CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 551

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

PART VI,

No. 10 of 1899.

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REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE WATERS OF THE COLONY AND

OF VESSELS USING SAME. Ports of the Colony.

21. The Governor may declare by notification certain places in the Duclaration waters of the Colony to be ports, and no master of any ship or junk prohibition of

of ports, and shall, except from stress of weather or some other sufficient cause, ship or junk anchor at any other place in the waters of the Colony.

Duties of Master.

anchoring clsewhere.

colours and

22-(1) The master of every merchant ship arriving within Merchant signalling distance of the signal station at Gap Rock or Waglan or vessel

arriving to Cape D'Aguilar, and intending to enter any port, shall hoist ber host her national colours and her house flag or her number, and shall keep number. the same flying while passing the signal station. He shall also hoist + her national colours when entering any port, and shall keep the same flying until the ship has been entered at the Harbour Master's Office.

Health

board at oncB.

(9) Every such master shall, on the arrival of his ship within the Harbour waters of the Colony, allow and assist on board without delay the Muster and Harbour Master and the Health Officer of the port as soon as they Officer to be come alongside, and shall furnish the Harbour Master with such allowed on information as may be required in accordance with Table K (A) in Table K (A) the schedule, and every master or any officer of the ship who delays, obstructs, or impedes the Harbour Master or Health Officer, or refuses to give such information as may be required, or gives false particulars, shall be guilty of an offence.

Inored where

without

(3) Subject to the provisions of section 28, every such master Ship to be shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master or by any ordered, and person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his not removed ship there properly, and shall not move to take up any other berth permission. without his permission, except in case of necessity, to be decided by the Harbour Master, and in default shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars; and he shall remove his vessel to any new berth when required to do so by the Harbour Master, and in default, without reasonable cause therefor, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 20 dollara for every hour that the vessel remains in her

• As amended by No. 50 of 1931, No. 16 of 1912 and No. 21 of 1912.

As amended by No. 2 of 1908, No. 80 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911,

No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 21 of 1912.