CO129-502-2 Recognition of passenger certificates- loan of a Marine Surveyor from the Board of Trade to... 6-1-1927 - 25-11-1927 — Page 18

Telegrams-" SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON.” Telephone– VICTORIA 8740 Ext.

Any further communication on this sub'ect should be addressed to:-

The Assistant Secretary,

Mercantile Marine Department

(address as opposite)

and the following number quoted :-

M.8292/25.

OF

no37

Sir,

30042

40

MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,

BOARD OF TRADE,

RECEIVED

21 NOV 1927

COL. OFFICE

20, GREAT SMITH STREET,

WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.

19th November, 1927.

With reference to your letter of the 1st November

(30042/27) respecting Hong Kong passenger certificates,

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I am directed by the Board of Trade to state, for the

information of Mr. Secretary Amery, that they think it

probable that the Commonwealth Government. having agreed

to recognise the certificates for the "Changte" and

"Taiping" pending the issue of the Order in Council under

Section 284 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, will be

prepared to continue the recognition of the certificates

for those vessels after the date of the issue of the

Order. It will in any event be necessary to notify the

Commonwealth Government as soon as the Order in Council

has been made, and the Board would propose that the

opportunity should be taken to inform them that the

s.s."Changte", on the occasion of her recent survey, Was

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

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