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VICTORIA HARBOUR REGULATIONS.
XXV.—It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time to set apart a special portion of the Harbour for the anchorage of ships-of-war, and within such portion of the Harbour no merchant vessels, or native craft, or boats of any description shall be permitted to anchor without the special sanction of the Harbour Master in each case obtained.
XXVI.—It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to fix from time to time the place of anchorage for river and coasting steamers, and to grant permission to the owners of such steamers to lay down permanent moorings to be by him approved, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained under the sections XXIII and XXIV of this ordinance, but no river or coasting steamer shall drop anchor or moor within the fairway provided under section XVIII of this ordinance.
XXVII.-Every master of any vessel whatsoever fitting in this Harbour for the con- veyance of emigrants whether to be shipped at this or any other port, shall report the same to the Harbour Master under a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and the fittings of said vessel shall be subject to the approval of such officer, who is hereby empowered at all reasonable times to go on board and inspect such vessel; and any person who shall in any way impede the Harbour Master in the execution of his duty shall also be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
XXVIII-A copy of this ordinance shall be delivered to each master of a vessel entering the Harbour, and on neglect to return such copy on obtaining clearance a fee of one dollar shall be payable by the master.
XXIX.-Where no penalty is attached by this ordinance for the breach or infringe- ment of any provision herein contained, the penalty shall be a sum not exceeding twenty- five dollars. All offences against any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be cogniz- able by, and may be heard and decided before, the Marine Magistrate, who is hereby em- powered in all cases to order payment of costs by the defendant; and in default of payment of the penalty and costs awarded, may levy the same by distress and sale of the offender's goods, or may forthwith commit such offenders to gaol for any term not exceeding three months. All orders, judgments, and decisions of the Marine Magistrate shall be subject to the right of appeal given by ordinance No. 4, of 1858.
XXX.-Whenever the Marine Magistrate shall be incapacitated by absence, illness, or otherwise from the performance of his duties, it shall be lawful for the Acting Marine Magistrate, or any stipendiary magistrate, or any two justices of the peace of the Colony, to adjudicate upon all cases, and enforce all penalties under this ordinance.
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XXXI. Wherever the word "Master" is used in the ordinance, it shall be deemed to include any person having charge of a ship or vessel, or any other craft.
SECTION VI. OF ORDINANCE No. 4, OF 1863.
From and after the passing of this ordinance no person shall land upon the said Island, called Stone Cutter's Island, except a justice of peace, an officer of police or such persons as shall be duly authorized by an order signed by the Colonial Secretary; and no vessel shall, without sufficient reason, approach to within the distance of one hundred yards from the said Island, except Police boats, Commissariat boats, boats belonging to Her Majesty's ships of war, or boats carrying justices of the peace or persons employed in the service of this government, or persons duly authorized as above; and any person who, contrary to this ordinance, shall land on the said Island, or shall, being in any vessel, wilfully approach within the said distance from the said Island shall incur a penalty of not exceeding five hundred dollars.
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