440 FOEEIGN STATUTES. 



The Governor may, by sucli regnlatious, impose any penalty not ex- 

 ceedini>- fifty pounds, to be recovered in a summary man- 

 of^rc"miations.^''^'^°'' ^^^' before any two oi- more Justices of tlie Peace, and 

 also appoint tlie minimum jtenalty for the breach of any 

 sucli regulations; and all such regulations shall be gazetted, and there- 

 upon shall be binding and conclusive upon all persons as if the same 

 had been contained in this Act. 



6. Any penalties prescribed by any such regulations as aforesaid for 

 Penalties to apply ^^^'"S' ^^yiug. Selling, cxposiug for Sale, or having 



to extended close sea- lu [josscssioii aiiy hsh, or oystcrs, or any seal or seals, 

 ^""^- durhig any close season for the same respectively, shall 



ajjply to such season however the same may be varied or extended. 



7. All fish, oysters, or seals unlawfully taken, and any skins, oil, or 

 ^. , , ,^ , blubber from seals taken as aforesaid, and the baskets 



Fish, etc., audti.sh- , i xi i- i i ii x 



iiig Kear to be for- or other receptaclc-i thereat, and also all nets, gear, 

 *''''^®''- tackle, or other apparatus used in any unlawful fisliing 



or taking of oysters or seals, whether found on shore or in any vessel 

 or boat, shall be forfeited, and shall be disposed of as the Commissioner 

 may think fit. 



8. It shall be the duty of the Collectors of Customs within the colony to 

 ^ „ ^ ^. ^ see that the provisions of this Act and of the several 



Collectors ot Cus- ... x-ii ■j_-i ii -i-i/vj. 



toms to see Act car- Acts incorporated herewith are duly carried into enect, 

 Tied into effect. jj^^^^^ f^y ^\^^^ purpose they Severally shall have and 



may exercise all the powers granted by this Act and the aforesaid Acts 

 in that behalf. 



9. The Commissioner may, from time to time, appoint such assist- 



. . ants to tlie Collectors and such other officers, servants, 



Commissioner may i ^ i j_ i • ^ i 



appoint necessary ofli- aiid other pcrsoiis as may api)ear to hiin to be neces- 

 '^**^^- sary for the effective administration of this Act; all of 



whom shall, as well as the Collectors aforesaid, be deemed to be officers 

 appointed under tliis Act. 



10. In respect of any species offish, oysters, or seals, respectively, to 

 ^, , ,. , be affected thereby, all regulations prescribed under 



Kepeal ot enact- ,,..,, ,, xi • • • x x- x 



nients at variance this Act shall, ou their comiiig luto Operation as to any 

 herewith. watcrs Or jilace, supersede therein all enactments at va- 



riance with such regulations in so tar as they are so at variance but not 

 further in any way whatsoever. 



11. Nothing in this Act shall allow fish to be taken during close sea- 

 Fisb may only bo ''^011 iu auy watcrs cxccpt for the purpose of pisciculture. 



taken in close season 

 for i)iirpose of piaci- 

 cullure. 



NEW ZEALAND ACT, 1887. 



[51 Vict., Ko. 27. 2:ird December, 1887.] 

 AN ACT to amend "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884." 



Be It Enacted hy the General Assemhly of New Zealand in Parliament 

 assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 



1. The short title of this Act is "The Fisheries Cou- 

 short iitie. servation iVct 1884 xlmendmeut Act, 1887." 



To be read with the *^' " ^^^'^^ Fishcrics Couservatiou Act, 1881," is herein 

 A (t'of 1881. referred to as ' ' the said Act," and this Act shall be read 



with the said Act. 



