CHIEF MARINE BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 28, 11 January 1864, Page 6 (Supplement)

CHIEF MARINE BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND.

The fallowing direction* and reealatioos of the' Chief Marine Board of New Zealand ar« taken from, the Lyttetton Time* : — i To all Harbor Matters and Pilots iu (heir i respective Forts in the Islands of New Zealand,— ■ .Your attention is herebj directed and en. joined, to the following clauses of the existing laws and regulations' ;— The Maiunk Boabd A.ot, 186'J. XXVII. In any port of the colony where ho 1 Marine Board shall hate been constituted as 1 j hereinafter provided, and, until some Marina ! Board shall be so constituted, the Chief Marine I Board shall have all such- powers and exercise all such duties and function's as' are or may ho, conferred upon any Board bj the "Steam" Navigation Act, 1862," «r by any Act which * may hereafter be passed b» the LegislatureVof the* colony for the same or simitar purpose*. XXXIII. It shall be lawful- for th« Superintendent and Provincial Conncil of sny province, by Act or Ordinance to be passed on that b r ehalf before the thirty-first day' of, December, in the year 1863, to constitute for any port within such province a Marifrcf^Board,' and to distinguish each Board by sfcl/h'^me i* may seem jit, and to conferupon^aCT^pirdT any powers, duties and functtoba JtfbJ^ciio I ' tb^ provisions of this- Act, andjbo"gi*a power to tits Superintendent of tHe province 'to djefinejhe limits of jurisdiction of any such Board withio> , the province ; provided that evcrj such Act or Ordinance ahall be reserved for the Governor's '<* asserit. ' , 11. In the construction and for the purposes * of this Act, and of all proceeding's under ih'is - Act, the following words sh all > have the meao-^ > ings hereinafter assigrfed' to them, unless tlrara is something in the context of the A-Ot repugnantto such construction:— " Board " shall mean the^ Marine Board of the port in relation to which the term Is U9ed. " Warden " shall include Master Warden.---"Port";:shall extend to^and rnclUdfc f£j'* port, harbor or hwten or^?i»Ttg*ste creek or river Tvithin the jurisdiction of the Boards respectively. *. _, ' " Wharf", shall extend, to and include any public wliarf, quay or pier,. or, aajr { j>lacA , used forJ.the landing,, of g«o3s "or^pasi sengers, situate within any '1 PorJjV ,tha *> i management of which is otherwise pro- f \ viiled for by law. ' /- ? ~ \ " Collector of Customs " shall incjjudg the. j person -acting as such at the port- in - respect of which the term isfused. - I " Harbor .Master " shalt extend to and | include any Deputy Harbor Muster or J person for the time being acting.'arpuo | Harbor Master or Deputy.. 1 | "Master" shall extend to and cimrfudjjijJJw^ | person, not being a piiot r -coftynan^n|f I or for the time being having ,tbi£',»rin- | cipil or actual charge, cuitedy- or ij control of a vessel. » -^ _, > i-- ?\ " Colonial Ports " shall mean -ail -port* within the colony, and within^th«"Auß- A traliau colonies. - ; , #" Colonial Trader " shall mean and;intend • '% vessel the master of whichfhas tt any --. time, made more than two consecutive 5 ... i-=ye> T |ge.s,'to.a^id,-Cro 1 4jctween i ; t < he.perf / 4a tTm.'co.lony in'which thcf*essitUm«y •hfe 4 and 1 any other colonial port, and which 1 is actually trading between solonial ' ports.. I Steam Navigatiox Act,* 1862. . I 11. In the interpretation of this "Acl^tha words " the Board " shall menn the Marine Board hiving jurisdiction under the New 1 * Zealand "Marine Board Act, 1862/' in or O?e> ' the harbor or place within the limits of which it may be necessary to exercise the powers *»Tn this A.ct, or any of them ; and ,the word* \ "River Service " shall mean such service on" any river, creek, bay or arm of the sea as shall be declared by the Board to be a River Service. XXVfT. It shall be incumbent on all sfeanv vessels', sailing vessels" and vessels at anchor'%*t?j carry and display the several lights and signaltv prescribed for the respective vessels by th» Imperial Board of Admiralty, in a notice dated the twenty-fourth day of February, 1858, or such light and signals a« shall be fixed bjr regulation as. next hereinafter provided. XXVIII. