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unable to state positively whether they were on board or not.
10 Sixthe_ in respect to the
crew the
Governor says
Sydney when the ship
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was not
carrying passengers, he was bound
to
accept
he has
power to remove a master
of a passenger ship who was deemed competent at Melbourne
This is an answer,
Sydney, I presume, to the observation of the Immigration Agent at Melbourne that neither the
master nor the second mate
held certificates of competency
The remarks which I made on
this subject had reference to assumption of the Emigration officers that because
the Crew had been paid off
at the same
crew
Hongkong when she was
carrying
passengers.
H. Lastly in respect to the
intention
survey of the Ship I had no
of blaming Mr. Thomsett for accepting Mr Murdo's certificate. If blame attaches to anyone for the condition of the ship when she proceeded to sea it is to the surveyor
who
passed
her. Sir R. Macdonnell states
and
that Mr. Murdo is known to be a most competent conscientious surveyor. Still it is difficult to understand
if the ship was seaworthy
how
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