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(E 2) CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE AND CHARACTER. No. __
N.B.—Whenever Entries are to be made in this Certificate in repect of services in the Home Trade, the Master must go with the seaman to the Shipping Office, and
be prepared to show his right to give the Seaman a Discharge.
Sanctioned by the
Board of Trade,
July 1857.
In pursuance of 17
& 18 Vic. c. 104.
Marks for Identification of Seamen.
Christian and Surnames
of Seamen
at full length.
No. of Certificate of
Competency or
Service (if any).
Year when
born.
Place of Birth.
Height.
Complexion.
Colour of
Hair. Eyes.
Any peculiar Marks on
Person.
Signature of Seaman.
Town of
County of
If a Man in the course of a voyage is promoted to a superior rank, his character and period of service in each grade is to be entered in a separate line.
Name of Ship. Official Port of Capacity Date of Description or Date of
Number. Registry. on board. Entry. Nature of Voyage. Discharge. Place of Discharge.
Character.
Ability. Conduct. Sobriety.
Signature of
Master of Ship.
Signature of Shipping Master
Consul, or other Officer before
whom discharged.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
N.B.—Any Person who fraudulently makes use of any Certificate which is forged, or altered, or does not belong to him, will for each such offence be deemed guily of a misdeameanor, or may be
summarily punished by imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six months; and any other than the person it belongs to becoming possessed of this Certificate should
transmit it forthwith by post to the Registrar General of Seamen, Adelaide Place, London Bridge, London.
SEAMAN'S WAGES.—The board of Trade being desirous of preventing as far as possible the risk of Seamen losing their money after being "paid off" from their Ships have established Seaman's
Savings Banks at the Shipping Offices, at any of which offices (Kirkwall, Lerwick, and Stornoway excepted) Seamen can pay and withdraw free of expense, any portion of their Wages. Seamen are therefore
recommended to take from the pay table sufficient only for their immediate expenses, and deposit for safety the remainder of their Wages in the Seamen's Savings Bank where it will be increased by
the interest which the Board of Trade allow. When Seamen require to withdraw any of their money, all they will have to do will be to apply to the Shipping Masters at any of the ports where they
may happen to be (excepting those above named), when the whole or a portion of their money will be returned free of expense, with any interest that may be due. Seamen desirous of remitting a
portion of their Wages to their friends or relations residing at any of the Ports can do so, free of expense, by applying to the Shipping Masters for Money Orders. For further particulars apply to
the Shipping Master.
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Seamen, Certificate of Discharge, Shipping Office, Board of Trade, Wages, Savings Bank, Form E 2