THE NAUTICAL COURT.
\ " , V (Special to Herald.) >! rJ Y AUCKLAND, this day. , .The^deciHions, . given m -Nautical Court cases -m 'A'ucklahd have riot given satis- ! action ariiorig men who vgo loWn to the sea m ships, and an agita ion is afoot to. secure, if possible,, an alteration m , the ' constitution of the Court which. js at present composed of a Stipendiary. 7 Magistrate and two assessors possessing" eipert knowledge. On Monday, everiftig a- meeting was held un der'th'e auspi^s of the Auckland Shipmasters' Association arid it was. then decided that a. peition. should be forwarded to, the. Minister for Marine;, with a reqiiest n 'fpr";' 'a^rien^ng legislation this qe^sioii. The opinion the pieetnvi was >that jihe type, Jtfid arrived when .officers pf^h^ -mercantile, fleet should be, T placed ■. on '$Ke :,san\e as officer^ of the naVy or 'aijTny^ ip .thiat whe^n. inquiries were : ' y.^cfissary -those concerned ' should bei arij-arig^d" before ,the(r p^ers. The apppi^tmerit.flf aa^spprs with nautical experi^pc^ to. apt with 'a. magistrate did np",t, 'pv .the opinion of '.'the meeting, satisf^.c^rily: ,;iensjwe^^ (friU.' I^nsidpration of s,e^arerg;. $ct}orsislgly a peti-tip^hfjSs-b^eiVjar^fted" se'rit to Wei-. Kngj^nYby ', the '.' Auqifland Shipriiasters' .Assbpi^tion,-', .asking ithAt h? ''i^'t'u'rt) all nautical .inquiries' should .be conducted, before courts „ of members with -a tbprpugh, knowledge pf shipping.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12588, 19 October 1911, Page 5
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208THE NAUTICAL COURT. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12588, 19 October 1911, Page 5
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