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ing seaman unless his Consul guarantees that he shall not become a charge on the Colony, the Harbour Master states:
The desire to protect the Colony from expense in the case of seamen from Foreign Ships charged with breaches of discipline has been brought about by something more than indifference on the part of some Consuls. Masters desirous of getting rid of certain seamen will almost oblige them to commit themselves. When the Consul applies to the Marine Magistrate, the offender is sent to gaol, the ship sails at once and at the termination of this man's sentence the Colony is saddled with him.
As regards paragraph 13 of that Despatch, it is submitted with deference that the provision in question, inasmuch as it relates to a question of procedure, would more appropriately form the subject of a separate Ordinance, and I beg leave to submit a short draft Bill herewith, dealing with the question.
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