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have

tra

1-

authning

not Seamen

and Agents to relive forciquers, - of British Pessels __ though wrecked in such Vessels, and

.-

where granting serch relief- would either have to pay

ar

to

recovers

et direct, ie without

our

any

Government

intervention of - from the individuals relived or the Government of the Country to which those

ind coiduals

NBub

were

subjects..

these points my

contradicty.

information was

ان

evad

also told by the

Gentlemen I saw at the

Forign

་

ايكم

Foreign Office that relief given to Shipwrecked foreigners by British Authorities in this Country

be

ar abroad would

deenved Charity which. the relieving party could

not claim to recover,

they

and

were unable to recollect.

in the Consular Department

of the Foreign Office, instance of such

to recover

relief

a

ever

any elain

having

been made: nor could

Mr. Conyaghan the Chief click

2:101/1880 Bermuds which probably passed through

some

acher Department of the thig

Offer