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Primage, a certain allowance paid by the shipper or consignor of goods to the master of a vessel for loading them. See HAT-MONEY. The amount varies according to the custom of the place. See Best v. Saunders, M&M 208; Charleton v. Cotesworth, R&M 175; and Caughey v. Gordon & Co., (1878) 3 CPD 419....
Hat-money
Hat-money, a small duty paid to the captain and mariners of a ship, called primage. In the Guidon de la Mer (see that title) it is described as 'la contribution des chausses out pot de vin du maitre.' See PRIMAGE...
Primage
A charge in addition to the freight originally a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods sometimes called hat money but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain...
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