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For the Port of Lyttelton—Close to the
entrance of Poulao or Rhodes Bay,
West of Rapa Island, or Port Levy.
For the Port of Akaroa—In a Bay within
the Harbour, immediately to the North
of French Bay.
For the Ports of Otago and the Bluff—
Such place or places as shall be named
for that purpose by the Chief Officer
of H.M. Customs at these Ports res-
pectively.

Given under my hand, and is-
sued under the Public
Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand, at Government
House, at Auckland, this
sixteenth day of Decem-
ber, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-seven.

THOMAS GORE BROWNE.

By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

At Government House, at Auckland, the
8th day of December, 1857.

Present :—
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the Harbour Regula-
tions Ordinance, No. 15, of Session
2, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for
the Governor in Council, from time to time,
to make all such Regulations respecting
the placing of Vessels in Quarantine, as may
seem meet, and to appoint all such officers
as may be necessary for the purpose of car-
rying such Regulations into effect.

Now, therefore, his Excellency the Go-
vernor, and with the advice of his Exe-
cutive Council, has been pleased to approve
and doth hereby approve, of the following
Quarantine Regulations for the Colony of
New Zealand.

F. G. STEWARD.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

1. The Master of every vessel arriving
   at any Harbour which shall be deemed by
   the Harbour Master to be liable to qua-
   rantine, shall, on being directed so to do
   by the Harbour Master, cause the same to
   be anchored in the Quarantine ground ap-
   pointed for the Harbour, or forfeit and pay
   for every such offence, the sum of one hun-
   dred pounds.

2. The Master of every vessel so an-
   chored, shall neither himself quit, nor per-
   mit any seaman, passenger or other person
   to quit the same,—until he shall have been
   duly admitted to pratique, or forfeit the
   sum of one hundred pounds.

3. Every seaman, passenger, or other
   person so quitting, shall, for every such
   offence, forfeit the sum of twenty pounds.

4. Every vessel so anchored is to hoist
   a yellow flag, of not less than six breadths
   of bunting, at the main, by day, and a light
   by night in a lanthorn, such as is used in
   her Majesty's Navy; and to keep the same
   respectively hoisted until released from
   quarantine, or forfeit the sum of twenty
   pounds.

5. The Master of every vessel so an-
   chored is to deliver to the Harbour Master
   or other authorised person, his Bill of
   Health, Manifest, Log-book, and Journal,
   and he is to fill up a Report in the form and
   manner pointed out in the Schedule A an-
   nexed.

6. The Master of every vessel so an-
   chored who shall suffer any goods, wares,
   or merchandise, packets, books, letters, or
   other articles, to be unshipped or landed,
   and any person or persons who shall be con-
   cerned in the unshipping or landing of the
   same, shall forfeit for each and every article
   so unshipped or landed, the sum of twenty
   pounds.

7. Every person or persons who shall
   knowingly receive any goods, wares, or mer-
   chandise, packets, baggage, books,
   or letters, or any other article whatever,
   from any vessel so anchored, shall forfeit
   for each and every article the sum of twenty
   pounds.

8. Any person going within the limits of
   any Quarantine Station, when any vessel
   shall be there at anchor, performing Qua-
   rantine, shall forfeit any sum not exceeding
   twenty pounds.

9. If any officer or person entrusted with
   orders respecting Quarantine shall in any
   way neglect his duty, he shall forfeit for
   each offence the sum of twenty pounds.

10. The Harbour Master shall, immedi-
    ately after his having so anchored any ves-
    sel, report the same to the Resident Ma-
    gistrate and Health Officer, or to the per-
    son or persons acting, or appointed to act
    for those functionaries.

11. The Resident Magistrate and Health
    Officer, or Medical Practitioner appointed
    for that purpose by the Resident Magis-
    trate, shall upon the receipt of such report,
    visit the vessel so anchored, and if they
    shall find that any sickness of an infectious
    or contagious nature, exists on board of her,
    they shall submit the information to a
    Board, consisting of the Resident Magis-
    trate, and one or more Justices of the
    Peace, the superior officer of the Customs
    of the port, and the Health Officer or Me-