.

2. The rates shall apply to packages of 1-dozen bottles or 2–dozen half-bottles with a liquid content of approximately 2 gallons, and packages of substantially greater size shall be charged proportionately higher rates.

Housing.

3. The housing rate shall include receiving, presenting to Customs, stowing to rotation and number, furnishing Customs particulars and rent to the end of the month during which a consignment (or part thereof ) is received.

Unhousing.

4. The unhousing rate includes breaking out, presenting to Customs for dipping or examination and tendering to carrier.

PART IV

WAREHOUSING RATES — GENERAL GOODS

Rent

Housing

Unhousing

Per week

Ammonia Sulphate of

56p

56p

11p

Aluminium, (Ingots)

64p

64p

23p

Aluminium Manufactures of

By arrangement,

Artificial Manures

56p

56p

11p

Boards, Straw, Liner, Card, etc.

As paper

Beans, Peas etc.

56p

56p

15p

Bags or Sacks—empty

56p

56p

15p

Books, Periodicals

75p

75p

38p

Boot, Shoes

64p

64p

38p

Bicycles, Scooters, etc. unpacked

By arrangement,

Beet Pulp, in sacks

64p

64p

23p

Canned or Preserved Foodstuffs

64p

64p

15p

Cocoa Beans, Crumb Powder

56p

56p

23p

Confectionery

75p

75p

38p

Cotton (Raw)

75p

75p

23p

Cotton Yarn

56p

56p

15p

Chemicals, Salts, etc. in sacks or drums

56p

56p

15p

Chemicals, fine, Drugs, etc.

75p

75p

38p

Cattle Feeding Stuffs

56p

56p

15p

Cornflour, Starch, Glucose, in bags

56p

56p

23p

Cornflour, Starch, in cartons or cases

64p

64p

23p

Corks, Corkboard

64p

64p

23p

Cartons—flat

As paper

Coffee Beans, in bags

64p

64p

15p

Coffee or Coffee Essence, in tins or bottles

64p

64p

23p

Cleaning Fluids, in cartons or cases

64p

64p

23p

Cement

56p

56p

11p

Carbon Black

75p

75p

23p

Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators etc.

75p

75p

23p

Diatomic or Infusorial Earth in bags

56p

56p

23p

Earthenware, in cases

64p

64p

23p

Electric Equipment, in cases

64p

64p

23p

Electric Lamps, bulbs, tubes

64p

64p

23p

Flour

56p

56p

15p

Fruit—dried, Raisins, Currants, Sultanas, etc.

64p

64p

23p

Fruit Pastes and Pulps

64p

64p

15p

Fruit—fresh, in cases, cartons or barrels

64p

64p

38p

Fruit—canned or preserved

64p

64p

15p

Floor Coverings, Linoleum, Mats, Matting, Carpets

75p

75p

23p

Furniture

By arrangement

By arrangement

Glass, in cases

75p

75p

38p

Glassware, in cases or cartons

75p

75p

38p

Glucose, in drums

56p

56p

11p

Gums and Waxes

56p

56p

15p

Gypsum, Plaster Board

56p

56p

15p

Grain, in sacks

56p

56p

15p

Honey, in drums or cans

64p

64p

23p

Hops

64p

64p

23p

Hardware in cartons or cases

64p

64p

23p

Hollow-ware

64p

64p

23p

Iron, Steel

By arrangement

Ink, Printing, in drums

64p

64p

15p

Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Custard Powder

64p

64p

23p

Jute

75p

75p

38p

Lime Juice, in barrels or drums

64p

64p

23p

Leather, or Substitute materials (packed)

64p

64p

38p

Linens

See textiles

Lithopone, Titanium Oxide, in bags

64p

64p

23p

Machinery, in cases not exceeding 30 cwt each

64p

64p

23p

Machinery, unpacked or in cases over 30 cwt. each

By arrangement

Motor Vehicles, unpacked

By arrangement

Milk Powder, in bags or drums

64p

64p

23p

Meats, Canned

64p

64p

15p

Margarine

64p

64p

23p

Nails, nuts and bolts

56p

56p

15p

Nuts, edible

64p

64p

23p

Onions, in cartons

64p

64p

38p

Oil, in drums

56p

56p

23p

Plastic, Granulated

64p

64p

23p

Plastic Goods—manufactured

75p

75p

38p

Paints or varnish

75p

75p

38p

Personal Effects and Baggage

75p

75p

38p

Paper, in reels or bales each 2-cwt. or over

56p

56p

15p

Paper, in reels or bales each less than 2-cwt.

