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10th July. SHINYO MARU (Calls Nagasaki)... Tuesday,
24th July. SIDERIA. MARU (Calls Keelung) ... Tuesday, TAIYO MARU
Wednesday, 8th August. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM vla
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KAMO MARU
KATORI MARU
Saturday, 14th July. Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
Wednesday,
Wednesday,
28th July.
25th July.
22nd August.
DUBLIN PILOTS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
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CANDIDATES MUST BE FREE STATE CITIZENS.
NEW LAWS.
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:
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BIG FIRM'S NEPORT.
PILOT PROBLEM.
IMPORTANT CASE AT.
PRESTON.
EXERCISING DISCRETION,
A judgment of Importance to }shipowners and pilots was given at Preston County Court by Judge Bradley in a case which was heard a fortnight ago. The plaintiffs were Dampskibsselskabet ab, 1612 |A/S, owners of the steamer "Oluf Maerak," who claimed 72 damages alleged to have been sustained by Draft pilot regulations to be The report of the firm of Wilh. them through the defendant, a submitted by Dublin Port and Wilhelmsen concerning the ship-pilot named E. Doody, of Preston, Docks Board to the Ministry of ping undertakings under the man-refusing to take their ship into Commerce for confirmation provide agement of the firm states that the Preston on August 22, 1926. that in future candidates must be total gross freights earned in 1927 His Honour said it was clear cizens of the Irish Free State, amounted to 55,579,000 kr., and the from the evidence that there were working expenses This might have the effect of total
were four pilota available and five ships, preventing seamen in North-east 42,318,000 kr., leaving a gross sur-that three of those ships were in- Ulster ports from becoming candi-plus of 13,260,000 kr. Of this side the Nelson Buoy and ready to SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porte. dates, though the point may be of amount, the provision for depre- go upstream before the "Oluf
.. Thursday, 12th July. NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
Saturday, + KAKO MARU LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
DURBAN MARU
MISHIMA MARU...
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
AWA MARU.........
Wednesday, 11th July. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.
Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
↑ TOKUSHIMA MARU
+ HAKODATE MARU
Thursday, 12th July.
14th July,
Wednesday, 11th July, CALCUTTA'via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
9th July, Monday, Wednesday,
18th July.
Friday, 20th July.
9th July.
12th July.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KASHIMA MARU
Monday, KAWACHI MARU (Kobe direct)... Thursday,
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aome importance that under ar.ciation of the fleet absorbs Maersk" and the "Gudrun” (the ticle 1 of the Treaty the Irish Free 6,471.000 kr., and of the net surfifth vessel), that three of the four State comprises the whole of Ire-plus taxes come to 3,615,000 kr., or pilots other than defendant went land, which for administrative pur- over 53-per cent.
Jon those three ships, and the de poses North-east Ulster has been The regular lines maintained by fendant was then in charge of the given its own saparate administra- the firm are to the United States pilot boat, and was the only pilot, tion.
and the Gulf, India, Africa, Aus-javailable. It was also clear that Conditions as to the licensing of traila and the East, and between the "Oluf Maersk" was the next pilota provide that applicants must New York, Brazil, the Plate and ship in rotation, but the defen- not be more than 35 years of age, the Continent. The cargo tran-dant nevertheless boarded the but the Ministry may relax this sported last year by the regular "Gudron" and took her up on the condition under exceptional cirlines amounted to 1,214,000 tons, as night tide, leaving behind the compared with 1,844,000 tons in "Oluf Mnersk," which was taken 1926. In addition, the tramp ships up on the morning tide by another and tankers carried 1,347,000 tons, pilot... Defendant stated--and he making a total of 2,501,000 tons. (Judge Bradley) belleved the state-
cumstances.
Necessary qualifications include
a certificate of competency recog
nised under part 2 of the Mer chant Shipping Act, 1894, az mas-;
During 1927 the amalgamation ment that if he had boarded the ter or mate issued by the Depart was carried out of the Norwegian "Oluf Maerak," he would at oncel ment of Industry and Commerce, Africa and Australia Line and the have told the master that he could Dublin, or
the British Board of Norwegian Mexico Gulf Line, the not take her up on the night tide, Trade. A madical certificate muat former taking over the assets and but having boarded the "Gudrun." be available testifying to sight liabilities of the latter. The fleet he caused the master of the "Oluf and hearing being good, and that was increased by the delivery of Maersk to be informed that his there is no, disease or infirmity the motorships "Taronga," of 9,750 ship could not be taken up on that calculated to interfere with duties. tons, the "Talleyrand," of 9,750 tons. tide because of the danger of such An applicant must also have an and the "Temeraire," also of 9,750 a course in the circumstances, but ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore approved certificate of sobriety tons. On the other hand the cargo she would be taken up in the morn-
What would of the steamer "Yarra" got on fire ing, which was and good conduct. constitute an "approved" certi during the stay of the
ship at pilot. Gizo, in the Pacific Ocean, on De ficate, however, is not stated.
PILOT JUSTIFIED. All licences granted prior to cember 28, and the ship had to be these bye-laws lapsed on June 30, run aground, subsequently becom The "Oluf Maersk" was more but. may be renewed if the ing a total wreck. At the end of than 400 tons greater than the holder Is considered compet-1927 the fleet consisted of 24"Gudrun," and the defendant con-
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG,
Tuesday, 10th July.
