CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 77

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be paid.

into the Treasury.

have no hesitation in saying that in no one of the cases

ought the property to have

been brought into the Court.

Inquiries ought to be

made as I have pointed out in my Report at the time of

the vessel's arrival and before

the passengers...

The

present practice

is open to objections other than

those I have previously mentioned. It is entirely optional with the Master of the vessel

whether he takes charge

of the property of

a passenger or not and it is entirely optional with him whether he reports the matter to the official Administrator or hands over the property of

the deceased passenger to

him. As a rule the property

is so handed over because the Master desires to be relieved of responsibility but the official Administrator has no means of knowing whether any passenger has

died on board a particular vessel or of whether

his property

is duly handed...

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76be paid.into the Treasury.have no hesitation in saying that in no one of the casesought the property to havebeen brought into the Court.Inquiries ought to bemade as I have pointed out in my Report at the time ofthe vessel's arrival and beforethe passengers...Thepresent practiceis open to objections other thanthose I have previously mentioned. It is entirely optional with the Master of the vesselwhether he takes chargeof the property ofa passenger or not and it is entirely optional with him whether he reports the matter to the official Administrator or hands over the property ofthe deceased passenger tohim. As a rule the propertyis so handed over because the Master desires to be relieved of responsibility but the official Administrator has no means of knowing whether any passenger hasdied on board a particular vessel or of whetherhis propertyis duly handed...
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be paid.

into the Treasury.

have no hesitation in barking chat in no one of the cases

ought the property to have

been brought into the fourt.

Inquiries ought to be

-made as I have pointed out Report at the time of

my

the vessel's arrival and before

I the

{

passengers

sengers scparati

The

present practice

is open to objections other than

mem

those I have previously -tioned. It is entirely optional with the Master of the vessel

change

کیسے

whether he takes clases.

the property of

of a

passenger.

passenger or not and it entirely optional with him whether he reports the matter to the official Administrator or hands over the property of

the

deceased ceas

pass

him. As a rule I

property

is so handed over because the Master desires to be relieved of responsibility but the official Administrator has no means of knowing whither any passenger has

died on board of and partion- -lar vessel or rich of whether

his property

is duly handed

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