57. 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.

58. 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 cancel-
    lation, 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.

59. 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.

60. If, from any representation made by the owner or other-
    wise, 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.

61. 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 2s. 6d., 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.

62. 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,
    or in black on a white ground, outside the stern of the boat,
    in letters which shall be not less than 3 in. in height and ½ in.
    in breadth.

63. 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 3 in. or 4 in. 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 12 in. from the top, of a
    conspicuous size, and as far as possible on the fore-
    most half of the circumference.
    (d.) The letters and number shall be painted in white oil
    colour on a black hull, and in black oil colour on
    a white hull.

Provided that in the cases where the hulls are painted an
intermediate shade a black or white ground shall be provided
for the letters and numbers, and the letters and numbers
shall be of the opposite colour to the ground.

64. (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; or the same may be painted
    in oil colour on separate pieces of canvas or other suitable
    material, which shall be sewn on each side of the sail in the
    position herein described. 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 regula-
tions 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.

65. (1.) The letters and numbers shall be on the hulls 6 in.
    at least in height and ¾ in. at least in breadth, and on the sails
    one-third larger every way.

(2.) 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.

(3.) 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.

66. 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 : Pro-
    vided 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.

67. 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.

68. 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.

69. Every person who commits a breach of these regulations
    relating to fishing-boats shall be liable to a penalty not ex-
    ceeding £20.

70. Fishing vessels or boats which are registered under
    Part IV of the Imperial Act the short title whereof is "The
    Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," shall, for the purposes of
    section 3 of "The Sea-fisheries Amendment Act, 1903," be
    deemed to be of the register tonnage shown by their certificates
    of registry issued under the aforesaid Imperial Act.

71. The register tonnage of boats not registered under the
    aforesaid Imperial Act shall, for the purposes of that section,
    be determined as follows:—
    L x B x D x .45
    ——— = approximate tonnage under deck.
    100
    L=Length. Measure the length from fore part of head
    of stem to after-part of head of sternpost, or after-part of
    transom or tuck in case of a transom or tuck stern without
    post on same at upper part.
    B=Breadth. Measure extreme breadth of boat outside.
    D=Depth. Measure depth amidships.
    In the case of decked boats the measurement shall be from
    the under-side of deck to the upper side of floor-timbers at side
    of keelson, deducting thickness of ceiling. If this depth cannot
    be taken owing to fixed ballast, measure depth down the pump-
    well and deduct 1 in. per foot from same on account of depth
    of floors and thickness of ceiling.
    In the case of a break or breaks above the line of deck,
    multiply together the length, breadth, and height of the space
    or spaces, divide each product by 100, and add to the tonnage
    under deck.
    All measurements are to be taken in feet and tenths of a
    foot.
    From the tonnage so ascertained a deduction of 25 per cent.
    is to be made for engine-space in the case of vessels propelled
    by steam or other mechanical power than steam.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Nature of Regulations. Date of Gazette in which
published.
General regulations ... 7th January, 1897.
Prohibiting taking whitebait by nets 3rd November, 1898.
in paddocks
Exclusive right of taking sponges ... 1st June, 1899.
Additional regulations for taking 5th October, 1899.
sponges
Prohibiting net-fishing in part of 20th September, 1900.
Wanganui River
Prohibiting trawling in a portion of 15th May, 1902.
the Hauraki Gulf
As to length and use of set-nets ... 18th June, 1903.
As to dabs ... 23rd July, 1903.
As to sea-fishing boats ... 3rd March, 1904.
" ... 30th June, 1904.
Prohibiting taking of Risso's dolphin 29th September, 1904.
As to trawl-nets ... 13th October, 1904.
Prescribing size of mesh of fishing- 8th December, 1904.
nets
Allowing use of set-nets for whitebait 23rd March, 1905.
in Ashley River
Prescribing oyster license fee for 20th April, 1905.
North Island