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85. The vessels to be considered as engaged in the
    coasting or colonial trade, are those trading from
    one part of the Colony to another, or with any
    of the South Sea Islands, on which there are no
    public settlements; also all vessels employed in
    the whale, seal, or sea elephant fisheries.

QUARANTINE.

36 The master of every vessel arriving at any
harbour within the Colony, which shall be
deemed by the Harbour-Master to be liable to
quarantine, shall, on being directed so to do by
such Harbour-Master, cause the same to be an-
chored in the quarantine ground appointed for
the harbour, or forfeit and pay for every such
offence, the sum of one hundred pounds.

37. The master of every vessel so anchored,
    shall neither himself quit, or permit any seaman,
    passenger, or other person to quit the same,
    until he shall have been duly admitted to pra-
    tique, or forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds.

38. Every seaman, passenger, or other person
    so quitting, shall, for every such offence, forfeit
    the sum of twenty pounds.

39. Every vessel so anchored is to hoist a
    yellow flag, of not less than six breadths of
    bunting at the main, by day, and a light by
    night in a lanthorn, such as are used in Her
    Majesty's Navy, and to keep the same respec-
    tively hoisted until released from quarantine, or
    forfeit the sum of twenty pounds.

40. The master of every vessel so anchored, is
    to deliver to the Harbour-Master, or other au-
    thorized person, his bill of health, manifest, log
    book, and journal, and he is to fill up a report
    in the form and manner pointed out in the
    Schedule A. annexed.

41. The master of every vessel so anchored,
    who shall suffer any goods, wares, or merchan-
    dise, packets, books, letters, or other articles, to
    be unshipped or landed, and any person or per-
    sons who shall be concerned in the unshipping
    or landing of the same, shall forfeit for each
    and every article so unshipped or landed, the
    sum of twenty pounds.

42. Every person or persons receiving any
    person, goods, wares, or merchandise, packets,
    packages, baggage, books, or letters, or any
    other article whatever, from any vessel so an-
    chored, shall forfeit for each and every article,
    the sum of twenty pounds.

43. Any person going within the limits of any
    quarantine station, when any vessel shall be
    there at anchor, performing quarantine, shall
    forfeit any sum, not exceeding twenty pounds.

44. If any officer or person entrusted with
    orders respecting quarantine, shall in any way
    neglect his duty, he shall forfeit for each offence,
    the sum of twenty pounds.

45. The Harbour-Master shall, immediately
    after his having so anchored any vessel, report
    the same to the Police Magistrate and Health
    Officer, or to the person or persons acting, or
    appointed to act, for those functionaries.

46. The Police Magistrate and Health Officer,
    or Medical Practitioner appointed for that pur-
    pose by the Police Magistrate, shall, upon the
    receipt of such report, visit the vessel so an-
    chored, and if they shall find that any sickness
    of an infectious or contagious nature exist on
    board of her, they shall submit the informa-
    tion to a board, consisting of the Police Magis-
    trate, and one or more Justicees of the Peace, the
    superior Officer of the Customs of the Port, and
    the Health Officer, or Medical Practitioner, as
    aforesaid, to be convened for that purpose by
    the Police Magistrate; which board, or the majo-
    rity of them, shall have authority to detain such
    vessel in quarantine, until every symptom of the
    aforesaid disease has disappeared, when the same
    authority have hereby power to release such
    vessel from quarantine, and admit her to prac-
    tique.

47. During the period any vessel may be in
    quarantine, the Police Magistrate and Health
    Officer shall visit her alongside, and institute
    such regulations as the nature of the case may
    demand, and the master or commander shall
    carry such regulations into effect, or forfeit a
    sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

Provided always, that all vessels that may be
placed in quarantine by Proclamation of the
Governor in Council, shall be admitted to pra-
tique at the expiration of the term therein-
named, unless any sickness shall exhibit itself
during the performance of such quarantine.

SCHEDULE A.

Rates of Pilotage to be paid by Vessels entering
any of the after-mentioned Harbours.

a Waitemata. - For all vessels drawing
ten feet water, and under . . . . . . . . . . £ s. d.
1 10 0
For every additional foot, or fractional
part of a foot, a further sum of.... 0 2 6

b Wellington.
c Nelson.
d Bay of Islands.
e Manukau.
f Hokianga.

SCHEDULE B. £ s. d.

For each and every barrel or package
containing 50 lbs. of gunpowder,
and upwards, for any period not ex-
ceeding six weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0
Ditto ditto, above six weeks, per week 0 0 2

For each and every barrel or package
containing less than 50 lbs., for any
period not exceeding six weeks.... 0 0 6
Ditto ditto, above six weeks ........ 0 0 1