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twelve;
the term "suspected vessel" shall mean any
vessel on which one or more cases of any of the above
mentioned diseases shall have occurred at the time of
departure or during the voyage, but on which no fresh
case has occurred within a period of twelve days, or
in the case of cholera seven days, previous to the
date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of this
Colony; the term "healthy vessel" shall mean any
vessel which, although coming from a port or place
or contagious at which an infectious disease prevailed, has had no
death from, and no case of any such disease on board
while at such port or during the voyage therefrom,
or on arrival.
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Every "infected" and every "suspected"
vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony shall immediately on entering the Harbour limits of Victoria fly a yellow flag (letter Q in International Code of Signals) and shall not communicate with the shore
until granted pratique by express written order of
the Health Officer who shall, in every case, board and
examine all the passengers and crew of such vessel.
But with the written consent of the Health Officer any
such vessel which is on a voyage to any other place
may be allowed to proceed on such voyage or to tran-
ship her passen_ers for the purpose of completing
such voyage:
Provided that no communication has been
held with the shore except as permitted by these regu-
lations.
3. Every "infected" and every 'suspected" ves-
sel shall proceed at once to the Quarantine Anchorage
and shall not remove therefrom, excep, from stress of
weather,