Required to Tie used and displayed on and after the 1st November, 1873, in accordance with the 18th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1873.

"In Die Day-time,—The following si, together or separately, shall be deemed :, numbered 1,2, and 3, when used or displayed to be signals of distress in the day-time:— " 1. A gun fired at inter- vals of about a minute.

"2. The International Code signal of distress in- dicated by N.C.

"3. The distant signal consisting of a square flag, haying either above or below it a ball, or anything resem- bling a ball.

N "At Night.—The following signals, numbered 1,2, and 3, when used or displayed to- gether or separately, shall be deemed to be signals of dis- tress at night:— " 1. A gun fired at inter- vals of about a minute.

" 2. Flames on the ship (as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, &c.).

" 3. Rockets or shells of any colour or description fired one at a time at short intervals." And " Any Master of a vessel who uses or displays, or causes or permits any person under his authority to use or display, any of the said signals, except in the case of a vessel being in distress, shall be liable to pay COMPENSATION for any labour undertaken, risk incurred, or loss sustained, in consequence of such signal having been supposed to be a signal of distress; and such compensation may, without prejudice to any other remedy, be recovered in the same manner in which salvage is recoverable."