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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

this regulation shall be liable to a penalty of ten
pounds.

5. The head of the Harbour Department or any
   person authorized by him may at any time inspect or
   so measure any ballast lighter, or test the accuracy
   of such measurement, and appoint the time, place,
   and manner, when, where, and in which, such
   measurement or inspection shall be made; and any
   person failing to comply with any order of such
   authorized person shall be liable to a penalty not
   exceeding ten pounds.

6. The expense of measuring, remeasuring, and
   marking ballast lighters, shall be borne and paid by
   the owner or owners of such ballast lighters.

7. All water-tank boats must be licensed by the
   Superintendent, the license to be in force from the
   date of issue till the first of July then next ensuing.
   Every such license shall be numbered and contain
   the name of the vessel for which the same is
   granted, the master and owner thereof, and the
   number of gallons she carries when full; and for
   every such license the person obtaining the same
   shall pay one pound. Any person supplying water
   from, or plying with any water-tank boat without
   such license, or committing any offence against this
   regulation, shall be liable to pay a penalty not
   exceeding ten pounds.

Cargo and Passenger Vessels and Boats.

8. Every person who shall be in charge of any
   vessel whether propelled by steam or not, plying for
   hire in any port within the Province of Otago, shall
   obtain from the Superintendent a license to ply for
   hire, for which he shall pay the sum of two pounds
   two shillings. Such license when granted shall be
   in force from the date of issue till the first of July
   then next ensuing. Every such license shall be
   numbered, and contain the name of the person to
   whom the same is granted, and, upon demand, shall
   be produced to any person by whom he may be
   employed. Any person offending against this regu-
   lation shall be liable to a penalty of ten pounds.

9. Any licensed master found guilty of dishonest
   or improper conduct, or of using abusive or insulting
   language, shall be liable to be deprived of his license.

10. Every vessel or boat used for the purpose of
    carrying passengers or cargo for hire in any harbour
    or river in the Province of Otago, whether propelled
    by steam or not, and whether decked or undecked,
    shall be licensed for that purpose by the Superinten-
    dent of the said Province, and such license, being
    granted by the inspecting officer, shall be in force for
    six months from the date of issue; and a certificate
    of license shall be given to the owner of the boat
    upon his paying a half-yearly port charge not
    exceeding sixpence per register or measured ton
    of the burthen of such vessel or boat, and shall be
    produced for inspection when demanded by the
    Harbour Master or his deputy; and the name and
    number of the boat for which the certificate of license
    is issued, and the name of the owner and the quantity
    of cargo or number of passengers which the vessel
    or boat is licensed to carry shall be stated in the
    certificate, and shall be also legibly painted on some
    conspicuous part of the boat; and the owner of any
    boat which shall be used for carrying passengers or
    cargo for hire who shall not comply with the above
    regulation shall forfeit for every offence a sum not
    exceeding ten pounds.

11. All cargo boats shall be constructed with good
    and sufficient bulkheads, so that when the cargo
    hatches are ordered to be battened down and locked
    by the officer of customs or other officer authorized
    to order the same, all communication from the fore-
    castle, cabin, or deck, to the hold shall be completely
    stopped; and the master and owner of any such
    cargo boat shall not receive a license until he shall
    have fitted such bulkheads to the satisfaction of the
    Harbour Master or other inspector duly authorized
    by the Superintendent to inspect such fittings; and
    if the bulkheads become out of repair, and the
    master or owner of such cargo boat fail to make
    such repairs as shall be satisfactory to the Harbour
    Master or other inspector as aforesaid, the license
    of the vessel may be cancelled or suspended by the
    Superintendent at his discretion.

12. The Harbour Master, or any person authorized
    by him, may at any time inspect any cargo or other
    boats, and if found to be not fully equipped with
    proper gear, and not in a seaworthy condition, or if
    found to be overloaded, the license of said vessel may
    be cancelled.

13. Every boatman not being in charge, but em-
    ployed in any boat plying for hire, shall be licensed
    by the Superintendent of the Province, after having
    been examined by the Harbour Master, or other
    competent authority, and found by him to possess
    a competent knowledge of seamanship and of the
    management of a boat, and such license being granted
    by the inspecting officer, upon payment of a fee not
    exceeding one pound one shilling, shall be in force
    for one year from the date of issue, and every person
    plying for hire as a boatman without being so licensed
    shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds.

14. Every boatman shall carry his license, which,
    together with a printed copy of the regulations, fares,
    and rates, he shall produce to any person by whom
    he may be employed, on their being demanded, or
    forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings.

15. Any licensed boatman found guilty of dis-
    honest or improper conduct, or of using abusive or
    insulting language, or plying with a boat which the
    Harbour Master, or other duly authorized officer,
    shall consider to be not fully equipped with proper
    gear, and not in a seaworthy condition, shall be liable
    to be deprived of his license.

16. Any licensed boatman lending his license to
    any other person shall be liable to a penalty of forty
    shillings.

17. But any licensed boatman being in charge of
    or employed in any such boat who by sickness may
    be prevented from plying, may, on depositing with
    the Harbour Master a certificate from a duly qualified
    medical practitioner to that effect, together with his
    license, be permitted to nominate a substitute, and
    should the Harbour Master be satisfied of the
    efficiency of the said substitute, he may issue a
    certificate authorizing him to serve in the place of
    the licensed boatman who is disabled by sickness for
    a period not exceeding one month, and such certificate
    may from time to time be renewed during the illness
    of the said licensed boatman so long as his license
    shall be so deposited with the Harbour Master.

18. No boat shall be of less beam than four feet
    six inches. Boats under five feet beam shall be
    allowed to carry one person for every three feet in
    length; boats of five feet beam, and not less than
    five feet six inches beam, shall be allowed to carry
    one person for every two feet in length; and for every
    six inches of additional beam above five feet six
    inches, one person in addition may be carried for
    every two feet in length. The above numbers to
    include the crew of each boat.

19. Each boat shall carry eight pounds of luggage
    (if required) with every passenger, without extra
    charge, or one hundred-weight of luggage in lieu of
    every person less than the complement allowed.

20. Every licensed boatman who shall carry in any
    boat more passengers or cargo than the boat has been
    licensed to carry, shall be liable to a penalty of not
    less than three pounds nor more than twenty pounds,
    and any such boatman who shall demand more than