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1377 Nova Scotia, 8 & 9 Geo. Ill, cap. 18. "All masters of ships, 

 coasting, fishing, and all other vessels " to make report within 

 twenty- four hours of arrival and declaration on oath as to alcoholic 

 liquors. (B. C. C. App., 233. 1769.) 



15 Geo. Ill, cap. 31 (Imperial Act, 1755). Passed with the ob- 

 ject of encouraging English seamen to engage in the Newfoundland 

 fishery, exempts such seamen so engaging (section 7) from " entry 

 at the customs-house at Newfoundland, except a report to be made by 

 the master on his first arrival there, and on his clearing out from 

 thence " a fee not exceeding 2s. Qd. to be taken for each report. By 

 section 8 any fishing-vessel clearing out with any goods on board, 

 except fish or fish-oil, is to be subject to all the usual " securities, re- 

 strictions, and regulations " which would include the heavy fees 

 imposed under 5 Geo. Ill, cap. 45, sec. 27. (B. C. App., 545. 1775. 



B. C. C. App., 219. 1765.) 



(B.) 1783-1818. 



(1.) Light dues, &c. 



Nova Scotia, 28, Geo. Ill, cap. 3. levies light dues on all mer- 

 chant-vessels entering or leaving Shelburne Harbour, other than 

 coasting or fishing- vessels belonging to the province (coasting and 

 fishing-vessels not belonging to the province being apparently in- 

 cluded in the term " merchant-vessels.") (B. C. App., 591. 1787.) 



New Brunswick, 28 Geo. Ill, cap. 4- Imposes dues for support of 

 lighthouse at port of St. John upon all vessels other than coasting 

 or fishing- vessels belonging to the said port. (B. C. App., 593. 

 1788.) 



Nova Scotia, 33 Geo. Ill, cap. 16, enacted that all registered vessels 

 owned by any person within the province and not wholly employed 

 in the fisheries thereof, which did not come into the harbour at Hali- 

 fax or Shelburne and pay dues there, should pay 4d. per ton in the 

 port to which they belonged. (B. C. App., 594. 1793.) 



Collectors of dues appointed in the various ports, and penalties 

 of fine and detention imposed for refusal to pay. 



Nova Scotia, 35 Geo. Ill, cap. 3, amending the last Act; dues to 

 be payable on arrival. (B. C. App., 597. 1795.) 



Imperial Act, 42 Geo. Ill, cap. 43, imposes harbour dues in North 

 American colonies. (B. C. App., 563. 1802.) 



Nova Scotia, 43 Geo. Ill, cap. 5, levied dues for maintenance of 

 lighthouse at Annapolis on same scale as those at Halifax ; dues levi- 

 able at Shelburne placed on same basis. (B. & App., 600. 1803.) 



United States, 1804-, cap. 57, imposes dues on all foreign vessels 

 entering any port of United States. No exemption for fishing ves- 

 sels. (B. C. App., 783. 1804.) 



Nova Scotia, 49 Geo. Ill, cap. 9. All vessels entering Bay of 

 Fundy to pay dues for support of lighthouse at Briar Islanu, as 

 payable at Halifax. (B. C. App., 602. 1809.) 



New Brunswick, 50 Geo. Ill, cap. 5, imposes dues for maintaining 

 beacons, buovs, &c., on all vessels entering Miramichi and certain 

 other bays. "(B. C. App., 603. 1810.) 



Nova Scotia, 52 Geo. Ill, cap. 4-, levies dues at Liverpool Harbour 

 for support of lighthouse at Coffin's Island ; rates as at Halifax. (R. 



C. App., 604. 1812.) 



