CAP. 4]
Supreme Court.
4. In the month of August aforesaid the plaintiffs, at the request of the said master, advanced to him the sum of £100 for the necessary disbursements of the said ship at the said port of and otherwise on account of the said ship; and
also at his request paid the sum of £11, which was due for goods supplied for the necessary use of the said ship on the said voyage; and of the sums so advanced and paid there still remains due and unpaid to the plaintiffs the sum of £61, with interest thereon from the 5th January, 1907, on which last-mentioned day a promissory note given by the said George Lazzaro to the plaintiffs for the said sum of £61 was returned to them dishonoured.
5. The plaintiffs, also, at the said master's request, between the 1st September, 1906, and the commencement of this action, paid various sums amounting to £84. 17s. for the insurance of their said debt.
6. The said goods were supplied and the said sums advanced and paid by the plaintiffs upon the credit of the said ship, and not merely on the personal credit of the said master.
The plaintiffs claim-
1. Judgment for the equivalent in Hong Kong currency of the said sums of £412. 16s. 9d., £61, and £84. 17s., together with interest thereon.
2. That the defendant [and his bail] be condemned therein, and in costs:
or
2. A sale of the said ship, and payment of the said sums and interest out of the proceeds of such sale, together with costs.
3. Such further and other relief as the nature of the case may require.
Dated the
day of
19
1
(Signed)
A.B., etc., Plaintiffs.
(11) In an action for condemnation of a ship or cargo, etc.
PETITION.
In the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Admiralty Jurisdiction.
[Title of action.]
Writ issued
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State briefly the circumstances of the seizure, or, if an affidavit of the circumstances has been filed, refer to the affidavit.
A.B. [state name of person suing in the name of the Crown] claims-
The condemnation of the said ship
[and her cargo,
or as the case may be], on the ground that the said ship, etc., was, at the time of the seizure thereof, fitted out for or engaged in the slave trade [or as having been captured from pirates, or for violation of the Act
or as the case may be].
Dated the
S.
day of
, 19
(Signed) A.B.
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