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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 158

taken that the number of the Certificate is cor-
rectly noted in it.
This List must contain,-
1st. The cases in which men possessing Cer-
tificates E 2 have been engaged in the
officer's presence.
2nd. Copies of the entries made in Certifi-
cates E 2 in the case of men discharged
in the officer's presence.
3rd. The cases in which seamen who are
known to have possessed Certificates E 2
have died or deserted on the voyage, or
otherwise, stating what has become of their
Certificates. If the man possessed a Cer-
tificate E 2, its number will be found
entered against his name in the Articles
of Agreement.
The List must be sent to the Registrar-
General of Seamen, Adelaide Place, London
Bridge, London, E.C. by the first Mail after
any entries are recorded in it, as in the case of
Notices of Desertion, &c.; and in order that
the Registrar may be satisfied that none of the
Lists, have miscarried, they should be numbered
so as to form a consecutive series for each Port,
commencing with Number One on the 1st
January of each year.
These particulars are required for the pur-
pose of keeping up a Register from which a
duplicate Certificate containing entries similar
to those in the original can at any time be
obtained in case of the loss or destruction of
the original.

Certificates of Deserters.
76. Should the Certificate of a Deserter
come into the officer's hands, he will detain and
annex it to the List CC 20.

Certificates of Deceased Seamen.
77. Should any Seaman die at the Port, or
should it appear, on the discharge of a Crew,
or otherwise, that a Seaman has died on the
voyage, the Officer will demand and take pos-
session of his Certificate E 2 (if he had one),
and will enter on it a Certificate of the man's
death, with the name of the place and date,
and will then annex it to the List CC 20, to
be sent to the Registrar General of Seamen.
It is very important to obtain and cancel
such Certificates so as to prevent their being
improperly used.

No change in Discharge on old Form.
78. As regards the old Form of Discharge
CC 5, no change will take place by reason of
this new Certificate E 2 coming into operation.

As an Addition to Paragraph 29.
Relief of Distressed Seamen.
The latter portion of the 29th paragraph of
Instructions fixes the subsistence in the case of
a Master at the same rate as that for a Seaman

It is, however, found necessary to make some
distinction between Seamen and Masters for
the purpose of making the difference in rank.
In future, therefore, in the case of a Master
who is shipwrecked, an allowance equal to twice
as much as that given to a Seaman may be
granted.
The amount also allowed for conveyance
home may be increased in a like proportion,
provided additional accommodation is afforded,
but the rate allowed, as double that of the Sea-
man, must be specified in the order for con-
veyance.
It is expressly to be understood, that al-
though this allowance is granted, it is only in
cases of shipwreck, and in which the Masters
are really destitute, that relief is to be afforded.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, makes
no provision for relief being afforded to Masters
of British Merchant Vessels who may be in
distress abroad.

(Referring to Paragraphs 21 and 22 of In-
structions and to Circular No. 42.)

Seamen hurt or injured in the Service of the
Ship in certain Cases to bear Expense of
Clothing.

Circular No. 42 directs that no deduction is
to be made from the Wages of Seamen hurt or
injured in the Service of the Ship, but that the
Wages, whether received in Cash or by Bill,
are to be delivered to the Seaman on his
leaving the Port or getting Employment.
The 228th Section of "The Merchant Ship-
ping Act, 1854," however, appears to confine
the liability of Owners of Vessels to expenses
incurred in providing Surgical and Medical
Advice with attendance, medicines, and subsis-
tence, until the Seaman is cured or dies, or is
brought back to the Port of Shipment, either
in the United Kingdom or some British Poses-
sion, and of his conveyance to such Port, and
the expense (if any) of burial.
All expenses incurred in providing clothing
not absolutely necessary for medical purposes
must therefore in future be defrayed out of the
balance of Wages (if any) due to the Seaman.

As an Addition to Paragraph 54.

Wages and Effects of Deceased Seamen.
In all cases in which the effects of deceased
Seamen are sent to the United Kingdom, the
receipt of the Master of the Vessel by which
the effects are conveyed should be obtained on
the Form CC 16; and an endorsement of the
fact of their being on board should be made on
the Articles of the vessel conveying them.

T. H. FARRER,
Assistant Secretary.