1516 ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879 .
Merchant Shipping.
Ships to be 2. Every such master shall, within twenty-four hours after arrival
reported
within 24 within the waters of this Colony, report the arrival of his ship at the
hours.
Ibid , sec. 4. ] 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.
Ships to be 3. Every such master arriving in the waters of the Colony shall
moored where
ordered by take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master , or by any person
the Harbour
Master, and sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his ship there
not removed
therefrom properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other berth ,
without
permission. without his permission , except in case of necessity, to be decided by the
Ibid, sec. 9. ] 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.
All orders by 4. Every such master shall immediately strike spars , clear hawse ,
the Harbour
Master to be or shift berth, or obey any other order which the Harbour Master may
obeyed.
[Ibid, sec. 10. ] think fit to give, and any master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this
regulation , shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars .
Blue peter to 5. Every such master about to proceed to sea shall hoist a blue
be hoisted
and port peter twenty-four hours before time of intended departure, and shall give
clearance to
be obtained notice thereof to the Harbour Master who, if there is no reasonable
before depar
ture. objection , will furnish a port clearance, and attest the manifest , if
[Ibid, sec.
11.j 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 regula
tion , or going to sea without having obtained a port clearance, shall
incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Quarantine.
The Governor 25. Whenever the Governor in Council has reasonable cause for believing that
in Conncil may
make regulations
in respect of any country or place [ Amended by Ordinance No. 16 of 1882] is infected with any