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Act which relate to Salvage. This

appears to buy

one; but

Lords

object

to be a very descabre

Officers

as the duties of the

Called Receivers of Buck

form a very important feature in the Aystem established

by the Imperial Act and as no

is made.

5.

the Colonial Act.

provision for

the

appointment or regulation of thin Officers,

( a duty which under the Imperial Act is impoard upon the Board of Trade,

it seems

doubtful whether the object in

Vrew will be completely accomplished.

The object of the 2th Clause appears to be to with draw certain cases of piratical capture where the value is small from the Jurisdiction of the Vice Adencialty Courts and to hand the

Jurisdiction

ovel

to the Pelty Sessions

A pendary Magate

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163

appears

The object of this slave affeurs

Lords to be

my

a desirable one,

but

it is at bast doubtful whether it is

accomplished by the clause or

амуу

it

w better

Colonial Ordinance can accomplish.

By the Imperial Act 13 and 141

Vic : 825 Jurisdiction

5 Jurisdiction is given to Vice

Adinicially Courts in all cases

of Capture

of Pratical Vessels. Any limitation of

the Vice Admiralty Jurisdiction

Can

Lords

only

there for it appears to say be effected by Simperial Legislation.

The operation of the Ponperial Act is reserved in the Clause in question;

Act

but looking to the terms of this bet

the

reservation would probably sex der Augatory the colote of the Clause, and