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Return of Convictions of Seamen, &c., for Offences against the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen Act, under Proceedings taken by Masters and Others reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1910.

Name of Person. Position held. Ship. Particulars of Offence, Ac. Date of Conviction. Penalty impoBed. .Anderson, A. W.. . Anscombe, -A. Black, William .. Bower, H. Boyd, WiUiam Burnicle, A. Butcher, W. Byrne, Frederick.. Clark, Francis Dempsey, R. Dobias, J. Duffy, Frederick .. Dunlop, John Frostman, Frank.. £ ! I . . " < iunn, .lames Harris, William .. Howard, Thomas F. Hughes, D. Jackson. George .. Johnson. W. Johnston, E. Lloyd, L. .Marshall. E. Martin. George S. Matthews, Joseph Matthews, J. Minogue. M. Morgan, J. McDonald, Donald McKay, H. F. Fireman Fireman Fireman Fireman A.B. .. Fireman A.B. .. Boatswain Cook .. A.B. .. Fireman A.B. .. A.B. .. Fireman Fireman Fireman A.B. .. Trimmer Fireman A.B. .. A.B. .. A.B. .. Fireman Fireman Fireman .A.B. .. A.B. .. Fireman A.B. .. A.B. .. A.B. .. Cook .. A.B. .. A.B. .. .Mate . . A.B. .. Fireman Fireman Fireman Deck hand A.B. .. A.B. .. A.B. .. A. B. .. Fireman Mimiro .. Assaulting the chief officer and boatswain .. .. 28/10/09 Fined £1. Waimate .. Assaulting chief officer .. .. .. .. 24/9/09 One month's imprisonment, or £5. Cornwall .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 4/9/09 Seven days' imprisonment, costs, and wages of substitute. Tokomaru .. Wilful disobedience of lawful orders. . .. .. 5/5/09 Two days' imprisonment, or 10s., and costs 7s. Delphic .. .Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 29/12/09 5s., costs, and be put aboard. Clyde .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 27/1/10 Costs 17s. 6d., and 8s. for substitute. Kittawa .. -Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 9/12/09 To be placed on board, pay 7s. costs, and 6s. for substitute. Cornwall .. Absent without leave .. .. 4/9/09 Seven days' imprisonment, costs, and wages of substitute. Aotea .. .. Wilful disobedience on high seas .. .. .. 26/6/09 £5, and costs £1 8s. Opawa.. .. .Assaulting the donkeyman .. .. .. .. 11/11/09 Fined 10s., and costs. Fifeshire . . Theft of fat .. .. .. .. .. 2/10/09 One month's imprisonment. Joseph Craig .. Broaching cargo and stealing beer .. .. . . 21/5/09 Three months' imprisonment. Cornwall .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 4/9/09 Seven days' imprisonment, costs, and wages of substitute. Joseph Craig .. Broaching cargo and stealing beer .. 21/5/09 Three months' imprisonment, and pay value of goods stolen. Clyde .. .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 26/1/10 Seven days' imprisonment, and £1 8s. costs. Waimate .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 24/9/09 Fined one day's pay. Celtic King .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 29/12/09 To be placed on board. Karamea . . Drunk .. .. .. .. .. 25/2/10 Ordered to be placed on board. Den of Ruthven Obscene language .. .. .. .. .. 8/4/09 One month's imprisonment, or £5. Kumara .. Disobeying lawful orders .. .. .. 27/7/09 One month's imprisonment. Mimiro . . Assaulting the chief officer and boatswain .. 28/10/09 £1. Kaitangata .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 11/1/10 7s. costs, and 10s. 6d. for substitute. Devon .. .. ! Broaching cargo .. .. .. .. .. 15/8/09 Sixteen days' imprisonment, or £3, and costs 12s. Joseph Craig .. Broaching cargo and stealing beer .. 21/5/09 Three months' imprisonment. .. Delphic . . Absent without leave .. .. .. 22/10/09 Fined 10s. Kumara .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 18/2/10 Cost of substitute, £1. Kumara .. Absent without leave .. .. .. 18/2/10 Cost of substitute, 10s. Kaikoura .. Serious assault .. .. .. .. . . 2/7/09 Two months' imprisonment. Ganymede .. Drunk and disorderly, and using obscene language .. 10/8/09 Seven days' imprisonment. Cornwall .. ! Absent without leave, and destroying property of Henry 4/9/09 Seven days' imprisonment, 10s. costs, wages of substitute, Sheridan and value of goods destroyed. Tainui.. .. Using obscene language .. .. .. .. 25/3/10 Twenty-one days' impr sonment, or £4. Invercargill .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 7/6/09 Twenty-four hours' imprisonment, or 5s. Invercargul .. Assaulting the master .. .. .. .. 7/6/09 Seven days' imprisonment, or £2. Athenic .. Disobeying lawful orders .. .. .. 4/12/09 One month's imprisonment, or £1. Athenic .. Wilful disobedience of lawful orders, and refusal of duties 7/8/09 Fourteen days' imprisonment, or £5, and costs £1 Is. Rimutaka .. Absent without leave .. .. .. 22/10/09 Two days' imprisonment, or 10s. Caraceiolo .. Desertion .. .. .. .. 22/10/09 Ordered to return to ship. Tokomaru .. Wilful disobedience of lawful orders .. .. . . 5/5/09 , Two days' imprisonment, or 10s., and costs 7s. Delphic .. Absent without leave .. .. .. .. 29/12/09 5s. costs, and to be put aboard. Cornwall .. Disobeying lawful commands .. .. .. 31/3/10 Forty-eight hours' imprisonment, or two days' pay. Cornwall .. Using obscene language .. .. .. .. 31/3/10 One month's imprisonment, or £5, and costs 7s. Aotea . . .. Stealing a rug .. . . . . . . . . 5/4/09 Seven days' imprisonment. Rakaia .. Disobeying lawful orders .. .. .. .. 23/4/09 Two days' imprisonment, or £1, and costs Is. .. Waimate .. Desertion .. .. .. .. .. 17/11/09 £1, and costs 7s. Sussex .. .. Refusing duty on the high seas .. . . .. 4/12/09 Seven days' imprisonment, or £1. Kaitangata . . Absent without leave .. .. . . .. 11/1/10 7s. costs, and 10s. 6d. for substitute. Corinthic .. Assaulting the boatswain .. .. .. .. 14/8/09 Two days' imprisonment, or £1. Nelson, Q W. . . Osterach, WiUiam Osterach. William Paton, W. Pentland, J. Porter, E. Rae, J. .. Robinson, W. Seagrave, J. Shaw, W. J. Shaw, W. J. Sullivan, Charles A. Tatterson, N. Tunbridge, F. Walton, J. Williams, J. Wilson, F.