#BOLOSURE IN OUT*
***UTOH NO. 102 of 96/4/1040
Britis Coaula (e-Cano zal,
I.
202,68
11th Haroh, 1 9 4 0.
sir and dear Wollenguo,
On February 3rd last I had the honour to write
Mr. Intruduirm, in your absence, protesting against the in-
troduction of the Temporary egulations of the earl River
ilotage
erv.oe as being an unjustifiable infringement of
the rights or 3ritish shipping. No reply to this letter
ham yet reached æ.
I ma new informed by the local ra
ntative of
shmanry
the China Mavigation Co. Lt. that, winae lat February the
manter of 83 "Patshan" has been called upon to sign the pilot-
to.¡ on anoh ocassion.
age vouchere (dertifying to the presence of a pilot on board,
ship's draught,
He appended to his
signature the warde "without prejudice, reguls tions unsean".
Mosara, Butterfield a
wire report that they have
aaociation, æ
now received from the earl River 1lotage
debit aute for pilotage claimed in reapeat of 3 "Patahan"
running in February. This debit note in for H767.80 (being
4 up-bouni trips at K÷ 191.95 per trip) and ¥959.75 (being
5 do-n-bound tripe as #191.98 per trip)
4.
·
Under the pilotage regulations for the port of Gaaton
approved by the Connuler Body a izer drawing from 6 to 10
foot (which is 19 "Putahan"a"draught) pays Hi:13.80 for the
single trip up and down between the outer limit and hampan
and an midi tional B±10.00 between humpon and (maton.
these regulations therefore the pilotage fee to or from aton
for that draught is H2P.80
5.
Under
It is therefore obvious that the fees charged by the
Zeurl iver Pilotage maonimition are grosaly ozonamive.
MOTGOVA
direet branch of paragraph 6
They
the
Naguo Kita, aquire,
H.I.J.
Consul-General,
O ANTON