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Conncil, by, an order to that effect, to pre- I . scribe any and. what provisions or changes shall I be made in respect to the following equipment*,, H matters and things relating to vessels^ vi2.: — ( I The fittings and equipments of bp.ats. I Tlte anchors and mooring or ground tackl*. I on board vessels. *^, ■ The valves or other parts of the boiler*, ■ engines, or machinery of steamers. I The lights- to be carried, and signals to b* ■ made or displayed, and ; : l generally to regulate all the details -of ■ tVa'B outfit of steamers and other vessels within th,«» colonv, and all such orders when published iaß x)u- Government Gazette shall hare the force of I i l»w. Provided that no such changes* atari! b«<fl j prescribed unless the same JrayetheinH j ww\'j or recommended to be "' wfadV bjc lh«l I',o'vrd of Trade of the United Kingdom. I Mekchant Shipping Act. * H 291. The fourth part of this Act sh'all appijH to all British ships ; and all foreign ste«^|bipftH carrying passengers between places' ' m.' tn*H United Kingdom, shall be subject to allH the provisions contained -in the fourth partH of this Act, and likewise to the ftamtH provisions with respect to the certificate* ofH the masters and mates thereof to which British H steam ships are subject. u H 547. The legislative authority of.anj BritiihH possession shall ha\e power, by^any- Act j)r^| Ordinanpe confirmed by Her Majesty "inH Council, to repeal, wholly or in part, any pro-H vision? of this Act relating to ships regisWred^^ in s-ich possession; but no such' Act oi^M Ordnance shall take effect until such approValH h.is been proclaimed iu such possesioiuof'untilH Rich time thereafte'r as may be fixed by suchH Act or Ordinance for the purpose. - '^| 295. The following rules shall be obsenred^B with regard to lights and fog signals:' (thuti* toH say) . ' (1) The Admiralty shall from timftTtp tjfc^ make regulations requiring', the^xfiibi^H tion of such lights by such"' classes a^M ships, • whether steara or sailing ships^f within such places and under -such cir^H cumstances as tliey think fit, and." maj^H from time to time revoke, altet 6rv«rj^| the same. ' - - * (2) The Admiralty may, ifk tjifiy 03»'nk fi^| make regulations requiring the use O^H such fog signals, by such classes- o^H ships, whether steam or sailing 'fhipi^H within such places and under such cir^H cumstances as they think fit,^and <^*]^| from time to time revoke, alter or rarj^H the same. (3) All regulations made in, pursuance O^H this section shall be published in th^H London Gazette, and shall corner int^H operation on a day to be namevl^m th^H Gazette in which they are published, an^H the Admiralty shall cause ail such regu^H lations to : be printed, and shall furnish copy thereof to any owner or master of ship, who applies for the same, and 1 P ro fl| duotion of the Gazette containing sue^B regulations shall be sufficient evidenc^H of the due making and purport thereo^H (4) All owners and masters shall be bound t^H to take notice of the same, and shall, i^^| long as the same continue in forc^^H exhibit such lights, and use such f°^^| ■ '. signals, at such times, within suc^^| • places, in such manner, and under sne^^| circumstances as are enjoined by s.ac^^H | rfjviJations, and shall not exhibit M^^H | . oilier lights cr useany other fog signal^^H and iu casa.of dsfault the master f^^| owner of the 3b:p. if it appearn that '-^^| was; in. fauTt, Btirtil - for each occssio^^B upoh which such regujAliniis ?re i"^^| fringed, incur a penalty not cxceedtio^^B ; twenty, pounds. HBfl I ■ 'J.9',t If ariy : ease, of eolnsioa It app«&r»,i^^B