JUNE 7.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 745

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said
colony, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities vested in him by the hereinbefore in
part recited Act, doth hereby order and declare
that, on and after the first day of July, one thou-
sand eight hundred and eighty-three, the General
Harbour Regulations set forth in Schedule "A"
hereto shall be in force in all harbours of the colony;
and, with the like advice and consent, and in exercise
of the like powers and authorities, His Excellency
the Governor doth hereby further order and declare
that the Harbour By-laws set forth in Schedule "B"
hereto shall, on and after the date last aforesaid, be
in force in all harbours of the colony where there is
no Harbour Board; and that the said Regulations and
By-laws shall then supersede all Regulations and
By-laws theretofore existing at or in respect of any
harbour of the said colony to which the Regulations
and By-laws hereby made, or either of them, shall
respectively apply.

SCHEDULE A.
GENERAL HARBOUR REGULATIONS.
INTERPRETATION.
The following terms used in these Regulations
shall have the meanings given to them, viz.:--
"Gunpowder" and "Explosives" shall be read as
defined in section 2 of "The Explosives Act, 1882."
"Harbourmaster" shall mean chief officer of the
harbour department of any port, by whatever title
he is locally known, and shall include any pilot or
other person deputed by or acting under the direction
of such chief officer.
"Wharfinger" shall mean the person appointed to
the charge of any wharf, and shall include any person
deputed by or acting for him.

SIGNALS.

1. The master of every ship entering any harbour
   shall, as soon as it arrives within signalling distance
   of the signal-station, hoist or cause to be hoisted the
   ship's number or distinguishing flag, and keep the
   same flying till answered from the signal-station.
2. The master of every ship having mails on board
   is, on approaching the anchorage, to hoist or cause to
   be hoisted the flag T of the International Code at the
   main, which flag must be kept up until the mails are
   taken out of the ship.
3. The following signals are to be used at all ports.
   Any person failing to use the proper signal when
   required, or showing wrong or unauthorized signals,
   shall, in addition to any liabilities which he may
   incur by so doing, be liable to a penalty; but
   nothing herein contained shall prevent the use, in
   cases not provided for in these regulations, of
   private or local signals, in addition to the general
   signals herein prescribed, if such local or private
   signals shall have been previously authorized in
   writing by the Marine Department:--
   Tidal signals are to consist of one, two, or three
   balls, of any colour which can best be seen at any
   port, arranged vertically.
   Flood Tide. - Two balls vertical at masthead, not
   less than six feet apart.
   Last Quarter Flood. - Three balls vertical at mast-
   head, with not less than six feet between each.
   Ebb Tide. - One ball at masthead.
   Bar signals will be distinguished by their being
   arranged horizontally.
   Wait for High-water. - A ball at each yard-arm
   and one on mast, half the length of the yard below
   the yard.

Stand on; Take the Bar. - Four balls horizontal
on yard, two on each side of mast.
Bar Dangerous. - Three balls horizontal on yard,
two on any one side of mast, and one on the other.
Put to Sea. - Two balls horizontal on yard, on
either side of mast.

Night Signals for Open Roadsteads, &c. :-
From Shore. - A Boat will come off. - Two white
lights vertical (as to a steamer coming in).
Boat cannot put off. - Two lights vertical: upper
red, lower white.
Wait till Daylight; Boat will put off then, weather
permitting. - Two lights vertical: upper white, lower
red.
Keep to Sea; Put to Sea. - Two white lights hori-
zontal, with a red light between them (to be used for
ships approaching or at anchor).
From Ship. - Will Wait till Daylight. - Two lights
vertical: upper white, lower red.
Cannot Wait. - Two lights vertical: upper red,
lower white.
Cannot Keep to Sea; Cannot Put to Sea. - Two
white lights horizontal, with a green light between
them.

Miscellaneous Signals :-
Steam Tug required. - The flag T of the Inter-
national Code, at the peak.
Gunpowder or Explosives on board. - Red flag, at
the main.
Government Emigrants on board. - Ensign, at the
mizzen.
Medical Assistance wanted. - Union Jack over
ensign, at the peak.
Customs Boat wanted. - Union Jack, at the peak.
Clearing Officer wanted. - White flag, at the fore.
Police wanted (by day). - Ensign, at the main.
Police wanted (by night). - Two white lights verti-
cal, at the peak; or at the same height where they can
be best seen, four feet apart.
In addition to the above, every pilot and signal-
station is to be provided with a set of International
Code signal-flags, which are to be used as required.
NOTE. - Semaphore-arms are used for piloting
ships over all bars where a pilot establishment is
maintained, when pilots are not put on board; the
ship being piloted is to be steered in the direction
towards which the semaphore-arm is pointed. When
the semaphore-arm is dropped, the ship is to be kept
steady as she goes.
Manukau Harbour having several channels, special
regulations will be issued from time to time for the
guidance of masters of ships frequenting that port, and
strangers are cautioned against attempting to enter
without a knowledge of these special regulations.

SHIPS.
4. The master of every ship entering, departing
from, or within any harbour shall, by every means in
his power consistent with the safety of such ship,
assist every pilot and duly-authorized public officer in
boarding or leaving such ship, and no person on
board of such ship shall interfere with or obstruct
any such officer or pilot whilst carrying out his
duties.
5. No person shall go alongside or on board of
any ship arriving in any harbour from any place out
of the colony, except pilots and officers on duty and
persons who hold a written authority from the
Harbourmaster, until such ship has been moored, or
secured by at least one anchor, and has been cleared
by the Health Officer or the officer acting as such;
nor shall any person quit any ship so entering any
harbour until she has been moored, and cleared by
the Health Officer as aforesaid.
6. The master of every ship shall cause her guns