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THE ONE HUNDRED AND Twentieth MEETING of the Committee was held at the Colonial Office, on Monday, the 24th of July, 1916, at 3.30 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. 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).

1. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed.

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Thor." The Committee approved the payment to the Crown Agents, for the credit of the Government of Jamaica, of £313 6s. 5d., which included a sum of £143 6s. Od. in respect of Mr. Orrett's commission on this ship.

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3. 8.0. Yawry."-

."-The Committee approved of the payment of £374 17s. 8d. to the Foreign Office in respect of the expenditure of the Acting Consul at Dakar; of £7 48. 4d. to the Government of Sierra Leone; and of £612 4s. 9d. to the Board of Trade for the repatriation of the master and crew of this ship. The accounts had been examined by Messrs. Houlder, Middleton, and Company, and reported to be correct, and a sum of £39 14s. 6d. had been recovered by this firm from the Protection and Indemnity Club in respect of a proportion of the repatriation expenses.

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4. 8.8. Hamborn."-The Committee approved the payment of $3.76 to Messrs. Pickford and Black for the cost of a cable sent by them in connexion with the purchase of the chronometer on this ship.

5. 5.8. Marina."-The Committee approved the payment of £352 158. 4d. to Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company for their expenses in connexion with this ship. It was agreed that the sum should be debited to the trading account of the ship.

6. S.3. Paros."-The Secretary reported that the War Office had agreed to pay £32 16s. 5d. in respect of certain expenses included in Messrs. Turner, Bright- man, and Company's account which the Committee considered was chargeable to the period during which the ship had been requisitioned.

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7. 8.8. Grahamland."-The Secretary reported that he had received a claim for £144 168. 6d. preferred by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com- pany in respect of the cost of provisions supplied from the Company's stock on H.M.S. "Macedonia to this ship, It was decided that the account should be examined by Messrs. Farrar, Groves, and Company.

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8. s.s. "Marquis Bacquehem."-The Committee considered a report from the Assistant Paymaster-General, and agreed that the accounts of this ship might be closed, subject to audit.

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9. 8.8. Furth."-The Committee agreed to pay £11 to the Admiralty in respect of an account for the supply of water and the removal of ashes in December, 1914, and January, 1915. The payment was to be made out of the proceeds of sale.

10. 3.5. Emir."-The Committee considered a letter from Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company with regard to the charge of £250 for diverting the 8.8. Bonny," and the wages of the crew engaged for this ship from the Canary Islands. It was decided that Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company should be asked to state what would have been the cost of sending out a crew to Gibraltar from the United Kingdom, including the cost of their wages.

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11. 5.8. Bangor." The Committee considered a claim received from the Admiralty for £218 6s. 9d. for provisions supplied by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company from their stock on H.M.S. "Macedonia.” Committee agreed to pay this sum, the account to be debited to the proceeds of sale of the prize cargo of coal.

12. 8.0. "Chile."-The Committee approved the payment of £90 to the Belfast Harbour Commissioners for the services of their tug "Musgrave."

The Committee considered an account from Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Company for the cost of a tug. In view of the fact that this firm had agreed that their account for £486 should include the cost of the hawser on board, the payment of this sum was authorized.

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8.0. Llandaff."-The Committee noted that £120 had been paid by

Messrs. John Stewart and Company to Mrs. Hodge, the widow of the late master

of this ship. The Committee approved the repayment of this sum to the managers.

14. Accounts. The Secretary reported that the balance to the credit of the Committee on 30th June amounted to £608,918 16s. 11d.

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S.S. Gibraltar."-The Secretary reported that an opinion had been given by Mr. R. A. Wright advising that an application should not be made to the Court for the condemnation of the outstanding freights payable in London. The Com- mittee decided that no further action could be taken to recover these freights, but that Messrs. Waltons and Company should be asked to forward a statement of their expenses as soon as possible. The Public Trustee was to be informed of the existence of the freights, which appeared to constitute an outstanding debt to the Hansa Steamship Company.

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Edna."-The Secretary read a letter from Messrs. Scrutton, Sons, and Company explaining that the 8.8. Serrana" had been too large to enter the port of Falmouth in Jamaica, and that extra expense had therefore been incurred in loading the cargo from that port which it had been arranged to take in the "Edna."

The Committee agreed that Messrs. Scrutton might be authorized to settle the matter with the Jamaica shippers on the basis of an allowance at the rate of 4s. a ton.

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17. 8.8.

Istria." The Committee decided that the accounts for the sale of the cargo of this ship should be forwarded to the Foreign Office, and that that Depart- ment should be requested to invite the Court to pass the accounts and to forward a statement of the balance due from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

18. s.s. "Diana."

-Mr. Holt reported that a claim had been made by Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company in connexion with the collision of this ship with the s.s." Baro," and that the matter had been referred to Messrs. Glanvill, Enthoven, and Company, who were dealing with the claim. The Committee recommended that the Nigerian Government should be asked by telegraph to report on the matter.

19. s.s. "Diyatalawa."--Mr. Holt reported that this ship had been fixed to load on the berth at Karachi for the United Kingdom, and that a freight of 92s. 6d. a ton on the dead weight would be earned

20. "Neath."--Mr. Holt reported that this ship had arrived at the Azores from Australia.

21. S.v. Clevedon." The Committee saw no objection to this ship being fixed

to load a cargo from the Plate if a good offer could be obtained.

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8.8. "Telde.".

-The Secretary reported that this ship had been condemned as prize, and that an order had been made for her delivery to the Crown. Evans stated that she would be taken over for the transport service.

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The Secretary was asked to bring up the subject again in about three weeks' time, with a view to the necessary valuation being made.

23. Insurance of Cargoes.—The Committee decided that the India Office should be asked to press for the collection of the premium due in respect of certain cargoes adjudicated in the Prize Court at Aden which had not been treated as insured.

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