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APPENDIX.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1813.)
Reading Room, William Street.
Directors — -Messrs Andrew Carmichael, Chairman ; Robert Muir,
Vice-Chairman ; James Reid, William Ross, A. Campbell Finlay,
Joseph Russell, William Hair, C. G. Ramsay, John Stewart, James
Aitken, R. P. Lyle, and James Tannahill. Secretary and Treasurer —
Wm. Hardie, C.A., 2 Watt Place.
CUSTOM OF THE PORT.
The Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of Greenock, at a
General Meeting held this day, declare that the following is the Custom
of the Port of Greenock, with reference to the matters herein referred
to, applicable when no special stipulations are made in Charter Parties
or other binding documents : —
I. — Entering Cargo.
I. When a vessel has been reported at the Customs, the Master gives
notice to the Consignee, and the latter is bound, within forty-eight
hours after such notice, to enter the cargo at the Customs.
II.— Berthing Vessel and Delivering Cargo.
1. Vessels are bound to discharge at the berths assigned by the
Harbour Master, and Consignees are bound to take delivery of cargo
from alongside when landed at the quay at said berths.
2. In the case of Timber discharged into the water, the Consignee
is not bound to take delivery unless the timber is inside a Harbour
Basin, so that when the assigned berth is not inside a Harbour Basin,
the ship is bound to float the timber into a Harbour Basin, and deliver
it there.
3. All deals, staves, or broken stowage must be landed on the Quay
by the ship.
III.— Time for Discharging when no Number of Lay Days is
Specified in the Charter Party.
1. When the vessel is in the berth assigned by the Harbour Master,
the Master gives notice thereof to the Consignee, and the Master is
bound to begin delivering, and the Consignee to begin taking delivery
of the cargo within twenty-four hours thereafter, provided the time
allowed for entering the cargo shall then have elapsed.
2. The Master is bound to tender, and the Consignee to receive,
cargo each working day, weather permitting, at the following rates,
unless a larger quantity is mutually agreed on, or unless modified by
the Harbour Master, in virtue of the powers possessed by him under the
Harbour Bye-Laws.