Numb. 50. 367

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1867.

G. GREY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, the
tenth day of October, 1867.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Marine Act, 1867," 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
watering and ballasting and discharging of ballast of
or from vessels, and respecting cargo and passenger
vessels and boats, and to fix the fees to be paid for
licenses to be issued for or in respect of cargo boats,
ballast boats, tank boats, lighters, watermen's and
other boats, and the fees for licenses to be paid by
watermen, masters, boatmen, and others, employed
in working or navigating the same :

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
cited power and authority, doth hereby make the
following Regulations as to ballast, ballasting, ballast
lighters, and tank boats, and respecting cargo and
passenger vessels and boats, for the Province of
Otago; and doth order that the same shall come into
operation and take effect from and after the twelfth
day of October, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-seven.

REGULATIONS.

Ballast, Ballast Lighters, and Tank Boats.

1. No ballast, shingle, stone, or shells, or any part
   of the soil on public reserves, or below high water
   mark, shall be removed without the permission of
   the Harbour Master, or in the absence of the
   Harbour Master, of a Resident Magistrate, under a
   penalty of five pounds.

2. No rubbish or filth is to be landed or deposited
   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 the person
   landing or depositing such rubbish or filth.

3. No ballast, rubbish, gravel, earth, stones,
   earthenware, glass, or filth, is to be thrown over-
   board from any vessel or boat within the harbour,
   but is to be landed and placed where 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 no ballast is to be taken on board
   or discharged from any vessel after sunset or before
   sunrise without permission, in writing, from the
   Harbour Master; and any person who shall offend
   against any of the provisions of this regulation shall
   be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

4. All ballast lighters must be licensed by the
   Superintendent, the license to be granted and be in
   force from the date of issue till the first of July
   then next ensuing. Every such license shall be
   numbered, and shall contain the name of the vessel
   for which the same is granted, and of the master
   and owner thereof, and shall be carried by the
   person in charge of such vessel, and, upon demand,
   produced to any person employing the same. All
   such lighters or boats employed in carrying ballast
   shall have the numbers of their respective licenses
   painted on both bows, and shall have a mark cut
   upon the stem and stern posts, showing the draught
   of water for every five tons weight they carry-such
   marks and corresponding draughts of water to be
   endorsed upon their licenses; and for every such
   license the person obtaining the same shall pay the
   sum of two guineas. Any person offending against