CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 263

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in such cases and whether they have of themselves authority to commit. refractory Sailors to any of the Colonial Gaou

In reply I have to state that

is concerned appears to have met- all necessary requirements.

The Consuls have not the power

of themalves to commit refractory

suitors to

in the

year

1850 aw

Ordinance

was

Ordinance.

pussed (Copy enclosed) by which it

was enacted that all seannew

blarging

to Foreign Merchant Ships who refused duty

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absented themselves

were otherwise insubordinate were

liable to imprisonment for

any

period

The

not exceeding three months

Master in the first instance paying

their expenses in

-Gaol - This Ordinance

has been found most useful in

practice and as

far

as

this Colony

any

prisons. but

support as

of the

the Colonial

we afford them such

is withen

our power

and is compatible with reason -

With reference to foreign seamen

who wilfully

remain behind their

ships. their case in common with

those of British Seamen is met by Clause 5 of

our Harbour Ordinances

dinance 1 of 1562, a

copy of which I enclose - but I must add that the Board of Trade appear to have some

to this section so

far

objection

as relates to the

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