CANADA. 441 



3. Tlie i^enalty that may be imposed under the provisions of section 

 five of the said Act shall, in respect of the breach of any 

 i-egulations respecting seals, be any sum not exceeding ot re^uialio^ns.^™'^'^'* 

 five hundred pounds, and a further penalty of not ex- 

 ceeding twenty pounds for every seal illegally taken. 



4. If any person shall be found in the possession of any .seal, or the 

 unmanufactured product of any seal, during the close possession of seals, 

 season, such possession shall, for the x^urposes of said etc., during dose sea'- 

 Act and tliis Act, be deemed to be, in the absence of in|J beeu^"takoii Siie^ 

 satisfactory evidence to the contrary, sufficient proof s-ii'y- 



that such seal, or the seal from which such unmanufactured product 

 has been obtained, has been illegally taken during the close season. 



5. Any vessel or boat the crew of which, or any part of the crew of 

 ■which, shall be engaged in illegally taking seals, and vessels and boats 

 any vessel or boat on board of 'which any'seal so ille- tS^'La\'Uobefoi^ 

 gaily taken, or the skin, oil, blubber, or other product teiteiiT 



of a seal so illegally taken, shall be found, shall, together with the 

 boat.' , furniture, and appurtenances of such vessel or boat, be forfeited 

 to Her Majesty, and shall be disposed of as the Commissioner may 

 think fit. 



6. The officer in command of any vessel in Her Majesty's navy, or any 

 officer of Customs, or the master or other person in commander of ves- 

 command of any vessel belonging to Her JMaiesty iu sei belonging to Uer 



, T , 1-1 1 • J 1 1 /. /. ^S Majesty or Colonial 



the colony, or which may be in the employ of the Gov- Goreminent and ous- 

 ernment of the colony, may, either with or without v^essli'lir'bo^^^iiabie 

 sailors, marines, or police officers, or such other per- to ije forfeited. 

 sou or persons as he may think fit to employ, enter upon, take, and 

 seize any vessel so liable to be forfeited as aforesaid, if found within 

 the jurisdiction of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand. 



7. Every such officer, master, or person in command as aforesaid, or 

 any officer of Customs shall, with or without sailors, power to search 

 marines, or police officers, or such other person or -vessels. 

 persons as he may think fit to emi)loy, have power at any time, and 

 from time to time, to enter upon and search any vessel within the juris- 

 diction of the Government of the Colony of Xew Zealand for any seal 

 or the product of any seal; and any person refusing to allow such 

 search to be made, or obstructing or impeding any such search, shall 

 be liable, on summary conviction of such offense: For 



the first offence to be imprisoned and kept to hard gtmctingsearcii': "^' 

 labour for any term not less than three nor more than 

 six months, and for the second or any subsequent offense to any term 

 not less than six nor more than twelve months. 



CANADA. 



[Chapter 95, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1880.] 

 AN ACT respecting Fislicries aud Fisbiug. 



WIIALK, SEAL, AND PORPOISE FISHERY. 



Section 6. Every one who hunts or kills whales, seals, or porpoises 

 by means of rockets, explosive instruments, or shells shall be liable to 

 a penalty not exceeding three hundred dollars, and, in default of pay- 

 ment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 

 56 



