CO129-544-16 Request for Board of Trade prohibition on engagements of marine officers without repatriation clause 15-8-1933 - 12-12-1933 — Page 12

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RECEIVED

E 15 AUG 1933

C. O.

Telogram from the Governor Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

ated 15th August. Received at 11-48am 15th August 1933.

No 136.

British Mercantile Marine Officers are arriving here from

Japan without funds having brought out British ships to Japan for

breaking up with guarantee of repatriation to Hong Kong mly.

Prospects of Marine employment in Hong Kong are poor and I must

protest strongly against terms of engagement throwing cost of

subsistance and probably of repatriation to England on public funds

or charity of this Colony.

seiled

Casa now before me are Roberts/as 3rd Engineer of "Deana'

and Mercer sailed as 4th Engineer of "Darro" both engaged by Pedder

Hylchrasat & Co of 81 Gracechurch Street London. Suggest that the

Board of Trade be requested to stop immediately further engagements

withrat guarantee of repatriation to the United Kingdom not convertible

into cash and to compel employers to make good any charges that may

fall on Hong Kong.

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