18. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sum for which the said governor shall agree with the master, or other person having or taking the charge or command of any ship or vessel, for the passage of any person or persons from the said island, to the place or places to which he or they belonged, shall in no case exceed the sum of forty shillings for each person, and shall be paid to the master of such ship or vessel out of the monies which shall arise from forfeitures incurred for any offence committed against this act, or the acts herein-before recited, upon such master producing, to the said court of session, a certificate, under the hand and seal of such governor, of the numbers and names of the persons respectively taken on board by his direction, and of the times they were taken on board respectively, and the several sums agreed to be paid as aforesaid; which sums the court of session are hereby required to cause to be paid to such master, if sufficient funds for that purpose shall remain in the hands of the said court. [Sidenote: Such payments, in case of a deficiency in the fund for that purpose, to be made by the commissioners of the navy.] 19. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if no sufficient fund for the payment of any sum or sums, so agreed upon as aforesaid, shall remain in the hands of the said court of session, then and in such case every such master or other person having or taking the charge or command of such ship or vessel, who shall have taken on board any number of persons by order of the governor, in manner herein-before directed, upon producing a certificate, under the hand and seal of the said governor, in manner herein-before directed, and making an affidavit at his return, setting forth the time during which he subsisted such person or persons, and that he did not, during that time, want any of his own complement of men, or how many he did want of such complement, and for what time, shall receive from the commissioners of the navy for the time being (who are hereby required to cause the same to be paid) sixpence _per diem_ for the passage and provisions of such person or persons from the day of their embarkation homewards to the day of their arrival in _Great Britain_, the said sum of sixpence _per diem_ only being deducted for such time and so many persons as he wanted of his complement during his voyage. [Sidenote: Recital of 4 _Geo._ III, cap. 15. Officers of his Majesty’s ships stationed at _Newfoundland_ may detain suspected vessels, and search them: and if any contraband goods are found on board, such vessels and goods shall be forfeited.]