Versions of s. 523

When vessels or goods are stranded on Sable Island or St. Paul Island, or on any of the bars or coasts thereof, and those vessels or goods or any part thereof are saved by the superintendent, by any other officer of the Department or by any person under the authority of the Minister, those vessels or goods may be taken in charge by the superintendent or keeper, and unless the Minister otherwise directs, may be sent to Halifax, to be disposed of under the direction of the Minister, for the benefit of the owners, after payment of such salvage as the Minister directs to the establishment of Sable Island or St. Paul Island, as the case may be, and all other expenses incurred with respect to those vessels or goods.