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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 49

(if any) to be unshotted before entering any harbour, in the water, or the master of the vessel from which
and no guns or firearms are to be discharged, or such timber or other article may have fallen into the
blue-lights, rockets, or other combustibles burned or water, shall not clear the harbour of such timber or
discharged, from any ship or boat within the limits of article, as the case may be, within such time as the
any harbour, unless permission in writing has been Harbourmaster shall require, by notice in writing,
obtained from the Harbourmaster, and except only every such person shall be liable to a penalty for
when assistance is urgently required. every period of twenty-four hours after the expira-
7. The Harbourmaster is hereby empowered to tion of the time fixed in such notice, that he shall
take such means and to give such orders and directions permit such timber or article to remain unremoved.
as he may deem necessary for the purpose of pre- 15. No rubbish or filth shall be landed or deposited
venting risk or accident, confusion, or overcrowding below high-water mark within any harbour, nor on
of boats alongside of ships; and any person wilfully any lands belonging to the Crown, except in such
disobeying any orders so given shall be liable to a places as the Harbourmaster may in writing permit.
penalty
16. No pitch, tar, resin, or other combustible
8. The master of every ship in any harbour shall at matter shall be lighted or heated on board of any
all times keep on board a sufficient number of men vessel while lying alongside or near any other
to perform any services required for the safety of vessel or wharf, nor shall any vessel be fumigated or
such ship, and, unless he has obtained a written smoked for the extermination of vermin, without
exemption from the Harbourmaster, he shall at all permission in writing from the Harbourmaster.
times, as well by day as by night, have at least one 17. Proper tarpaulins shall be used in discharging
seaman in charge of the deck of such ship; and the or taking in ballast, coals, rubbish, gravel, earth, or
seaman having such charge, and all persons having filth of any kind, so as to prevent any part thereof
the charge of or being on board of any ship or boat falling into the harbour.
within any harbour, shall answer to the challenge of 18. No person shall drown any animal in any
the Harbourmaster, water police, or other duly- harbour and leave the carcase therein, or throw a
authorized public officer. Any master or person in dead animal into the harbour, or place any dead
charge of any ship or boat who shall offend against animal below high-water mark therein.
this regulation shall be liable to a penalty

GUNPOWDER AND EXPLOSIVES.
9. The master of every ship at anchor within any 19. The master of every ship arriving at any har-
harbour shall, unless he has obtained a written bour of the colony, having on board gunpowder ex-
exemption from the Harbourmaster, exhibit from ceeding fifty pounds weight, or explosives, shall hoist
sunset to sunrise, where it can best be seen, but at a a red flag at the main, and remain at a part of such
height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a harbour which has been, or shall hereafter be, set apart
white light in a globular lantern of eight inches in as a "gunpowder anchorage" until such gunpowder
diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear, or explosives be taken out of such ship.
uniform, and unbroken light visible all round the 20. No gunpowder or explosives shall be landed
horizon, and at a distance of at least one mile; and or shipped in any harbour except at such places as
any master offending against the provisions of this may be from time to time appointed.
regulation shall be liable to a penalty
21. No gunpowder (in excess of any quantity
10. If any anchor, kedge, or cable be slipped, cut, necessary to make up her store to fifty pounds) or
or parted from, the master or owner of the ship shall explosives shall be received on board of any ship,
make report thereof to the Harbourmaster without except at the usual gunpowder anchorage.
delay, and the master or owner shall cause such 22. No gunpowder or explosives shall be received
anchor, &c., to be weighed within twenty-four hours, on board or discharged from any ship except between
or as soon thereafter as the Harbourmaster may sunrise and sunset.
direct.
23. The owner or consignee of gunpowder or ex-
11. If such anchor, kedge, or cable be not weighed plosives which have been discharged from any ship
by the master or owner of the ship from which the shall cause the same to be conveyed to the magazine
same has been slipped or cut or has parted, within or place of safety appointed for that purpose im-
such time as may be fixed by the Harbourmaster, it mediately after their being so discharged.
may be weighed by the Harbourmaster at the risk 24. All gunpowder or explosives so discharged
and expense of the master or owner of such ship. must be in barrels and packages, containing not more
12. Into ships when discharged or in course of than one hundredweight, the barrels or packages
being discharged, there shall be bound to be taken closely joined and hooped, without any iron about
from day to day such quantity of ballast as shall either such barrels or packages, and so secured that
suffice to keep them safe in harbour, and, in the case no portion of the gunpowder or explosives shall be
of ships in open roadsteads, in fair sea-going trim, to in danger of being scattered in carriage.
the satisfaction of the Harbourmaster, in case of 25. All vessels used for the conveyance of gun-
their being compelled to put to sea; and any master powder or explosives to or from ships shall be pro-
neglecting to comply with this regulation shall for vided with tarpaulins, and be properly housed over,
every such offence be liable to a penalty. and have a red flag flying when gunpowder or ex-
plosives are on board.
DANGERS AND OBSTRUCTIONS. 26. No fire or light shall be burning on board of
13. Any person obstructing or impeding the navi- any vessel during the time gunpowder or explosives
gation of any harbour, channel, river, inlet, or creek, are being discharged from or taken on board of such
or obstructing any landing-place, by any vessel, vessel, or on board the ship that brought such gun-
cable, warp, or other article, shall be liable to a powder or explosives.
penalty; and in case such obstruction or impediment 27. No ship used as a storeship or place of safety
be not removed when ordered by the Harbourmaster, for dangerous goods, or for petroleum, or other mineral
he may cast off, cut, or remove any such obstruction oils, shall lie alongside of any wharf or anchor
at the risk and expense of the master or owner amidst the shipping, except by the written permission
thereof. of the Harbourmaster, and during such time only
14. If any balk of timber or other bulky article be as may be necessary for the purpose of taking in or
in the water in any harbour, and if the owner of discharging such goods. Such ship shall be anchored
such timber or bulky article, or the person who or moored at such place within the harbour, clear of
placed, put, or threw such timber or bulky article | the shipping, as the Harbourmaster shall direct.