CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 536

Rights - I accompanied Mr. Youngs into the Court Room upstairs, where I found that a de bine esse" examination of the Officers of the

Ava "

was

going

on in the matter

of an action for collision be

collision brought by the owners of the "Rona-

agament the former vessel. In the middle of the examination the Registrer of the Vice Admiralty Court said that he must put a stop to the examination as he had to make out a Warrant of arrect against the Ava . There were at this time in the Court Room the Queen's Advocate who appeared of the Avn, the adreate for the

on

behalf

A

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Rond, the prector for the Ava -

and the procter for the Rana, Mr Landstein, the Chief Engineer of the Ava, who was under examination and several other gentlemen, They all heard the remarsts made by the Regietver: The examination was not stopped as the proctor for the Rona' undertoon to draw out the

Warrant for the Registrar, and he proceeded to do so at the Counsel's table . As no protect

the Advocate or

made

the

by Proctor for the Ara clanning

be

for her immunity from arrect on account of rights granted Treaty - I was led to the unanidalite