Section 39, already quoted, empowers the Board firstly, to provide all reasonable facilities, according to its powers, for the services mentioned in the various clauses of sub-s. (l), aud secondly, empowers the Board to undertake those services. The Board is thus enabled to undertake those services. Sub-section ( l) does not make it a duty . of the Board to undertake those services. It is only by virtue of sub-s. (2) that the Board is to perform in respect of goods, if required, all or any of the services mentioned in els. (a), (b) or (d) of sub-s. (1), those services being in connection with the landing of good• between vessels in the port and the wharves, piers, quays or docks in possession of the . Board and in connection with the receiving, removing, shifting, transporting, storing or delivering of goods brought within its premises and despatching goods intended for carriage by neighbouring railways. Sub-section (3) again says that the Board is to take charge of the goods for the purpose of performing the services, if required to do so, and, in that case, the Board is to give receipt in the form and tn rhe effect prescribed by the Central Government. It is therefore clear that the performance of any of the services mentioned in sub-s. ( l) of s. :rn and the taking of charge of the goods are consequent on the Board being required to do so by the 'owner', which is a general term including consignor, consignee, shipper or agent. If the owner does not require the Board to undertake such services and to take charge of the goods for these purposes, the Board is not to undertake those services.
