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In previous cases of seizures of ships have
you ever made similar arrangements for supply by outside firms?
Yes. Food has been advanced.
In the case of the Batereica (? 1926) I believe food was supplied in the same way. It could
be supplied to the Captain as necessaries.
In the ordinary way the bailiff would obtain credit for food and pay for it out of the proceeds of sale. Such credit could not be obtained during the
strike.
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What crew was kept on board? When was the number reduced?
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were
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The full crew was 58 Chinese. These retained for two months. The whole lot were not necessary for custody of the ship. After two months the number was cut down to 26. I consulted the Captain and he thought this number was necessary for the safety of the ship. There were seamen, stokers and fitters and an engineer.
Where was the ship lying?
From the 4th May she lay at a buoy in harbour, later in May she moved to Kowloon Bay. On the 6th July she went into dock and remained there till December. Then I thought it advisable to get her outside as this would cut expenses by over $1,000 a month. The retention in dock for this, period was considered by the Dock Co. to be necessary for the ship's safety Captain Weston agreed.
Certain stores from the ship were sold. Why, and by what authority?
Food
A lot of stores had to be jettisoned. had gone bad in the store room owing to heat. It was therefore necessary to condemn some and to sell some.
The sale took place about August or September 1925. The things sold were those shown on the list
27.