THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF TARANAKI, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF HAWKE’S BAY, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF NELSON, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, and his successors in such office,

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND, and his successors in such office,

such of the powers vested in me as Governor by section seven of the said Act as enable me to erect, superintend, and maintain harbour marks, buoys, lights, and beacons, within the limits of any port or the approaches thereto, in the Province of which for the time being he or any such successor shall be Superintendent, subject however to such directions as may from time to time be issued by the Colonial Marine Engineer, as to the size, position, and colour of such harbour marks, buoys, lights, and beacons; and do also delegate to the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, and his successors in such office,

the Superintendent of the Province of Taranaki, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Hawke’s Bay, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, and his successors in such office,
the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, and his successors in such office, and the Superintendent of the Province of Southland, and his successors in such office,

within the Province of which for the time being he is or any of his successors shall be Superintendent, the powers vested in me by sections twelve, thirteen, seventeen, and forty-two of the said Act, to have and exercise the said powers hereby delegated, so long only as each such Superintendent, or any such successor in office shall continue and remain Superintendent of the said Province, and no longer.

Forster Goring,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

PENALTIES UNDER "THE MARINE ACT, 1867."

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 3rd February, 1868.

THE following Clauses of "The Marine Act, 1867," relating to Penalties recoverable under the said Act, are re-published for general information.

J. Williamson,

Superintendent.

Penalty for wilful damage to works.

36. If any person wilfully breaks throws down destroys or in anywise damages or injures any wharf quay pier dock shed roadway building or other work whatsoever which is under the charge of the Governor or of any Superintendent, every person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds over and above the amount of injury or damage done.

Penalty for wilful damage to lights.

37. If any person wilfully or negligently breaks throws down damages or takes away any lamp lamp-post lamp-iron or other work set up for the purpose of lighting any such wharf quay pier or dock as aforesaid or any such adjoining roadway or street as aforesaid or wilfully extinguishes any light within any such lamp, every person so offending shall forfeit for every such offence a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds over and above the amount of injury or damage done.

Trees felled to be removed from rivers &c.

38. If any tree is felled by the owner or occupier of any land or by any person employed or authorized by him on the bank of any navigable river or creek so that any part thereof is in or over the water below high water mark and the same is not removed within two days after having been so felled, such owner or occupier shall forfeit a penalty not exceeding forty shillings and a further penalty of forty shillings for each day beyond the two days aforesaid during which any such tree so felled as aforesaid so continues on the bank of such navigable river or creek, and if any tree is so felled by any unauthorized person such unauthorized person shall for every such tree so felled forfeit a penalty not exceeding five pounds together with the cost of removing the same.

Penalty for removing or defacing buoys &c.

39. Any person, who wilfully injures removes or destroys any buoy beacon or sea mark used for the convenience of navigation or for the preservation of vessels, shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction of the said offence shall be liable to penal servitude for a period not exceeding four years.