CO129-509-1 Proposed amendment of Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Ordinance- 1899 16-1-1928 - 10-9-1928 — Page 6

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discharge

outside H.K.;

(b) it would

allow of

H.K.

funds bearing the

Upatriation of any

cost of

narve

who became

destitute in

this

country if it

were

impracticable.

to

леспе

such

Cost from the

man's

last

employer.

Jur attitude towards local

legislation

as

stated

to the

B.of T.

has been

that unh's

Imperial legislation enabling.

recovery

ho

be

made

from

the

shipowner

has been

passed,

we

cannot

pes

Colonies

to legislate.

What

we

have really felt however

is that if

Colonies legislate

ar

in

(b) above

we

shall

lose

in

our

strongest weapon

forcing

B.DT. to get

on with

the

question of

Imperial legislation. CCompare

Aft letter

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