Salvage.

Manawatu Herald, 8 June 1899, Page 3

Salvage.

Discussing the question uf salvag >, in conneotion with the disabled stea mer Perthshire, now over a montb out ftfott. Sydney to the Bluff, tbi Lyttelton crimes says : " Aoy vessel that is luoky enough to fall across ibe Perthshire in the damaged {state she is in will reap ar rich harvest, in which both owners and crew wilt participate. No definite proportion of the value and cargo is fixed by law buUhe award made by the Court of Admiralty in the event of the owners of the rescued and rescuing boats being. . unable to agree is usually based ' upon the value as a stan-

dtud. In the case of a valuable vessel like the Perthshire, the amount would probably be noi far short of £10,000, with several additional thousands to be divid.d between officers and crew of the b>at performing the salvage. Tbe amount, however, largely depends on the .special exeitions or peril incurred. That relates to both owners and crew. If the rescuing vessel has run great risk, then th» amount is proportionately large, and the p^iil of tbe crew, their safety being d - pendent on their ship, is taken in'o account. But where there is no ri-U to speak of, and where the rescuing crew do nothing out of the way of their service as seamen, the owners get little* and the crew nothing, or next to'nothing.