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proposed that the Sub-Committee should be his representatives, with Lieutenant Oldman under them in a secretarial capacity,

and with the Vital Requirements Committee over the Sub-Comit-

-tee. It would be part of the Secretary's duty to keep under his supervision the running of ships which were to be con-

- trolled. With regard to these ships at home ships under

liner requisition were run by their owners, an auditor's

certificate heing accepted as to the correctness of the

accourts.

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The Commodore said that he was prepared to

suggest to the Commander-in-Chief that Lieutenant Oldman

should be placed at the disposal of the Hongkong Government.

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Mr. Edkins said that he was glad that the pro-

-cedure was clearly defined. He understood that the control

of local shipping was to be in the hands of the Sub-Committee,

with Lieutenant 01men as Secretary; with the Vital Pequire-

-ments Committee above the Sub-Committee. With regard to the

fourteen ships the established liner requisition procedure

might fice, auditors being appointed to examine the

accounts.

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His Excellency said that he thought that local

circumstances were somewhat exceptional. The fourteen ships

would require considerable watching. He understood that,

with the consent of the Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant Oldman

would do what he might call the spade work in this connection|

under the supervision of the Sub-Committee. Re proposed to

have a draft made outlining Lieutenant Oldman's duties, and

he would ask Colonel Thomson to take this to the Commander-

-in-Chief. He considered it necessary to put in writing a

scheme for the accounting and he would ask the Sub-Committee,

in conjunction with Lieutenant 01dman, to draft accordingly.

Mr. Cary and the accoun

ntants of the shipping firma might see

their way to assist. He understood that Messrs. Butterfield

and

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