Harbor and Quarantine Regulations




nles shall, upon the Master proving
himself qualified, be furnished with a
certificate of exemption from Pilotage,
but shall in lieu thereof pay one full
Pilotage inwards, and outwards per
annum.

  1. Every Master so qualified shall,
    on approaching the Harbour, within
    two leagues, hoist a White Flag at the
    main, showing his exemption, or forfeit a
    sum not exceeding full Pilotage.

  2. The Master of every vessel shall
    anchor or moor where the Harbour
    Master or Pilot may direct, and he shall
    not unmoor or quit the anchorage until
    notice be given in writing at the Harbour Master’s Office, or forfeit a sum
    not exceeding five pounds.

POST OFFICE AND MAILS.

  1. The Master of every vessel shall
    give notice at the Post Office, at least
    twenty-four hours before clearing at the
    Custom House, except Masters of
    Coasters, who are exempted from this
    regulation unless when bound from one
    port of entry to another, or forfeit a sum
    not exceeding ten pounds. Before obtaining his clearance from the Collector,
    the Master must produce a Certificate
    from the Postmaster that notice as
    above required has been given.

  2. Every Master of a vessel or person in command of a vessel for the time,
    shall immediately on her arrival within
    the limits of any Port in the Province
    deliver to the Boarding Officer of Customs, or other person acting for such
    Officer, all his Clearance papers, Shipping Bills, and other documents granted
    at the Port from which such vessel last
    cleared, also all public despatches, letters, parcels, and all Post Office Mails,
    and letters, whether in parcels or loose,
    obtaining a receipt for the same; and
    repairing to the Post Office he is there
    to make a declaration as per Schedule
    C, of his having duly delivered up all
    letters as before mentioned, and is to
    produce the said declaration at the Custom House before making his Report
    at that place, under a penalty of a sum
    not exceeding five pounds.

GUNPOWDER.

  1. The Master of every vessel arriving with Gunpowder on board, exceeding the quantity necessary as ships'
    stores, shall give immediate notice
    thereof to the Pilot on his boarding the
    vessel, and shall land the same at the
    Powder Magazine before anchoring at
    the usual anchorage ground, or forfeit
    a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

  2. No Gunpowder is to be either
    received or issued by the Keeper of the
    Magazine, except between the hours of
    seven in the morning and five in the
    afternoon.

  3. The Master of every vessel shall
    cause all Gunpowder to be conveyed
    to the Magazine immediately after its
    being landed, or forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  4. All Gunpowder so landed to be
    packed in barrels, containing not more
    than one hundred weight each, closely
    joined and hooped without any iron
    about the packages, and so secured that
    no portion of the Gunpowder be in
    danger of being scattered in the passage
    under a penalty of any sum not exceeding ten pounds.

  5. Previous to the delivery of any
    Gunpowder so stored, fees as per
    Schedule A. shall be first paid.

Note.—The Principal Officer of Customs
and Harbour Masters, at different Ports,
are specially authorized, in accordance
with the provisions of the “Arms’ Importation Ordinance,” Session 6, No. 1, to
permit the landing of powder by Masters
of vessels.

HARBOURS.

  1. No rubbish or filth is to be
    landed on any lands belonging to the
    Crown, except in such places as the
    Harbour Master may point out, under a
    penalty of any sum not exceeding five
    pounds.

  2. No timber or any bulky article
    is to be left on any Public Wharf or
    landing place, under a penalty of any
    sum not exceeding five pounds.

  3. No ballast, rubbish, gravel,
    earth, stone or filth, is to be thrown
    overboard from any vessel or boat, but
    is to be landed at any place the Harbour Master may direct, under a penalty
    of any sum not exceeding twenty
    pounds.

  4. Any person removing, wilfully
    injuring, or destroying any Buoy, Beacon, or Sea Mark, shall forfeit the sum
    of twenty pounds.

  5. Any person throwing a dead
    animal into the Harbour (within the
    limits of the anchorage) without attaching to it sufficient weight to sink it,
    is liable to a penalty of not more than
    twenty nor less than five shillings.

  6. Vessels are prohibited from firing
    guns between the hours of sunset and
    sunrise, and on the Sabbath, (except
    in case of distress), under a penalty of
    any sum not exceeding five pounds.

  7. Any person removing shingle,
    stone, shells, or any part of the soil
    being the property of the Crown below
    high water mark without permission
    from the Harbour Master, or in the



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1855, No 25





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🏛️ Harbor and Quarantine Regulations for the Province of Canterbury (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 October 1855
Regulations, Pilots, Masters of Vessels, Quarantine, Harbor, Gunpowder, Post Office, Customs