Now, therefore, I, the said William Sefton Moorhouse, by virtue of such powers in me vested, do hereby make the following regulation for the management of the said quarantine ground, to take effect from and after Friday, the Fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six:—

"No cattle shall be driven or removed from the said quarantine ground into any other portion of the Province of Canterbury, and any person driving or removing, or causing to be driven or removed, or assisting in driving or removing any cattle from the said quarantine ground into any other portion of the Province of Canterbury, shall be liable to a penalty of Fifty pounds for every head of cattle so imported, driven, or removed."

Given under my hand, this Seventeenth day of September, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
F. E. STEWART,
Provincial Secretary.

General Post Office,
Wellington, September 20, 1806.

The following Pilot and Port Regulations for the Port of Lyttelton, approved of by the Governor in Council, are published for general information.

JOHN HALL,
Postmaster-General.

Lyttelton Pilot and Port Regulations.

1. No person shall be deemed a pilot unless he be duly licensed by the Marine Board.

2. Every pilot shall carry his license with him, and shall produce it to the master of any ship or vessel on its being demanded.

3. Any master requiring a pilot to conduct his vessel to sea, must make an application at the Harbour Master’s Office twenty-four hours previous to sailing.

4. The rate of pilotage into or out of the Port of Lyttelton, from or to the distance of one league from the Pilot Station (Little Port Cooper), shall be forpence per ton register.

5. Any master who shall make a signal for a pilot, or cause a pilot to be sent for to take his vessel to sea, and shall not within twelve hours of the time of arrival of the pilot on board such vessel proceed to sea, shall pay a sum at the rate of one pound per day, for every day such pilot may be detained on board such vessel, in addition to the regular pilotage.

6. Every pilot detained on board a vessel longer than forty-eight hours, whether by stress of weather, quarantine, or otherwise, except in the case provided for in clause 5 of these Regulations, is to be paid eight shillings per day in addition to the regular pilotage.

7. Pilots refusing or neglecting their duty, to forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

8. All ballast lighters must be licensed by the Superintendent, and no such lighter shall be used without such license, the license to be in force from the date of issue till the 1st of July then next ensuing. Every such license shall be numbered, and contain the name of the vessel for which the same is granted, and the master and owner thereof, and carrying capacity. All vessels, lighters, or boats employed in carrying ballast shall have the number of their respective licenses painted on both bows, and shall be marked with a plate of iron on the stem and stern-posts at the loaded and light water lines; and for every such license the person obtaining the same shall pay one pound; any person offending against this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

9. The head of the Harbour Department or any person authorized by him may at any time inspect or re-measure any ballast lighter or test the accuracy of such measurement, and appoint the time, place, and manner, when, where, and in which such measurement or inspection shall be made; and any person failing to comply with any order of such authorized person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

10. The expense of measuring, re-measuring, and marking ballast lighters shall be borne and paid by the owner or owners of such ballast lighters.

11. All water-tank boats must be licensed by the Superintendent, the same to be in force from the date of issue till the 1st of July then next ensuing. Every such license shall be numbered, and contain the name of the vessel for which the same is granted, the master and owner thereof, and the number of gallons she carries; and for every such license the person obtaining the same shall pay one pound. Any person supplying water from, or plying with any water-tank boat without such license, or committing any offence against this regulation shall be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

I, William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, by virtue of all powers in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby make and publish the foregoing Bye-Laws and Regulations for the Port of Lyttelton.

Given under my hand, this Twenty-first day of July, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.