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3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to Governor may
the re-payment out of any such monies as aforesaid, of all order re-pay- But which shall have been expended under the provisions ment of expen- of the said Act by the Imperial Government, or by the Government elsewhere than of any adjacent British Colony, or by any British Consul, in the Colony Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent in any neighbouring foreign in respect of
such relief, country, in and about the relief of snch British seamen as ont of such aforesaid, and such sums shall be refunded in such inanner as the monies as Governor shall think fit, or as Her Majesty's Principal Secretary aforesaid. of State for the Colonies for the time being may direct.
(Ordinance
5 of 1869, sec. 3.)
PART II.
REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE WATERS OF THE COLONY AND OF VESSELS NAVIGATING THE SAME.
CHAPTER I. REGULATIONS.
Duties of Master.
XXI. Every master of a merchant ship shall hoist her Ships to hoist
their numbers, national colours and number on entering the waters of the (Ordinance 1 Colony; and shall keep such mumber flying until the ship shall, of 1862,sec.3.) have been reported at the Harbour Master's office.
2. Every such master shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival Ships to be within the waters of this Colony, report the arrival of his ship at reported the Harbour Master's office, and in the case of a British ship, or hours.
within 24
of a ship which shall not be represented by a Consul, shall deposit (bid, sec. 4.)
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 repre- sented by a Consul, the said papers shall be lodged by the master
as the proper consulate. Any master offending against the pro- visions of this paragraph, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
3. Every such master arriving in the waters of the Co-Ships to be lony shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, moored where
ordered by the by any person sens on board by him for that purpose, and shall Harbour Mas- moor his ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up ter, and not re- any other berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, moved there to be decided by the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding from without
permission. one hundred dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any new (Ibid, sec. 9.)
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
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of her.
4. Every such master shall immediately strike spars, clear All orders by hawse, or shift berth, or obey any other order which the Harbour the Harbour Master think fit to give, and auy master wilfully disobeying obeyed.
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or neglecting this regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding (Ibid,sec. 10.) two hundred dollars.
to be obtained
5. Every such master about to proceed to sen shall hoist a blue Blue peter to peter twenty-four hours before time of intended departure, and be hoisted and shall give notice thereof to the Harbour Master, who, if there is port clearance up reasonable objection, will furnish a port clearance, and attest before depar the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such cure. clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall (Ibid, sec. 11.) report to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall e-deposit the ship's papers if required. Any master wilfully ne- glecting or disobeying this regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Quarantine.
XXII. Whenever the Governor in Council has reasonable The Governor cause for believing that any country or place is infected with any in Council may nfections or contagious disease, he may make such regulations tions in respect
make regula- Concerning vessels arriving from such country or place as he of vessels binks necessary for preserving the public health of the Colony. arriving from
infected places.
on board to re-
2. Every commanding officer of any ship-of-war, or master Ships arriving of a merchant ship of whatsoever nation who may arrive in having conta the waters of the Colony having smallpox or any other disease gious diseases of a contagious or infectious nature on board, shall hoist the proper port the same. quarantine flag, and shall bold no communication with any other (Ibid, sec. 16.) vessel or boat, or with the shore, until permission be given by the Harbour Master; and the boarding officer on nearing such ship ehall be informed of the nature of such disease. Any person offending against any of the provisions of this paragraph shall penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars for each
incur a offence.
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