CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 223

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Hongkong,

22 d. November, 1916.

The Jururinoka ŝtsanship Os, Ltd., DE "Innaminoke”

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The above naned stṣarship was purchased from the

Adelaide Stearship Co. Ltd. of Sydney, Australis on the 26th.

February 1916. At the time of purchase the ship was rexistered

at Adelaide, Leutl. Ausizslis, and the provisions of the Transfor

Restriction Act of 1915 did nɛt apply to the transfer.

The purchase was made by Mr. MacDonald of Hongkong

on behalf of certain Chinese who were desirous of buying her. The

Chinese supplied Mr. MacDonald with the money to purchase the

steamship. The Bill of Ɛale van made out in Mr. MaoDonsld's nLI

as purchaser and sent in to the Australian Authorities for

registration.

The Australian authorities refured to register it

unlese Mr. MacDonald made a Declaration that thehip was wholly

British owned and the transfer has not yet been regietered. The

ship, however, was brought up here from Australia erd is new in

the hands of the Dook Company undergoing repairs.

The Chinese concerned in the purchase vare informed

that if they wanted to become the owners of the ship they must

tauraform themselves into a British Registered Company here and

sccordingly on the 8th, day of May 1916 they procured & Company

to be incorporated called "The Innamincks Steamship Co. Ltd.

for the purpose of acquiring and owning the ship. The Company

wee registered as a private company and Kr. MacDonald was

appointed under the Vemorandum and Artioles Permanent General

Manager.

The Ecard of Directora corsiated of Mr. MacDonald and

two other members both of whom were British subjects.

The only

other shareholders were the two Chinese concerned who held the qual LLC, majority of the shares in return for the money paid by then

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