Those  sections  are  as  follows : —

"Sect.  544 — (1).  Where  services  are  rendered  wholly  or  in  part
within  British,  waters  (p)  in  saving  life  from  (q)  any  British  or  foreign
vessel,  or  elsewhere  in  saving  life  from  any  British  vessel,  there  shall
be  payable  to  the  salvor  by  the  owner  of  the  vessel,  cargo,  or  apparel
saved,  a  reasonable  amount  of  salvage,  to  be  determiaed  in  case  of
dispute  in  manner  hereinafter  mentioned.
"  (2).  Salvage  in  respect  of  the  preservation  of  life  when  payable  by
the  owners  of  the  vessel  shall  be  payable  in  priority  to  all  other  claims
for  salvage.
"(3).  Where  the  vessel,  cargo,  and  apparel  are  destroyed,  or  the
value  thereof  is  insufficient,  after  payment  of  the  actual  expenses
incurred,  to  pay  the  amount  of  salvage  payable  in  respect  of  the  pre-
servation of  life,  the  Board  of  Trade  may,  in  their  discretion,  award  to
the  salvor,  out  of  the  Mercantile  Marine  Pund,  such  sum  as  they  think
fit  in  whole  or  part  satisfaction  of  any  amount  of  salvage  so  left
unpaid.
"  Sect.  545.  When  it  is  made  to  appear  to  Her  Majesty  that  the
government  of  any  foreign  country  is  willing  that  salvage  should  be
awarded  by  British  Courts  for  services  rendered  in  saving  life  from
ships  belonging  to  that  country,  when  the  ship  is  beyond  the  limits  of
British  jurisdiction,  Her  Majesty  may,  by  Order  in  Council,  direct  that
the  provisions  of  this  part  of  this  Act  with  reference  to  salvage  of  life
shall,  subject  to  any  conditions  and  qualifications  contained  in  the  order,

(m)  Sa.  547—556,  565.  Ca.  (5th)  992.
(«)  See  The  Fulham,  (1899)  P.  251.  (q)  See  The  FusiKer,  34  L.  J.,  Ad.
