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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

11. On a change of ownership of any registered boat—
    (a.) The new owner shall make application for the registry of the boat in the manner prescribed by these regulations.
    (b.) The previous owner shall deliver up the certificate of registry to the Collector of the port or place of registry, and the Collector shall thereupon cancel the certificate and note the cancellation in the register against the registry of the boat.

12. On the transfer of any boat to another port or place of registry, the owner of the boat shall apply in writing to the Collector of the port or place to which the boat belongs to transfer the registry of the boat from that port or place, and shall deliver up the existing certificate of registry for cancellation, or account for the same to the satisfaction of the Collector; and the Collector shall transmit the application, together with all necessary particulars relating to the boat, to the Collector of the port or place at which it is desired the boat shall be registered. The last-named Collector shall thereupon enter the boat in the register of his port or place, and shall grant a fresh certificate of registry, and the previous registry shall cease to have effect.

13. In the event of a registered boat being either actually or constructively lost, burnt, or broken up, or ceasing to be a sea-fishing boat, the owner shall immediately give notice thereof to the Collector of her port or place of registry, and shall deliver up to the Collector the certificate of registry, or account for the same to the satisfaction of the Collector. The Collector shall thereupon cancel the certificate and note the cancellation in the register against the registry of the boat.

14. If, from any representation made by the owner or otherwise, the Marine Department is satisfied that any boat has ceased to exist as a sea-fishing boat, although the owner may have omitted or been unable to give notice of the same, it may direct that the register of such boat shall be cancelled.

15. When the owner of a boat applies to and proves to the satisfaction of the collector of the port or place of registry that the certificate of registry has been lost or destroyed, the Collector may, upon payment of a fee of two shillings and sixpence, grant the owner a copy of the certificate of registry certified under his hand to be a true copy, and that copy shall have all the effect of the original.

16. The name of each boat and that of the port or place of registry shall be painted in white oil colour on a black ground outside the stern of the boat in letters which shall be not less than three inches in height and half an inch in breadth.

17. Every boat shall bear in the following manner the letter or letters and the number assigned to the boat in her register:—
    (a.) The letters shall precede the number.
    (b.) The letters and number shall be placed on each bow of the boat three or four inches below the gunwale so as to be clearly visible.
    (c.) In the case of steamers the letters and number shall, in addition, be placed in a similar manner on each quarter, and on the funnel twelve inches from the top, of a conspicuous size, and as far as possible on the foremost half of the circumference.
    (d.) The letters and number shall be painted in white oil colour on a black ground.

18. (1.) The same letters and number shall be painted in oil colour on each side of the centre cloth or cloths of the mainsail of the boat, immediately above the close reef, and in such a manner as to be plainly visible. They shall be painted on white sails in black and on black sails in white, and where the sails are of an intermediate shade the said letters and number shall be painted in black on sails of light shade and in white on sails of dark shade.
    (2.) Provided that in the case of a lug-sail boat the letters and number shall be placed on the sail which is commonly used when the boat is engaged in fishing.
    (3.) Whenever the Collector of the port or place of registry reports to the Marine Department that he is in doubt as to the effectiveness for the purposes of these regulations of the colour of the letters and number in the case of a boat having any sail of intermediate shade, or whenever any question arises as to the effectiveness for the purposes of these regulations of the colour of the letters and number for any sail of intermediate shade, the letters and number shall be painted in black or white, as the Marine Department may in each case direct.

19. (1.) For boats of eighteen feet keel and upwards the letters and numbers shall be on the hulls ten inches in height and one inch and three-quarters in breadth, and on the sails one-third larger every way.
    (2.) For boats under eighteen feet keel the letters and numbers shall be on the hulls six inches at least in height and three-quarters of an inch at least in breadth, and on the sails one-third larger every way.
    (3.) Provided that in boats which have a “bend-piece” or “rubbing streak” the letters and numbers shall be as high as the space above it will admit. In boats where the space between the gunwale and water-line is not sufficient for the prescribed height the letters and numbers shall be as high as the space will admit.
    (4.) In all cases a space equal to one-third of the height of the letters shall be left between every two letters and every two figures forming the number, and the letters shall be separated from the number by twice the same space.

20. The names, letters, and numbers herein prescribed shall at all times be effectively kept up and renewed when required, and a boat shall not have either on its outside or on its sails any letter or number other than those herein prescribed: Provided that in the case of any boat only temporarily engaged in fishing for purposes of sale, so much of these regulations as requires that letters and numbers shall be permanently affixed to the hull and sails or funnel shall not apply if such letters and numbers are temporarily affixed thereto during the whole period of fishing by means of board, canvas, or iron in a manner otherwise according to these regulations.

21. No person shall efface, alter, make illegible, cover, or conceal in any manner whatsoever the names, letters, or numbers, or be a party or privy to so doing.

22. All small boats carried by or attached to sea-fishing boats as tenders or otherwise shall be marked with the same letters and numbers as the boats to which they belong, so as to be easily distinguished.

23. Every person who commits a breach of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
PORTS AND PLACES OF REGISTRY.

“Collector of Customs” includes Sub-Collector or other principal officer of Customs at any port.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
FORM OF REGISTER.

Name of Boat: “____.”
Letter: ____ (If other than letters of port.)