ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 . 1523
Merchant Shipping.
in Council, to such officers as the Governor shall, from time to time,
appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such officers
into the Colonial Treasury .
2. All British and foreign ships of war shall be exempt from the Exemption of
men of war.
payment of light dues. [Ibid, sec. 7. ]
Governor to
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council : allow certain
exemptions.
( a . ) To exempt any ships , or classes of ships , from such pay [ Ibid, sec. 8.]
ment, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemp
tions ;
( b. ) To substitute any other dues , or classes of dues , whether
by way of annual payment or otherwise , in respect of any
ships, or classes of ships .
4. Tables of all light dues , and a copy of regulations for the time Tables oflight
dues to be
being in force in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the office of the exhibited at
Harbour
Harbour Master. Master's office.
[ See M. S. A.
1854 , sec .
399. ]
5. A receipt for light dues shall be given by the person appointed to Ship not to be
cleared with
collect the same to every person paying in the same , and the Harbour out produc
tion of receipt
Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship , unless the receipt for the for light dues.
[ See M. S. A.
same is produced to him . 1854, sec.
400.]
6. If the owner or master of any ship fails on demand of the author Power of
distress for
ised collector to pay the light dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful light dues.
[M. S. A.
for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to sec. 401. ]
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 light dues are paid ; and if payment of the same is
not made within the period of three days next ensuing such distress , he
may, at any time during the continuance of such non -payment, cause the
same to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the
same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the light dues due, together
with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section , paying the
surplus (if any ) on demand to the said owner or master.
7. In order to ascertain the burden of any ship liable to pay light Ship's burden
to be ascer
dues under this Chapter, the person authorised to collect such dues may tained by
measurement
require the owner, master , or other person in command of such ship , or in certain
cases.
any person having possession of the same , to produce the register of such