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time of seizure wishes them to be retained in the custody of the seizing 
officer or Inspector, such officer shall so retain them, but at the risk of 
such person as aforesaid, until the case has been disposed of, either by 
adjudication of the Justices, or by order of the Commissioners directing 
the Inspector to abstain from any or to stay further proceedings. Not- 
withstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the Commissioners 
may direct the seizing officer or Inspector to dispose of any oysters so 
seized as aforesaid in such way, and subject to such terms and conditions 
as they may by writing addressed to such officer appoint. 
Branding of Oyster-bags, ée. 
30. Oysters shipped on board any vessel shall be placed in bags branded 
with the Christian and surname of the consignor and consignee and with 
the name of the river or place where such oysters have been dredged or 
taken. For example :—Oysters dredged by John Smith at the Clarence, 
and shipped there for Sydney, must be placed in bags branded JOHN 
SMITH, CLARENCE RIVER (the name and address of the con- 
signor), and ROBERT BROWN, SYDNEY (the name and address of 
the consignee). All such brands shall be in Roman capital letters not 
less than 3 inches in length, and shall be placed on the outside of the 
bag, at or near the middle thereof. 
31. No brand of a consignor’s name and address shall be affixed to 
any bag containing oysters so shipped unless the same has been regis- 
tered either by the Inspector at the place where such oysters were 
dredged or taken, or with the Inspector of the Division within which 
the same were dredged or taken, or at the Office of the Commissioners 
of Fisheries in Sydney, and unless a certificate of registration under the 
hand of such Inspector, or a like certificate under the hand of the Secre- 
tary to the said Commissioners, shall have been given to the person 
desiring to register such brand. 
32. The fee on the registration of an oyster-bag brand shall be two 
shillings and sixpence, which must be paid before the issue of the certi- 
ficate to the registering officer. 
Rewards on Destruction of Cormorants or Shags. 
33. On the production to an Inspector of any number of heads of cor- 
morants or shags, not being less than half-a-score, such Inspector shall 
give the person producing the same a receipt therefor, and on production 
of such receipt at the Treasury in Sydney, the person producing the same 
shall be entitled to receive a sum equal to sixpence for each head (not 
being in the whole less than ten) of the larger cormorant or black shag, 
and equal to fourpence for each head (not being less than aforesaid) of 
the smaller cormorant or white-bellied shag. 
34. The Inspector receiving such heads shall forthwith after recording 
the same, destroy them by fire in the presence of some Justice of the 
Peace, Officer of Customs, or of the Department of the Marine Board, or 
Constable, who shall certify the fact of such destruction under his hand 
on the butt of the receipt book of the Inspector. 
