Vessel manifest correction dispute over nine containers was left open, with no final adjudication in writ proceedings.

The vessel manifest correction concerning nine containers allegedly lost overboard was not finally decided. The court declined to determine the disputed fate of the containers in writ proceedings, left the public respondents at liberty to enquire into the matter and take appropriate proceedings, and adjourned the writ sine die.

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Issues: Whether the manifest relating to the vessel should be corrected by deleting 9 containers on the claim that they had fallen overboard, and whether the court should finally determine the dispute regarding the fate of those containers.

Outcome: No final adjudication was made on the dispute concerning the 9 containers; public respondents were left at liberty to enquire into the matter and initiate appropriate proceedings, and the writ was adjourned sine die.

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