Breach of the Seamen's Act

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12581, 30 September 1908, Page 7

Breach of the Seamen's Act

Warning to Ship Masters.

WELLINGTON, September 30. Mr Riddcll, S.M., gave judgment to-day in the charges under the Shipping and Seamen's Act against Captain Sutcliffp, master of the steamer Tongariro. The defendant was charged with having failed to discharge a certain seaman (who had been transferred to another vessel belonging to the same company) in the presence of the Superintendent of Marine; secondly, with having failed to sign and give the seaman a certificate of discharge. The Magistrate held that the admitted facts did not amount to a termination of engagement, and was not an offence under the first Charge, but in the second lie considered tuat even m tue case of the transfer of seamen from one ship to another shipmasters should comply with section 56, which defendant had not done. A fine of 20s with ,£3 ICb costs was imposed.