master of the foreign vessel should find it impossible to avail himself of the first pilot who appears, it has been decided by the commissioners of pilots that such pilot has no claim to be paid pilotage, but that the remuneration must be made to the pilot who actually performs the service.*

The master must supply the pilot with all required information as to the sanitary condition of his vessel, and of the place from which he last sailed; and should the information on these points be wilfully false, the master will incur a penalty involving fine and imprisonment.

No person, except the pilot, must under any circumstances be permitted to leave the vessel until she has been boarded and examined by the health officer under like penalties.† All pilots while in the discharge of their duties are required to abstain from abusive or insulting language, and from threatening conduct. Any pilot found guilty of the above may be suspended or dismissed by the commissioners.‡

Complaints of violations of this or any other rule governing the conduct of pilots in their intercourse with foreign vessels may be lodged at the office of the pilot commissioners, and will have to be in writing addressed to the secretary.

Transportation North to East River, and vice versâ.

Pilotage from quarantine, one-quarter of the inward pilotage,

exclusive of off-shore.

Hauling to or from wharf, $3.

Detention, $3 per day.

All national armed vessels, $7.50 per foot, inward or outward, with off shore, if so boarded, and winter charge.

* M.S.

Law of the State of New York, cap, 14 sec. 29.

New York Pilots' Bye-laws, May 1862.

Rates of Pilotage from April 1st to November 1st.

Rates of Pilotage from November 1st to April 1st.

Vessels boarded north or west of a line drawn from the Lights on the Highlands of Neversink to the Black Buoy No. 1, of the Bar, thence to the Red Buoy No. 2, of Gedney's Channel, shall pay half pilotage only. If boarded above the Narrows, quarter pilotage.

For piloting vessels from the old to the new quarantine ground, when there has been illness or death on board, double the usual amount of outward pilotage is chargeable.

For vessels from sickly ports, but having no illness on board, single outward pilotage must be paid.

Pilotage under ordinary circumstances, from the lower to the upper quarantine ground, one quarter pilotage. Pilotage from the lower quarantine to New York, half the usual pilotage.

When a vessel has suffered detention, owing to delay on the part of the health officer, in making the required visit, the regular inward pilotage only is chargeable.*

Any pilot bringing a vessel from sea will, by himself or one of his boat's company, be entitled to pilot her to sea when she next leaves port, unless in the meantime a complaint of misconduct or incapacity shall have been made against such pilot, or one of his boat's company, and proved before the Board of Commissioners of Pilots.

Vessels returning from sea in consequence of head winds or stress of weather pay full pilotage.

Pilots are required to transport a vessel to any part of the port of New York, when applied to, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars.†

Pilotage for Vessels entering or leaving the Port of New York, by way of the East River, commonly called Hell Gate.

Rates from New York to Sand's Point, Ship $1.75 per foot.

Brig 1.75
Sch.

1.50

Rates from New York to Sand's Point Sloop $1.50 per foot.

Riker's Island, Ship

1.00

From 1st November to 1st April, two dollars extra, for ship

or brig.

From 1st November to 1st April, one dollar extra, for schooner or sloop.

All Government vessels five dollars per foot; and winter pilotage four dollars.

The same general rules in reference to Sandy Hook pilots are applicable to Hell Gate pilots; except that all complaints against the latter must be made to the Port Wardens instead of to the Commissioners of Pilots.

Quarantine and Health Regulations. All vessels arriving at the port of New York will, when approaching the quarantine ground, be boarded by a health officer, whose business it is to ascertain the general sanitary condition of the vessel, her crew and passengers (if any), and to decide whether or not quarantine must be performed.*

The time at which such officer may be called upon to visit vessels, is between sunrise and sunset.†

The master of the arriving vessel will have to furnish the health officer with all the information he may require in the performance of his duty, and to comply strictly with such regulations as he may prescribe in reference to the vessel, crew, passengers (if any), or cargo.‡

The health officer has power by law to examine witnesses under oath, if he should deem it necessary, for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition of the ship, or the port from which she arrives. §

Masters making false reports relative to the health of their vessels, are subject by law to severe penalties, including both imprisonment and fine; and the opposing or

* Act of New York Legislature, April 9, 1856, cap. 147, sec. 11.
t Ibid.

Ibid.

§ Ibid. Section 12.