Paragraph 14
The Queen’s Harbour Master may recover from the undertaker any expenses (including a proper proportion of the overhead charges of the Queen’s Harbour Master) which he may incur—
arising from the approval of plans and the inspection of the construction or carrying out of any specified work or operations;
by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any person in their employ, or of their contractors or workmen whilst engaged upon any specified work or operation;
in dredging away any accumulation or silt consequent upon the execution or maintenance of any specified work or operation;
and the undertaker shall indemnify the Queen’s Harbour Master from and against all claims and demands arising out of such construction or carrying out, act or omission and the fact that any act or thing may have been done by the Queen’s Harbour Master on behalf of the undertaker or in accordance with plans approved by the Queen’s Harbour Master or in accordance with any requirement of the Queen’s Harbour Master or under his supervision shall not (if it was done without negligence on the part of the Queen’s Harbour Master or of any person in his employ or of his contractors or agents) excuse the undertaker from any liability under the provisions of this paragraph.
The Queen’s Harbour Master shall give to the undertaker reasonable notice for any claim or demand as aforesaid and no settlement or compromise thereof shall be made without the prior consent of the undertaker.