§ 3. Mr. PETOasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, seeing that where a British ship is transferred or disposed of, or the services of a seaman terminated otherwise, at a port out of His Majesty's Dominions, adequate provision must be made for his maintenance and for his return home to a proper return port, and that in the case of a seaman whose service terminates similarly at a port abroad, but within His Majesty's Dominions, he is entitled to no provision of this kind, be will consider, in conjunction with legislation he has in view, the desirability of provision being made that seamen whose service terminates abroad, whether within or without His Majesty's Dominions, in the manner stated shall be entitled to maintenance passage home, and wages until arrival home at a proper return port; and whether, masters not being seamen within the terms of the Merchant Shipping Acts, he will make similar provision in their case also?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEIt would not be practicable to deal with this matter in legislation to give effect to an international convention, but I will bear my hon. Friend's suggestion in mind when next a general Merchant Shipping Bill is being prepared.