CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 408

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We were informed that the Hong Kong Government had announced on the 25th of April 1924 that in the event of the death or disablement of an officer on a ship on the Hong Kong register, by reason of piratical attacks, grants would be made by Government to the officer or his estate provided the Piracy Regulations have been properly observed.

Our attention was however drawn to the following paragraph in the Gazette Notification in which this scheme was announced; -

"This undertaking on the part of Government is not intended to relieve Shipping Companies of their responsibilities in the matter of the insurance of their officers but is intended to supplement such arrangements as may be made by the Companies".

We are in complete agreement with the principle underlying this announcement. In our view, the responsibility for making provision for the dependents of their officers should rest with the ship owners, and not with the Government. In the first instance, therefore, we consider that the Guilds should make every endeavour to induce the Companies to institute a system of insurance voluntarily. If, however, the ship owners are obdurate, we consider that the Hong Kong Government should consider the question of making it obligatory on them either to insure their officers adequately or to defray the cost of an adequate Government scheme of insurance.

We have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servants,

M. E. Maxwel(low)

S. Anderson

J. J. Paskin (Secretary)

G. Grindle

J. Tomkinson

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##16633039831.We were informed that the Hong Kong Government had announced on the 25th of April 1924 that in the event of the death or disablement of an officer on a ship on the Hong Kong register, by reason of piratical attacks, grants would be made by Government to the officer or his estate provided the Piracy Regulations have been properly observed.Our attention was however drawn to the following paragraph in the Gazette Notification in which this scheme was announced; -"This undertaking on the part of Government is not intended to relieve Shipping Companies of their responsibilities in the matter of the insurance of their officers but is intended to supplement such arrangements as may be made by the Companies".We are in complete agreement with the principle underlying this announcement. In our view, the responsibility for making provision for the dependents of their officers should rest with the ship owners, and not with the Government. In the first instance, therefore, we consider that the Guilds should make every endeavour to induce the Companies to institute a system of insurance voluntarily. If, however, the ship owners are obdurate, we consider that the Hong Kong Government should consider the question of making it obligatory on them either to insure their officers adequately or to defray the cost of an adequate Government scheme of insurance.We have the honour to be,Sir,Your obedient servants,M. E. Maxwel(low)S. AndersonJ. J. Paskin (Secretary)G. GrindleJ. Tomkinson
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!216633039831.We were infomed that the Hong Kong Government had announced on the 25th of April 1924 that in the event of the death or disablement of an officer on a ship on the Hong Kong register, by reason of piratical attacks, grants would be made by Government to the officer or his estate provided the Piracy Regulations have been properly observed.Our attention was however drawn to the following paragraph in the Gazette Notification in which this scheme was announced; -"This undertaking on the part of Government is not intended to relieve Shipping Companies of their responsibilities in the matter of the insurance of their officers but is intended to supplement such arrangements as may be made by the Companies".We are in complete agreement with the principle underlying this announcement. In our view the responsibility for making provision for the dependents of their officers should rest with the ship owners, and not with the Govern-ment. In the first instance therefore we consider that the Guilds should make every endeavour to induce the Companies to institute a system of insurance voluntarily. If, however, the ship owners are obdurate, we consider that the Hong Kong Government should consider the question of making it obligatory on them either to insure their officers adequately or to defray the cost of an adequate Government scheme of insurance.ever,A GAFFE EigentlichenPRWe have the honour to be,Sir,Your obedient servants,MvatielowSAE7.7. Pastin (Secreton)G. Grindle4. Tomkinson
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We were infomed that the Hong Kong Government had

announced on the 25th of April 1924 that in the event of

the death or disablement of an officer on a ship on the

Hong Kong register, by reason of piratical attacks, grants

would be made by Government to the officer or his estate

provided the Piracy Regulations have been properly observed.

Our attention was however drawn to the following paragraph

in the Gazette Notification in which this scheme was

announced; -

"This undertaking on the part of Government is not

intended to relieve Shipping Companies of their responsibilities

in the matter of the insurance of their officers but is

intended to supplement such arrangements as may be made by

the Companies".

We are in complete agreement with the principle underlying

this announcement. In our view the responsibility for

making provision for the dependents of their officers

should rest with the ship owners, and not with the Govern-

ment. In the first instance therefore we consider that the

Guilds should make every endeavour to induce the Companies

to institute a system of insurance voluntarily. If, however,

the ship owners are obdurate, we consider that the Hong Kong

Government should consider the question of making it

obligatory on them either to insure their officers adequately

or to defray the cost of an adequate Government scheme of

insurance.

ever,

A GAFFE Eigentlichen

PR

We have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servants,

Mvatielow

SAE

7.7. Pastin (Secreton)

G. Grindle

4. Tomkinson

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