No.32
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Hongkong.
C.O.
7821
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RECO
Fre 1 MAR 05
Goverment House,
Hongkong, 8th. February, 1905.
sir,
MC
arby for
48394 for
I have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your Despatches Nos. 353 of the 16th. December and
369 of the 30th. of the same month forwarding a copy of cor-
respondence with the Merchant Service Guild on the subject
of a judgment by Captain Barnes Lawrence, in his capacity as
marine Magistrate, against Captain Bell Smith of the 3.3.
"Wingchaf; and of the constitution of the Court of the Marine
Magistrate at Hongkong.
2.
In reply I have to point out that the
Merchant Service Guild appears to labour under a misapprehen-
sion in regard to this case which was not one in which a
Marine Court, under section 19 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899,
was either applied for or necessary. Such Courts are held when
the cancellation or suspension of Officers' Certificates has
to be considered and due provision is made under sub-section
(2) of the section quoted for the British Mercantile Marine
being represented in the Court.
3.
In the case under review the Master of the
"Ying King" applied for a summons against the Master of the
"Wingchal for committing a breach of the rules of the road.
Rule
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,
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