64p

64p

23p

Paper, Crepe, Tissue, Toilet, Handkerchiefs

64p

64p

23p

Paper or Boards—corrugated

64p

64p

23p

Plywood, Chipboard, Plastic Boards

64p

64p

23p

Photographic Equipment, Films, etc.

75p

75p

38p

Radio or Television Sets, Equipment or Parts

75p

75p

38p

Rope or Twine

56p

56p

23p

Rice, in sacks

56p

56p

15p

Sugar in sacks

56p

56p

15p

Salt, in sacks

56p

56p

23p

Sausage Casings

56p

56p

23p

Seeds, Agricultural, in sacks

56p

56p

15p

Seeds, Agricultural, if stowed for sampling

75p

75p

38p

Seeds, Lawn seed, Bird seed, Garden seed

75p

75p

38p

Stationery

75p

75p

38p

Steel Joists, Plates, Girders

By arrangement

Spices

75p

75p

38p

Textiles—Silks, Rayon, etc.

75p

75p

38p

Textiles— Other sorts

64p

64p

23p

Tin Plate

56p

56p

15p

Toys, Ornaments, Fancy Goods

75p

75p

38p

Telescopes, Binoculars

75p

75p

38p

Turpentine

56p

56p

23p

Timber—hard

75p

75p

15p

Timber—soft

56p

56p

15p

Timber—special

By arrangement

Wool, in bales

56p

56p

45p

Wood pulp

56p

56p

11p

TEA

1.

Receiving Rate

Attendance at discharge (if arranged in advance), cartage from ship to warehouse, Customs clearance, wieghing gross, marking weights, sampling for Customs, sorting to breaks, furnishing returns of weights and of damage, breaking out to merchants' order and unhousing, but excluding—

(a) overtime arranged or required to receive from ship teas discharged during ship's overtime, or to receive teas from transit shed outside ordinary ware house hours,

(b) Customs charges for cart following,

(c) sorting, classifying and making good import damage,

(d) passing entry for or collection of small lots of tea overcarried by importing vessels,

(e) overtime worked to meet requirements of importer,

(f) cartage at delivery,

(g) extra coopering beyond that required to make fit for town delivery.

53p per 100 lbs. gross on advised weights.

2.

Transit Rate

for teas landed at Dublin for immediate delivery to other points, attendance at discharge, cartage from ship to warehouse, sorting to merchants' lots, presenting to Customs and Customs sampling, furnishing returns of damage and unhousing—

30p per package.

If sorting and delivery to breaks is required—

38p per package.

3.

Housing and Unhousing

—

(Teas delivered to warehouse in merchants' lots) without sorting, examining, weighing, sampling or furnishing returns of marks or numbers.. 11p per package

If examined, checked and sorted to breaks

19p per package

Rent per week

1·5p per package

4.

Sundry Rates

Repairing—major damage

38p per package

Repairing—minor damage

8p per package

Re-packing or taring

56p per package

Opening, examining and garbling (if necessary) stained or suspect packages, re-packing and furnishing returns

94p per package

Consigning or delivering to third party

Minimum

2p per package

8p

Transferring

Minimum

1·5p per package

38p

Sampling

15pper package

Blending or Bulking

1·5p per lb. on nett

out-turn weights.

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO STORED UNDER BOND

1.

Receiving Rate

—Receiving at warehouse, sorting, weighing nett, sampling at time of weighing, marketing, stowing and furnishing particulars of weights and of damage. This rate includes rent up to the beginning of the month following receipt of the first part of any consignment.

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£5·44

Cases .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£3·19

Bales .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£1·88

2.

Rent

—

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

29p per month

Cases .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

15p per month

Bales .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

11p per month

3.

Unhousing

—

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£1·13

Cases .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

79p

Bales .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

30p

4.

Weighing Gross

—

All packages (at receipt or delivery) .. .. ..

23p

All packages (at any other time) .. .. ..

£1·13

5.

Weighing Nett and/or sampling outside Receiving Rate

—

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£3 ·00

Cases .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£1·88

5. Where no specific rates are fixed for goods of a particular type, the Board may charge in respect thereof rates equal to the rates set out in this Schedule in respect of goods which are in the opinion of the Board of a similar nature, package and quality, and if no such rates are ascertainable, at the following rates:-

housing — 75p per ton, minimum 94p plus an additional charge for small units as provided by paragraph 3 of this Part;

unhousing — 75p per ton, minimum 94p;

rent — 23p per ton per week or

90p per ton per month.

PART III

SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RATES FOR WINES AND SPIRITS

Cask sizes.

6. Dividing:— .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£2·25 per part

In Transit Rates

— Receiving, weighing gross, stowing, unhousing and rent to end of week

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

£1·50

Cases & Bales .. .. .. .. .. ..

