SEIZURE OF THE BELLINGER.
[Pbr Pbess Association.]
New Plymouth, March 8
The steamer Bellinger wan yeeterdsy fl arrested " m the Wnltsra river by the Deputy Marshal of the VisaAdmiralty Court 1 , under a warrant Issn-rd by Me Samuel, solicitor, for tho owner and crew or tbo tug Waltara who claim £2000 for salvage. Great difficulty wets experienced m getting f"e necessary process iemed, owing to delay at headquarters, but it seems that the Government 1b not to blame, as all mir-istcrial ac iroll as juiicial functions balong to the Chief Justice m Vice-Admiralty matters . The warrant was attached to the mainmatt of the steamer, and copies of U as well a* writs were served nn Capta'n Bendall of the Under writers' Association, J. D. Baker agent of the Jubilee Company, and the railway station master at Waitara representing consignees of cargo The Collector of Customs was also common!ctted with, to prevent tbe possibility of the steamer being moved from the Waitira river till the reatriolnn on the vessel was removed. The official enquiry ia still going on Nothing of importmoe has as yet been elicited,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 8 March 1888, Page 3
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185SEIZURE OF THE BELLINGER. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 8 March 1888, Page 3
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