THE "MONS."

(1932) 43 Ll L Rep 151

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Langton.

Ship-Arrest and sale at instigation of salvors-Claims against fund by (1) master and crew for wages; (2) master for disbursements; (3) salvors who had secured judgment against vessel- Priorities - Ranking - Master's and crew's liens for wages compared - Whether master's lien for disbursements on same footing as lien for wages - Whether master's disbursements should rank pari passu or in inverse order of attachment - Held, that the crew's claim for wages had priority to the master's; that the master's lien for disbursements was on the same footing as his lien for wages; that the master's claims in respect of disbursements ranked pari passu; and that the order of claims was (1) costs of arrest up to the date of the order for sale; (2) crew's wages after salvage; (3) master's wages and disbursements after salvage; (4) salvage and costs; (5) crew's wages before salvage; (6) master's wages and disbursements before salvage.