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and Swire were prepared to give Lieutenant 01dman an office.
Re regarded it as essential that he should have an office in
a large shipping firm, 80 as to be as closely in touch as possible with his work. He might also have an office in the Naval Yard for purposes of the work which the Commodore
might require him to do.
The Commodore said that he had no objection to thic
proposal
11. Lieutenant Oldman said that he had been taken somewhat
He thought that he should be in touch, as far
by surprise.
as possible, with the Commodore, and he had understood from Colonel Thomson that his duties were to extend to Singapore and Shanghai. He did not see how this wee consonant with the proposal that the Sub-Committee should be superior to him.
Colonel Thomson pointed out that he would be under the Sub-Committee only as far as Hongkong was concerned.
12. The question of Norwegian Shipping on the Coast was then raised. Colonel Thomson said that Singapore, in their very careful estimate of vital requirements, had made full allowance for Norwegian shipping, and they had very strongly protested against the removal of Norwegian vessels, pointing out that they had by their efforts already reduced shipping to a minimum. The S.58. "Produce" and "Prometheus" had been chartered at high rates for India, for work not in the danger He agreed that, if Norwegian vessels were taken,
there was a strong case for returning British vessels.
zone.
Mr. Eakins suggested that, if the Imperial Authorities could get control of Norwegian vessels, they should consider
the taking of such vessels in place of British vessels.
13. With regard to the question of the removal of Norwegian vessels from the Coast by persons chartering for private profit, Colonel Thomson said that he would bear
the matter in mind. In a case such as that of Mesare,Nemazee
trading