Section 178

Whenever any goods are placed in the custody of a man's rent and expenses wharfinger or warehouseman under the authority of this

Part, the wharfinger or warehouseman shall be entitled to rent in respect of the same, and may also, at the expenses of the owner of the goods, do all such reasonable acts as in the judgement of the wharfinger or warehouseman are neces-sary for the proper custody and preservation of the goods, and shall have a lien on the goods for the rent and expenses:

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Merchant Shipping

Provided that, in the case of goods so placed in the cus-tody of the Port Department, the appropriate rates leviable 125

under the Ports Act shall be payable in respect of the goods cap.

instead of the aforesaid rent, and the lien of the Govern-ment on the goods and all other powers and remedies of the

Government under that Act for the recovery of such rates shall be exercisable on behalf of the Government in accord-ance with the provisions of that Act.