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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1873.

Sending unseaworthy ship to sea, a misde-

meanor.

Repeal of certain sec- tions of 17 & 18 Vict.

pre-

If, upon such survey, such ship is found to be seaworthy, the expenses of the survey shall be paid to the Board of Trade by the person making the complaint, without judice to any right of suit or action against him by any person aggrieved by the com- plaint.

If, upon such survey, such ship is found to be unseaworthy, the expenses of the survey shall be paid to the Board of Trade by the owner of the ship.

Any shipowner who is dissatisfied with the decision of a surveyor under this section may appeal to any of the courts mentioned in this section having jurisdiction in the place where such ship was surveyed, and such court may, if they think fit, appoint one or more competent persons to survey such ship anew, and any surveyor so appointed shall have the powers of a surveyor appointed by the Board of Trade. Upon any such appeal the court may make such order as to the detention or discharge of the ship, as to the payment of any costs and damages which may have been occasioned by her detention, and as to the payment of the expenses of the original survey and of the survey anew, as to the court seems just.

The courts to which appeal may be made shall be—

In England, any court having jurisdiction under the County Court Admiralty

Jurisdiction, 1868:

In Ireland, any court having jurisdiction under the court of Admiralty (Ireland)

Act, 1867:

In Scotland, the court of the sheriff for the county.

11. Every person who, having authority as owner or otherwise to send a ship to sea sends her to sea in an unseaworthy state so as to endanger the life of any person belonging to or on board the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless he proves that he used all reasonable means to make and keep the ship seaworthy, and was ignor- ant of such unseaworthiness, or that her going to sea in an unseaworthy state was, under the circumstances, reasonable and unavoidable, and for this purpose he may give A misdemeanor under this section evidence in the same manner as any other witness. shall not be punishable on summary conviction.

12. On and after the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and seven- c. 101. and 18 & 19 ty-two, the twenty-fifth and thirty-fourth sections of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and the thirteenth section of the Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1855, shall be repealed.

Vict. c. 91.

No. 27.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following List of Masters and Mates who have passed their Examinations before the Board of Examiners provided by Ordinance No. 17 of 1860, during the Year ending 31st December, 1872, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th February, 1873.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

LIST of MASTERS and Mates who have passed Examinations, during the Year ending 31st December, 1872.

DATE.

NO. OF CERTI-

FICATE.

NAME.

RANK.

DATE.

No. of CERTI-

FICATE.

NAME.

RANK.

1872

1872

January 4

419

Robert Barrington,

Master.

June

13

435

William Ogston Milne Young,

10

420

Alexander Edward Parks,.

First Mate.

13

436

William N. Deville,..

17

12

421

97

Thomas Erickson,

21

437

Francis Brady..

February

3

422

William Wyles,

Second Mate.

27

438

David Dean O'Keefe,

10

423

Charles Williain Arinstrong,.

July

9

439

Aubrey Nelson,

"

20

474

Edward Brand,

March

16

425

Belmont Francis Hough,

20

426

"

John Francis Bernard Langelier,

Master. Second Mate. Master.

11

410

John Rushton,..

16

411

Harry Thomas Wavell,

August

23

442

David Martin,

27

443

30

427

Samuel A. Lord,

George West Nash,.

39

Apiil

2

428

Wilhelm Jalins,

First Mate.

September 4

444

Francis Ashton,

4

429

John Banfield,

October 15

445

13 480

Frederick Hughes,

16

431

Johann Dentzan,....

Master. First Mate.

November

1

446

John Runcie,

4

447

Henrik Glose,

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May

4

432

Edward William Place,

30

448

Duncan Mearns Kenway,

29

15

493

Richard William Prideaux,

December 5

419

Richard Francis Cullen,....

Edwin Litherland Rutherford,

First Mate.

Master.

Second Mate.

Master.

First Mate.

Master.

First Mate. Master.

Second Mate. First Mate.

"

Master.

First Matc.

Master.

First Mate.

1

21

134

Charles William Paasch,

Master.

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Harbour Department, Hongkong, 10th February, 1873..

H. G. THOMSETT, Harbour Master, fc.