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Scale of Royalties on Oysters Dredged from Natural Oyster-heds. 



24. The sums payable by way of royalty on oysters dredged from 

 natural oyster-beds shall for every bag containing or reputed to contain 

 three bushels be payable according to the following scale : — 



River, baj', inlet, or otlier locality where or near to which the natural 

 beds are situated. 



The Tweed 



The Kichmoud 



The Bellinger 



The Nambiiccra 



The Brunswick 



Port Macqnarie 



The INIanning 



The Hunter 



Port Hacking 



Jervis Bay , 



Twofold Bay 



Any place other than those above specified 



The above scale of royalties shall be in force until the Commissioners 

 otherwise appoint, but shall not apply to any rivers or other oyster- 

 bearing waters mentioned in the Third Schedule to the Act until the 

 proclamation closing the same shall be rescinded by a proclamation pub- 

 lished in the Gazette, or the term of closui-e limited by such Proclamation 

 shall have expired. 



Royalty, how payable. 



25. Royalties according to the prescribed scale for the time being shall 

 be paid to the Inspector, or in his absence, to tlie Assistant Inspector, 

 on the dredging or taking of oysters from the bed, and before the same 

 are removed or shipped on board any vessel ; but in all cases where such 

 oysters are consigned to dealers or persons resident at any port or place 

 within the Colony, such Inspector may give the consignor a shipping 

 permit in the prescribed form, and issue a duplicate thereof for the master 

 of the vessel in which the oysters are intended to be shipped. Such 

 permit shall state the number of bags shipped, the royalty payable 

 thereon, the brands and marks of the bags containing the oysters shipped, 

 and the names of the consignor and consignee. On the vessel's arrival 

 at the port of destination, the master shall deliver the said permit to 

 the proper officer of Customs, and the consignee shall on payment to 

 such officer at the Custom-house, or to the proper officer of Customs, of 

 the amount stated in the permit to be due as royalty on such oysters, be 

 entitled to take delivery tliereof. If the royalty be not paid within 

 twenty-four hours after the vessel is reported to the Customs, the proper 

 officer of Custom shall take possession of the oysters, and either ware- 

 house the same or cause them to be sold as the Commissioners shall 

 direct. In case of sale the whole proceeds of sale shall be paid into the 

 Treasuiy, and after the amount due as royalty shall have been deducted 

 therefrom, the balance shall be paid to the consignee or his authorized 

 agent. 



