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JAPAN HARBOUR

REGULATIONS

Art. I. The limits of the undermentioned Ports open to foreign commerce are defined as follows:

At YOKOHAMA: the harbour limits are comprised within a line drawn from the Juniten (Mandarin Bluff) to the light-ship, and thence due north, to a point on the coast east of the mouth of the Tsurumigawa.

At KOBE: the harbour limits are comprise within the area bounded by two lines, one drawn from the former mouth of the Ikutagawa due south, and the other running in a north-easterly direction from the point of Wada-no-misaki.

At NIIGATA: the harbour limits are comprised within the arc of a circle, the centre being the light-house, and the radius being two and a half nautical miles.

At EBISUMINATO: the harbour limits are comprised within a line drawn from Shiidomari-mura to Isori-mura on the outside, and a line drawn from Minatocho on the east shore of Lake Kamo to Kamomura on the north-west shore of the same lake. At OSAKA: the harbour limits are comprised within a line drawn from a point (Tree Point) at the mouth of the Mukogawa south by west, and a line from the mouth of the Yamatogawa, the two lines cutting each other at a distance of six nautical miles from a point (Tree Point) and five nautical miles from the mouth of the Yamatogawa.

At NAGASAKI: the harbour limits are comprised within a line drawn from Kanzaki to Megami.

At HAKODATE: the harbour limits are comprised within a line drawn from a point off the coast, half a nautical mile south of Anoma Point, to a point on the east bank of the mouth of the Arikawa, Kamiiso-mura.

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Art. II. Every vessel on entering a port shall hoist its ensign and its signal letters. Regular Mail Packets may hoist the Company's flag in lieu of the signal letters.

The ensign and signal letters or Company's flag inust not be lowered until the vessel's arrival shall have been duly reported to the Harbour Master.

Such report shall be made within 24 hours after arrival, Sundays and holidays excepted, and no Customs facilities shall be extended to any vessel until such report shall have been made.

Art. III. Every Master on arrival in port shall prevent all communication between his ship and other vessels or the shore until it shall have been admitted to "free pratique."

Art. IV.-The Harbour Master's boat will be in attendance near the entrance of the harbour, and the Harbour Master will assign a berth to every ship on enter- ing, which berth it must not leave without special permission, unless forced to do The Harbour Master may cause a vessel to change its berth, should be consider it necessary.

So.

Art. V. The Harbour Master shall always wear a uniform when on duty and his boat shall carry a flag of the pattern prescribed.

The Harbour Master may at any time satisfy himself that his directions as regards anchorage, the movements of ships and the proper condition of moorings are carried out.

Art. VI.-No vessel shall anchor in the public fair-way or otherwise obstruct free navigation. Vessels which have run out jib-booms shall rig them in at the request of the Harbour Master, if they obstruct free navigation.

Art. VII.-Every vessel either at anchor or under weigh within the harbour limits shall carry between sunset and sunrise the Lights required by the Laws,

·Ordinances or Orders relating to the prevention of collisions at sea.

Art. VIII. When bad weather threatens or warning signals are exhibited, vessels shall immediately get ready one or more reserve anchors; and steamships shall, in addition, get up steam.