or other steam power is used, to keep such steam
crane or other steam power working at fair and
reasonable speed, it shall be competent for the person
in charge of such pier or wharf to employ such
number of additional hands on board such vessel as
will keep the crane or other steam power going, and
charge the expense so incurred against the master of
such vessel, and such charge must be paid before
clearance or receipt is given for cargo.
59. The masters of all vessels discharging or
loading at any wharf or jetty, are held accountable
for the proper slinging of all goods, and are re-
sponsible for any damage that may occur either from
the breakage of slings or from the goods being
imperfectly slung.
60. All goods landed on any quay, wharf, or jetty,
or brought thereon for shipment, are to be placed
as the Harbour Master or other authorized person
may direct, and so as to keep all mooring posts
or rings free, and all rail or tramways clear;
and any person offending against this regulation
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
61. No timber, or any other article, shall be left
on any public jetty, wharf, or landing place, for a
longer period than twenty-four hours; and any
person offending against this regulation shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds; and it shall be
lawful for the Harbour Master, when in his opinion
the public convenience requires it, at any time during
or after the expiration of such period, to cause such
timber or other article immediately to be removed
from any such jetty, wharf, or landing place, or
approach thereto, to any place he may think proper,
at the expense and risk of the owner, or his agent,
or the person in charge of such timber or other
article.
62. Before any vessel or boat is removed from any
wharf or jetty, the master or other person in charge
of the said vessel or boat shall cause all dirt or
rubbish to be thoroughly cleared from that portion
of the said wharf or jetty occupied by such vessel or
boat, such dirt or rubbish to be deposited at such
places as may be appointed by the Harbour Master.
Breach or neglect of this regulation will subject the
offender to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.
63. No boat shall be made fast to any steps or
landing place, or so near thereto as to obstruct the
approach of other boats, or lie longer alongside than
required for landing passengers, and any person
offending against the provisions of this regulation
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
64. All boats alongside of vessels or jetties, or
public landing places, shall give way to Government
boats on duty, and any person offending against this
regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding
five pounds.
65. Any person taking a cart or other vehicle on
any wharf or jetty on which carts, vehicles, or horses
are permitted by the Superintendent to be taken,
shall walk at the head of and lead his horse or horses,
and remain by the same so long as the vehicle is on
the said wharf or jetty, and no person shall ride on
horseback on any wharf or jetty, but shall dismount
and lead his horse. Any person infringing this
regulation, or taking any cart or other vehicle, or
any horse, on any wharf or jetty on which they are
not permitted by the Superintendent to be taken,
shall for each offence be liable to a penalty not
exceeding ten pounds.
66. All watermen, stevedores, porters, carters, or
others engaged on any wharf or jetty shall be under
the control of and obey the orders of the Harbour
or Pier Master, and any person disobeying this
regulation or making use of abusive or improper
language on any wharf or jetty shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding five pounds.

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V.—BALLAST LIGHTERS AND TANK BOATS.
67. All ballast lighters must be licensed by the
Superintendent of the Province in which they are to
ply, 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 ballast lighter, and produced upon demand
to any person employing such lighter. 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. Any person supplying ballast from
an unlicensed lighter or boat, or otherwise offending
against this regulation, shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding ten pounds.
68. The Harbour Master or any person authorized
by him may at any time inspect or measure any
ballast lighter, or test the accuracy of such measure-
ment, 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 Harbour Master or authorized
person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten
pounds.
69. The expense of measuring, remeasuring, and
marking ballast lighters, shall be borne and paid by
the owner or owners of such ballast lighters, and must
be paid at the time of measuring or before delivery
of the license, and no license is to be issued until
such charges are paid.
70. All water-tank boats must be licensed by the
Superintendent of the Province in which they are to
ply, the license to be in force from the date of issue
till the first day 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. 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 a penalty not exceeding
ten pounds.

VI.—CARGO AND WATERMEN'S BOATS.
71. Every person who shall be in charge of any
vessel or boat, whether decked or undecked, plying
for hire in any part of the Colony, shall obtain
from the Superintendent of the Province in which
the said vessel or boat is intended to ply, a license
to ply for hire. But a license shall not be issued
to the master or person in charge of any such
vessel or boat until he has been examined by the
Harbour Master or other authorized examiner and has
been found by him to possess a competent knowledge
of the management of his craft. 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 plying for hire with
any such vessel or boat as aforesaid, without being
licensed under this regulation, shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding ten pounds.
72. Every person who wishes to ply as a water-
man in any port, must make application in writing
to the Superintendent of the Province for a license,
such application to be countersigned by two respect-
able residents in the said port, who shall testify to the
applicant's respectability. This application, if for