Shanghai, 18th Nov. Before Sir Ewoxp Hoasny, Kr, The Hopewell and the Annie Gray, Mr, Waixewricut for the Hopevell.
Mr, Eanes for the Annie Gray.
the defendants and plaintiffs against the Re-This was a hearing of objections raised by gistrar's Report.
The defendants objected 1.—That the amount allowed for repairs is excessive.
2.—That the amount allowed to the agents of the Hopewell for their services is excessive.
8.—That the charges for wages and provisions of the crew of the Hopewell during her detention were improperly allowed, '4.—That the charge for medical attendance upon the Hopewell, was improperly allowed.
'5.—That the item for loss of employment, or demurrage of the Hopewell was improperly allowed.
The plaintiffs, on the other hand, filed the following objections—That the items claimed in respect of reduced. os sil the repairs of the Hopewell were improperly
rer the item for rope ete,, used in cot of repairs, was improperly 8.—That the item for captain's expenses was improperly disallowed.
That the item for loss of employment, or demurrage of the Hopewell, was improperly reduced.
Mr. Eases said it might seem invidious to object to the Registrar's report, when they remembered the time, the care, and the attention he and his assistants had given to it, but his client believed that the award was excessive, In the first place they objected to the amount for repairs, because a great deal bad been done to the /opeell never necessitated by the collision at all, and because what had been done was done in the most expensive and extravagant mauner pos-in the midships deck, which Mr. Tucker told sible. jo referred to the peel in of fowl them in his evidence before the Keyistrar, was done to strengthen the ship, but which Mr, Blethen said it did not, though it was perhaps better than Oregon pine, If the lengthening of the ship had been the reason, would have been rather a reason for putting a whole deck instead of a small portion, but it had been sufficiently proved that it was not an element of strength though there was a great difference in cost. Next the Beck beams was done, according to. Mr. utting in of iron plates below the lower Tucker, as an extra precaution, Jest there might be something undiscovered—whien he (Mr, Eames) thought was improper. Ihe mainmast was charged at Tls. 300. It did not yet appear whether the mast in when the collision happened was rotten or sound, but Capt. Parson said it was sprung at the head and at the foot, and admitted that it had been sprung at the head some time before. The sprung mast was condemned, taken out, and cold for a trifle, and a new one put in. There was another enormous item for straitening the Hopewell. There could be no doubt that she was out of line; Mr. Tucker found her four inches out, and the that this was the result of the collision. Defendant, however, said that, was impossible or incredible. If the Hopewell had been lying aground, or had been an iron plated vessel it might have occurred. [in answer to an enguiry by the Court as to
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