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167 with the fees payable by local law on merchant seamen shipped from this Colony

2 In the terms of Ordinance 8 of 1879, Cap: 5, sec: 16, subsec: 5, "No seaman shall, except with the Harbour Master's sanction, be shipped on board any Merchant ship whatever elsewhere than at the Office of the Harbour Master, who shall charge for every seaman shipped the sum of one dollar, such sum to be paid in the first instance by the Master of the ship shipping such seaman; and such master shall deduct the same from the wages of such seaman. The above-mentioned fee shall be accounted for by the Harbour Master to the Treasury. The only vessels that are exempted by law from payment of these fees are men-of-war and the mail Steamers of the French Messageries Maritimes Company, which by local Ordinance have the status of men-of-war.

3. As far back as in 1879, the Harbour Master complained (Enclosure 1).

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167 with the fees payable by local law on merchant seamen shipped from this Colony 2 In the terms of Ordinance 8 of 1879, Cap: 5, sec: 16, subsec: 5, "No seaman shall, except with the Harbour Master's sanction, be shipped on board any Merchant ship whatever elsewhere than at the Office of the Harbour Master, who shall charge for every seaman shipped the sum of one dollar, such sum to be paid in the first instance by the Master of the ship shipping such seaman; and such master shall deduct the same from the wages of such seaman. The above-mentioned fee shall be accounted for by the Harbour Master to the Treasury. The only vessels that are exempted by law from payment of these fees are men-of-war and the mail Steamers of the French Messageries Maritimes Company, which by local Ordinance have the status of men-of-war. 3. As far back as in 1879, the Harbour Master complained (Enclosure 1).
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167

with the fees payable by local law on merchant seamen shipped from

this Colony

2

In the terms of Ordinance

8 of 1879, Cap: 5.- des : 16, subsea: 5,

"No seaman shall, except.

shall, except with the

Harbour Master's sanction, be shipped on board Merchant

any

to do duty

ship whatever elsewhere than at the

Office of the Harbour Master, who

"shall charge for every -shipped the sum

of

#

ofce

seaman

one dollar, such.

to be paid in the first instance

"by the Master of the ship shipping such

تم

seaman.

#

#

seaman: and such master shall.

deduct the same

such seaman

from the

shipped

*

wages of

The above mentioned fee shall be accounted for by the Harbour master to the Treasury. The only

vessels that are exen

xempted by law __

are

from payment of these fees men-of-war and the mail Steamers of the French Messageries Maritimes $ 1 of 1882. Company, which by local Ordinaner have the status of men-of-

3.

war.

To far back as in

e Enclosure 1. 1879, the Harbour Master complained".

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