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No. 10 of 1899.

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notice, any obstruction, whether floating, submerged, or sunk, in the waters of the Colony, caused by such person or belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; and if such person fails to remove the obstruction within the specified time, the Harbour Master shall cause it to be removed, and may recover the expenses of removal fron the person named in the notice; or, if no such person can be found, the obstruction, when removed by the Harbour Master, may be sold to defray the expense of such removal.

Moorings and Buoys.

28.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to place in the Government waters of Colony such Government moorings and buoys as may be moorings. approved by the Governor, and to allow the use thereof on such terms and conditions and for such fees as the Governor-in-Council may direct.

moorings.

(2) No person shall keep or place moorings or buoys in the waters Private of the Colony except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, and Table O (a). except on the conditions prescribed by the Governor-in-Council under sub-section (5) of this section. Such moorings and buoys shall be of such nature and construction as the Harbour Master may

approve.

(3) No person shall moor or anchor hulks or vessels of like des- Mooring of

hulks, etc. cription within the waters of the Colony except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, and except on such conditions and subject to the payment of such fees as the Governor-in-Council may direct.

(4) Moorings and buoys sanctioned by the Harbour Master under Use of sub-section (2) of this section shall not be made use of by any ship moorings. other than the ships of the person to whom such sanction has been granted, except with the consent of such person or by the direction of the Harbour Master; and the master of any ship using any such moorings and buoys without such consent or direction shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars for every day or part of a day during which he so uses such moorings and buoys, after he has been requested to remove therefrom.

(5) The Governor-in-Council shall have power to make rules re- Rules. gulating the terms, conditions, and fees for any of the purposes mentioned in this section.

* As amended by No. 16 of 1912 and No. 17 of 1912.