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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27тH JUNE, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 261.
It is hereby notified that the Queen's Exequatur, empowering AGOSTINHO GUILHERME ROMANO, Esquire, to act as Consul-General for Portugal at Hongkong, received Her Majesty's signature on the 18th day of May, 1885.
By Command,.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th June, 1885.
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 262.
The following Finding of the Marine Court, held on the 25th instant, to enquire into the stranding of the Steam-ship Zafiro, Official No. 88,829, Robert TALBOT, Master, whose Certificate of Competency is 87,460, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th June, 1885.
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
FINDING.
We find that the Steam-ship Zafiro, Official Number 88,829, ROBERT TALBOT, Master, whose Certificate of Competency is No. $7,460, sailed from Hongkong on 4th April last.
That she experienced thick weather during most of the time from leaving until she struck on Simplicia Rocks, Rees Islands, at 7.45 P.M. on April 5th.
That the ship was navigated in a careful manner by the Master, and that he took every necessary precaution by sounding, &c., to verify his position.
That the logs having been lost, and the log slate being illegible, it is not possible to check the assumed position of the ship, and we conclude that the Zafiro expérienced an unusual set of the ebb tide to the Westward, which the Master, misled by the soundings obtained, did not make sufficient allowance for.
We are of opinion that no blame attaches to the Master or to any of the Officers of the ship, and further that every effort was made after she struck to save the ship and cargo.
The Zafiro was afterwards floated and brought to Hongkong for repairs. Given under our hands at Hongkong, this 25th day of June, 1885.
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Ret. Com., R.N., President
of Court.
Lieut. R.N.
A. E. McMURDO,
GEO. D. PITMAN,
JOHN THEARLE,
Master S.S. Namoa.
Master S.S. Lennox.
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