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would point out that by
the same section it
was for the Governor in Council
to decide in cases of doubt as to the sufficiency of the foreign certificate,
if he had surveyed the hull and if there were certificates equivalent to those required in the case of British steamships
as stated in
Minute by Mr. [Name] in letter of the 22nd inst., "that hull and machinery
Stat
should be interpreted to mean
that the terms
the Board of
Trade (letter
of the 22nd inst.) that the Certificate should "be
equivalent to those required in the case of British steamships; it should certify that hull, machinery, and
as well as equipment
passenger accommodation are sufficient for the service and time intended"
I shall be glad
to have any further explanation which you may
wish to
142
Her Out, if I am right in saying that the Hapon had sufficient certificates to exempt her from Survey
Don it might
be pointed out
to the French
Consul that the initial
mistake lay with the agents of the Hapon in applying for a survey of the ship.
A copy of this despatch is being sent to the
C.O. for
communication
to the French government
Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested:was exempted from Survey by Sec 5+6 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance; and
would point out that by
the same section it
was for the Governor in Council
to decide in cases of doubt as to the sufficiency of the foreign certificate,
if he had surveyed the hull and if there were certificates equivalent to those required in the case of British steamships
as stated in
Minute by Mr. [Name] in letter of the 22nd inst., "that hull and machinery
should be interpreted to mean
that the terms
the Board of
Trade (letter
of the 22nd inst.) that the Certificate should "be
equivalent to those required in the case of British steamships; it should certify that hull, machinery, and
as well as equipment
passenger accommodation are sufficient for the service and time intended"
I shall be glad
to have any further explanation which you may
wish to
142
Her Out, if I am right in saying that the Hapon had sufficient certificates to exempt her from Survey
Don it might
be pointed out
to the French
Consul that the initial
mistake lay with the agents of the Hapon in applying for a survey of the ship.
A copy of this despatch is being sent to the
C.O. for
communication
to the French government