THE DUNDONALD WRECK

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6488, 7 April 1908, Page 2

THE DUNDONALD WRECK

SECOND MATE’S GALLANTRY. In the Hour© of Commons recently Mr Dundas’White asked th© President of the Board of Trade whether his attention had been drawn to the cireninstances fellawing the total loss of the British ship Dundonald in the course of her return voyage from Sydney to Faknouth on Dcejoiation-Island, and how the safety of the survivors, who constructed a primitive craft and reached another island of the group, from which they were rescued, was largely due to tho capable leadership, for a period of more thao six months, of the second mate, Mr Daniel Aloysius HTboughlin, of Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, whoee conduct was worthy of tho best traditions of tho merchant service, and whether he could see his way to make any reward to Mr M'Laughlin in recognition of that conduct.

Mr Lloyd-George, in. reply, stated: — Tea. sir, ray attention has been called to tho lorn of tho British ship Dundonald, and to tho services rendered by Mr D. A. M'Lenghlin. Tho case has been carefully considered by the Board I .of Trade, and while highly appreciating the praiseworthy manner in which Mr McLaughlin performed a difficult duty imposed upon him in exceptional circumstances, they regret that tho case is not one in which they can. grant any reward.