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Minute by the Attorney General.

Hae C MAY OF

Hon. Col. Secretary.

In view of the letter from the Board of Trade

I recommend that the Governor in Council under sub-section

(2) of section 15 of Ordinance 26 of 1891, forthwith substitute

the new Board of Trade paragraph 11 (of the regulations) for

the local regulations pages 14,15 and 16 relating to sight

tests, The Harbour Master will then cease to endorse certifi-

cates, which I understand is very rarely done here.

With regard, however, to the course proposed to

be pursued by the Board of Trade under section 471 of the

(Imperial) Merchant Shipping Act of 1894, the wording of our

local Ordinances is somewhat different.Probably the best course

would be to add to sub-section (5) of section 19 of the Mer-

chant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance (No.36 of 1899), as soon

as it comes into force, a further sub-section (9) to the fol-

lowing effect.-

"When any master or mate holding a British

certificate of competency is reported as having failed in the

form vision, colour vision, or colour ignorance tests, and to

be, therefore, incompetent."

The Court could then act under sub-section (8)

B of section 19.

(Sd.) W.MEIGH GOODMAN.

8.3.1901.