A few days later a further development occurred, which resulted cargo wires. seultles, a fresh water pump and "the most criminal offence has been the cutting of and selling all the bilge lead piping, so we can= Rot pump "out bilges or tanks—bul 's0 far the Chief Engineer cannot fod that the main engines and boilers have been tampered with—all. these things were done by night and carted fon shore by night, and the Courts and Police are in sympathy with the crew because they have received no pay for thirteen and a half months..."
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