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time during or after the expiry 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.

Ballast.

28. No rubbish or filth is to be landed on any lands belonging to the Crown, except in such places as the Harbour Master may point out, and any person offending against this regulation shall incur a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

29. No ballast, rubbish, gravel, earth, stone, or filth, is to be thrown overboard from any vessel or boat, but is to be landed at any place the Harbour Master may direct, and any person offending against this regulation shall incur a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

30. Any person removing shingle, stone, or any part of the soil below high water mark, without permission from the Harbour Master, or in the absence of the Harbour Master, a Resident Magistrate, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

31. Proper tarpaulins are to be used in discharging or taking in ballast, coals, rubbish, gravel, earth, or filth, so as effectually to prevent any part thereof falling overboard, and no ballast is to be taken on board or discharged from any vessel after dusk, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

32. All vessels carrying ballast for shipping shall be decked, and not less than twelve tons burthen, and shall have the stem and stern post of such vessel marked with a plate of iron in inches, shewing its tonnage, according to the draught of water when laden, such marks and corresponding draughts of water to be endorsed upon their license, which is to be produced when asked for, under a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

Lighters and Boats.

33. No lighter or boat when detained shall anchor in the channel between Acheron Head and the Quarantine Island, nor in the middle of any fairway, but shall anchor within the Bays, abreast of the aforesaid channel, and close over on either side of any fairway, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

34. No boats whatever are to be made fast to any steps or landing-place, or to lay longer than required for landing their passengers, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

35. The Harbour Master or other competent authority is empowered to take such means, and to give such orders and direction, as he may deem necessary, for the purpose of preventing risk or accident, confusion or overcrowding of boats alongside of vessels or landing-places, and any person wilfully disobeying any orders so given as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

Rules to be observed by vessels passing each other.

36. Whenever any vessel proceeding in one direction meets a vessel proceeding in another direction, and a Master or other person having charge of either such vessel, perceives that if both vessels continue their respective courses they will pass so near as to involve a risk of collision, he shall put up the helm of his vessel to port so as to pass on the port side of the other vessel, due regard being had to the tide, and to the position of each vessel with respect to the dangers of the channel, and as regards sailing vessels to the keeping of each vessel under command; and the Master of any steam vessel navigating any river or narrow channel shall keep, as far as is practicable, to that side of the fairway or mid channel thereof which lies on the starboard side of such vessel. And if the Master or any other person having charge of any steam vessel neglects to observe these regulations, or either of them, he shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

37. Steamers, when steering the same course in the river, or harbour, either with or without vessels in tow, and one overtaking the other, the vessel gained upon shall slack her speed if practicable until the other has passed her.

38. When steamers have vessels in tow and are steering opposite courses, the steamer bound up the river shall, before meeting the vessel coming down the river, slack her speed, when practicable, until the other has passed her.

39. Steam vessels when passing or near to sailing vessels, are always to be considered in the light of vessels navigating with a fair wind.

40. Steamers shall, on nearing any vessel aground, slack their speed until safely passed.

41. Steamers at all times when under weigh, must have a responsible person on the bridge to look out.

42. No lower square-sails shall be set on board of any steamer whilst navigating amongst the shipping.