CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12] — Page 639

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TH out of 5

*Exd***

631

a S.M; But I have known many captains intimately, and

I know how, naturally enough, they and the S.M. must

hit it off. I hold no brief for the seaman! He is too

much trouble to ships' doctors for them to love him!

But it is the sense of injustice that makes him class

the ship's surgeon with his employers out of whom he

never expects more justice than fate will allow him.

Surely he will be elevated (as the convict has been)

by representation. He is less unlovable when treated

with common sense justice, & loses his sense of suspicion and its natural cunning to score off the officers when fate lets him. Even the Chinese Coolie

(to whom Mr. Balfour likened Jack, as to terms of contract) has his own Consul Leu, a man of very high social

and educational attainments. I know of a Chinese crew

reaching London in a Shell Line boat. S.M. decided against them on a question of pay. They got a lawyer

and got their dues. I went out with them, & they

thought the Shipping Master like their own in Hong Kong.

Faithfully Yours,

(Sd.) John H. Pugh.

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TH out of 5*Exd***631a S.M; But I have known many captains intimately, andI know how, naturally enough, they and the S.M. musthit it off. I hold no brief for the seaman! He is toomuch trouble to ships' doctors for them to love him!But it is the sense of injustice that makes him classthe ship's surgeon with his employers out of whom henever expects more justice than fate will allow him.Surely he will be elevated (as the convict has been)by representation. He is less unlovable when treatedwith common sense justice, & loses his sense of suspicion and its natural cunning to score off the officers when fate lets him. Even the Chinese Coolie(to whom Mr. Balfour likened Jack, as to terms of contract) has his own Consul Leu, a man of very high socialand educational attainments. I know of a Chinese crewreaching London in a Shell Line boat. S.M. decided against them on a question of pay. They got a lawyerand got their dues. I went out with them, & theythought the Shipping Master like their own in Hong Kong.Faithfully Yours,(Sd.) John H. Pugh.

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TH ut of 5*Exd ***631a S.M; But I have known many captains intimately, andI know how, naturally enough, they and the S.M. musthit it off. I hold no brief for the seaman! He is toomuch trouble to ships doctors for them to love him!But it is the sense of injustice that makes him classthe ships surgeon with his employers out of whom henever expects more justice than fate will allow him.Surely he will be elevated (as the convict has been)by representation. He is less unloveable when treatedwith common sense justice, & loses his sense of sus-picion and its natural cunning to score off the offi-cers when fate lets him. Even the Chinese Coolie(to whom Mr Balfour likened Jack, as to terms of con-tract) has his own Consul Leu,a man of very high socialand educational attainments. I know of a Chinese crewreaching London in a Shell Line boat. S.M. decided against them on a question of pay. They got a lawyerand got their dues. I went out with them, & theythought the Shipping Master like their own in Hong Kong.Faithfully Yours,(Sd.) John H. Pugh.&

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ut of 5

*Exd ***

631

a S.M; But I have known many captains intimately, and

I know how, naturally enough, they and the S.M. must

hit it off. I hold no brief for the seaman! He is too

much trouble to ships doctors for them to love him!

But it is the sense of injustice that makes him class

the ships surgeon with his employers out of whom he

never expects more justice than fate will allow him.

Surely he will be elevated (as the convict has been)

by representation. He is less unloveable when treated

with common sense justice, & loses his sense of sus-

picion and its natural cunning to score off the offi-

cers when fate lets him. Even the Chinese Coolie

(to whom Mr Balfour likened Jack, as to terms of con-

tract) has his own Consul Leu,a man of very high social

and educational attainments. I know of a Chinese crew

reaching London in a Shell Line boat. S.M. decided against them on a question of pay. They got a lawyer

and got their dues. I went out with them, & they

thought the Shipping Master like their own in Hong Kong.

Faithfully Yours,

(Sd.) John H. Pugh.

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