Section 10
SEC. 10. The Board shall have general supervision and regulation of, and control over the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery of merchandise on the wharves and piers of the port of Manila and shall fix the rates to be charged for the service, both for the merchandise imported and for that exported; and in the exercise of its functions it is hereby authorized to take over, operate, and superintend such plants as may have been established or may hereafter be established by the Government of the Philippine Islands for the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery of merchandise.