75p

Rent per week thereafter

Casks .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

8p

Cases & Bales .. .. .. .. .. ..

4p

MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, CIGARS, CIGARETTES—Stored under Bond

Housing

Unhousing

Rent per week

Packages not exceeding 2 cu. ft. ..

8p

8p

3p

Packages not exceeding 5 cu. ft. ..

15p

15p

4p

Packages not exceeding 12 cu. ft. ..

23p

23p

8p

WINES AND SPIRITS

Housing

Unhousing

Rent per month

Pipe/Butt/Puncheon .. .. ..

£1·12

£1·12

56p

Hogshead or Barrel .. .. ..

75p

75p

38p

Quarter cask .. .. .. ..

37p

37p

15p

Case/Carton .. .. .. ..

11p

11p

8p

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of January, 1976.

PETER BARRY,

Minister for Transport and

Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order increases the rates for warehousing services provided for port users at the Port of Dublin.

7. (

a

) Where goods are removed from a warehouse otherwise than at the end of a week, month or other rental period fixed for those goods, the full rent shall be chargeable in respect of any fractional part of that rental period.

(

b

) Rent in respect of the space occupied by or held available for the full quantity of goods in any period shall be chargeable for the period from the first day on which any part of the consignment is received into warehouse.

Minimum charges.

8. (

a

) Where small lots have to be warehoused and accounted for individually, the Board may fix minimum charges in respect of each lot, not exceeding the following

housing — 94p

unhousing — 94p

rent — 15p per week or 60p per month.

(

b

) In the absence of special circumstances the minimum rates shall not be applied where average rates are charged or where occasional variations occur in traffic handled at the standard rates.

Increased rates on general goods in special circumstances.

9. The Board may increase a rate chargeable in respect of general goods by an amount or amounts up to a total of 100 per cent above that rate for the handling or storing of:—

(

a

) goods under bond,

(

b

) packages or units weighing more than 30 cwt. each, or exceeding 4 feet in any dimension,

(

c

) goods which cannot be piled or tiered beyond a limited height without the use of racking or other equipment,

(

d

) goods for which special accommodation or special conditions of temperature or humidity are provided,

(

e

) goods which for any special reason have to be set out or stored so that more space is occupied than would otherwise be required,

(

f

) goods which in the opinion of the Board are—

(i) hazardous, inflammable, objectionable or fragile,

(ii) in a dirty or mouldy condition or infested by insects,

(iii) insufficiently protected by packing or in frail or leaking packages or containers.

(iv) of a kind for which special cleaning, treatment or fumigation of warehouses is necessary before, during or after storage,

(v) of a kind which, because of their nature or condition, require to be stored apart from other goods,

(vi) inadequately or indistinctly marked,

(

g

) goods of a value of more than £200 per ton or of a kind which in the opinion of the Board require an exceptional degree of care,

(

h

) goods which have to unloaded from or loaded into cargo containers.

Cost to include overheads.

10. For the pupose of paragraphs 11 to 14 of this Part "cost" shall include the direct cost, including cost of labour, materials and supervision provided by the Board for the service supplied, together with a reasonable addition for overheads and any special circumstances which may be involved.

Sundry services.

11. Where the Board undertakes Customs clearance, cartage, forwarding and agency, furnishing stock lists or movement records, transferring, giving bond, landing or shipping, coopering or such other sundry services as are ordinarily undertaken by warehousekeepers, it may charge therefor at the rates current at the Port of Dublin for such services, and in the absence of such current rates the Board may charge the cost to the Board of providing such services.

Goods warehoused without prior notice.

12. Where goods are brought to warehouse without prior notice and have to be dropped and subsequently restowed, the cost to the Board of such restowing shall be chargeable in addition to the housing rate.

Exceptional goods.

13. Housing and unhousing of goods of exceptional size or weight or of a kind which cannot safely be handled with normal warehouse equipment shall be chargeable at cost.

Overtime.

14. The Board may make such additional charges as are necessary to meet the extra cost to the Board of work required to be done or attendance provided outside the hours during which the warehouses are normally open for business or on any Sunday, Public Holiday or Good Friday.

Units of one ton.

15. Rates for housing, unhousing and rent set out in this Schedule are in respect of units of one ton save where otherwise stated.

PART II

SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GENERAL GOODS

Special provisions subject to general provisions.

S.I. No. 5 of 1976.

HARBOUR RATES (DUBLIN HARBOUR) ORDER, 1976.

I, PETER BARRY, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 104

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 (

S.I. No. 125 of 1959

), and after due compliance with section 106 of the said Act, hereby order as follows