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instalment at the end of twelve months. It was also desirable to include a ion that the insurance policy should be deposited with the Admiralty pending t of the final instalment. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with airalty Marshal and Messrs. Waltons accordingly.
Submarine signalling apparatus.—Mr. Barstow undertook to make further s on this subject.
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8.0. Yawry."-The Committee considered the finding of the Naval Court captain and two officers of this vessel.
I a copy of the record to the Board of Trade.
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The Secretary was instructed to
"Emir." -The Committee considered an account which had been from Messrs. Churchill and Sim for the sale of forty-two bales of silk waste vessel. The Secretary was instructed to ask Messrs. Churchill and Sim why had been so long delayed.
8.8. Marina."-The Committee considered a letter from the Admiralty I with regard to the claim by the Collector of Customs in Nigeria for fees in of the detention of this vessel. It was decided that in any case no fees would ble for any period after the date of the requisition, since the Admiralty I's responsibility for the vessel presumably ceased on that date.
Insurance of cargoes, Gibraltar.-The Committee approved a letter which a written to the Admiralty asking them to pay the fire insurance premium opper which had been brought home on the "Kalymnos," "George R.," and bus." The Committee decided that the premium on the cargo of hides ioned by the Admiralty ez the s.8. "Marta" should not be paid until adjudi- If the cargo was condemned the premium would have to be paid by the
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Accounts. (a) The Committee considered the accounts to the 31st which showed a balance of £327,327 7s. 7d., while the undertaking by the >rt Department of the Admiralty amounted to £1,683,382 17s. 8d.
s.s. "Rooke," second voyage. The Committee decided to accept the charge 0 for repairs at Middlesbrough. The Committee considered a question by stant Paymaster-General as to whether the decision recorded in the Eighty- nutes, as to the discounting of freight payable by three months' bills, any attempt to recover the loss of £72 referred to in the Assistant Pay- leneral's letter to Mr. Holt of the 8th September. The Committee decided ttempt need be made to recover this loss.
5.8. “Rajaburi."-The Committee considered a report of the Board of irveyor on the accounts for the repair of this ship received from the Governor
· Kong. They decided that Messrs. Alfred Holt and Company should be give their opinion on the account of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock
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5.8. Paros." The Committee considered that all expenses incurred in con- ith the officers and crew between the 11th of March and the 21st of April, d of the requisition service, should be borne by the War Office. The Com- xided that the account of the Alexandria Engineering Works for repairing 1 must be paid. The Committee approved the payment of a despatch
to the railwaymen at Karachi of 200 rupees. The Committee decided not on the action of the managers in cabling money to Port Said to pay the d and Suez Canal Company's account. The Committee approved payment nagers of 14 per cent, on the freight (less 1 per cent. shrinkage) that would 1 earned if the vessel had not been sunk. The Committee authorized the
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of the balance of the disbursements, of which £9,000 had already been
subject to an allowance of £177 108. 5d. which was being claimed by the from the Indian Wheat Committee for a general average.
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THE EIGHTY-Eighth Meeting of the Committee was held at the Admiralty on Wednesday, 24th November, 1915, 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. T. H. HOLT, Crown Agents.
MR. C. TENNYSON, C.M.G., Colonial Office.
1. The minutes of the Eighty-seventh Meeting were read and confirmed.
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8.v. "Carl."-The Committee decided that, as the ship had been sent out in ballast from London and not taken to Cardiff, the £500 which Mr. Starkey had paid in lieu of his liability to deliver the vessel at Cardiff should be returned to him, less any amount which might be due for the hire of the ship.
3. s.o. "Chile."-The Committee decided that, if the Board of Trade were willing that their surveyor's report with regard to the damage to the rudder of this vessel should be communicated to the underwriters, this should be done, and the claim for the damage settled accordingly. The Secretary was instructed to com- municate with the Board of Trade and the Committee's brokers.
"Quarta."-The Committee considered a 4. Steamships "Rajaburi" and letter from the China Navigation Company, Limited, asking if they might be allowed to run the protection and indemnity and employers' liability and work- men's compensation risks in connexion with these vessels themselves instead of insuring them. The Committee decided to accede to this request.
5 3.8. "Genesee." The Committee decided that, if the Foreign Office and Admiralty concurred, the cargo of coal on board this ship should be discharged at St. Lucia and the ship utilized for bringing logwood from St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Belize to the United Kingdom. The Secretary was directed to make the necessary arrangements with the Admiralty, Foreign Office, and Board of Trade.
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6. 5.3. Erymanthos."-The Committee considered accounts which had been received from the Governor of Jamaica for this vessel and recommended that inquiry should be made with regard to the charge of £302 12s. 5d. for wharfage. The Com- mittee understood that wharfage should, in all cases, be paid by the shippers.
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8.8. Grahamland.”—Mr. Holt reported that this vessel was still held up outside the Panama Canal. Mr. Malkin undertook that a telegram should be sent by the Foreign Office asking what were the prospects of the ship being able to get through in a reasonable time.
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3.8. Emir.”—(a) Mr. Holt stated that this vessel, which had been reported off Ushant, on Saturday, with her rudder gone, was now in Barry undergoing tem- porary repairs. The tug which had been sent to find the "Emir" had not done so, but communication with her had been established in the morning.
(b) The Committee decided that the repairs which had been effected to this vessel after the completion of her voyage from Gibraltar should be charged to the account of the voyage to West Africa.
(c) The Committee considered the documents which had been submitted by the claimant for the 1,000 bags of ground nuts ex this steamer, and decided that the claimant had not made out his case and should be informed that if he wished to make a claim he should take legal advice as to the best method of doing so.
(d) The Committee considered correspondence which had passed with Messrs. Churchill and Sim and the Accounting Officer as to the sale price and expenses of the forty-two bales of silk waste er this ship. It appeared that an overcharge of £10 2s. 6d. had been made to the purchasers, and the Secretary was instructed to refer this point to Messrs. Churchill and Sim for their observations.
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