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 27

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

Any further communication on this bject should be addressed to :-

ssistant Secretary,

Mercantile Marine Department

(address as opposite)

and the following number quoted :—

M. 8292/25.

Sir,

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MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,

BOARD OF TRADE,

20, GREAT SMITH STREET,

WESTMINSTER, S.W.1.

20th October, 1927.

With reference to your letter of 3rd October

respecting the Hong Kong regulations for the survey of

passenger steamships, I am directed by the Board of Trade

to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Amery, that they will be prepared to take the necessary steps for the

issue of the Order in Council under Section 284 of the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, on being informed that the

Executive Council of Hong Kong have put the Board of Trade

regulations into force in the Colony.

In connection with the recognition in Australia of the Hong Kong passenger certificate for the "Changte" and "Taiping" I am to inform you that the Board have caused a telegram, of which the following is a decode, to be

addressed to the Commonwealth Government:-

"Hong Kong Government propose putting Board Trade Passenger Steamer Survey Regulations into force as from 1st January next and steps being taken for issue of Order in Council at early date, granting recognition Hong Kong Passenger Certificates. Commonwealth Government continue recognition certificates for "Changte" and "Taiping" pending issue Order in Council.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S. W. 1.

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