The Sydney Gazette 25 March 1804
GENERAL ORDERS – First
Lieutenant C.A.F. N. Menzies of the Royal Marines, having
disembarked from His Majesty’s ship Calcutta at the
Governor’s Request, That Officer is appointed to Command and
Superintend the Settlement to be re established at the Coal
Harbour and Hunter’s River. – March 18, 1804
The General Order of the 3rd
of July 1801, respecting Coal harbour and Hunter’s river, is
annulled; instead of which the following are to be observed
on that Behalf….
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I |
The Coals and
Timber of all descriptions are the entire and exclusive
property of the Crown wherever found or growing. |
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II |
No
private Boat or Vessel is to go to the Coal Harbour or
Hunter’s River without a License from the Governor’s
Secretary, stating the purpose of such voyage, the Owner
or Owners to Bind themselves in 50l. and two Sureties in
25l. each, to observe the following Regulations |
|
III |
To take a
regular clearance from the Naval Officer. |
|
IV |
Those who
have permission to get Cedar or Coals to procure them in
the place that may be pointed out by the commandant and
not to interfere with the People at Public Labour. |
|
V |
Not
to behave troublesome or riotously to any person
whatever belonging to the Settlement, or to disregard
any Public Order issued by the Governor in Chief or the
Commandant, on pain of the Penalty not only being
levied, but the Vessel ordered to depart. |
|
VI |
On arriving
at the Coal Harbour, no Person whatever is to leave the
vessel until the Master has entered the vessel, and has
the Commandant’s Permission to load. |
|
VII |
Not to use
any other than one kind of Basket that will hold about
one Hundred Weight of Coals, to measure them in and out
of the vessel by. |
|
VIII |
To
give the Commandant a Daily Account of the coals or
timber received, and not to sail without giving the
Commandant Two days Notice, and being provided with his
Certificate and Letters for the governor. |
|
IX |
No Vessel is
to leave the harbour between dusk in the evening and day
light |
|
X |
No boats are
to land about the Settlement in any other place than
that pointed out by the Commandant |
|
XI |
Any
Master of a Vessel employing the convicts without the
commandant’s permission will subject the Owners to pay
the Penalty for each offence |
|
XII |
No Spirits
whatever are to be given to the Convicts; nor any to be
landed but by the Commandant’s Permit |
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XIII |
The Owners of
all Vessels frequenting Hunter’s river are, previous to
their Clearance being given, to enter into a further
Recognizance, themselves in 100l. and two sureties in
25l each, to be recovered by the Naval Officer at this
Port, in case any person whatever is taken from hence to
that Settlement, or brought from thence hither, without
the governor in chief’s or the Commandant’s written
permission for the purpose; and it is to be clearly
understood, that no excuse of people swimming on board
or being secreted will be admitted, as in that case it
will be the owner’s interest to direct the master to re
land the person found on board at the Settlement he took
him or her from |
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XIV |
On arriving
in this Port the Master is to Enter (and that on oath if
necessary) the quantity of coals, timber, or other
articles they have on board; and previous to their
hoisting the Admission Flag Security is to be given for
Paying the King’s Dues and Fees as follow viz. |
FEES,
License from the Governor’s
Secretary for the Clerk…2/-
Clearance Naval Officer’s
Clerk…………………… 1/-
Orphan Dues at Sydney as
established Oct., 15, 1800
Entrance in the River and
Clearance from thence…….2/-
Entrance at Sydney, Naval
Officer’s Clerk………….1/-
King’s Dues for Orphans,
For each ton of coals for
home consumption, to be paid to the Naval Officer…..2/6-
For each ton exported from
the River or from hence…..2/6-
For every 1000 feet square of
timber for home consumption £3
For every ditto for
Exportation ….. £
4
Metage per ton on coals to
Wharfinger ….. 2/-
Measure of timber per 1000 ft
to do …... 2/-
Mr. James Mileham, Assistant
Surgeon, will hold himself in readiness to Embark on board
the ‘Lady Nelson’, to take the Duty of the Settlement
at the Coal Harbour and Hunter’s River till further orders.
Lieutenant Charles Menzies is
sworn in as a Magistrate for the above Settlement and
County, which is hereafter to be distinguished by the name
of Newcastle in the County of Northumberland, the division
between which and the County of Cumberland is to be the
Parallel Line of 33 20’ South Latitude.
The Military Establishment
ready to embark for Hunter’s River is for the present to
consist of a Serjeant and nine Privates of the New South
Wales Corps, part to embark on board the Lady Nelson
tomorrow; the remainder to go in the
Resource
Mr. John Tucker goes also in
the Lady Nelson as storekeeper, and Mr.
William
Knight as Superintendent at the above Settlement, together
with several miners.
Among the prisoners and
others intended to be embarked in the Resource is
Joseph Holt, who yesterday underwent re examination, and at
the recommendation of the magistrates was by His Excellency
thus leniently disposed of.
