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time of seizure wishes tliem to be retained in the custody of the seizing 

 oificer or Inspector, such officer shall so retain them, but at the risk of 

 svich person as aforesaid, iintil the case has been disposed of, either by 

 adjudication of the Justices, or by order of the Commissioners directing 

 the Inspector to abstain from any or to stay further proceedings. Not- 

 withstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the Commissioners 

 may direct the seizing officer or Inspector to dispose of any oysters so 

 seized as aforesaid in such way, and subject to such terms and conditions 

 as they may by writing addressed to such officer appoint. 



Branding of Oyster-hags, &c. 



30. Oysters shipped on board any vessel shall be placed in bags branded 

 with the Christian and surname of the consignor and consignee and with 

 the name of the river or ^^lace where such oysters have been dredged or 

 taken. For example : — Oysters dredged by John Smith at the Clarence, 

 and shipped there for Sydney, must be placed in bags branded JOHN 

 SMITH, CLARENCE RIVER (the name and address of the con- 

 signor), and ROBERT BROWN, SYDNEY (the name and address of 

 the consignee). All such brands shall be in Roman capital letters not 

 less than 3 inches in length, and shall be placed on the outside of the 

 bag, at or near the middle thereof. 



31. No brand of a consignor's name and address shall be affixed to 

 any bag containing oysters so shipped unless the same has been regis- 

 tered either by the Inspector at the place where such oysters were 

 dredged or taken, or with the Inspector of the Division within which 

 the same were dredged or taken, or at the Office of the Commissioners 

 of Fisheries in Sydney, and unless a certificate of registration under the 

 hand of such Inspector, or a like certificate under the hand of the Secre- 

 tary to the said Commissioners, shall have been given to the person 

 desiring to register such brand. 



32. The fee on the registration of an oyster-bag brand shall be two 

 shillings and sixpence, which must be paid before the issue of the certi- 

 ficate to the registering officer. 



Beivards on Destruction of Cormorants or Shags. 



33. On the production to an Inspector of any number of heads of cor- 

 morants or shags, Jiot being less than half-a-score, such Inspector shall 

 give the jjerson producing the same a receipt therefor, and on production 

 of such receipt at the Treasury in Sydney, the person producing the same 

 shall be entitled to receive a sum equal to sixpence for each head (not 

 being in the whole less than ten) of the larger cormorant or black shag, 

 and equal to fourpence for each head (not being less than aforesaid) of 

 the smaller cormorant or white-bellied shag. 



34. The Inspector receiving such heads shall forthwith after recording 

 the same, destroy them by fire in the presence of some Justice of the 

 Peace, Officer of Customs, or of the Department of the Marine Board, or 

 Constable, who shall certify the fact of such destruction under his hand 

 on the butt of the receipt book of the Inspector. 



