HARBOUR AND QUARANTINE RE GULATIONS. (Continued.) V.—Ballast Lighters and Tank Boats.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3432, 16 July 1868, Page 5

HARBOUR AND QUARANTINE RE GULATIONS. (Continued.) V.— Ballast Lighters and Tank Boats.

67. All ballast lighters must be licensed by the Superintendent of the province in which they Jare to ply, the license to be granted and be in force from the date of issue till the first of July then next ensuing. Every such license shall be numbered, and shall contain the name of the vessel for which the same is granted, and of the master and owner thereof, and shall be carried by the person in charge of such ballast lighter, and produced upon demand to any person employing such lighter. All such lighters or boats employed in carrying ballast shall have the numben of their respective licenses painted on both bows, and shall have a mark cut upon the stem and •tern posts showing the draught of water for every five tons weight they carry, such marks and corresponding draughts of water to be endorsed upon their licenses. Any person supplying ballast from an unlicensed lighter or boat, or otherwise offending against this regulation, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 68. The Harbour Master or any person authorised by him may at any time inspect or measure any ballast lighter, or test the accuracy of such measurement, and appoint the time, place, and manner when, where, and in which such measurement or inspection shall be made ; and any person failing to comply with any order of such Harbour Master or authorised person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 69. The expense of measuring, remeasuring, and marking ballast lighters shall be borne and paid by, the owner or owners of such ballast lighters, and must be paid at the time of measuring or before delivery of the license, and no license is to be issued until such charges are paid. 70. All water-tank boats must be licensed by the Superintendent of the province in which they are to ply, the license to be in force from the date of issue till the first day of July then next ensuing. Every such license shall be numbered and contain the name of the vessel for which the same is granted, the master and owner thereof, and the number of gallons she carries. Any person supplying water from, or plying with, any water-tank boat without such license, or committing any offence against this regulation, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

Vl.— Cargo and Watermen's Boats. 71. Every person who shall be in charge of any vessel or boat, whether decked or undecked, plying for hire in any part of the colony, shall obtain from the Superintendent of the province in which tbe said vessel or boat is intended to ply a license to ply for hire. But a license shall not be issued to the master or person in charge of any such vessel or boat until he has been examined by the Harbour Master or other authorised examiner, and has been found by him to possess a competent knowledge of the management of his craft. Such license when granted shall be in force from the date of issue till the first of July then next ensuing. Every such license shall be numbered, and contain the name of the person to whom the same is granted, and, upon demand, shall be produced to any person by whom he may be employed. Any person plying for hire with any such vessel or bout as aforesaid, without being licensed under this regulation, shall be liable to » penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 72. Every person who wishes to ply as a waterman in any port must make application in writing to the Superintendent of the province for a license, sucb application to be countersigned by two respectable residents in the said port, who shall testify to the applicant's respectability. This application, if for renewal of a license, must be spnt in not less than fourteen days before the first of July in each year, but may be sent in at any time for a new license. _ 1 '73. Every licensed waterman shall, in addition to his license, (carry a printed copy of the watermen's regulations and a table of fares, any or all of which he shall produce to any person by whom he may be employed, on their being demanded, or be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings. 74. Any master or waterman licensed under the provisions of clause 71 of these regulations, found

guilty of dishonest »r improper conduit, <>r of ising abusive or insulting language, or of plying with a boat which tho Harbour Master or other duly authonssd officer shal consider t > to be uot 'fully equipped with proper i<ear, and not in a aeawortby condition, Bhall on conviction thereof be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds and to have his license cancelled by order of the Justice or Justices before whom any such convictions shall have taken place. . 75. Every licensed master or waterman as aforesaid, who Bhall carry in any boat more passengers or cargo than the boat has been licensed to carry, shall be liable to a penalty not less than two pounds nor more than twenty pounds ; and any such boatman who shall demand more than the proper fare, or who shall, without sufficient reason, refuse or neglect to employ his boat when required, shall be liable to a „ penalty not exceeding five pounds. 76. Any licensed master or waterman lending his license to any person Bhall b# liable to a penalty of forty shillings. 77. But any licensed master or waterman being in charge of any boat, who by sickness may be prevented from plying, may, on depositing with the Harbour Master a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner to that effect, together with hia license, be permitted] to nominate a substitute, [and, should the ETarbour Master be eatiffied of the efficiency of the said substitute, he may issue a certificate authorising him to serve in the place of the licensed person who is disabled by sickness for a period not exceeding one month, and such certificate may from time to time be renewed during the illness of the said licensed boatman so long as his license shall be so deposited with the Harbour Master. 78. Every vessel or boat used for the purpose of carrying passengers or cargo for hire in any port, harbour, or river in the colony, shall be licensed for that purpose by the Superintendent of the province in which each vessel or boat is to ply j and such lioenae being granted on the certificate of the inspect- 1 ing officers, as hereinafter provided, shall be in force till the first of July next ensuing ; and a certificate of license shall be given to the owner of the vessel or boat, and must at all times be produced for ins pec-' tion when demanded by the Harbour Master or his deputy ; and the name and number of the boat for which the certificate ef license is issued, and the name of the owner, and the quantity of cargo or number of passengers which the vessel or boat is licensed to carry, Bhall bo stated ia the certificate, and shall be also legibly painted on some conspicuous part of the boat ; and the owner of any vessel er boat which shall be used for carrying passengers or cargo for hire, who shall not comply with the above regulation, shall for every offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 79. Before a license is granted for any vessel or boat, as provided in the last preceding clause of these regulations, she must be inspected by two or more oompetent persons appointed by the Superintendent, who will, on approval, grant a certificate as to her dimensions and the quantity of^ cargo or the number of passengers she may be permitted to carry, and such certificate must be produced on application for a license. 80. Notwithstanding any such license no vessel or boat can lighter oargo unless the Customs regulations in that behalf have been duly complied with. 81. When so ordered for any port by the Superintendent all cargo boats shall be constructed with good and sufficient bulkheads, so that when the cargo hatches are ordered to be battened down and locked by the officer of Customs, or other officer authorised to order the same, all communication from the forecastle, cabin, or deck to the hold shall be completely stopped ; and in any such port no master or owner of any cargo boat shall receive a license until he shall have fitted such bulkheads to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master, or other inspector duly authorised by the Superintendent to inspect such fittings ; and if the bulkheads become out of repair, and the master or owner of such cargo boat fail to make such repairs as shall be satisfactory to the Harbour Master or other inspector as aforesaid, the license of the vessel may be cancelled or suspended by the Superintendent at his discretion, and the master or owner will become liable to the penalty imposed by^ clause 78 of these regulations should he carry cargo in any such boat whilst her license is thus cancelled or suspended. 82. The Harbour Master or any person authorised by him may at any time inspect any cargo or other boat, and if found to be not fully equipped with proper gear, and not in a seaworthy condition, or if found to be overloaded, the license of said boat may be cancelled. 83. Each boat which is licensed to carry passengers shall carry twenty pounds of luggage (if required) with every passenger, without extra charge, and the sum to be paid for all" luggage beyond the weight above stated shall be at the rate of one passeuger fare for every one hundred and fifty pounds weight, but for every one hundred and fifty pounds weight of luggage so carried one passenger must be deducted from the number which such boat is licensed to carry. 84. The fares which licensed watermen will be allowed to charge will be fixed by the Superintendent of each province for the several ports therein. 85. In those ports in which night watermen are required all regulations concerningfthemwillbemade by the Superintendent as aforesaid. 86. In those ports in which " watermen's houses " are provided they shall be set apart solely for the use of licensed watermen, and no other person will be permitted to occupy them. Should any person persist in doing so the watermen on duty shall report the same to the police, who will cause such intruders to be removed, and any person persisting in returning to such "watermen's houses," after being warned by the police, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding

