CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6] — Page 369

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Re Hongkong Shipping Control Scheme,

Our clients are at present maware under what legislative authority the above scheme is being carried out, and would be grateful for some enlightenment on the subject.

As far as we ourselves are aware, there are only two legislative authorities under which such a scheme could possibly be brought into operation, and they are as follows:-

(a) Under the Proclamation in the London Gazette of the 3rd.

August, 1914, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty by Warrant under the hand of their Secretary, or under the hand of any Flag Officer of His Majesty's Navy holding any appointment under the Admiralty, are entitled to requisition and take for service any British ship or British vessel as defined in the Merchant Shipping lot 1894 within the British Isles or the waters adjacent thereto, for such period or time as may be necessary, on condition that the owers of all ships and vessels so requisitioned shall receive pay for their use and for services rendered during their employment in the Govern- -ment Service, and compensation for loss or damage there- -by occasioned according to the terms to be arranged as soon as possible after the said ship has been taken up, either by untual surement between the Fords fammissiones

of the Admiralty and the expera, or failing such arres-

-mant., by the Avard of : Board of Arbitration to be

constituted and anointed for the nUKUOSE.

By a Proclamation in the London Gazette of the 14th

August, 1914, certain persons were appointed to the

Board of Arbitration contemplated by His Majesty'a