WAGGONS, requisition of, by receiver of wreck, 133.

WAPENTAKE. See HUNDRED.

WARD. See HUNDRED.

WAREHOUSEMAN,

duties of, where cargo landed under M. S. Act, 1862...235, 236.
rights and liabilities of, in such cases, 236, 237.

WARRANT,

to arrest foreign ship doing damage, 155.

of Secretary of State, under Foreign Enlistment Act, 158, 159.

WARRANTY IMPLIED,

where chain cable sold, 327.

where contract for sea service entered into, 337, 351.

WATER, survey of, 81, 188.

draught of. See DRAUGHT OF Water.

daily allowance of, in emigrant "passenger ships," 190, 191.
power of emigration officer to reject casks containing impure, 189.

WATER CASKS in "passenger ships," 189, 430.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, obligation on master to provide, 82.
WHALE FISHERY, SOUTHERN, payment of crews in, 69, 370e.
WHITE SEA, pilotage of vessels trading into, 12, 68, 78, 114, 120.
WILL OF SEAMEN, powers of Board of Trade as to, 74.
WINE, sale of, by qualified pilot forbidden, 117.

WITNESS,

accused in unsafe ship prosecutions made competent, 337.
passengers suing under Passenger Acts not incompetent, 207.
expenses of, before Board of Trade inspector, 27.
conveyance of, home, when obligatory on master, 93.
scale of fees of, on shipping casualty investigations, 470.

WRECK AND SALVED PROPERTY,

I. IN GENERAL,

what included in term "wreck" under M. S. Acts, 25, 283, 293.
duty and powers of Board of Trade as to.

See BOARD OF TRADE, IX.

rights of salvors in. See SALVAGE REWARD; SALVORS.

matters as to, placed in United Kingdom under Board of Trade, 133.
expenses as to custody of, how provided for, 128, 136.
remuneration of coastguard for watching, 175.
customs duties on foreign goods being, 147.

II. CUSTODY AND SALE OF. See WRECK, RECEIVER OF.
III. OFFENCES RELATING TO,

pilot guilty of corrupt practices as to, 117.
disobeying lawful orders of receiver as to, 133.
owner of land impeding salvage services, 134.
non-delivery of, by salvor to receiver, 133, 135.
owner finding wreck and not giving notice, 135.
riotously plundering, where vessel in distress, &c., 141.
obstructing salvage, secreting or defacing wreck, 142.
selling abroad property salved, &c., on coasts, 142.

WRECK AND SALVED PROPERTY-continued.

IV. TITLE TO, AND DISPOSAL OF,

title to, of owner, 140.

where ship or goods foreign, consul deemed owner's agent, 175.
restriction of rights of admiral and lords of manors to, 133.
title to unclaimed, not prejudiced by receiver's acts, 231.
disputes as to title to unclaimed wreck, how determined, 140, 141.
purchase of rights of grantee of wreck by Board of Trade, 140.
delivery of unclaimed, belonging to grantee, 140.

sale of unclaimed, belonging to Crown, 141.

disposal of unclaimed, belonging to Crown, 141, 231.

WRECK, RECEIVER OF,

temporary provision as to, 3701.
belonging to Duchy of Cornwall, 231.
to Duchy of Lancaster, 231.

control of Board of Trade over. See BOARD OF Trade, Duties OF, IX.
I. APPOINTMENT, FEES AND EXPENSES OF,

appointment and remuneration of, 133, 136.

fees chargeable by, 164.

disputes as to fees of, how settled, 136.

expenses of, charged to Mercantile Marine Fund, 128.

application of fees of, 128, 136, 3701.

what persons capable of acting as, in his absence, 134.

receivers under former acts to perform same duties as, 166, 167.

similar provisions as to serjeants of Cinque Ports, 166, 167.
remuneration and fees of such last officers, 167.

II. DUTIES AND POWERS OF,

1. At wreck or where ship in distress,

to direct salvage operations, 133.

require assistance of men, carts, &c. or ships, 133.
suppress plunder and apprehend plunderers, 133, 134.
take custody by force of wreck or salved property, 133.
in case of necessity trespass on adjoining land, 134.

compensation in such case, how recoverable, 134.
2. After stranding or accident,

to institute examinations on oath, 134, 135.

therein have powers of Board of Trade inspectors, 27, 135.
copies of depositions at such examinations, to whom sent, 135.
form of such depositions, 487, 488.

3. Respecting custody, &c. of wreck and salved property,

to seize wreck, &c. under search warrant, 136.

reward persons for information of concealed wreck, 136.

seize and detain wreck or salved property, 133, 139.

publish at custom house notice of finding or seizure of wreck, 136.
send notice to Lloyd's where wreck valued above 20l., 136.
release wreck, &c. where salvage bond given, 139.

on payment of salvage, deliver up wreck or proceeds, 140, 231.
4. In cases of unclaimed wreck in Ünited Kingdom, 140, 141.
notice in such cases of finding to recognized grantee of wreck, 136.
5. To grant permit to marine store dealers, 143.

III. JURISDICTION OF,

to distribute agreed amount of salvage where award under 2007., 139.
apportion, &c. salvage award made by justices, 139, 230.

take salvage bond before institution of salvage proceedings, 139.
sell damaged or perishable wreck, 136.

sell wreck or salved property where no salvage suit, &c. pending, 140.
appoint valuer in salvage disputes, 231.

WRECK, RECEIVER OF-continued.

IV. RIGHTS OF,

to indemnity for force used in suppressing disorder, 133, 134.
to same remedies as salvor for expenses and fees, 136.

to freedom from liability on delivery up of wreck or proceeds, 231.

WRECK, REMOVAL OF,

1. By harbour, pier, or dock master, 145.

repayment of expenses of, by owner, 145.

detention and sale of, on nonpayment of such expenses, 145.
to what harbours, &c., provisions as to apply, 141, 142.
2. By Queen's harbourmaster in dockyard port, 262, 263.
repayment of, or recovery from, owner of expenses of, 263.

3. By conservancy or harbour authorities, 352-354.
but such powers not to apply to Queen's ships, 352.
such powers additional to previous powers, 355.

power previous to removal of, to light or buoy obstruction, 353.
power of destruction, and sale, of ship and cargo, 353.

rights of owner where such powers exercised, 354.
4. By general lighthouse authorities on coast, &c., 353, 354.
expenses of such authorities, how provided for, 354.

WRECK COMMISSIONERS,

appointment, duties and removal of, 347, 348.

jurisdiction of, as judges of all courts of survey, 338.

to hold shipping casualty inquiries, 131, 348, 349, 370a.
to deal with certificates of masters and officers, 86, 219, 222.
to take examinations as to distressed vessels on coasts, 348.
salary of, 350.

YACHTS, PLEASURE,

what provisions as to master and crew apply to, 52, 220.
how far exempted from marking, 320, n. (o).

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