Colombo, Suez and Port Said. ALTAI MARU ·
& BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon. Singapore, Colombo, Durban & Cape Town
RIO DE JANEIRO,
MONTEVIDEO MARU...... BOMBAY—Vis Singapore & Colombo.
done by another
BURBAN, DELAGGA HAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND ent; a renewal may be refused motorehips and of 20 steamers or tended that in the exercise of his
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo.
Friday, 10th August.
INDUS MARU
BORNEO MARU
Friday, 6th July. Friday, 20th July..
PANAMA MARU
..Sunday, 8th July.
SHUNKO MARU
SEATTLE MARU
Friday, 6th July, Wednesday, 26th July.
Japan port
Saturday, 7th July,
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore," Pening and Rangoon
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Shanghai and
MELBOURNE—Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BURMA MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon.
HAIPHONG.Vi HOIHOW & PAKEDI
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, Ban Francisco & Panama
HAMBURG MARU
JAPAN PORTS
BATAVIA MARU
AMAZON MARU
SUMATRA MARU
KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY
KISHU, MARU
HOZAN MARU
CANTON,
DELI MARUER
TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY
· DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
BATAVIA MARU
TAKAO MARU
Middle of July.
Saturday, 7th July, Wednesday, 11th July. Friday, 13th July.
Sunday, 8th July noon. Sunday, 15th July noon.
Sunday, 8th July.
Thursday, 12th July noon.
.Saturday, 7th July. Friday, 20th July.
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on grounds of infirmity, defective a total of 457,850 deadweight tons, discretion he took up the smaller hearing or aight, lack of knowledge and there were then under con-vessel because of the greater draft of the local navigation, or misconstruction
motorships of of the "Oluf Maersk," the fact duct.
that for three days previously there had been bad weather, and The receipts from pilotage dues!
some of the navigation lights were and charges are to be divided week-
As the amount of the taxes out, In his Honour's view those ly according to scale amongst the above-mentioned seemed to be ex-factors were a justification of the pilots (including seniors and mas ceptionally large, "Norges Handels defendant's statement that it would ters), engineers and assistants, and og Sjofartstidende" applied to the have been dangerous to take up boatmen. Pensions up to £2 58. a firm for further Information the "Oluk Maersk" on the night week may be awarded after the
on the matter. Taking
the tide. He held that in law the pilot age of 65 years, and there is to be case of the Norwegian Africa was entitled to exercise his, discre- provision for widows' pensions and Australia Line, which has 26 tion, and that in fact he properly ships of a total of 221,000 dead-exercised such. discretion. Mr. weight tons, the firm state that Sellers, counsel for the plaintiffs, Pilotage rates inwards are the gross surplus on working last had contended that defendant had gestion of Mr. Gething, counsel for implied binding defendant to take reckoned at 4s. per foot of draft to year amounted to 4,596,000 kr, of broken a contract made by the defendant, that a contract could up the "Oluf Moersk" on the night docks or quays at Dublin, and 2s. which 2,413,000 kr. has been pilot boat going out from Lytham not be made by the exhibition of tide, and as there was no contract 6d. outwards for coasting or cross-written off for depreciation, leav-offering its services by exhibiting a pilot flag on both sides, inas- there had been no breach of con- channel vessels. All others are 75.'ing a net surplus of 2,183,000 kr. the pilot flag, and that such offer much as there might be 20 Incom- tract. He also held on the evi- Gd. and 5s. respectively. The Of this sum the firm reckon that was accepted by the "Oluf Maerak" ing vessels, all more or leas dence that there had been no charge for shifting a berth is to an amount of about 1,000,000 kr. putting out her pilot flag.
abreast, and only four pliots avail-breach by defendant of any state- be £1 up to 1,000 tons register and will have to be paid to the State, He (the judge) could not acceptable, and in his view, apart from tory duty imposed on him by the £2 over it; and for graving dock and communes a taxes. In add that contention. He agreed there the case which the ship has en-Pilotage Act of 1918. If he was £2 entry. A fee of $3 may be tion there is the tax on the divid-could be no contract until there gaged a pilot in advance, which wrong in law, he further found charged for landing a pilot of un- ed profits which, in the case of the had been an offer and an accept was not the case here, a pilot was that the fact that the defendant other part.
large shareholders, reaches up to ance in Identical terms. Preston not under contract until he had did not board the "Oluf Maerak” 50 per cent. income tax, besides was a compulsory port so far as boarded a ship whatever might be ordinary and extraordinary pro-pilotage was concerned, and the the pilot's rights of action in perty tax.
onus was on the master of the ship case where he offered his services The firm state that they have to accept the services of a pilot and such services were refused. had occasion to compare there when offered, and in any case it
NO CONTRACT. taxes with what similar undertak seemed that it was the pilot who ings have to pay In, Sweden and selected the ship and not the ship' He held, on this view of law and age had resulted to the plaintiffs. AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT Denmark. The Africa-Australia which selected the pilot. There fact, that there was not in the pre-
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Judgment for the defendant with
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