forty shillings. VII. — Gunpowder. 87. All vessels arriving \t any port or harbour ol the colony having gunpowder on hoard exceeding fifty pounds weight shall hoist a red flag at the main, and remain at the regular "gunpowder anchorage" until such gunpowder be taken out of the vessel. 88. No gunpowder shall be landed or shipped at any port except at such places as may be from time to time appointed, and then only under the supervison of the Harbour Master or other duly authorised officer of the port. 89. No gunpowder shall be received on. board of any vessel in excess of any quantity necessary to make up her store to fifty pounds, except at the usual gunpowder anchorage. _ . 90. No gunpowder is to be either receded or issued by the keeper of the magazine, except between the hours of seven in the morning and five in. the afternoon. 91. The master of every vessel from which gunpowder has been landed shall cause the same to be conveyed to the magazine immediately after its being' landed. , 92. All gunpowder so landed must be packed m barrels, containing not more than one hundredweight, closely joined and hooped, without any iron about the packages, and so secured that no portion of the gunpowder be in danger of being scattered in carriage. 93. All boats used for the conveyance of gunpowder to or from vessels from or to the shore or other vessels are to be provided with tarpaulins, and to be properly housed over, and to have a red flag flying when powder is on board. 94. No fire or light is to be burning on board of any vessel or boat during the time gunpowder is being discharged from or taken on boaid of such vessel or boat. 95. Any person offending against any provision of any of the foregoing reefalations respecting vessels or boats having gunpowder on board and the landing and shipment of the same shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds for every such offence.

VIII.— REGULATIONS FOR PreTENTING COLLISIONS and Accidents in Posts. 96. Every steam vessel, when navigating any narrow channel, snail, whenever it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fair way or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such steamship. 97. Steamers must not attempt to cross any bar having a confined channel should another vessel or a steamer having a vessel in tow be passing in or out at the time. 98. When steamers, having vessels in tow, are steering opposite .courses in a confined channel, the steamer bound down channel shall, .before meeting the vessel coming up, slack her speed, when practicable, until the other has passed her. 99. Steamers at all times when under weigh must have, in addition to the helmsman, a responsible person on the bridge in charge of the vessel, and also a responsible person in charge of and attending to the engine. The utmost care must be taken by the person or persons in charge to prevent accidents to other vessels and boats. 100. Steamers shall not, except in cases of emergency, proceed at more than half speed within any port after dark, and, if entering or leaving after dark, must sound the steam-whistle constantly. 101. Steamers shall, on nearing any vessel aground, slack their speed until safely passed. 102. Steamers about to pass any dredging machine at work in any river, or channel, or any licensed ferry, or public work in process, must slow their "engines to less than half speed for at least one hundred yards before arriving abreast of the dredge, ferry, or work. 103. No lower square-sails shall be set on .any' ■teamer whilst navigating amongst the shipping in any,pors. ' '

104. The muster or any person having charge of any vessel which is being navigated withiu any of the ports or harbours of the colony, who shall neglect to obierve the foregoing rules laid down for preveuting collision! or other accilents, <r any of the " Kegulations for preventing Collisions at Sea,]' made by her Majesty's Order in Couucil, of the uinth of January, 1863, in pursuance of an Act of the Imperial Parliament intituled the Merchant Shipping Act Amendmeut Act, 1862 (which regulations are by the Steam Navig»tion Act Amendment Act, 1867, legally in force in the colony, and in all the ports, harbours, and inland waters thereof), shall, in addition to any liabilities he may incur by so doing, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds for eyery such offence. (To be continued.)