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exceeding five shall be floated down the river together in raft they 

 shall be accompanied by two persons in charge. When the number 

 of logs in a raft exceeds five and does not exceed ten they shall be in 

 charge of three persons and when the raft consists of more than ten 

 logs it shall be in charge of four or more persons. 



2. Every log or raft of logs when floating down the river or moored 

 in the fairway of the river shall, between the hours of sunset and 

 sunrise, carry a red light in front. 



3. No vessel, log, or raft of logs shall be moored or anchored in the 

 fairway of the river in such a manner as to cause obstruction to the 

 proper navigation of the river. 



4. Any person who contravenes the provisions of any of these rules 

 shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 

 five pounds. 



THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES. 

 RIVERS. 



Ordinance No. i of 1903. 



An Ordinance to Regulate the Use of Certain Rivers in the 

 Northern Territories of the Gold Coast. 



Be it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast with respect to the 

 Northern Territories as follows : — 



Preliminary. 



I This Ordinance may be cited as " The Northern Territories 

 Rivers Ordinance, 1903." 



11. The Governor may from time to time make, amend and revoke 

 rules : — 



(a) With respect to steam vessels on any river ; 



(b) With respect to the use of any river for the transport of 

 floating timber ; 



(c) For regulating the traffic on any river ; and 



(d) Generally for the purpose of protecting and improving 

 the navigabiHty of any river ; 



and may for the breach of any such rule impose a penalty not exceeding 

 five pounds. 



Any such rules, amendments and revocations shall come into force 

 on their pubhcation in the Gazette or on such later date as may be 

 herein declared. 



12. For every hcence takon out under this Ordinance there shall 

 be payable the fee prescribed therefor in tlie Fourth Schedule hereto 



