The Archive · 1886

THE case OF THE Minnie Burrell

Mr. Wiuxixsex applied for a suppl mentary order in the case of the four J panese seamen against the Minnie Burrell, His Honour had made an order that the men should be paid off, but ho had fixed no time in which the Captain should renaccount of wages and pay the men His Hoxoun (to Capt. Steele, master of the Minnie Burrell) Have you pai the mon and discharged them?

ete—No. Sir; not having the cards I did not know where they live His Hoxour—You could have pald them off in the Shipping Office, Capt. Sr2e.e—I have been several thos to the Shipping Office, but I have not seen them there.

His Hoxour—It is no uso being obsti-You will only mout further expen fand owners if yon give trouble, no date because I took: it for granted that you would comply with the You hiavo not done ao, and I aboli make a supplementary order, You don't suppose the Court will make ordora and not carry them out?

Capt. Srezte—But how could I pay them off when I couldn't find them His Hoxovx—You could have gone to the Shipping Oft Mr. Witrxsox asked his Honour to direct the Captain to ronder an account by three o'clock that afternoon, and to pay the men off at IL o'clock on the following Mani His Honour assauted to thie, Mr. Wruxtxson said the mon had clothes on board, Capt. STEELE said he knew nothing about the clothes, but if they were on board they would be given up.

Mr. Winktnson if the Captain consented to carry out the directions of the Court it would not be to make a supplementary ord would involve him in additional expens, He, however, applied fur the costs of this bean The Court fees would be 36 in ench' case, and the dinary foo for attendance of counsel o an application, $10 in each case. He anid it was not only his own attendant Court, but the men had been put to con riderable expense in other ways by the Captain's neglect to comply with the order of the Court.

His Hoxoor—Well, I really don't seo why the men should have to pay this, IE the Captain had gone to the office and paid them off, these costs would never have bern incurred. It simply arises from his having declared that he would not carry out the order of the Court, and from his having shown no sign of any intention to carry it out. Of coats had been asked for in the firet instance, I should probably not have allowed them, because it was a proper case for the Captain to debut these expenses are necessitated simply by the Captain's obstinacy. (To Mr, Wilkinson) the ten dollars includes the six dollars Court fees

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