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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, .18TH NOVEMBER, 1882.
(A.)-Table of Fees.
On filing Notice of Appeal, for every 50 tons of the gross registered tonnage of the Ship, On filing every Affidavit,
On entering Appearance,
On every Subpœna,
On every Statement of the Order required to be made by the Court,
On the Production and Swearing of every Witness,
On every Consent by the Parties to refer the question of Costs, or of Costs and Damages, to the
Court, to be paid by each Party,
On every Hearing, for each day, to be paid by each Party, the amount thereof to be at the
discretion of the Members of the Court,
$5.00
1.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
......from 10.00 to $50.00
On every Order whether for the Release or Detention of the Ship or for Payment of Costs, or
Costs and Damages, to be paid by the Party taking out the Order,
On every Office Copy of the Judgment or Report, or of notes of the Evidence, or of any of the
Proceedings in the Appeal, per folio of 72 words,
5.00
0.25
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 14th November. 1882.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 449.
The following finding of a Marine Court appointed to enquire into the loss of the British Steamer Paladin, having been confirmed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th November, 1882.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
FINDING.
1. We find that the British Steam-ship Paladin, Official No. 68,001, of Glasgow, of which FRANCIS PHILIP AUBIN, Number of whose Certificate of Competency is 03,060, was the Master, was totally lost on the 23rd October, 1882, on the North Shoal Paracel's Group China Sea.
2. We find that the Master, FRANCIS PHILIP AUBIN, did not shew that Care and Caution in the Navigation of his ship, which he should have done, and that the loss of the Ship is due to the imprudent Courses the Ship was steered after 3 P.M., of the 22nd October last.
3. We adjudge that the Certificate of Competency of FRANCIS PHILIP AUBIN, No. 03,060 be suspended for four months from this date.
The Court desire to bring to the favourable Notice of this Government the very great kindness shewn to the Crew and Passengers of the Paladin, by the Tao Tai at Sahma, the Mandarin on board, and Captain CALDER of the Chinese Gunboat Shui Tsing.
Given under our hands at Hongkong this Fourteenth day of November, 1882.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,
G. W. BALLISTON,
WM. TUTTON,
A. B. MACTAVISH, JAMES LOWE,
Stipendiary Magistrate.
Navigating Lieut. Royal Navy.
Approved,
Master, British S.S. "Moray."
Master, British S.S. "Arratoon Apcar." Master, British barque "Aynes Miur.",
W. H. MARSH,
The Officer Administering the Government and Vice-Admiral.