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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

26. 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 Harbour 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 removed or the
    crew thereof refuse or fail to aid and assist as
    aforesaid, or if the crew or tackle or quantity of
    ballast on board of 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 purchase
    and put on board such vessel such other quan-
    tity of ballast as to him seems requisite, at the
    cost or charges of the Master or Owner of such
    vessels, and such cost and charges such Master
    or owner is required to pay to the Harbour
    Master to be accounted for as aforesaid, and if
    any person without the consent or authority of
    the Harbour Master cuts or casts off any such rope
    or tackle so made fast and attached to any other
    vessel as aforesaid, or in any other manner in-
    fringes this regulation such person shall forfeit
    a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

27. Any person without due authority, resist
    ing, impeding or obstructing the Harbour Mas-
    ter, Pilot, or other person deputed by either of
    them in the execution of his duty, or using
    threatening or abusive language to them, or
    any of them, shall forfeit and pay a sum not
    exceeding five pounds.

28. 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 five pounds, to be paid by any
    person landing such rubbish or filth.

29. No ballast, rubbish, gravel, earth,
    stones, earthenware, glass, or filth is to be
    thrown overboard from any vessel or boat,
    but is to be landed and placed at such place
    as the Harbour Master may direct; and no
    gravel, earth, stones, earthenware, glass
    bottles, filth or rubbish, is to be placed by any
    other means at any place below the high
    water mark within the Harbour, and proper
    tarpaulins are to be used in discharging or
    taking in ballast, coals, rubbish, gravel, earth,
    or filth of any kind, so as to prevent any part
    thereof falling into the Harbour; and any
    person who shall offend against any of the
    provisions of this regulation shall be liable to
    a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds.

30. No pitch, tar, rosin, or other combus-
    tible matter, shall be lighted or heated on
    board any vessel or boat whilst lying along-
    side or near any wharf or vessel in the har-
    bour; and any person who shall offend against
    this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not
    exceeding Twenty pounds.

31. No wreck is to be left standing in any
    part of the harbour, but must be conveyed
    on shore above high-water mark; and if any
    wreck is so left, the owner thereof shall be
    liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty
    pounds.

32. Any person throwing a dead animal
    into the harbour, or placing any dead animal
    below high-water mark within the limits of
    the anchorage, shall be liable to a penalty not
    exceeding Five pounds, and to an additional
    penalty of One pound for every day during
    which any such animal remains in the harbour,
    or below high-water mark, or unburied on the
    beach above high-water mark. Provided that
    no such penalty and additional penalty shall
    together exceed the sum of Twenty pounds.

33. All vessels unless specially permitted
    by the Harbour Master, are prohibited from
    firing guns between the hours of sunset and
    sunrise, and on (Sunday) except in cases of
    distress, and any person who shall offend
    against this regulation shall be liable to a
    penalty not exceeding Five pounds.

34. Any person removing shingle, stones,
    shells, or any part of the soil below high-
    water mark without the permission of the
    Harbour Master, or in the absence of the
    Harbour Master, of a Resident Magistrate,
    shall forfeit a sum not exceeding Five pounds.

35. No waterman, or other person in charge
    of any boat, shall go alongside, or board, or
    suffer or permit any person to board any ves-
    sel arriving at port from beyond sea, until
    such vessel is properly secured at her anchor-
    age; and any person offending against this
    Regulation shall forfeit and pay a sum not ex-
    ceeding five pounds; Provided that this Re-
    gulation shall not be construed to prevent the
    boarding of any vessel by the Owner or Agent,
    or any other person having the written per-
    mission of the Owner or Agent, or by any
    Immigration Agent, Pilot, Boarding Officer,
    Officer of Customs, or Health Officer, or
    other person acting in the execution of his
    duty.

36. All vessels carrying ballast for ship-
    ping shall have the stem and stern post of
    such vessel marked with a plate of iron in
    inches, showing its tonnage, according to the
    draught of water when laden.

Gunpowder.

37. The Master of every vessel arriving
    with gunpowder on board, exceeding the
    quantity necessary as ship's 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.

38. No gunpowder is to be either received
    or issued by the Keeper of the Magazine, ex-