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REGULATIONS 
 
 RELATIVE TO TirF. 
 
 IDIt3^3IiiIB(&I3 (DIS^ (Oiil&(II<DI&S 
 
 AND THE 
 
 DELIVERY OF OOOD^ 
 
 AT THE 
 
 PORT OF MONTREAL^ 
 
 FRAMED BY THB 
 
 &QSSS^SW^SS Q^ WM4k&S^ 
 
 AT THE REQUEST OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF MERCHANTS 
 
 AND FORWARDERS ; 
 
 ALSO, 
 
 A NEW TARIFF OF COMMISSION A 
 
 
 MONTREAL : 
 
 FRlVTtH AT THE MONTREAL GA 
 25f IfOTMB DAM a MTMSai 
 
 1832. 
 
REGULATIONS. 
 
 
 Regutationa respecting the delivery and receipt of goods 
 from on board of Vessels from sea. 
 
 1 . The Consignees of all vessels arriving from sea, in 
 the port of Montreal, are required to notify in writing the 
 various Consignees of the cargo, of the ship being entered 
 inwards at the Custom House ; and it shall be incumbent 
 on the said Consignees, to pass their entries at the Custom 
 House, within at least forty-eight hours after such notice, 
 in default of which, the Consignee or Master of the ship 
 shall have liberty to send the goods to the public store. 
 
 2. The Consignees of sea-going vessels are recommend- 
 ed to place on ^ard a clerk or other competent person, 
 to superintend the discharge of the cargo ; so as to avoid 
 as much as possible, the frequent mistakes and losses 
 which now occur in the delivery of goods to their respec- 
 tive consignees. 
 
 3. Consignees are not bound to receive goods on holi- 
 days, (/etes d^ obligation) . 
 
 Regulations /or Steam Vessels and their barges in the 
 delivery of their cargoes. 
 
 1 . The Masters or Agents of steam-vessels, and of their 
 attending barges, having on board merchandize of any 
 description, shall give notice in writing of arrival in port, 
 to the consignee or consignees of such merchandize, at 
 his or their office or usual place of business.; one hour 
 before beginning to unload ; and in the case of being 
 loaded with gram, salt in bulk, or coals, six hours notice 
 shall be given. 
 
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2. Stcnnfi'Vcssels nnd their barges as aforesaid, arriving 
 (hiring night, or early in tlic morning, shall not begin to 
 dischiirge their cargoes before seven o'clock, A. M. from 
 the opening of the navigation to the first day of October, 
 nor before eight o'clock, A. M. from the first day of Oc- 
 tober till the close of the navigation ; and no incrchan- , 
 dizo of any description shall be landed after seven o'clock, 
 P- M. from the opening of the navigation to the first day 
 of October, nor after five o'clock, P. M. from the first 
 day of October to the close of the navigation ; unless 
 with the consent of the Consignee or Consignees. 
 
 3. Steam-vessels and their barges arriving late in the 
 morning, and nartiv unloading during the day, may re - 
 commence delivering on the following morning, at six 
 o'clock, from the opening of the navigation till the first 
 day of October, and at seven o'clock from the first day 
 of October till the close of the navigation ; and those 
 which arrive in the evening, and give the prescribed no- 
 tice, may commence delivering on the following morning, 
 at the same hours as last mentioned. 
 
 4. The Proprietors or Agents of steam-vessels and their 
 barges, shall provide suitable storage for such merchan* 
 dize, as may be consigned to persons not resident in Mon- 
 treal, or which may not be called for by the Consignees 
 in due time, at the risk and expense of such Consignees. 
 They shall take particular care of small packages and 
 parcels, as being most liable to be lost or mislaid ; and for 
 all merchandize thus stored, they shall be entitled to tlie 
 usual charges for receiving, delivering and storage. 
 
 5. Dry goods and other merchandize, subject to be 
 damaged by water, shall not be discharged during rain, 
 HOT at any time laid down in the mud. 
 
 6. The Masters and Pursers of steam-vessels and their 
 barges shall be particularly careful of all letters and par- 
 cels addressed to Consignees of goods on board, and cause 
 them to be delivered on arrival ; and their delivery shall 
 be accompanied by an intimation of the hour at which the 
 landing of the cargo is to commence. 
 
 . 7, The Consignees of goods, on board of steam vessels 
 and their barges, shall not be obliged to receive their 
 goods on holidays, otherwise called /e/e« d^abUgation. 
 
 8. In case of any dispute as to the quantity or number 
 of articles shipped on board of steam-vessels or their 
 barges, a person may be put on board by the Shippers, 
 ivho shall be allowed one dollar for each day, and the 
 
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 party in error Khali pay the same, together %vi(h \m pnt- 
 HAge money including board. 
 
