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June, 1941.
The Secretary,
Ministry of War Transport,
this
arrange
Sir,
The Committee appointed by authority of your minute of the
tostantialth corres-11
of
7th "Dynamo", has now finished its work, subject to the exceptions
June, 1940, to deal with claims arising out of the Operation
mentioned at the close of this report.
Committee has met on nineteen occasions, and, with the in
for
receipt
the
of
a
July throughout. The Committee also appended claims
exception on the latter's departure for Blackpool, has dealt with
The that Mr. G.J. Allen succeeded Mr. W. Robson retained as Chairman its
those
to
cases
apply
original from membership operations "Cycle" and "Aerial". The statement and the
hire
was
arising shows the number and character of the cases dealt with,
period service
expenditure authorised.
The claims received fell roughly into three major classes:-
1. Hire and expenses.
lost
longshoremen
2. Repairs and Replacement.
was
Found
made
3. Compensation for Total Loss.
compensation
arrange
as expenses other than total loss were concerned, to deal with the
for
and
was
procedure clearly defined So of far the and Committee competent straightforward was officers to authorise cases, of the in the Department, consultation Secretary payments with approval. made
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being technical scheduled or other and reported Committee's to the Committee agenda for being covering crowded by
he
to
masses be met expeditiously. It was also arranged, nature from of
This procedure of items prevented on which no the question of principle arose in and the enabled hope
total
avoiding claims to delay in boats the were settlement ordered of to claims prepare of the and the stand Fishery by for the
only
to
fishermen whose "Cycle" and "Aerial", that authorised Officers to
Taunches,
subsequent Ministry operations of Agriculture and Fisheries should the experiment be was
and
of the of the Department. But part not of
traffic
settle them on as behalf was hoped, owing to some reluctance, without specific on the
They
do
were
authority; the operation. officers and In the it was end, some however, time of before it correspondence, worked the well scheme and by came enabled officers claims full who were to
so successful concerned, to deal with claims into
etc.
which
be the considered best position with the to minimum deal with cases evidence. where decision often depended
in on circumstantial rather than direct
dealt with by the Committee direct, it was
generally possible In cases to obtain of evidence dealing of with payment claims in was the comparatively case of wages
and stores and regards the process the loss of equipment, however, it was a their fairly
general of everything portable, what was owing on
simple. experience As that while vessels were there re-delivered was no evidence, to
board to the in the first instance. of such The Committee a nature as had to to justify the advice assumption of the
owners conditions stripped under which they were taken up, as decide to whether
articles claimed would probably for were have been on board, and, with offer. the The
that technical they felt officers, bound to in arrive most cases at a reasonable to give to the sum to claimant desirable the benefit
Committee what was aboard. This was particularly had been
since, of the doubt owing as to the to omission of an on-survey, the claimants
relieved of their onus of proof.
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