SHIPPING WORLD YEAR BOOK. SPHEROIDAL TABLES, SHOWING THE LENGTH OF EACH Degree of LATITUDE IN STATUTE MILES, AND OF LONGITUDE IN MINUTES OF LATITUDE OR NAUTICAL MILES UNDER EACH PARALLEL OF LATITUDE. LIGHTHOUSES. To find the height at which a Light should be put above the sea level to show a given number of miles : Multiply the number of miles by itself, and by 4, and divide the product by 7. Thus, a lamp required to show ten miles 10 x 10 = 100 x 4 = 400 7)- Should be 55 feet high above the sea level. DIETARY SCALE (WITH FRESH BEEF) FOR CREW. Without Butter With Butter. Bld. Beef MAN Butter. and Soup alted & Bouilli. Beef. Salted Pork. Beef. Pork. Bld. Beef Salted Salted Bread. Flour. Peas Rice Tea, Coffee. Sugar. Molasses. Fruit. Preserved and Soup & Bouilli. Potatoes Vegetbls. Vinegr. Lime Juice. Water. THE VICTUALLING OF SHIPS. (THOMAS GRAY, ESQ., C.B.) 1. Scurvy has been on the increase in British ships since 1873. 2. Lime-juice, of itself, will not prevent scurvy, and too much reliance is placed on it, to the neglect of varied food scales. 3. Lime-juice, in connection with fresh or preserved meat and vegetables, may prevent scurvy. 4. The dietary scale of ships should therefore include a fair proportion of fresh and "preserved" meats, as distinguished from "salted" meats. 5. More fresh vegetables should be carried, notably raw potatoes. No satisfactory reason is given why fresh potatoes cannot be carried on board British ships. The allegation that they will not keep good on board ship is clearly disproved by the fact that they do keep on board United States ships, and will keep for a fair time anywhere else. 6. It is not at present desirable to insert a statutory scale of diet in the articles of agreements with crews serving on long voyages; though it may possibly be necessary hereafter, unless the shipowners themselves move in the matter. LIST OF PORTS AND PLACES WHERE SHIPS ARE SWUNG. Names of Firms at each Port who arrange for Adjustment of Ships' Compasses for Deviation. ABERDEEN. Berry & Mackay, Marischall-st., Aberdeen. In Bay. BRISTOL. I, CARDIFF. T. L. Ainsley, James-street, Docks, Cardiff. W. Langford & Son, 53, Broad Quay, Bristol. In Dock or in King Roads In any Dock available, by H. J. Thatcher, 107, Bute-st.," permission of Dock Mas ter, or in Penarth Roads. W. Weichert, Vienna Chambers, Bute-st. " CT.YARM'TH. Mayston & Son, South Quay, Gt. Yarmouth. In Roads. CRIMSBY. C.H. Bogen, Hamilton-st., New Clee, G.Grimsby At Sea or in Roads. THE VICTUALLING OF SHIPS. (THOMAS GRAY, ESQ., C.B.) 1. Scurvy has been on the increase in British ships since 1873. 2. Lime-juice, of itself, will not prevent scurvy, and too much reliance is placed on it, to the neglect of varied food scales. 3. Lime-juice, in connection with fresh or preserved meat and vegetables, may prevent scurvy. 4. The dietary scale of ships should therefore include a fair proportion of fresh and "preserved" meats, as distinguished from "salted" meats. 5. More fresh vegetables should be carried, notably raw potatoes. No satisfactory reason is given why fresh potatoes cannot be carried on board British ships. The allegation that they will not keep good on board ship is clearly disproved by the fact that they do keep on board United States ships, and will keep for a fair time anywhere else. 6. It is not at present desirable to insert a statutory scale of diet in the articles of agreements with crews serving on long voyages; though it may possibly be necessary hereafter, unless the shipowners themselves move in the matter. LIST OF PORTS AND PLACES WHERE SHIPS ARE SWUNG. Names of Firms at each Port who arrange for Adjustment of Ships' Compasses for Deviation. ABERDEEN. Berry & Mackay, Marischall-st., Aberdeen. In Bay. BARROW. F. A. Palmen, The Observatory, Barrow. In Dock or in Channel. BELFAST. F. M. Moore, 102, High-street, Belfast. Spencer Basin or in Lough. BRISTOL. CARDIFF. W. Langford & Son, 53, Broad Quay, Bristol. In Dock or in King Roads 1, GT. YARM'TH. Mayston & Son, South Quay, Gt. Yarmouth. In Roads. CRIMSBY. C.H. Bogen, Hamilton-st., New Clee, G.Grimsby At Sea or in Roads. |