CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7] — Page 21

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HONGKONG. 17th January, 1925.

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Enclosure I

rclosure 2.

With reference to the letter from the Board

of Trade No.15015/23 of the 4th of October, 1923, copies of

which are enclosed, I have the honour to state that, in the

opinion of this Government, it is very desirable that arrangements should be made to enable vessels which are in a position to comply with the full Board of Trade requirements as regards life-saving appliances and in other respects, to

obtain certificates which will secure them the same privil- eges throughout the Empire as are accorded to ships holding passenger certificates granted by the Board under the

Merchant Shipping Acts.

2.

For this purpose it is proposed to introduce

a Special Class Certificate in the form of the enclosed draft, retaining at the same time for ships not qualified for the Special Class Certificate the present certificates provided for in Schedule A of the Merchant Shipping

Ordinance, No.10 of 1899.

3.

In measuring up ships for the Special Class Certificate the "Instructions as to Survey of Life-saving Appliances" and the "Instructions as to the Survey of Passenger Accommodation" issued by the Board of Trade would

be observed.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY,

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