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Historical Outline -- Admiralty Jurisdiction -- The Law Applicable To The Matters In Respect Of Which Admiralty Jurisdiction Exists -- The Action In Rem -- Security Arrests -- The Action In Personam -- Miscellaneous Statutory Powers And Excessive Claims And Proceedings Brought Without Reasonable And Probable Cause -- Maritime Liens -- Judicial Sales, The Creation Of A Fund And Its Distribution And The Ranking Of Claims -- Appendix I: Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 Of 1983 -- Appendix Ii: Admiralty Proceedings Rules Regulating The Conduct Of The Admiralty Proceedings Of The Several Provincial And Local Divisions Of The Supreme Court Of South Africa -- Appendix Iii: Practice Directive No 27 In Regard To Admiralty Arrest Warrants In Terms Of Rule 4(3) -- Appendix Iv: Admiralty Court Act, 1840 -- Appendix V: Admiralty Court Act, 1861 -- Appendix Vi: Colonial Courts Of Admiralty Act, 1890. By Gys Hofmeyr. Previous Ed.: 2006. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.