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2. The sum of $

has been paid by the owners

of the ship, &c. [state name of ship or other property salved] to the Defelauts, as owners of the ship [state name of solving ship], and has been accepted by them in satis- faction of their claim for salvage, but the said Defendants have not paid and refuse to pay any part of that sum to the Plaintiffs for their share in the said salvage services.

The Plaintiff's claim→

1. An equitable share of the saidsum of $

to be apportioued among them as the Court shall think fit and the costs of this action,

2. Such other relief as the nature of the case may

require. Dated the

day of

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(Signed) A.B., &c., Plaintiffs.

(4) In an Action for master's wages and disbursements ;

a. The Princess.")

PETITION.

In the Supreme Court of Hongkong, Admiralty Jurisdiction. [Title of Action.] Writ issued

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1. The Plaintiff, on the 10th day of February, 1877, was appointed by the owner of the British barque "Princess " procceded against in this action, waster of the said barque, and it was agreed between the Plaintiff and the said owner that the wages of the Plaintiff as master should be $100 per mouth.

2. The Plaintiff acted as master of the said barque from the said 10th day of February until the 25th day of October, 1877, and there is now due to him for his wages as master during that time the sum of $850.

3. The Plaintiff as master of the said barque expended various sums of money for necessary disbursements on account of the said barque; and there is now due to him in respect of the same a balance of $350

The Plaintiff claims→

1. A decree pronouncing the said sums, amounting ia the whole to $1,200 to be due to him for wages and disbursements, and directing the said vessel to be sold and the amount due to him to be paid to him out of the proceeds.

2. Such further and other relief as the nature of the

case may require.

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Dated the

day of

(Signed)

18

4.D., Plaintiff.

b. (The “Northumbria,”) PETITION.

In the Supreme Court of Hongkong, Admiralty Jurisdiction. [Title of Action.]

Writ issued

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1. In or about the mouth of July 1873 the Plaintiff was engaged by the owners of the British ship "Northumbria " to serve on board her as her master, at wages after the rate of $130 per month, and he entered into the service of the said ship as her master accordingly, and thenceforward served on board her in that capacity and at that rate of wages until he was discharged as hereinafter stated.

2. When the Plaintiff so entered into the service of the said ship she was lying at the port of North Shields in the county of Northumberland, and she thence sailed to Point de Galle, and thence to divers other ports abroad, and returned home to Cardiff, where she arrived on the 1st day of October, 1875.

3. The "Northumbria," after having received divers repairs at Cardiff, left that port on the 5th day of November, 1875, under command of the Plaintiff on a voyage, which is thus described in the ship's articles signed by the Plaintiff and her crew before commencing the same, viz., "A voyage "from Cardiff to Bahia or Pernambuco, and any ports or "places in the Brazils, or North or South America, United "States of America, indian, Pacific, or Atlantic Oceans, "China or Eastern Seas, Cape Colonies, West Indies, or

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