STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, RULES, ORDERS, ETC. 1165 



That no person cut out deface or any way alter or change the 

 marks of any boats under the pain of five pounds for every offence. 



That no person convert to his own use the boats belonging to others 

 without iheir consent neither take them from the places where they 

 be left by the owners, except in case of necessity, and then to give 

 notice thereof to the Admiral of the harbour, and others, that the 

 right owner may know what is become of them, under the pain of 

 five pounds, for every offence, besides satisfaction to the party 

 grieved. 



That no person set fire in any of the woods of this country under 

 the pain of ten pounds for every offence. 



That no person at the end of the voyage destroy the stage, cook- 

 room or flakes that he hath that year formerly used under the pain 

 of ten pounds for every offence. 



That no master of any ship do hereafter receive into his ship or 

 custody any person or persons whatsoever, being of the Colony that 

 are there already planted, or hereafter to be planted, by virtue of 

 his Majesty's letters patents under his great seal of England without 

 special warrant under the hand writing of the Governor of the said 

 Colony or Colonies in the Newfoundland aforesaid, and that every 

 Master of any ship which shall so offend shall a 



No. 99. 1765, April 8: Rules, Orders, and Regulations issued by 

 Hugh, Pallisser, Governor of Newfoundland. 



By his Excellency Hugh Pallisser, Governor and Commander in Chief in and 

 over the Island of Newfoundland, &c., &c. 



Rules, Orders, and Regulations to be observed on the coast of Labra- 

 dor and on the Islands of Anticosty and the Madelines. 



Whereas the property of all the Land on the said coast of Labrador 



and the Islands of Anticosty and Madeline is in the Crown. 



690 and since the Conquest thereof no part of it has been lawfully 



given or granted away, and no power being vested in me to 



give or grant any exclusive Possession or Privileges to any persons 



whatever; and whereas it has been the policy of the Nation to give 



to His Majesty's Subjects from Britain in preference to all others 



every Encouragement to carry on the Fisheries. 



In order to invite Adventurers into that extensive Field for fishing 

 and Trade, I hereby order and direct, that the whole shall be publick 

 and free to all the King's British Subjects in preference to all others 

 till His Majesty's further Pleasure shall be known under the follow- 

 ing Regulations, subject to such Alterations and Additions as may 

 hereafter be found necessary for extending and improving that 

 valuable branch of Trade. 



First: All the Rules and Regulations ordained by that excellent 

 Act of the 10th and llth of William 3rd. intituled " an Act for the 

 Encouragement of the Trade and Fisheries to Newfoundland," shall 

 be strictly observed on the Coast and Island above-mentioned, except 

 that Proviso in the said Act, which says, " provided always that all 



a Tbe rest is wanting. 



