As the initial sum granted by the government was not sufficient to complete the construction of the Harbour Grace lighthouse, this act allows the treasurer of the province to raise further funds from either corporations or private individuals to complete the project.
This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and sets tariffs on each vessel by type.
This Act makes further provision to put the 1830 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel.” into effect. A sum not exceeding two thousand six hundred pounds is provided to defray remaining costs, as outlined.
This Act makes several provisions to support the fisheries in Gaspe, including allowing unoccupied beach to be used to cure and prepare fish for exportation. The Act outlines several rules and regulations for the fisheries, including where and how fishing may take place. Fishing weirs, as used by Indigenous Peoples are not to be used as they are destructive to the salmon industry. Penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act are described.