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to such powers being given to the Magistrate.
(3) The question is whether when asked by a for-
eign Consul to deal with an offending seaman the Mag-
istrate may decline to do so unless the Consul guar-
antees that the seaman shall not become a charge on
the Colony.
Mr. Davidson seems to think the Magistrate ought
not to decline;
(4) The point is that Clause 9 subclause 2 would
enable the Magistrate at the request of the Master of
a German ship to search for an offending seaman not
only on land but even on,sa
on, say, a French ship. This the
Solicitor to the Board of Trade considers (I should
think
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