UNIQUE SHIPPING CASE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2095, 1 June 1907, Page 2

UNIQUE SHIPPING CASE.

A SHEAF OF MOTIONS,

Press Association. DUNEDIN, last night. Throe motions in the case of Brod-l-ick and Co. versus the barque Stepan 0 Razetto came before his Honor Mr. Justice ' Williams in chambers this morning. It will be romembered that oariy in this month the Stepano Razetto, an Italian barque, arrived at the Bluff on the outward voyage. She encountered bad weather in the Indian Ocean, and was towed dismantled into Fremantle, W.A. In connection with her re-fitting, cargo to the amount of £SOOO was discharged, for which amount Lloyds hold bottomry bonds covering the ship, freight, and cargo. On her arrival at Bluff Lloyd’s agent went aboard and took possession of the ship. The throe motions were for the appraisement and sale of the barque, for the removal of goods under arrest, and for the release of goods under arrest. Mr. J. Cook, who appeared for the captain of the barque to oppose the motion for her appraisement and sale, said he asked that the sale bo postponed until there had been an opportunity for examining the ship on the Fremantle certificate given. He concluded by saying that she would have to be docked and examined at the next port as soon,’ as the cargo was discharged. The effect of an immediate order for sale would mean that the purchaser would accept the certificate as that of a firstclass vessel. Mr. Hosking, who appeared for the cargo-owners, said it had been agreed upon to get the cargo released from arrest. The sooner the matter was ended the better for all parties.

His Honor: When will the cargo be out of the ship? Mr. Cook: They started yesterday, and it should be out in about 30 days. As far as the crew were concerned they were no longer required and could be sent back home at any time. There were large arrears of wages, about £IOO, but the bottomry bond-holders would not be the only people interested in this account as the crew, under the Italian law, had to be sent home at the cosh of the ship. Mr. Hocking asked that the mattei stand over until Tuesday to give time for inquiry into the time necessary to get the cargo out, and into the necessity for. the hull being surveyed. His Honor accordingly ordered the motion for appraisement and sale tc stand over until next sittings if Chambers and granted motions foi removal and release of cargo fron arrest by consent.