of persons on board your vessel when you sailed?

Answer.

11. What is the whole number of persons now ill on board your vessel?

Answer.

12. If there be no sickness now on board, when did the last attack of disease appear, and when did it entirely disappear?

Answer.

SCHEDULE C.

DECLARATION.

I, A.B., of the __ do solemnly declare that I have delivered all Public Despatches, Letters, Parcels, Newspapers, and all Post-Office Mails, and Letters, both in parcels and loose, which were on board my vessel.

Signature of Master.

Witness—

By His Excellency’s command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,

Colonial Secretary.

Provisions of the Customs’ Regulations Ordinance, Session I, No. 3, of the General Legislative Council of New Zealand; inserted herein for the information of Masters of vessels, and others.

BOATS AND BOATMEN.

1. Within seven days after the report of any vessel belonging in whole or in part to any of Her Majesty’s subjects, all boats belonging to such vessel, are to have her name, and the place to which she belongs, painted on the outside of the stern, and the Master’s name inside the transom in white or yellow Roman Letters, not less than two inches in length on a black ground, under a penalty of forfeiture.

2. Every boat not belonging to a vessel is to have the name of her owner and the place to which she belongs painted on her stern, in white or yellow Roman Letters, of two inches in length on a black ground, under a penalty of forfeiture.

3. No boat or vessel under tonnage allowed by law to be registered is to be employed in the removal of goods or passengers from or to any vessel, or for any other purpose whatsoever, unless the same shall belong to such vessel, or shall have been duly licensed by the Collector of Customs, under penalty of forfeiture.

4. The vessels allowed or required to be registered are all having decks of whatsoever burthen, and all of fifteen tons burthen and upwards, whether decked or not.

5. Boat Licences for boats and small vessels are to be granted by the Collector of Customs; and every such Licence is to set forth the name and residence of the owner of the boat or vessel, for what purpose, and within what limits she is to be used, and such other particulars as the Collector may direct; and the owner shall give a Bond with two sureties in treble the value of the boat or vessel with conditions that the boat or vessel shall not be used for purposes contrary to the law relating to the Revenue of Customs, the protection of Commerce, or otherwise than mentioned in the Licence; and in case of loss, breaking up, or disposal of the boat or vessel, the Licence is to be delivered up to the Collector of Customs, within six months.

CUSTOMS.

6. The proper Custom House Officers are to have free access to every part of any vessel arriving in the harbour, with power to fasten down hatchways, and lock up, mark, seal, or otherwise secure any goods on board; and if any such hatchway, or lock, or mark, or seal, be wilfully opened, altered, or broken, before due delivery of such goods, or if any such goods be secretly conveyed away, the master is liable to a penalty of one hundred pounds, and if any place, box, or chest be locked, and the keys withheld, any officer of Customs being of a degree superior to a Tide Waiter may open the same in the best manner in his power and if any goods are found concealed on board such vessel they are liable to be forfeited.

7. If goods imported are not entered and landed within twenty days after the arrival of the ship or vessel importing them, the officers of Customs are authorised to convey the said goods to the Queen’s warehouse, and if the duties due upon such goods be not paid within three months thereafter, together with all charges of removal and warehouse rent, the same shall be sold and