CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 532

10.

(24.) When any passenger ship has sustained or caused Report to any sccident occasioning loss of life or has received any material damage affecting her seaworthiness or her efficiency either in her bill or in any part of her machinery, the master' accidents to shall, within twenty-four hours after the happening of the ships. accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as possible, report (S.A., the same by letter to the Harbour Master, and in defanit,

isp, sec. without reasonable cause therefor, he shall be liable to a

423). penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars,

Harbour

Master of

passenger

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As regards section 10 sub-section (24), the Board of Trade suggests that its provisions should be limited to passenger ships registered in the Colony or being within its waters. The Harbour Master, however, submits, in reply, that the passenger ships registered in this Colony are very few indeed, while there are a large number of ships registered elsewhere carrying passengers to and from the Colony. It seems that such ships must be within the waters of the Colony to enable the Master to report to the Harbour Master.

The BA T solicitor

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comments to make

this sub-claust.