Out. Herbert
I am not sure that I understand the question aright. Ir dealley,
and (:) M. Cottreal it
with the B. of Trade director office
has been the practice
183
as a general rule
although the Br of Trade, when desirous
A
governor,
would probably this office
pass their admonition through
DO
to admonish
of correspondence through this
Cy
a
matter
Sir G. Barrow appears to treat in
as one of addressing the B. of Trade (on the part of a subordinate officer) direct
the Governor
through
By
sec. 6 of the Merchant Shipping Act (1854) the B. of Trade is the dept charged
with carrying out the provisions
The case
of provided by sec. 2/1
which
of the act. Owen Turning appears to be
by Officers abroad required to send distressed seamen to their homes either as passengers under articles
and
It has always appeared to me that the officers abroad charged with carrying out the provisions of the act are for
the purposes of
the B. of Trade and should correspond directly with the B. of Trade, which
as a matter of courtesy,
done in the present instance
This obviously
be so
and
they have
conveniently it showed otherwise this office would be unnecessarily
clogged with
a
mass of correspondence to transmit, very often to the inconvenience
delay of the matter in hand
The circular of 25 May 1871 (which by the way only refers to a short act of 1869 relating to certificates) and the minute upon which it was founded appear likewise in accordance with the above view. But there is the further question
as to whether communications addressed to B. of Trade by officers in the Colonies should be always addressed by the Governor and replied to by his direction, and never so
by
a
subordinate officer on his responsibility
KE:
Sir G. Barrow has pointed out that in
the present case the letter has been written
by direction of the Governor
Out. Herbert
I am not sure that I understand the question aright. Ir dealley,
and (:) M. Cottreal it
with the B. of Trade direch or office
has been the practice
183
as a general rule
although the Br of Trach, when desirous
A
governor,
would probably this office
pass their admonition througt
DO
to admonish
of cornes pondence through this
Cy
a
matter
Sir G. Banow appears to treat in
as one of addressing the B. of Trade (on the part of a subordinati officer) direct
the Governor
through
By
sec. 6 of the merchant
shep shipping
acr
(1954) the B. of Frade is the dept charged.
with carrying out the provisions
The case
of krovided by sec. 2/1
which
of the act. Owen Turning appears to be
by Officers abroad required to send destressed seamen to their homes either as passengers under articles
anc
It has always appeared to me that the officers abroad charged with camping out the provisions of the act are for
the act officers of, the purposes of
B
the
of Trade and should correspond di: : rect with the B. of Trade, which ? bebear
of courtesy,
done in the present instance
This obviously
be so
✓
and
they have
convenient thul it showed otherwise this office wt he unnecessarily
cocolouded with
A
mass of corner pondence ti transilin, very often to the inconvencent
delay of the matter in hand
The circular of 25 May 1971 (which by Kur way only refers to a short act of 1869 relating to certificates) and the minuten upon which it was founded appear like in accordance with the above view But there is the further questionn
to the whether communications addressed 13.07 Trade by officers in the Colonces should be alwaystaddressed by the governor andreped orbyties direction, and never so
by
a
sabordinate offices on his sponsibility
KE:
Sir G. Barrow has pointed out thal in
the present case the letter has been written
by direction of the governor
Cers
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