 9. No damage shall bo recovered on perishable articles 
 contained in crutct or slight paekap:e>, unless the descrip- 
 tion of the goods be set tortli in the bill of lading. 
 
 10. No parcels of specie, notes, or bullion, shall be at 
 the risk of the Proprietors or Agents, unless tlie freight be 
 paid fur them when put in charge. 
 
 Jiegulationa relalive to Durham hoata^ batteaux^ and other 
 small craft, arriving by internal navigation at this port ^ 
 with merchandize from the interior. 
 
 1. The freight of goods, brought from the interior to 
 the port of Montreal, is payable at the current rates, 
 when no agreement exists to the contrary, on delivery of 
 the property in good order. 
 
 3. Package goods are to be delivered in good order, or 
 to be put into tliat state at the expense of the Carrier. 
 
 3. Goods, brought from the interior to the port of Mon- 
 treal, are deliverable on the wharves in fine weather only, 
 between the hours of six, A. M. and seven, P. M. from 
 the opening of the navigation to the thirty -first day of 
 August inclusive, and betweeatho hours of seven, A. M. 
 and six, P. M. from the first day of September to the close 
 of the navigation. — And it is incumbent on the Carrier, to 
 notify the Consignee of the arrival of the goods, and to 
 cause to be left at his usual place of business, letters of 
 advice accompanying the property or particulars thereof. 
 In the case of wheat in bulk or in bags, a sample thereof 
 to be left with the notice of its arrival. 
 
 4. The Consignee is bound to attend in person or by his 
 agent, to receive his goods at the beach ; and if he neglect 
 to do so for three hours after notice of their arrival in port, 
 provided the notice be given at or be/ore three o"* clock of the 
 afternoon, it will be optional with the Carrier to land and 
 store the goods, subject to the expense actually incurred, 
 or to retain them at the rates of demurrage herein after 
 provided for ; in either cacie the property will be liable to 
 the Carrier for the charges so incurred ; but no delivery 
 of the goods, sooner than three hours after notice given 
 to the Consignee of the actual arrival thereof in port, or 
 
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 without the liniitfl of the port unless nuthoriocd b? the 
 < oiibif^necs, Nhnll exonernto the Cnrrier ; neither shall the 
 C'onNi^ncu l)e required to receive goods arriving in port 
 after three o^clock of the aflernoon, until the following 
 morning at nine oVlock, and ten o'clock for grain in bulk, 
 and the expense of storage and cartage in the case of goods 
 landed by the Carrier, shall not exceed the tariflf rates. 
 
 5. The rates of demurrage referred to in the preceding 
 article shall not exceed seven shillings and sixpence per 
 hour, between the hours of six, A. M. and seven, P. M. 
 and twenty shillings for the whole time between seven, 
 P. M. and six, A.M. in the case of a Durham boat, nor 
 three shillings and ninepcnce per hour between the hours 
 of six, A. IVf. and seven, P. M. or ten shillings for the 
 whole period between the hours of seven, P. M. and six, 
 A. M. in the case of a Kattcau or barge; provided that 
 no boat arriving after twelve o'clock shall be entitled to 
 demurrage for the first night, but only for the business 
 hours after the expiration of the usual notice. 
 
 6 In all cases it is incum1)cnt on the Carrier to deliver 
 property from the port on the beach or wharves, and in 
 the instance of wheat, he is bound to weigh or measure 
 the same, according as the same may have been originally 
 shipped by weight or measure, for the purpose of verify- 
 ing the account. 
 
 7. Consignees are not bound to receive goods on holy- 
 days, {fetes d* obligation). 
 
RATES OF COMMISSION, STORAGE, &r. 
 
 Recommended for general adoption^ and allowed by the 
 Montreal Committee of Trade^ when no agreement tub- 
 aieti to the contrary. Eatabliahed at a Meeting of the 
 eaid Committee^ the 3d February, 1832. 
 
 COMMIMIOM AND AOBBICV. 
 
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 Foreign 
 
 On the mU of mereiwnditc or produce , 
 
 For delcrcdere or guarantee of debts oq mIcs . 
 
