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of removing her from one place to another,
he shall notify such his desire to the Harbour
Master, who shall thereupon, unless he sees
sufficient reason to the contrary, direct the
removal accordingly; and the Harbour Mas-
ter may remove any vessel, timber, or other
article from any berth, alongside any Wharf
or elsewhere, or from or to any part of the
Harbour, whenever such removal is in the
opinion of the Harbour Master desirable and
proper for the general accommodation of the
Shipping.

26. In the performance of any such ser-
    vice, as aforesaid, by the Harbour Master,
    the Master of the vessel and the crew thereof
    are required to give and afford to such Har-
    bour Master all possible aid, and assist to
    effect the same; and in effecting any such
    service or any other service in the
    execution of his duty, the Harbour Mas-
    ter is empowered to make fast and at-
    tach 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 bal-
    last 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 pur-
    chase and put on board such vessel such other
    quantity of ballast as to him seems requisite,
    at the cost or charge of the master or owner
    of such vessel, and such cost or charges such
    master or owner is required to pay to the Har-
    bour Master; 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 infringes
    this Regulation, such person shall forfeit a
    penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds.

27. 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 Ha-
    bour; and any person who shall offend
    against this Regulation shall be liable to a
    penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds.

28. Any person throwing into the Harbour,
    or placing any dead animal above low water
    mark within the limits of the pilot station,
    shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5;
    and to an additional pen lty of £1 for every
    day during which such animal remains in the
    Harbour, or above low water mark, or un-
    buried on the beach above high water mark.
    Provided that no such penalty and additional
    penalty shall together exceed the sum of
    Twenty Pounds.

29. Every master or officer of a ship or
    vessel to whom a copy of the Harbour
    Regulations shall have been delivered, shall
    give, on demand, an acknowledgment thereof
    to the Harbour Master, Filot, or other autho-
    rised person delivering the same; and any
    master or officer of such ship or vessel re-
    fusing to give on demand such acknowledg-
    ment, shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding
    Five Pounds.

30. 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 any port from beyond sea,
    until such vessel is properly secured at her
    anchorage; and any person offending against
    this Regulation shall forfeit and pay a sum
    not exceeding Five Pounds. Provided that
    this Regulation shall not be construed to
    prevent the boarding of any such vessel by
    the owner or agent, or any other person
    having the written permission of the owner or
    agent, or by any Immigration Agent, Pilot,
    Boarding Officer, Officer of Customs, or Health
    Officer, or any other person acting in the
    execution of his duty.

AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT AUCKLAND,
THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1860.

Present :-

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,
COLONEL GOLD,
MR. SECRETARY STAF-
FORD,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,

MR. TREASURER RICH-
MOND,
MR. TANCRED.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, intituled
"The Militia Act, 1858," it is enacted that it
shall be lawful for the Governor in Council
from time to time to constitute throughout the
Colony or in any part thereof, Militia Districts,
and such Districts from time to time to vary,
and to designate the Militia of any such Dis-
trict by the name of a Regiment, Battalion,
Corps, or Company:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Gover-
nor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council, in exercise of the above re-
cited power, doth by this present Order, con-
stitute the following several Militia Districts,
to be called and known by the names follow-
ing: namely,–

Bay of Islands,
Wangarei,
Wanganui,
Wairarapa,
Nelson,
Marlborough,
Dunedin,
Invercargill,

and doth define the respective boundaries of
the said Districts as follows:–

1. Of the Bay of Islands District, the
   circumference of a circle, whereof the radius
   extends twenty miles from the present Police
   office in the Town of Russell.

2. Of the Wangarei District, the circum-
   ference of a circle, the radius of which extends
   twenty miles from the present Police office at
   Wangarei.

3. Of the Wanganui District, the circum-
   ference of a circle, whereof the radius extends
   thirty miles from the present Court House in
   the Town of Wanganui.

4. Of the Wairarapa District, the circum-
   ference of a circle, whereof the radius extends
   thirty miles from the Police office at Grey
   town.