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 their 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, cookroom 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

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 Labrador and on the Islands of Anticosty and the Madelines.

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Whereas the property of all the Land on the said coast of Labrador and the Islands of Anticosty and Madeline is in the Crown, 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 following 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 11th 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

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such Persons as since the 25th day of March 1685 have built, &c.," is not to be in force on the Coast and Islands above-mentioned.

Second: All British Whale Fishers are to chuse places on the shore for landing, to cut up their Whales and other Oil Fish, and to make their Oil as they respectively arrive with fish to Land, observing that they are never to occupy or use any place that ever has or hereafter may be used by any British Cod Fisher. Whale Fishers from the Plantations may fish within the Gulph of St. Lawrence for Whales only, but not for Cod or any other Fish, and they may Land on the said Coasts and Islands within the Gulph, but no where else, to cut up their Whales, and to make their Oil, and for that purpose may use any place that they find unoccupied, and that never has been used by any British fishing Ships for either Whale, Cod or Seals, taking especial Care, that they do nothing to annoy or hinder any British Fisher whatever.

Third: Whereas Complaint has been made unto me, that the Whale Fishers from the Plantations have a practice of turning adrift the useless part of the Carcass of Whales, to the annoyance and damage of neighbouring Fishers for Cod and Seals, or else leave them on the shore, which is a great Nuisance; I hereby order and direct that all Whale Fishers shall carry the Carcass of the Whales to at least three leagues from the shore.

Fourth: No Vessels shall be considered as a British fishing ship, nor be entitled to the Privileges thereof or of being Admirals of Harbours on the Coasts and Islands above-mentioned, except such as clear out from Britain the same Season, and carry out Men to be actually employed in the Fishery, and to return to Britain when the Fishing Season is over.

Fifth: If any person commits murder whether any of His Majesty's Christian or Indian Subjects on the Coast or Islands abovementioned or any other Capital Crimes, all His Majesty's Subjects are hereby required and authorised to apprehend such offenders, and carry them before the Commanders of any of His Majesty's Ships, or before admirals of any Harbour, and Oath being made before them of the fact, the Captains of any of His Majesty's Ships are hereby ordered and directed to secure them, and, when they join me, to bring such offenders with them in order to their being tried at the general assizes.

Given under my Hand this 8th April 1765.

To all whom it may concern

By Command of his Excellency.

HUGH PALLISSER.

No. 100.-1765, August 28: Rules 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, the Coast of Labrador, and all the Territories dependent thereupon.

Whereas a most valuable Fishery and Trade may be carried on upon the Coast of Labrador, for Establishing of which, upon the best footing for the benefit of the Nation, some Rules, Orders, and Regulations are immediately necessary, and above all things first to banish all disorderly People who cannot be depended upon for preserving

good Order and Peace with the Savages (upon which the success of His Majesty's intentions for opening this extensive Field of Commerce to His Subjects wholly depends) I therefore hereby Order and direct, that the following Rules, Orders, and Regulations, shall be strictly observed, on all the Coast of Labrador within my Government, subject to such alterations as may be found necessary for the aforementioned purposes.

1st. That no inhabitant of Newfoundland, no By Boat-keeper, nor any Person from any of the Colonies, shall on any pretence whatever go to the Coast of Labrador (except Whale Fishers within the Gulph of St. Lawrence from the Colonies as allowed by my order of the 8th of April last) and if any such are found there, they shall be corporally punished for the first offence, and the second time their Boats shall be seized for the Publick use of British ship Fishers upon that Coast.

2d. That no Person what ever shall resort to Labrador to 691 Fish or Trade but ship Fishers, Annually arriving from His Majesty's Dominions in Europe, lawfully cleared out as ship Fishers, carrying at least 21 men, all engaged to return after the Season is over to the King's Dominions in Europe.

3d. That all the Rules, Orders and Regulations (respecting British Ship Fishers) ordained by that Excellent Act of the 10th and 11th of William the 3d. intitled an Act for the Encouragement of the Trade and Fishery of Newfoundland shall be strictly observed on the Coast of Labrador.

6th. All British Fishing ships as well as the Admirals of the Harbours during the Summer's Fishery for Cod, that is, from the time of their arrival, to the Time of their departure, may also carry on the Whale Fishery, this the early arriving Ships, may do with great advantage there being abundance of Whales on the Coast in the Months of April, May and June. Given under my hand on board His Majesty's Ship Guernsey in Pitt's Harbour within Chateau Bay on the Coast of Labrador this 28th day of August 1765.

HUGH PALLISSER.

By Command of His Excellency. Endorsed. No. 7. Regulations Establishing a British Fishery for Cod, Whale, Seals, and Salmon on the Coast of Labrador. 1765.

No. 101.-1766, August 1: Proclamation by Hugh Pallisser Governor of Newfoundland.

By His Excellency Hugh Pallisser Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Island of Newfoundland, the Coast of Labrador, and of all the Territories dependent thereon,

Whereas a great many Vessels from His Majesty's Plantations, Employed in the Whale Fishery, resort to that part of the Gulph of St. Lawrence, and the Coast of Labrador, which is within this Government, and as I have been informed, that some Apprehensions have arisen amongst them, that, by the Regulations made by me relating to the different Fisheries in those parts, they are wholly Precluded from that Coast;

Notice is hereby given, that the King's Officers, Stationed in those parts, have always had my Orders to Protect, Assist and Encourage by every means in their Power, all Vessels from the Plantations Employed in the Whale Fishery, coming within this Government; and Pursuant to His Majesty's Orders to me, all Vessels from the Plantations will be admitted to that Coast, on the same footing as they ever have been admitted in Newfoundland; the Ancient Practices and Customs Established in Newfoundland respecting the Cod Fishery, under the Act of Parliament passed in the 10th and 11th years of William 3rd. commonly called the Fishing Act, always to be Observed.

