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THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD MEETING of the Committee was held at the Colonial Office on Monday, the 30th October, 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. H. W. MALKIN, Foreign Office.
MR. L. D. WAKELY, India Office.
MR. C. TENNYSON, C.M.G., Colonial Office.
MR. T. H. HOLT, Crown Agents.
MR. R. A. WISEMAN (Secretary).
Mr. Wakely was only present during the discussion of item 13.
1. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed.
2. s.v. “Bellas.”—The Secretary reported that this ship had encountered a The Committee's violent hurricane and suffered considerable damage off Barbados. interests were being looked after at Barbados by Messrs. Hanschell and Com- pany, who were a Danish firm of good standing. The Governor of Barbados had also been asked to give any facilities that were needed.
3. "Neath."-The Secretary read a letter from Messrs. Ross T. Smyth and Company reporting that the French Government had offered to pay one-and-a-half day's demurrage in settlement of the Committee's claim for three days. Messrs. Joyce and Company had reported that in their opinion the receivers of the cargo had no case, but they recommended that, as it was the practice of shipowners to meet shippers so far as possible on this point in existing circumstances, the Committee should agree to the settlement proposed by the French Government. The Com- mittee decided to accept the offer of the French Government.
4. 8.v. Carl." Mr. Holt reported that this ship had, at the request of the Admiralty, been ordered to Plymouth in order to be fitted up for the voyage to British Honduras.
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5. 8.8. Nicolaos."-The valuation of this ship for the purposes of the Com- mittee's insurance fund was discussed, and it was decided that Mr. Glanvill should be asked to quote a rate on the basis of a valuation which, so far as the risk of total loss only was concerned, must be fixed at £30.000.
6. s.s. "Emir."-The Secretary read a letter from Messrs. Hindley and Com- The Committee decided that pany with regard to the sale of the hemp and tow. the letter should be acknowledged and that Messrs. Hindley should be informed that its contents were noted, but that this must not be taken to convey the Com- mittee's concurrence in any of the statements made in the letter.
The Committee considered a letter from Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company and decided that they would not press the claim to recover from the Company the cost of the deviation of the ship from Seccondee, since such a claim was contrary to the custom on the Coast and the deviation had been made for the public advantage.
7. Sixth Interim Report and Prize Court Fees.--The Committee considered the draft of a despatch to the Governor of the Windward Islands, prepared by Mr. Tennyson, with reference to the recommendations made in the Committee's report. The draft was approved subject to certain suggestions.
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8. Steamships “Hamm and “ Apolda.”—The Secretary reported that the Federal Steam Navigation Company had now concluded the charters with Messrs. Millars' Timber and Trading Company, Limited, for a further voyage of these ships with sleepers from Australia, subject to the reservation that the charters would only be effective in the event of the South African Government accepting the tender for the supply of sleepers from the latter company.
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9. S.n. Terpsichore."--The Secretary reported that Messrs. William Richards and Son had recommended that a general average should be taken in respect of the damage to the ship off the coast of Ireland, and that instructions had therefore been sent to the managers to obtain the necessary particulars for the adjustment.
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10. 3.3. "Edna."-The Secretary reported that the Admiralty Marshal had informed him that in the case of the Woermann boats light dues were paid in full by Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company on the arrival of the vessels in Liverpool. Mr. Evans also stated that he had been informed by the Accountant-General's Department that light dues were paid in full by the Admiralty, and, in these circumstances, the Committee agreed that the account of Trinity House for light dues on this ship should also be paid in full. The Secretary pointed out that this would probably involve a claim by Trinity House for payment in full of the dues on the s.8. "Koerber."
11. 8.8. Guten fels."--The Secretary reported that he had now heard from Messrs. Grahams and Company that the banks had not paid over any sums in respect of the original cargo taken over by them under the order of the Court at Alexandria. The Committee decided that the accounts for the sales of the enemy cargo ex this ship might now be forwarded to the Court, together with a copy of the correspondence with Messrs. Grahams and Company, and that the Court should be asked, as in the "Istria" case, to decide whether the banks should now be asked to pay into Court the sums-due in respect of the cargoes taken over by them. 12. 8.0. "Clenedon."-The Committee approved the payment of £1,500 to Messrs. J. Hardie and Company on account of their disbursements for the present voyage of this ship.
13. Steamships "Damao" (late “Brisbane”) and "Pangim" (late “Numantia”), Mr. Tennyson read a letter from the Board of Trade asking the Committee to assist them in drawing up an agreement with the representatives of the cargo owners with a view to the removal of these ships with their original cargoes from Mormagao, also a memorandum of a preliminary meeting held at the Colonial Office between Mr. Malkin, Mr. Leak. of the Board of Trade, himself, and various persons interested. The Board added that they were asking the Treasury to allow the Committee to undertake the preparation of the agreement. The Committee agreed to act as requested by the Board of Trade, subject to the approval of the Treasury.
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THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING of the Committee was held at the Colonial Office on Monday, the 6th November, 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. C. HIPWOOD, Board of Trade.
MR. H. W. MALKIN, Foreign Office.
MR. L. D. WAKELY, India Office.
MR. C. TENNYSON, C.M.G., Colonial Office.
MR. T. H. HOLT, Crown Agents.
MR. R. A. WISEMAN (Secretary).
Mr. Malkin left the Committee while 3 was being discussed, and Mr. Hipwood
left after this item had been discussed.
1. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed.
2. 8.3. 'Nicolaos."—The Committee considered a telegram from the High Commissioner for Egypt reporting that the Court, after considering an applica tion from the part owner, had extended the time for the payment of the part owner's share of the vessel fixed at £12,000 on certain conditions. The Committee decided not to resist the immediate payment of interest at five per cent. up to the end of October, but they thought that the Procurator should reserve the right of the Crown to contest payment of £12,000 to the part owner for his share of the ship if less than £30,000 were realized at the sale. They also thought that the attention of the High Commissioner should be called to the previous correspon- dence, which showed that the Court had provided that nerest should only be paid from the date of the delivery of the ship to the Crown, and that the ship appeared to have been delivered not earlier than the 12th of September.