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Ships to be reported within 24 hours.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
Ships to be moored where ordered by the Harbour Master, and not removed therefrom without permission.
[Ibid, sec. 9.]
All orders by the Harbour Master to be obeyed.
[Ibid, sec. 10.]
Blue peter to be hoisted and port clearance to be obtained before departure.
[Ibid, sec. 11.]
The Governor in Council may make regulations in respect of
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
2. Every such master shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival within the waters of this Colony, report the arrival of his ship at the Harbour Master's office, and in the case of a British ship, or of a ship which shall not be represented by a Consul, shall deposit there the ship's articles, list of passengers, ship's register, and true copy of manifest if required. In the case of a foreign ship represented by a Consul, the said papers shall be lodged by the master at the proper consulate. Any master offending against the provisions of this subsection shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
3. Every such master arriving in the waters of the Colony shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, or by any person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, to be decided by the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any new berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every hour that the vessel shall remain in her old berth, after notice to remove under the hand of the Harbour Master, or his deputy, shall have been given on board of her.
4. Every such master shall immediately strike spars, clear hawse, or shift berth, or obey any other order which the Harbour Master may think fit to give; and any master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this regulation shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
5. Every such master about to proceed to sea shall hoist a blue peter twenty-four hours before the time of intended departure, and shall give notice thereof to the Harbour Master who, if there is no reasonable objection, will furnish a port clearance, and attest the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit the ship's papers if required. Any master wilfully neglecting or disobeying this regulation, or going to sea without having obtained a port clearance, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Quarantine.
25. Whenever the Governor in Council has reasonable cause for believing that any country or place [Amended by Ordinance No. 16 of 1882] is infected with any