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Have you taken steps to ascertain what payments have actually been made by the Co. on account of the ship?
For wages I have the master's lists. No other money was paid. Food was supplied in kind and signed for
by the master.
What crew was maintained on board?
Complete lists are available.
Was the whole crew entitled to be kept on board,
maintained and paid as stated by bailiff?
Can't say.
Was any attempt made to get the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. and A.P.C. to provide funds after the first month?
them.
In August. I did not previously mention it to
It is understood that the books of the Co. passed into your custody on an execution. Were they examined and extracts made?
Yes, they came into custody of the Court. I made no extracts. I believe there was a ledger account
for s.s. "Ling Nam."
Were the Co. given a free hand as to disburse- ments or were they to consult you?
The only disbursements were - insurance, wages on captain's portage account and food supply all signed for by the Captain.
Committee adjourns to 2,30 p.m. Friday, 12th November 1926.
12.11.26.
Mr. Nisbet desired it to be put on record that the
accounts of the Registry had been kept on a system which had been in force since 1912, and probably from 1900,
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