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(No. 2281.)

MARLBOROUGH" (S.S.)

FINDING of a Marine Court of Inquiry, held at the Office of the Harbour Master, in the City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on the 15th day of July 1884, under the provisions of Section XIII. of Ordinance No. 8 of 1879.

The said Court having for its members, viz. :--

The Honourable HENRY G. TaoмSETT, R.N.,

Stipendiary Magistrate.

GEORGE S. KEIG WIN, Esq.,

A Commissioned Officer in the Royal Navy.

THOMAS H. CLEGG, Esq.,

Master of the British S.S. "Hoiliow." ALEXANDER B. MACTAVISH, Esq.,

Master of the British S.S. "Arratron Apear." SAMUEL BASON, Esq.,.

Master of the British S.S. "Zambesi,"

To make inquiry respecting the circumstances attend- ing the loss of the British steamship Marlborough," official No. 76,985, of Singapore, of which Max Kunath, number of whose certificate of competency is 567, of Singapore, was lately master and commander.

We find that the British steamship "Marlborough,” official No. 76,985, of Singapore, 1,175 tons was wrecked at about 1.20 p.m., on the 12th June 1884, on a reef off Hainan Head (north extreme of the Island of Hainan).

We are of opinion that the loss of this ship is due to the careless navigation of the master, Max Kunath.

We hereby direct that the certificate of competency, No. 567, of Singapore, of Max Kunath, he suspended for one year from this date. We recommend that Max Kunath be provided with a first mate's certificate.

Given under our hands at Hong Kong, this 15th

day of July 1884.

(Signed)

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N..

Stipendiary Magistrate.

GEORGE S. KEJGWIN,

Navigating Lieutenant R.N.

Masters in the

THOMAS H. CLEGG,

A. B. MACTAVISH,

SAML. BASON,

Mercantile

Marine.

L867, 2054.

100-8/84. Wt. 36. E. & S.

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