Numb. 34. 353

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

AUCKLAND, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1864.

ORDER IN COUNCIL,
Making Regulations for the Ports within the Province
of Canterbury.

G. GREY, Governor.
At the Government House, at Auckland, the
16th day of August, 1864.
Present:-

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the Marine Board Act, 1863, it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor
in Council from time to time to make such regula-
tions as may be found necessary respecting the
anchoring and mooring of vessels in any port; the
packing, landing, deposit, and removal of gunpowder;
the erection of magazines for the safe keeping
thereof; the watering and ballasting and discharging
of ballast of or from vessels, and all other matters
relating to the safe and commodious navigation of
any Port, Harbour, or River, and the order and
management of vessels resorting thereto; and for
the purpose of giving effect to such regulations, to
authorise the levying of Harbour Master's Fees not
exceeding the rate specified in the schedule to the
said Act; and to impose any penalty not exceeding
Twenty Pounds for any one offence against any
provisions thereof. Now, therefore, His Excellency
the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of New Zealand, in pursuance
and exercise of the above recited power and authority,
doth hereby make the following Regulations for the
Ports within the Province of Canterbury. —
And doth order that the same shall come into
operation and take effect from and after the twenty-
first day of September next.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

General Rules.

1. 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 Government of the Colony.
2. The Master, or person in charge of any vessel
   from other than New Zealand Ports, shall, when
   entering any port in the Province of Canterbury,
   hoist, and keep flying a blue flag at the main mast-
   head, until the vessel has been boarded and cleared
   by the Health Officer.
3. Vessels merely calling at New Zealand ports,
   on their way to a port in the said Province of Can-
   terbury, but bringing goods or passengers from other
   than New Zealand ports, come under the foregoing
   rule.
4. The Pilot, Master, or other person in charge of
   any vessel entering, departing from, or within any
   port, shall by every means in his power, consistent
   with the safety of such vessel, assist every duly
   authorised public officer in boarding, or leaving,
   such vessel, and no person on board of such vessel
   shall interfere with, or obstruct any government
   officer or pilot, whilst carrying out his duties.
5. Every vessel entering any port, must as it ap-
   proaches the signal station, hoist the vessel's number,
   or distinguishing flag.
6. Harbour Masters' Fees may be levied for every
   service performed by a Harbour Master under the
   said Act or under these Regulations at the rate of
   one penny per ton of the vessel in respect of which
   the service is performed.
7. Vessels employed in the coasting trade are
   exempt from shifting fees from one part of the
   harbour to another; but should the service of the
   harbour master or his assistant be required, the fee
   of one penny per ton register shall be paid each time
   such service is required.
8. All boats alongside of vessels, or jetties, shall
   give way to Government boats on duty.
9. 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 port from
   beyond sea, until such vessel is secured by at least
   one anchor, nor before she has been cleared by the