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I transmit to you herewith the copy of an letter from the Bood of Trade, in which
it is stated that their
Lordships
are
of opinion
that both these payments
of
500 is the
in the case
the "Lord of the Isles "," and $350, in that of the "James Temon" are charges payable out of the
the
Imperial rate for
distressed seamen,
relief of
and that these suns
will accordingly be prind by that Department
Deportat to the Colonial Agents
to be placed to the cust
of
the
Hong Kong Government.
As regards the general question of remuneration
to persons who may have proved instrumental in relieving shipwrecked
seamen, it will be seem from the enclosed letter that, while stating what are the general rules to be followed
in such case,
the Board of Trade
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