Complainant then stated he was pro-pared to forego the fines such as 5s. for abusi an officer. His wish was only to reimburse the owners of the vessel for their actual loss. The detention of the ship cost £60 a day, an amount which it would be impossible to recover.
His Worship—You cannot expect me to accept such figures blindly. I can only allow such sums as do not exceed the statutory amounts with which to reimburse your owners.
Complainant—I will be satisfied with that and will abide by the Consul's decision under certain forms of reservation.
His Worship—\What do you mean by reservation Complainant—I shall require that my owners be informed that the fines have not been imposed, It is not a personal affair, it is what my owners will require.
His Worship—The question is what they will get and not what they require. I will award the sums to your owners as reimbursement provided they do not exceed the statutory amount. As regards the offence what have the defendants to say for themselves?
Que of the crew informed his Worship that the reason he still refused was because when complaining in the Consul's office of the. insufficiency of food the
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