FIRE FLOAT CREW'S HEAVY CLAIM.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 4

FIRE FLOAT CREW'S HEAVY CLAIM.

.... .■• .... .0 ... . T ■:'-.. •'. -.' AGAINST S.S. INDSADEVi. ) '-~.■ (By Tolegrapb,--SpeolaJ Correspondent.)': ■ ■,'. Auckland, Spptcniber U. , A largo claim for 'salvage. will 1 pro-: hably.be made against the ownors of the Indradevi, i which' 1 , caught fire; while lying at the Queen Street Wharf, some, weeks ago, .by the crew of the Auckland Harbour.Board's fire-float.. 1 '■-■;, '-. At yesterday's meeting of; the- board, Mr. J. K. Kneeri said that a syndicate was barkinh uj> thnmeA, but, before they made any-, claim, the crew wished to know whether, by taking any such, notion, they would jeopardise their: positions in the board's service. There could bb no doubt that, had it not been for the float; the ship would- have had to be sunk in order to quench the fire. In suck cases the practice. at. Honie had always been to. grant, ; as salvage,'at least 5 per cent, of the value of the■•: vessel. In this 'casi> th« sun. would be a ; good l few thousand pounds. l , The chairman (Mr.,A. J. Entrican) said that ho did not think that the board would dismiss one of its servants merely for this reason' He. promised'to get further information on the -subject, and refer the matter to the Finance and Legal Committee. . .