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to be dealt with by him as Official Administrator and the parties concerned should be told ∙ to apply to the Registrar at once.

I mentioned is my Report that I thought that these duties might be undertaken either by the Starbour Master or the Police. Upon

reconsideration I think the duties

ought

to be undertaken by the

ties if undertaken by the Police, would

Harbour Masters. The duties

have to be undertaken by the

Inspector of the Water Police and he is not es naturally

naturally the officer to communicate with

:the masters and officers of

Butch

British and

Foreign ships as

the starbour Master nor could

he naturally be given

necessary

control

be given ih the same power:

1

I have no doubt that it it

were necessary in England to provide specially for the distribution of the property deceased passengers officers

of

holding

a similar position

to the Starbour Master here

al

Board of Trade and Emigration officers would be the officers selected for the performance of

such

have been

duty as they

-purpose of taking

selected for the

charge