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of the expression "the Admiralty" in the draft; that it is propos- -ed to make the fee for the licence the same as for the licence issued in 1911 in Great Britain; and to the possibility that all reference to the International Convention of 1906 might be deleted.

3.

The Attorney-General has also drawn my atten- -tion to the fact that the question of nationality is touched upon at the foot of the Certificate of Proficiency which forms Appendix VI to the Handbook forwarded with your Circular Despatch of the 29th. of September. He thinks that it is probable that the

operators on any ship to which we are called upon to issue a licence locally will already hold Certificates granted in Great

Britain, and that in such cases the sense of clause 12 of the draft licence would be satisfied if such certificates were accepted and were merely endorsed with the Governor's approval, adding if

necessary the particulars of nationality now requisite. Ir. Buck-

-nill suggests this course because he understands that there would

be great difficulty in examining candidates locally for certifi- -cates of tecmical proficiency.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Claustever

Officer Administering the Government.