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No. 10 of 1899.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

[s.9 contd.] sailing from the Colony, either at the commencement or during the progress of a voyage, or is absent at any time without leave and without sufficient reason from his ship or from his duty, he shall, if the offence does not amount to desertion or is not treated as such by the master, be guilty of the offence of absence. without leave, and be liable to forfeit out of his wages a sum not exceeding two days' pay, and in addition, for every twenty- four hours of absence, either a sum not exceeding six days' pay or any expenses properly incurred in hiring a substitute; and also he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ten weeks;

57 & 58 Vict. c. 60, s. 225.

(c) if he quits his ship without leave after the ship's arrival and before the ship is placed in security, he shall be liable to forfeit out of his wages a sum not exceeding one month's pay;

(d) if he is guilty of wilful disobedience to any lawful command, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding four weeks, and also to forfeit out of his wages a sum not exceeding two days' pay;

(e) if he is guilty of continued wilful disobedience to lawful commands or continued wilful neglect of duty, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve weeks, and also, at the discretion of the court, to forfeit, for every twenty- four hours' continuance of disobedience or neglect, either a sum not exceeding six days' pay or any expenses properly incurred in hiring a substitute;

(f) if he assaults the master or any mate or certificated engineer of the ship, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve weeks;

(g) if he combines with any of the crew to disobey lawful commands, or to neglect duty, or to impede the navigation of- the ship or the progress of the voyage, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve weeks; and

(h) if he wilfully damages the ship, or embezzles or wilfully damages any of the stores or cargo, he shall be liable to forfeit out of his wages a sum equal to the loss thereby sustained, and also, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve weeks:

Provided that, in the case of a foreign ship, the magistrate may only deal with cases arising out of the offences mentioned

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