And by my Regulations for the Encouragement of the Whale Fishers, they are also, under certain necessary Restrictions therein Prescribed, permitted to land and cut up their Whales in Labrador; this is a Liberty that never has been allowed them in Newfoundland, because of the danger of Prejudicing the Cod Fishery, carried on by our Adventurers Ships, and by Boat-keepers from Britain, Lawfully Qualified with Fishery Certificates according to the aforementioned Act, who are fitted out at a very great risque and expence in complying with the said Act; therefore they must not be liable to have their Voyages overthrown or rendered precarious by any means, or by any other Vessel whatever. And

Whereas great Numbers of the Whaling Crews arriving from the Plantations on the Coast of Labrador early in the Spring, considering it as a lawless Country, are Guilty of all sorts of outrages before the arrival of the King's Ships, Plundering whoever they found on the Coast too weak to resist them, Obstructing our Ship-Adventurers from Britain by sundry ways, Banking amongst their Boats along the Coast, which ruins the Coast Fishery, and is contrary to the most Ancient and most strictly Observed Rule of the Fishery, and must not be suffered on any account; also by destroying their fishing Works on the Shore, stealing their Boats, Tackle and Utensils, firing the woods along the Coast, and Hunting for, and Plundering, taking way, or Murdering the poor Indian Natives of the Country; by these Violences, Barbarities and other Notorious Crimes and Enormities that Coast is in the utmost confusion, and with respect to the Indians is kept in a state of War;

For preventing these Practices in future, Notice is hereby given, that the King's Officers in those parts are Authorized and strictly directed to apprehend all such Offenders within this Government, and to bring them to me to be tryed for the same at the General Assizes at this Place; and for the better Government of that Country, for Regulating the Fisheries, and for Protecting His Majesty's Subjects from Insults from the Indians, I have His Majesty's Commands to Erect Block Houses, and to Establish Guards along the Coast.

This Notification is to be put up in the Harbours in Labrador with my Government.

Given under my Hand at St. Johns in Newfoundland 1st August 1766.

By Order of His Excellency.

HUGH PALLISSER.

Endorsed: Copy of an Order of Govr. Pallisser respecting depredations committed on the Coast of Labrador and in Newfoundland, dated August 1. 1766.

692 No. 102.-1833, March 27: Extract from Newfoundland Statute, 3 Wm. IV, Cap. 1.

An Act to provide for the performance of Quarantine, and more effectually to provide against the introduction of Infectious or Contagious Diseases, and the spreading thereof in this Island.

[27th March, 1833.]

Whereas a malignant and highly dangerous disease, called the Cholera or Spasmodic or Indian Cholera, has for some time past prevailed on the Continent of Europe, in Great Britain, and on the Continent of America, and apprehensions are entertained that the same may be introduced into this Island:

Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, the Council, and Assembly, that henceforth all Vessels, as well His Majesty's Ships of War as others, coming from or having touched at any place from whence the Governor or Commander-in-Chief, by and with the advice and consent of His Majesty's Council, shall have adjudged and declared it probable any infectious disease or distemper highly dangerous to the health of the inhabitants of this Island and its Dependencies, whether such disease be Plague, Small Pox, Yellow Fever, Typhus Fever, Cholera Morbus, or any other infectious disease or contagious distemper whatsoever, may be brought; and all Vessels and Boats receiving any Persons, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, Packets, Packages, Baggage, Wearing Apparel, Books, Letters, or other article whatsoever, from or out of any Vessel so coming from or having touched at such infected place as aforesaid, whether such Persons, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, Packets, Packages, Baggage, Wearing Apparel, Books, Letters, or other article whatsoever, shall have come or been brought in such Vessels, or such Persons shall have gone, or articles have been put on board the same, either before or after the arrival of such Vessels at any port or place in this Island or its Dependencies, and whether such Vessels were or were not bound to any port or place in this Island or its Dependencies, and all Persons, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, Packets, Packages, Baggage, Wearing Apparel, Books, Letters, or other article whatsoever, on board of any Vessel so coming from or having touched at such infected place as aforesaid, or on board of any such receiving Vessels or Boats as aforesaid, shall be, and be considered to be, liable to Quarantine, within the meaning of this Act, and of any Order or Orders which shall be made by the Governor or Commander-in-Chief of this Island and its Dependencies, for the time being, by and with the advice of His Majesty's Council, concerning Quarantine and the prevention of infection, from the time of the departure of such Vessels from such infected place as aforesaid, or from the time when such Persons, Goods, Wares, Merchandize, Packets, Packages, Baggage, Wearing Apparel, Books, Letters, or other articles, shall have been received on board respectively, and all such Vessels and Boats as aforesaid, and all Persons (as well Pilots as others), Goods, Wares and Merchandize, and all other articles aforesaid, whether coming or brought in such Vessels or Boats from such infected place as aforesaid, or going or being put on board the same either before or after the arrival of such Vessels or Boats at any port or place in this Island or its Dependencies, and all Persons, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, and all other articles as aforesaid, on board such receiving Vessel or Boat