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THE SHIP REPUBLIC.
APPEAL AGAINST DETENTION.
? SYDNEY. June 14. ?
For the first time in the History qt tne
colony, the appellant jurisdiction under the
Navigation Act of IS1 has been brought
;*.►« nn»m-t.;-M! -?? The ? nrocecduiss have
tnscn in connecnon wiin me ttraai m
the Marine Board to' allow the ship Re
puhlic t-». proveexl to. fea until certain re
pairs were effected to her, and the owner,
Mr. Jamos Clark, and the master. Captain
Vo#. have appealed to the Governorin
L'ouncil apiinst the decision of the Board.
The Court wa* «:6mrto»cd of Earl Beau
cl-amp. Mr.. -I.. Uughe?. M.L.C.. VicePre
»idcnt of. the. Executive Council, and tht
Minister of Ijindp, and sat- in the Execu
tive Council Chamber. The apltal was
based on the ground that the detention
by the Hoard wai. illegal, that the Boan
had nc reason to believe that the vessel
was un-afe, and that the reports of the
Uamrd's surveyor* did not prove that the
ship «;?* unfit to proceed to sea. The pro
?.-wliiist are likely to exteud over 6L-\cral
daye. ?
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