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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

collision, he shall put up the helm of his ves-
sel to port so as to pass on the port side of the
other vessel, due regard being had to the tide,
and to the position of each vessel with respect
to the dangers of the channel, and as regards
sailing vessels to the keeping of each vessel
under command; and the Master of any
steam vessel navigating any river or narrow
channel shall keep, as far as is practicable, to
that side of the fairway or mid channel thereof
which lies on the starboard side of such
vessel. And if the Master or any other person
having charge of any steam vessel neglects to
observe these regulations, or either of them,
he shall for every such offence be liable to a
penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
37. Steamers, when steering the same course
in the river, or harbour, either with or without
vessels in tow, and one overtaking the other,
the vessel gained upon shall slack her speed
if practicable until the other has passed her.
38. When steamers have vessels in tow and
are steering opposite courses, the steamer bound
up the river shall, before meeting the vessel
coming down the river, slack her speed, when
practicable, until the other has passed her.
39. Steam vessels when passing or near to
sailing vessels, are always to be considered in
the light of vessels navigating with a fair
wind.
40. Steamers shall, on nearing any vessel
aground, slack their speed until safely passed.
41. Steamers at all times when under weigh,
must have a responsible person on the bridge
to look out.
42. No lower square-sails shall be set on
board of any steamer whilst navigating amongst
the shipping.
43. Sailing vessels and ships having the wind
fair shall give way to ships on a wind.
44. When two ships are going by the wind,
the ship on the starboard tack shall keep her
wind, and the one on the port tack bear up,
thereby passing each other on the port hand.
45. When two ships have the wind large or
a beam, and meet, they shall pass each other
in the same way on the port hand, the helm of
each being put a port.

Gunpowder.
46. The Master of every vessel arriving
with Gunpowder on board, exceeding fifty
pounds in weight, shall give immediate notice
thereof to the Pilot on his boarding the vessel,
and shall land the same at the Powder Maga-
zine before anchoring at the usual anchorage
ground, or forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty
pounds.
47. No Gunpowder is to be either received
or issued by the Keeper of the Magazine, ex-
cept between the hours of seven in the morning
and five in the afternoon.
48. The Master of every vessel shall cause
all Gunpowder to be conveyed to the Maga-
zine immediately after its being landed, or
forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.
49. All Gunpowder so landed shall be
packed in barrels containing not more than
one hundred-weight each, closely joined and
hooped without any iron about the packages,
and so secure that no portion of the Gun-
powder be in danger of being scattered in the
passage, and any person offending against this
regulation shall incur a penalty of any sum not
exceding ten pounds.
50. Nothing contained in these Regulations
shall be deemed to apply to any Ship, Boat, or
Gunpowder, the property of Her Majesty, nor
to any Ship of War of any Foreign Nation,
nor to any Gunpowder in charge of the Go-
vernment of the Colony.

Power to Resident Magistrate in certain
cases.
51. The Resident Magistrate at any Port
for which no Harbour Master is appointed
shall have all such powers as are hereinbefore
given to Harbour Masters.

All penalties hereby imposed shall be re-
coverable in a summary way.

NOTE. Provision has been made for the
application to this Colony of the Passengers'
Act, 1855 (18 and 19 Victoria, cap. 119), by
Proclamation dated the 19th day of March,
1856.

SIGNALS AT THE FLAGSTAFF, OTAGO
HEADS.

Blue Peter.-Keep to sea, the Bar is not
fit to take.
Red Flag-Take the Bar, there is no
danger.
Blue, with a white St. Andrew's cross-Ebb
tide, and Bar fit to take.
White Flag-First quarter flood.

The following Signals are in use at the Port.
Pilot-The Union Jack at the fore.
Customs Boat-The Union Jack at the
Peak.
Gunpowder on board-The Union Jack at
the main.
Medical Assistance-The Union Jack over
the Ensign at the peak.
Government Emigrants on board-Ensign
at the mizen mast head.
Mails on board-White flag at the fore.
Boarding Officer-Blue flag at the main.
Clearing Officer-White flag at the main.
Police-The Ensign at the main.
Do. at night-Two lights vertical at the
peak, having five feet between the two.

A PROCLAMATION
For the Naturalization of certain persons.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight Commander of
the most Honorable Order of the
Bath, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Ma-
jesty's Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, and Vice
Admiral of the same, &c., &c.

WHEREAS by "The Naturalization
Act, 1862," it is enacted that every
person who shall be declared to come within
the operation of that Act by any Proclamation