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For the purposes of this order,—

(1.) So much of a customs port abutting on an Urban or Rural Sanitary District as is nearer to such District than to any other, and is not included within the jurisdiction of any Port Sanitary Authority, shall be deemed to be within such District;

(2.) Every ship shall be deemed infected with cholera in which there is or has been during the voyage, or during the stay of such ship in a port in the course of such voyage, any case of cholera.

I.-Regulations as to Detention by Officers of Customs.

Art. 2. If any Officer of Customs, on the arrival of any ship, ascertain from the Master of such ship or otherwise, or have reason to suspect that the ship is infected with cholera, he shall detain such ship, and order the Master forthwith to moor or anchor the same in such position as such Officer of Customs shall direct; and thereupon the Master shall forthwith moor or anchor the ship accordingly.

Art. 3. Whilst such ship shall be so detained, no person shall leave the same.

Art. 4.—The Officer of Customs detaining any ship as afore- said shall forthwith give notice thereof, and of the cause of such detention, to the Sanitary Authority of the place to which the ship shall be bound, or where the ship shall be about to call.

Art. 5. Such detention by the Officer of Customs shall cease as soon as the ship shall have been duly visited and examined by the Medical Officer of Health; or, if the ship shall, upon such examination, be found to be infected with cholera, as soon as the same shall be moored or anchored in pursuance of article 10 of this order.

Provided, that if the examination be not commenced within twelve bours after notice given as aforesaid, the ship shall, on the expiration of the said twelve hours, be released from detention.

II. Regulations as to Sanitary Authorities.

Art. 6. Every Port Sanitary Authority and every other Sanitary Authority within whose district persons are likely to be landed from any ship coming foreign shall, as speedily as practicable, with the approval of the Chief Officer of Customs of the port, fix some place where any ship may be moored, or anchored, for the purpose of Article 10; and shall make pro- vision for the reception of cholera patients and persons suffering from illness removed under Articles 13 and 14. The place to be fixed as aforesaid, where any ship may be moored or anchored for the purpose of Article 10, shall be some place within the jurisdiction or district of the Sanitary Authority, unless the Local Government Board otherwise consent; in which case the