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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.

2.

A

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,