it causes, Mr Brewer's conduct amounts to a
grave official and
public scandal, is calculated to "defeat the beneficial purposes of the
Ordinance, and to lead to corruption
and abuse.
8.
We
very respectfully therefore venture to pray your Lordship that
in the future be
Mr Brewer
may
directed not to receive fus for
own
uri
for surveys
description under
or ow
his
on
ships of any
circumstance
any
any pretext whatever.
We have the honor to be
Your
My Lord
most
obedient
Jurie
servante
Alz Surveyor to Cloyds Register of British
}
3. Foregs, Shipping & Lreal. Insuance officers
te lourds.
Surveyor for Veritas & Local Insurance offices
Jen Inglis J. B. 10.
Engineer Surveyor
Sir
and
Honglong
2nd
358
November 1881
We the undersigned Marine, Engineer Surveyors
at this Port
of
by love to call the attention His Excellency the Governor to the circumstance that Mr. John S. Brewer, Government Surveyor
mr
under the
Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance 1879, undertares
surveyo
and receives fees other than those prescribed by the Ordinance. A Surveyor
who has the statues and
powers
whist
him,
Government comploy confers upon
at an immense advantage. placed at an
in obtaining private surveys, Surveyors,
all other
over
and his being
permitted to lose mch
surveys affects
adversely the business of those who
have
only
their
private practice
to rely on. The fact also that the person who is paid by a shipowner
superintend
to
Non. M. S. Tonnochy
his
private work, has
Acting Colonial Secretary
in many
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