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of protecting fisheries, and every commissioned officer of His Majesty's 

 navy serving on board of any vessel cruising and being in the waters, 

 harbours or ports of Canada, shall, for the purpose of affording pro- 

 tection to His Majesty's subjects engaged in the fisheries, and of en- 

 forcing any laws relating to such fisheries, exercise the powers of a 

 justice of the peace, without property qualification, and without tak- 

 ing any oath of office, in all the waters, harbours or ports, and on 

 all the coasts of Canada where, for the time being and for the pur- 

 poses above described, they are so engaged. R. S.. c. 95, s. 17. 



62. Property seized by any fishery officer, stipendiary magistrate 

 or naval officer, acting as aforesaid, may be removed for disposal to 

 the nearest or most convenient port where any revenue officer or other 

 public officer empowered to deal with the matter resides. R. S., c. 

 95, s. 17. 



63. Whenever it is impracticable for any fishery officer, stipendiary 

 magistrate or naval officer, acting in such capacity, to cause any pris- 

 oner to be conveyed to, and committed to the nearest common gaol, 

 he may detain him on board of the vessel, or transfer him to another 

 vessel for conveyance to and delivery at the most convenient place, 

 and with all convenient despatch, where he can be duly committed 

 into the custody of the sheriff or other officer of the county or district 

 in which the common gaol is situated to which he is ordered to be 

 committed; and until such prisoner is so delivered into the imme- 

 diate custody of any sheriff or gaoler the fishery officer, stipen(!:arv 

 magistrate or naval officer having him in charge, shall have, in ail 

 places through which it is necessary to convey such prisoner, the 

 same authority and power in regard to such prisoner, and to com- 

 mand the aid of any of His Majesty's subjects in preventing his 

 escape, or in retaking him in case of escape, as any county or district 

 sheriff or peace officer has while lawfully conveying a prisoner from 

 one part of his own district to another. R. S., c. 95, s. 17. 



64. Every such offence shall be deemed to have been committed 

 in the county or district to the common gaol of which the commitment 

 has been actually made. R. S., c. 95, s. 17. 



GENERAL. 



65. The Minister may authorize to be set apart, or to be leased, any 

 river or other water for the natural or artificial propagation of fish. 

 57-58 V., c. 51, s. 10. 



66. Lessees or licensees of fisheries shall have no claim to renewal 

 of leases or licenses if in arrears of rent or percentage during four 

 months after the same is due, and any lessee or licensee convicted of 

 a violation of this Act, or any regulation under it, shall be liable to 

 forfeit his lease or license. R. S., c. 95, s. 21. 



67. Special licenses and leases for any term of years may be granted 

 to any person who wishes to plant or form oyster beds in any of the 

 bays, inlets, harbours, creeks or rivers, or between any of the islands on 

 the coast of Canada ; and the holder of any such lease or license shall 

 have the exclusive right to the oysters produced or found on the beds 

 within the limits of such lease or license. R. S., c. 95, s. 21. 



68. The Minister may authorize to be expended annually any sum 

 appropriated by Parliament, for, 



(a) the formation of oyster beds in various waters and places found 

 adapted for that purpose ; and, 



