This act puts measures in place to protect shipwrecked property. It is declared the responsibility of the commissioners of wrecked property, who report to the customs office. Penalties are defined for those who would try to claim shipwrecked property without the authority to do so.
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1844, which regulated the sale and granting of public lands which had priorly stood unused in the province.
This Act provides for the support of the Provincial Lunatic Society, detailing the admission of patients, expenses projected, and competent officials hired.