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Power to great light. houses, etc.;
to nisa necessity funds by
No. 10 of 1899.
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sea.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
Buoys and beacons include all other marks and signs of the
(2) It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons for the guid. ance of ships, and to lay, erect, and maintain such cables, wires, and other necessary apparatus for the purpose of telegraphic or other communication in connexion therewith or for any other purpose as the Governor-in-Council may think necessary.
(3) It shall be lawful for the Governor with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of public loan, on the public loan; security of the general revenues, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said revenues.
Bud to advance funds out of Trossury.
Owner, etc.,
(4) It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of temporary advance, out of the Treasury, of such sums of money arising from the general revenues as may be required for the purposes aforesaid : Provided always that all sums of money so advanced shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the suma which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions hereinbefore contained.
Light and other Dues.
32.-(1) The owner, agent, or master of every ship which enters of ship to pay the waters of the Colony shall pay such dues as may be fixed by order of the Governor, pursuant to resolution of the Legislative Council, to such officer as the Governor may appoint to collect the
dues.
Table P.
Power to
Governor-in-
Council to
same,
All British and foreign ships of war and all vessels of less than 20 tons shall be exempt from the payment of the said dues.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council,-
(a) to fix the times, places, and modes at and in which the dues
regulate dues. shall be payable;
Posting of Tables and Regulations.
(b) to exempt any ships or classes of ships from such payment, and to annex any terus or conditions to such exemptions; and
(c) to substitute any other does or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships or classes of ships.
(8) Tables of all dues, and a copy of regulations in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the Harbour Master's office.
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be cleared without
dues.
tress for dues
(4) A receipt for the said dues shall be given by the person ap. Ship not to pointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, and the Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship unless production
of receipt for such receipt is produced to him.
(6) If the owner, agent, or master of any ship fails, on demand Power of die of the authorised collector, to pay the said dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship and distrain the goods, guns, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to or on board such ship, and to detain such distress until the said dues are paid; and if payment of the same is not made within the 3 days next ensuing such distress, the collector may, at any time during the continuance of such non-payment, cause the distress to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the dues unpaid together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus, if any, on demand, to the said owner, agent, or master.
Kucertained
ment in
certain cases.
(6) In order to ascertain the burden of any ship liable to pay Ship's burden dues nader this section, the authorised collector may require the lobe owner or master to produce the register of such ship for his in- by messure- spection, and, on the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register or to satisfy the collector as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for him to cause such ship to be measured at the expense of the owner or master thereof, which shall be recoverable in the same manner as dues payable under this section; and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such for all the purposes of this section,
(7) The master of any ship who,-
Penalty on
master for
without pay-
ing dues, etc.
(a) departs or attempts to depart from any port leaving unpaid departing the dues required to be paid under this section; or
(b) refuses to have his ship measured to ascertain her burden in tons; or
(c) obstructs any person in the duties of his office, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars.
Damage to Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, Cables, etc. 38.—(1) Any person who wilfully or negligently commits any of Penalty for the following offences:-
lighthouse,
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 af 1811, No. 16 of 1913,
No. 17 of 1912 and No. 31 of 1912.
eta.
* A amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 16 of 1912 and No. 17 of 1912,
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