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or passengers from other than New Zealand
ports, come under the foregoing rule.

4. The Pilot, Master, or other person in
   charge of any vessel entering, departing from
   or within any port, shall by every means in
   his power, consistent with the safety of such
   vessel, assist every duly authorised public
   officer in boarding, or leaving such vessel
   and no person on board of such vessel shall
   interfere with, or obstruct any government
   officer or pilot, whilst carrying out his duties.

5. Every vessel entering any port, must as
   it approaches the signal station, hoist the
   vessel’s number or distinguishing flag.

6. Harbour-masters’ Fees may be levied
   for every service performed by a harbour-
   master under the said Act or under these
   Regulations at the rate of one penny per ton
   of the vessel in respect of which the service
   is performed.

7. Vessels employed in the coasting trade
   are exempt from shifting fees from one part
   of the harbour to another; but should the
   service of the harbour master or his assistant
   be required, the fee of one penny per ton
   register shall be paid each time such service
   is required.

8. All boats alongside of vessels, or jetties
   shall give way to Government boats on duty.

9. No waterman or other person in charge
   of any boat shall go alongside, or board, or
   suffer or permit any person to board, any
   vessel arriving at port from beyond sea, until
   such vessel is secured by at least one anchor,
   nor before she has been cleared by the
   Health-Officer; and any person offending
   against this regulation shall forfeit a sum
   not exceeding Five Pounds.

10. After the clearance has been delivered
    to the master of any vessel outward bound,
    no passenger shall be taken on board.

11. All complaints against any person
    connected with the Harbour Department
    must be made in writing to the Port Officer
    for the province.

Harbour Regulations.

12. All vessels moored, or at anchor, are
    to have both cables clear and in readiness
    to slack away when required; and in default
    thereof, the master shall forfeit and pay a
    sum not exceeding Ten Pounds.

13. All vessels are to have buoys and suf-
    ficient buoy ropes to their anchors, to show
    their position; and to exhibit at some con-
    spicuous place twenty feet above the deck,
    a bright light from dark to daylight, and in
    default thereof, the master shall forfeit and
    pay a sum not exceeding Ten Pounds.

14. Any anchor, kedge, or cable slipped or
    cut, if not weighed within twenty-four hours,
    may be weighed by order of the harbour-
    master or pilot, at the risk of, and the ex-
    pense of the owner; and when no buoy-rope
    has been attached, the anchor, kedge, or
    cable shall be forfeited.

15. After a vessel has been unloaded and
    properly ballasted, it will be at the option of
    the harbour-master to move her out clear
    of the shipping, to make room for vessels
    requiring berths to unload; and if there shall
    not be on board any vessel which has been
    unloaded, sufficient men, or ballast, or requi-
    site tackle to enable her to be removed, the
    harbour-master or pilot may move such vessel
    at the expense and risk of the owner thereof.

16. Any person obstructing or impeding
    the navigation of any channel, river, inlet, or
    creek, or obstructing any landing place by
    placing a vessel, cable, boat, warp, or other
    article in the way, shall be liable to a
    penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds; and in
    case any person causing such obstruction or
    impediment, will not remove or cause to be
    removed the same, when ordered by the har-
    bour-master or pilot, the harbour-master or
    pilot may cast off or cut away such obstruction.

17. The owner or part owner in, or the
    commander of any vessel or boat, which has
    been sunk, stranded, or run on shore, or the
    owner of any baulk of timber, or other bulky
    article which is in the water, who does not
    clear the harbour of such vessel or boat, or
    remove such baulk of timber or other bulky
    article, on being required so to do, by notice
    in writing under the hand of the harbour-
    master or of any Justice of the Peace, within
    such reasonable time as may be mentioned
    for the purpose in such notice, shall for every
    such offence, forfeit a penalty not exceeding
    Ten Pounds.

18. Any Justice, upon the complaint of
    the harbour-master or any other person, may
    issue his warrant for the clearing of the har-
    bour, or removing of such sunk or stranded
    vessel or boat, baulk of timber, or other
    bulky article, in such manner as such
    Justice shall direct, and for causing
    such vessel or boat, baulk of timber or other
    bulky article to be sold, and out of the money
    arising from such sale may pay the charges
    of such clearing or removal, as the case may
    be, paying the surplus to the harbour-master
    to be accounted for by him.

19. Whenever a vessel not employed in
    coasting only, arrives within the harbour, the
    harbour-master shall appoint the place where
    she is to cast anchor or be moored; and as
    often as the master of any vessel is desirous
    of moving her from one place of anchorage to
    another, he shall notify in writing such his
    desire to the harbour-master, who shall
    thereupon, unless he sees sufficient reason to
    the contrary, direct the removal accordingly.

20. In the performance of any such service
    by the harbour-master, the master of the
    vessel and the crew thereof are required to
    give and afford to such harbour-master all
    possible aid and assistance to effect the same;
    and in effecting any such service, or any other
    service in the execution of his duty, the har-
    bour-master is empowered to make fast and
    attach any rope, or other tackle, to any
    other vessel, and if there is no crew of the
    vessel to be moved, or the crew thereof
    refuse or fail to aid and assist as aforesaid,
    or if the crew or tackle, or quantity of bal-
    last on board such vessel is not sufficient to
    enable the harbour-master to effect such re-
    moval, he is empowered to hire and employ
    such other assistance and tackle, and to pur-
    chase and put on board such vessel such
    other quantity of ballast as to him seems
    requisite, at the cost or charges of the master.