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annum & charged a portion thereof on each article
when sold or delivered to the owner as there
must be a place at Bridlington for the reception
of such articles I request your authority for
continuing the occupation of the inclosure on the
part of the Board of Trade

And with respect to the sale of the
articles. It has hitherto been the practice
to have a Sale once in each year and as
all those articles will have been in possession of the
Receiver one year, after the 7 June next,
I beg to suggest for your consideration whether
a sale of such as may not be claimed in the
mean time may not be delayed till that period
Secy Marine dept.
Board of Trade London

Sir - 7th Nov. 1855
Annexed are two letters, & two
notices of findinding in Bridlington Bay of anchors
& Chain Cable - which have been forwarded to me
by Messrs, Waters, Brambles & Son Lloyds Agents
at that place, who as Agents for the respective
owners, claim to take possession, as owners
under the 450 sec. of th M.S. Act 1854, article (1)
without giving the names of the Salvors or
real finders. I request your Instructions
whether I am to receive such notices from
them in that character.

They also claim an Anchor which is
in the Admiralty Yard, mentioned in my other
letter to you of todays date, respect of
which I sent them Form No 13 & directed their
attention to Article 4 of directions which they
deem too intricate & purpose bringing
the subject under your notice I therefore
request to be informed whether I am to relax in
any requirements set out in the said directions

Marginalia
Alongside letter of 7 Nov:
The rule is that
when an agent
claims a written
authority from his principal
must be produced -
this rule must be followed
unless any special reason to
the contrary can be shewn
the property having been lost
from the ship having been
recovered by Salvors & having
been placed in the Custody of the
Receiver he is clearly responsible
both for its proper delivery
& for payment of salvage.
Every facility consistent with
[?safety] should be given for
the restoration of property
But the mere fact
that a person is known
to be Lloyds agent
clearly does not
prove his title to act
as agent for owners
Note [?22] Feb 1856