CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 290

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I transmit to you herewith the copy of an letter from the Bood of Trade, in which

it is stated that their

Lordships

are

of opinion

that both these payments

of

500 is the

in the case

the "Lord of the Isles "," and $350, in that of the "James Temon" are charges payable out of the

the

Imperial rate for

distressed seamen,

relief of

and that these suns

will accordingly be prind by that Department

Deportat to the Colonial Agents

to be placed to the cust

of

the

Hong Kong Government.

As regards the general question of remuneration

to persons who may have proved instrumental in relieving shipwrecked

seamen, it will be seem from the enclosed letter that, while stating what are the general rules to be followed

in such case,

the Board of Trade

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