their Ordinance of 1879 recognise Passenger Certificates issued under the Imperial Act only for the period for which they may
be
issued and do not allow vessels
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whose certificates have expired to carry Passengers in or Colony without undergoing survey.
As
the foot of
of
regards
from
the Clause at
the Passenger Certificato
to which you call attention, thie Board Trade would observe that this Clause is in accordance with the
Section 278 (2)
of
the
provisions of Imperial Merchant Shipping Act. 1894, and its meaning is clearly that a vessel whose Pertificate ex- pires while she is abroad must be Surveyed and have a fresh Cer- tificate from the Board of before she again plies with passen - gers, after her next subsequent return to the United Kingdom.
Trade
The Board of Frade are
unable to
agree
with the contention.
that
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