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ing a Pilot to conduct her to sea, must
make an application at least twenty-four
hours previously at the office of the Harbour Master.

6. Pilots are not bound to conduct
   any Vessel to sea until payment of the
   pilotage has been satisfactorily secured.

7. Pilots on being appointed to outward bound Vessels, before taking charge
   are to ascertain that their decks are
   clear, and that they are sufficiently
   manned, and in a proper state for working as regards masts, rigging, sails, and
   anchors.

8. Every Pilot detained on board a
   Vessel longer than forty-eight hours,
   whether by stress of weather, quarantine,
   or otherwise, is to be paid eight shillings
   per day in addition to the regular pilotage.

9. Pilots refusing or neglecting their
   duty to forfeit a sum not exceeding
   twenty pounds.

10. The Master of every Vessel (except as hereinafter mentioned) arriving
    from beyond seas, and not being a Coasting Vessel, shall pay the full amount of
    pilotage whether taking a Pilot or not.

11. All Vessels trading to or from the
    neighbouring Colonies, shall be exempted from taking a Pilot, upon paying
    one half the usual rate of pilotage whatever that may be; if a pilot is taken,
    however, full pilotage to be paid.

12. All Vessels under 100 tons, trading
    from or to the neighbouring Colonies,
    shall, upon the master proving himself
    qualified, be furnished with a certificate
    of exemption from pilotage, but shall in
    lieu thereof pay one full pilotage inwards
    and outwards per annum.

13. Every Master so qualified and exempted, shall, on approaching the Harbour within two leagues, hoist a white
    flag at the main, showing his exemption,
    or forfeit a sum not exceeding the full
    pilotage.

14. Every Master of every Ship or
    Vessel required to take a Pilot shall be
    furnished with a copy of the Harbour
    Regulations on her entry into Port, by
    the boarding Pilot, and any Pilot failing
    to deliver such copy before leaving the
    Vessel, shall forfeit and pay a fine not
    exceeding five pounds.

15. To the Master of every Vessel not
    required to take a Pilot, or in the absence of the Master to the principal
    Officer on board, a copy of the Harbour
    Regulations shall be delivered by the
    Harbour Master, provided however, that
    it shall not be necessary in any case to
    issue a second copy of the regulations to
    the Master or Officer in charge of the

same Vessel, unless on demand of such
Master or Officer, and in such case only
on the payment of a fee of two shillings
and sixpence to be accounted for as
other fees collected by the Harbour
Master.

16. Every Master or other Officer of a
    Ship or Vessel to whom a copy of the
    Harbour Regulations shall have been
    delivered, shall give on demand an acknowledgment thereof to the Pilot or
    other Officer delivering the said copy,
    and any Pilot failing to demand, or any
    Master of a Ship or Vessel refusing on
    demand to give such acknowledgment,
    shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more
    than five pounds.

17. The Master of every Vessel shall
    anchor or moor where the Harbour Master or Pilot may direct, and he shall not
    unmoor or quit the anchorage until notice be given in writing at the Harbour
    Master’s office, or forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds.

18. All Vessels moored or at anchor
    are to have both cables clear, and in readiness to slack away when required, or
    forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds.

19. All Vessels to have buoys and
    buoy-ropes to their anchors to show their
    position, and to hoist a conspicuous
    light at their peak-end, from dark to
    daylight, or forfeit a sum not exceeding
    ten pounds.

20. After a Vessel has been unloaded
    and properly ballasted, it will be at the
    option of the Harbour Master to remove
    her out clear of the shipping, to make
    room for vessels requiring berths to unload.

21. No person shall, without due authority, interfere with the Harbour Master or any Pilot in the execution of his
    duty, or resist, obstruct, or impede him
    in the performance thereof, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

Gunpowder.

22. The Master of every Vessel arriving
    with Gunpowder on board, exceeding
    the quantity necessary as Ship’s stores,
    shall give immediate notice thereof to
    the Pilot on his boarding the Vessel, and
    shall land the same at the Powder Magazine before anchoring at the usual anchorage grounds, or forfeit a sum not
    exceeding twenty pounds.

23. No Gunpowder is either to be received or issued by the keeper of the
    Magazine, except between the hours of
    seven in the morning and five in the afternoon.

24. The Master of every Vessel shall
    cause all Gunpowder to be conveyed to
    the Magazine immediately after its being