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to be productive of much inconvenience

and delay in se

Settling

the claims

of the relatives resident in this Country.

that

you

I am therefore to request

will move Mr. Secretary

Labouchere to call the attention of_ the authorities at Hong Kong to those Sections of the Merchant

Shipping Act 18574 which relate to

the Wages

and Effects of Deceased

Seamen (vigt the 1911

; th

and

following)

the

and to the printed instructions on

same subject issued by this Departinent

and forwarded to the several Colonies

and to instruct them in cases.

where Vessels in which Seamen die

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"are not coming.

home direct to the

United Kingdom to receive the amount !

that may be due to the Estate of the

deceased and remit the same to

Her Majesty's Paymaster General to be placed to the Account of tages and Effects of Deceased Seamen

The Masters Accounts should be IZZ forwarded direct to this Department.

I have the honor tobe

di

Your obedient Servant

James South

and