The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-30
The Troubles OF British ship Owners I'm New
York.
from %ba Tordor Ch;rn

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Our correspondent New York has req uested our At
tenton to practice which, he says has Of become
be occasionally very detrimental to the interest OF chin
owners we readily comply with the wish thus expressed
the more SO as We suppose that New York the
only foreign port wherein commanders OF ships are led
into similar errors Our agent informs that the
masters Of British ships arriving there with damage
t. allow surveys to be held on their ships and. On
the representation Of surveyors employed they are
induced to enter into expensive and unnecessary re-
pairs by being that the expense will mostly fall
on the underwriters They then draw tbA- a.pA-.
LOT large instances, perhaps in most the under
good. Our agent gives some instances illustra-
1--WE of complaint He refers to two ships in port at
ae register arrived With trivial damage the
expenses Of the repairs of which after survey amount
states Court for these expenses brokers' commission
&c. &C., and sold auction by the brokers' for 800
to person who Afterwards refused lot ner Se
correspondent states that the to discharge the
liabilities arrived at New York just one week from the
day of SALE The other ship referred to is British bark
Of 40 tons register She arrived making fourteen inches
of water per hour, having strained on her passage
in coniunction -" with the consignees survey
at which survey the ship was ordered TO be
docked, the copper stripped Of the bottom beams
&c. retened and retreenaied two bilge keesons fore
and aft be caulked all over the bottom to be sheathed
and recoppered bulwarks, &C., repaired, mass to BE-
replaced with new; and running rigging and sails
the same The amount of bills for repairs, commission
interest bottomy bond &C., our states
will be about FL 800 sterling In conversation with the
consgnees he says they admitted that they had pro-
posa shipwright to do all that was really necessa
sterling The consignees observed, at the time,
that the ship should have been Abandoned and they ex
inc as proof Of their assertion and in the re-
pairs Of ship under average Our correspondent says
that all bills should be strictly examined and attestsd
He asks =
What would be the 4 the amount Of the bulls
were paid presented The ship would be bsed in
as Melted sssss. N
sss Il AZ IF 1t
rsnts.nss pay the bill; as,,sS 80 soon .ss '1s
:s: as; iss s sSsa
M A. Of sso e ss
and putting 4 on board another fearing
sSs
prevailed vtsny persons Who have bought British ships
Another instance with which our correspondent fur
nishss u.s. that Of another British ship which arrived
other damage of no moment which she sustained
in hurricane on her passage out. She Was new
ship The incurred n was .h 80 anS N.
with which she was insured, refused to con.
tribute and repudated the claims. As contrast and
to show how much q careful commander may do for his
owners we told of another ship, belonging to Hull
which also disnasted in the same hurricane the
ship from Carthagena and Gibraltar with cargo Of
lead making f700 freight ut from which the master
paid all his bills for repairs renttng port charges pro-
visions, advance wages &C. and RENTED to his owners
at st. John to which port he bound to load deals
for Hull The fact 10, the master Of the ship acted a.
every master should he attended to his business indie
pendenty of the consgnee agent.
Another instance, and the last shall refer to- at
present is that Of small schooner, which arrived at
New York from Rio Janeiro, with cargo OF coffee On
! going on board correspondent says
had conversation with the captain observed that
he undergoing large repairs He replied that II was
asked ny opinion. Upon examination OF the hui
could necessity for an outlay beyond
that ordinary reh she had six months previously
been surveyed a. Lloyds and olassed The survey or
dered fore and aft under We deck beams ral'
the stanchon heads and to be well oauked besides
various other repairs
Masters of vessels at foreign ports should be aware
that underwriters will not allow for REPAIRS as average
beyond those which arise from accident and that arr
absolutely necessary to enable the ship to prose
cute her voyage. Neither are they answerable fol
what may be considered ordinary wear and tear, mo-
for mere casualties incidental TO the voyage, sucf
as carrying away spars splitting or blowing away
sails &c. 1t Is most important THAI ehipmaster
should bear this in mind They cannot fall into create
error than to suppose that all repairs At foreign por
can be claimed average. Every ordinary work fa
on the shipowner the claims arising from 1t ar
repudated by the underwriters Hence 1t is not enough
thi because survey is suggested by an official party
ut foreign port, the repairs thus recommended shou
be sanctioned by the captain There are always two kind
to ascertain what may be required in ALA thorough
pair The other is (which Is all that the shpnaster
concerned TO know what Is the amount actually require
make the ship seaworthy for the voyagep Shipmaster
ought TO sanction extensive repairs ut foreig
port without consulting their when IL is possbl
TO communicate with them In any reasonable time.
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