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shipped of seamen on or about the

you instant without payment of fees.

3. Section 8 of Ordinance of 1862 provides that no seaman shall "be shipped either for

English

or a Foreign ship elsewhere than

at the office of the Harbor Master,

"who shall charge for every seaman shipped a fee of

one dollar.

Seaman

4. In order to facilitate the

to facilitate the

work at the various consular offices

it has been the

practice for the

Consular office requiring and a permit (blank copy enclosed, to the Shipping office requesting permission to ship

certain

certain men whose names are

inserted on the Forms; and on presentation of such permit the fees are paid to the signing officer.

5. This was not done in the

case of the Alice E. Lickerman and the Treasury has consequently been deprived of $... fees.

6. I have no present information as to whether any

other seamen

have been shipped without the

without

permission of the Harbor Master, and consequently payment of fees; but it is just possible that, as the United States Consul is new to the Colony,

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174 shipped of seamen on or about the you instant without payment of fees. 3. Section 8 of Ordinance of 1862 provides that no seaman shall "be shipped either for English or a Foreign ship elsewhere than at the office of the Harbor Master, "who shall charge for every seaman shipped a fee of one dollar. Seaman 4. In order to facilitate the to facilitate the work at the various consular offices it has been the practice for the Consular office requiring and a permit (blank copy enclosed, to the Shipping office requesting permission to ship certain certain men whose names are inserted on the Forms; and on presentation of such permit the fees are paid to the signing officer. 5. This was not done in the case of the Alice E. Lickerman and the Treasury has consequently been deprived of $... fees. 6. I have no present information as to whether any other seamen have been shipped without the without permission of the Harbor Master, and consequently payment of fees; but it is just possible that, as the United States Consul is new to the Colony,
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174 shipped of seamen on or about the you instant without payment of fees. 3. Section & of Ordinance bf 18652 provides that'ns seaman shall "be shipped eicher for English or a Foreign ship elsewhere than 'at the office of the Sarbor Master, "who shall charge for every "shipped a Ise of one dollar. Seaman 4. In order to facilitate the to facilitate the ork at the varions fonsular offices the practice for the it has been the Consular office requiring und a permit (blank capy enclosed, to the Shipping office requesting permission to ship certain certain mine whose names are inserted on the Forms; and on presentation of such permit the kees are paid to the signing officer. 5. This was not done in the e of the Alice E. Lickerman and the Treasury has conseque consequently been deprived of $ fees. 6. I have no present information as to whether any other seamen have been shipped without the without permission of che Farbor Master, and consequently payment of fees; but it is just possible that, as the suited States (onsul is new to the lolony, the
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shipped of seamen on or about the

you instant without payment of fees.

3. Section & of Ordinance bf 18652 provides that'ns seaman shall "be shipped eicher for

English

or a Foreign ship elsewhere than

'at the office of the Sarbor Master,

"who shall charge for every "shipped a Ise of

one dollar.

Seaman

4. In order to facilitate the

to facilitate the

ork at the varions fonsular offices

the practice for the

it has been the

Consular office requiring und a permit (blank capy enclosed, to the Shipping office requesting permission to ship

certain

certain mine whose names are

inserted on the Forms; and on presentation of such permit the kees are paid to the signing officer.

5. This was not done in the

e of the Alice E. Lickerman and the Treasury has conseque

consequently been deprived of $ fees.

6. I have no present information as to whether any

other seamen

have been shipped without the

without

permission of che Farbor Master, and consequently payment of fees; but it is just possible that, as the suited States (onsul is new to the lolony,

the

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