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place out of this colony, or to any outport to load a cargo for any 

 foreign market: Provided that, when in consequence of stormy 

 weather, extreme danger would arise to any boat going outside the 

 limits aforesaid, the Commissioners may award pilotage to any pilot 

 who shall in such case have offered his services within the limits 

 aforesaid, and have been rejected. 



CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, 1892, CHAPTER 124. 

 OF THE COAST FISHERIES. 



1. No person shall haul, catch or take herrings by or in a seine or 

 other such contrivance, on or near any part of the coast of this col- 

 ony or its dependencies, or in any of the bays, harbours, or other 

 places therein, at any time between the twentieth day of October 

 in any year, and the eighteenth day of April in the following year, 

 or at any time use a seine or other contrivance for the catching or 

 taking of herring, except by way of shooting and forthwith hauling 

 the same, under a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars: Pro- 

 vided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the taking of her- 

 rings by nets set in the usual and customary manner, and not used 

 for in-barring or enclosing herrings in a cove, inlet or other place. 

 This section shall not apply to the coast of Labrador. 



2. The owners, masters, and other persons managing or control- 

 ling vessels conveying herrings in bulk, between the twentieth day 

 of October in any year, and the eighteenth day of April in the follow- 

 ing year, shall be deemed to have hauled, caught or taken such her- 

 rings contrary to the provisions of the preceding section of this 

 chapter, unless such owner, master or other person aforesaid shall 

 make proof to the contrary. 



3. Any Justice of the Peace, Sub-collector of the Customs, Pre- 

 ventive Officer, Fishery Warden or Constable, may board any vessel 

 suspected of carrying herrings which have been ta ken contrary to the 

 proi isions of seel ion one of this chapter; and in case any such Justice, 

 Sub-collector, Preventive Officer, Fishery Warden or Constable shall 

 make signal to any vessel suspected as aforesaid, from any vessel 

 en i ployed by t lie Government by dipping the Knsign at the main peak 

 three times and firing a gun, it shall be the duty 01 the owner, master, 

 or person managing or conl rolling such vessel so signalled, to heaT e-to 



uHi vi- el until such Justice, Sub-collector, Preventive Officer, 

 Fishery Warden or Constable shall have boarded and examined such 

 last-named vessel; and in case of such master, owner, or person man- 

 aging or controlling as aforesaid. such last-named vessel omitting so to 

 heave her to, or to afford facilities for such Justice, Sub-collector, 

 Preventive Officer, Fishery Warden or Constable to board and exam- 

 ine such vessel, or obstructing such Just ice, Sub rolled or, Prevenl ive 

 Officer, Fishery Warden or Constable boarding or examining any Buch 

 vessel, he shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars, to be 

 recovered with costs in b summary manner before a Justice of the 

 Peace, and in ca e default Bhall be made in the payment of such 

 penalty, such Justice shall issue his warrant and cause such offender 

 to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty days. 



