The harbour is the busiest thing on this island and the reason most of the arguments reach the council.
Berthing. The eastern wall takes cargo, the western arm takes fishing vessels and the inner corner is kept clear for the ferry and for the ambulance boat, at all times, with no exceptions ever granted. A cargo boat arriving with a load for more than three households books a slot with the harbour office, which is open every day from six until eight.
Slots are two hours on the ramp. This was resented for a year and now runs itself, because before it a single boat unloading slowly could hold up four others and the whole day would be lost.
Dues. A dhoni registered here pays nothing. A visiting dhoni pays a nightly rate. A cargo boat pays by the night alongside plus a ramp charge for each slot. The rates are on the board at the harbour office and at the council counter, and they were last set by the council in an open meeting whose minutes anybody may read.
All dues are paid at the council office. The harbour keeper handles no money at all, and anybody asking you for cash on the quay should be reported to the office the same day.
Loading hours are six in the morning until nine at night. Outside those hours needs the harbour keeper's written agreement, and it is given for perishable cargo and for nothing else.