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
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of
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seaman
one dollar, such.
to be paid in the first instance
"by the Master of the ship shipping such
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seaman: and such master shall.
deduct the same
such seaman
from the
shipped
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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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