 On purcluue »nd ihipment of mercbaMliac and on 
 
 •mount ofchitrgct, with fund* in band 
 
 On ditto, when reimhunement is taken by bills of 
 
 exchange or drafts 
 
 On the purchase of wheat or other grain in the mar- 
 ket, and on amount of charges, with funds in hand 
 On ditto, when reimbursement is taken by bills of 
 
 exchange or drafts 
 
 On the purchase of wheat or other grain in lots of not 
 
 IcM than 1000 bushels, with funds in hand 
 
 On ditto, when reimbursement is taken by bills of 
 
 exchange or drafts 
 
 On the sale of bills of exchange, stocks or specie, 
 
 on the purchase thereof, with fund* in hand 
 
 For collecting uncontested debts and remitting the 
 
 proceeds 
 
 For endoning bills of exchange or notes of band in 
 
 all cases , 
 
 On the sale or purchase of vessels with funds in band 
 For collecting or procuting freights, and on disburse 
 
 mentK with fUndsin hand 
 
 On ships' disbursements when reimbursement, u taken 
 
 by Captains' bills. 
 
 For receiving and paying monies, from which no other 
 
 commission is derived 
 
 For receiving and forwarding goods, 2s. 6d. for each 
 
 pipe, puncheon, hogshei^, bale, case or crate, 
 
 and for other packages in proportion, and on 
 
 amount of disbursements, and on responsibilities 
 
 incuned 
 
 5 per cent. 
 9| per cent 
 
 9] per cent 
 
 H per cent 
 
 S per cent. 
 
 7| per cent. 
 
 3;} per cent. 
 
 5 per cent. 
 
 ^ per cent. 
 
 2^ per cent, 
 
 2^ percent. 
 21 per cent. 
 
 2^ per cent. 
 
 5 per cent 
 
 I per cent 
 
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 24 per cent. 
 2| per cent. 
 
 '^ percent 
 
 2^ per cent 
 
 S| per cent. 
 
 5 per cent 
 
 2^ per cent. 
 
 8^ per cent. 
 
 { per cent. 
 
 S^ per cent 
 
 24 per cent 
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 2j per cent 
 
 8} per cent 
 
 I per cent 
 
 2^ per cent. 
 
 2^ per cent 
 
 N. B. The above rates of commission to be exclusive of storage, brokerage 
 and every other charge actually incurred. The risk of Ion by fire, unless in« 
 surance be ordered, and of robbery, theft and other unavoidable occurrences, 
 if the usual care be taken to secure the property, in all cases to be borne by the 
 proprietor of the goods. On consignments reshipped or withdrawn, full com- 
 mission to be charged to the extent of advance or responsibilities incurred, and 
 half commission on the residue of the value. 
 
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 STORAGE, 4c. 
 
 On Wheat and other Crnin. 
 
 First month, including; labour of receiving and delivering, l^d. — eiich nir. 
 cecdini; mouth, jd. per bushel. 
 
 (ribblini;, each time ^J. ; lereeninp;, each time |d. per buthel ; turning 
 to prevent heating, cacti time tid. per lUO buthcU ; Ukc uf bag», each time 
 2«. Vd. per 1000 bukheli. 
 
 Flour and Meal. 
 
 Tirxt month, including labour of receiving and delivering, 4d. per barrel — 
 each succeeding month, 2d. per barrel. 
 
 Labour of preparing fur inspection and repiling, jd. per barrel. 
 
 Pork, Bcf, Butter and Lard, in barrels. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving and delivering, 2d. per barrel — 
 each tucceeding munib, Zd. per barrel. 
 
 MmcQvadn Sugar. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving, weighing and delivering, St. per 
 bhd. aud St. per tierce — each succeeding month, Is. Sd. per fahd. Is. per tierce. 
 
 Refined Sugar, Tobacco, Rice, ^c. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving, weighing and delivering, 2s. per 
 bhd. and Is. dd. pci tierce — each succeeding month, Is. per bhd. lid. per tierce. 
 
 Runtj Wines and other Liquors. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving and delivering, 2«. 6d. per pipe, 
 2s. per puncheon. Is. 8d. per bhd., and !.)d. per quarter cask — each succeeding 
 month, )s. '6d. per pipe. Is. per puncheon, l\d. per hhd. 4d. per quarter 
 cask ; guaging, 4d. per package, for pipes, puns, and bhds. Sd. for quarter 
 casks. 
 
 Jron. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving, weighing and delivering, 5s. per 
 ton — each succeeding month, is. per ton. 
 
 Salt. 
 
 First month, including labour of receiving and delivering, 7s. 6d. per 100 
 minots — each succeeding month, Is. 8d. per 100 miuots ; use uf bags, 9d. per 
 100 miuots. 
 
 Baleiy Caseiif Crates, ^e. 
 
 To be charged in proportion to casks of their respective dimensions. 
 
 Coals. 
 
 First month, ground rent, Is. per chaldron — each succeeding montli, Sd. 
 per do. 
 
 N. B. Every package stored, though it nay not remain twenty^four bourty 
 will be liable to one month's sturage.