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"Polkerris.”—The Committee considered an account for £45 68, 4d. It was for dock dues and wages paid on this ship previously to the date of her sale. agreed that the Port of London Authority should be asked to refund the charges made by them.
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s.s." Senegambia.”—The Committee considered a letter from the Admiralty: stating that it was their practice to pay two-thirds of the dock dues incurred at Bristol. Mr. Evans undertook to look into the matter again, and it was decided that the Admiralty Marshal should be asked what his practice was in similar cases. 20. Steamships "Kalymnos," Kawak," and Erymanthos."-The Com- mittee considered Messrs. Knott's account for these three ships.
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(a) s.s. "Kalymnos." In Messrs. Knott's account had originally been included £63 98. 5d. for stores supplied after the date on which the ship was taken over by the Transport Department. This sum
was then struck out of the account. The Committee agreed that the effect of this transfer from their charge to that of the Admiralty was to increase the managers' profit commission by nearly £5.
As regards the meals supplied to the Admiralty officials and tally clerks at Gibraltar, Mr. Evans reported that he had ascertained that the meals had in fact been given. The Committee agreed that the account might be accepted.
(6) Malta account for the three ships and amount debited for stores, bunker coal, etc., for the purpose of reckoning Messrs. Knott's commission on the profits. -The Committee agreed that the Admiralty account for £250 8s. 2d. might be paid, and that all the expenses should be debited to the earning account in the books of the Assistant Paymaster-General.
As regards Messrs. Knott's proposal that a certain proportion of the Malta expenses should be regarded as capital outlay and should not come into the accounts for the purpose of calculating their commission, the Committee considered that the proper principle to adopt with regard to these three ships was to enter into the account any cash expenses incurred, but to raise no question as to stores and bunker coal on board the ships at the beginning and end of the voyage concerned, for which no cash payment was given or received. On this principle they recommended that Messrs. Knott should be informed that the whole of the Malta account must be On the debited against the account for reckoning the commission on the profits. other hand, the question which had been raised by the Audit Department, as to the proper allocation for the amount of stores and bunker coal on board the ships when they were first taken over, would be dealt with on the same principle, and Messrs. Knott would not be asked to make any allowance in their accounts for this purpose. Messrs. Knott should, however, be told that this question had been raised, and that it was therefore hoped that they would accept the Committee's ruling with regard to the Malta accounts.
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THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH MEETING of the Committee was held at the Colonial Office on Monday, the 3rd of April, 1916, at 3.15 p.m.
The following members were present:-
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR E. J. W. Slade, K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O. (Chairman).
MR. W. J. EVANS, Admiralty.
MR. G. L. BARSTOW, C.B., Treasury.
MR. H. W. MALKIN, Foreign Office.
MR. L. D. WAKELY, India Office.
MR. C. TENNYSON, C.M.G., Colonial Office (who acted as Secretary in
the absence of Mr. Wiseman).
MR. T. H. HOLT, Crown Agents.
1. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed subject to, altera- tions in paragraphs 3 and 5.
2. 8.$.
"Genosse."-The Committee decided that the remainder of the dunnage wood, which was on board this vessel when it was taken over in St. Lucia and was not required by the Coasting Trade Office, should be sold by them and the amount transferred to the Assistant Paymaster-General.
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MINUTES.
8.5. "Salandha da Gama."--The Chairman reported that this ship could be used in the coasting trade, and the Secretary was instructed to make the neces- sary arrangements for her requisitioning.
4. 8.8. "Tandem."-The Committee approved the payment of £2,000 to the Federal Steam Navigation Company on account of their disbursements in con- nexion with the homeward voyage of this ship.
5. s.s. "Gutenfels."-The Secretary reported the receipt of a cheque for
"Tervoe." £960 in settlement of the Committee's claim against the s.s.
6. 5.8. "Edna."-(a) The Committee recommended that the neutral officers and crew of this ship, who were demanding to be repatriated to San Francisco, should be informed that if they would navigate the ship to Barbados they would receive pay up to discharge and be repatriated from there to the United States; otherwise their pay would cease on discharge in the Falkland Islands and they would only be sent as far as Monte Video.
(b) Freight-The Committee decided that when the ship was discharged in the West Indies she should be loaded home from Jamaica by Messrs. Scrutton, Sons and Company. It was understood that Messrs. Scrutton, Sons and Company would load her as one of the Joint Cargo Service Steamers on the Jamaica home- ward berth, and would charge the Committee the same fees as they pay for their own steamers. They would also enter into the usual agreement for remuneration at 2 per cent. on expenses and 11 per cent. on freight.
(c) The Committee recommended that a telegram should be sent to the Governor of the Falkland Islands asking that an inventory might be made of the stores and provisions on board the ship: if possible the inventory should be made under an Order of the Court.
7. S.0.
Llandaff."-The Committee considered an application for a gratuity for the widow of the late master of this vessel. The Protection and Indemnity Insurance Company had declined to make any payment under the insurance, as the master's salary had been over the statutory limit. The Secretary was instructed to ask the Treasury whether the widow was entitled to receive any payment under the Superannuation Act, and to inform them that, if this was not the case, the Committee would suggest that she should receive a gratuity equivalent to six months of her late husband's pay.
8. S.3.
Kankakee."—(a) The Committee considered certain criticisms made by the Transport Department of the Admiralty on the accounts for the homeward voyage of this vessel They decided that Messrs. Frisch should be paid a further sum of fifteen thousand francs on account instead of the sum of eighteen thousand francs which it had been proposed to pay them.
(b) The Committee decided that an account received through the Admiralty for £33 98. 6d. for the pilotage of this vessel from the Downs to the Tyne should be paid.
9. 8.8. "Hocking."-
."-The Committee considered a letter from the Assistant Paymaster-General with regard to the account received from the Admiralty Coast- They decided ing Trade Office for the voyage of this ship from Brest to the Tyne. that the whole amount claimed by the Coasting Trade Office, less £25 in respect of protection and indemnity insurance for one month to the 30th of March, should be efunded to the Coasting Trade Office.
10. s.8. "Marina."--The Secretary reported that the Admiralty wished to take ver this ship in Nigeria. He was instructed to make the necessary arrangements for putting her at the disposal of the Admiralty, and to send to the Admiralty a copy of Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company's letter offering to make arrange- He was also instructed to suggest to the Transport ments for bringing her home. Department that the ship should be valued as she lay in Nigeria, either by Messrs. Kellock and Sons or Messrs. Lachlan and Company.
letter from Messrs. 11. 8.8, "Montana.”—The Committee considered a Kellock and Company reporting that, owing to this ship's size, age, and condi- tion, the best results would be obtained by selling her in Malta. The Secretary was instructed to make the necessary arrangements for the ship to be sold, subject to the usual conditions, but allowing Italians to bid.