In connection with the new immi;;rnlion law which is at present under consideration by tho United States Government, it- is stated that an attempt is bcii;;; made to penalise foreign ship-owners by making them responsible for (lie dese:'tion of alien seamen, with a p?naltv of .£IOO for each one landed in contravention of tho reflations. No shore leave is lo ho permitted unless with tlie express sanction of tho Customs authorities, whilst notico must always bo given when members of a ship's crew are to be paid oil,
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 22 April 1911, Page 3
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88Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1108, 22 April 1911, Page 3
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