and other closed-in spaces on upper depth of the space, and dividing the product by 100, and the quotient so obtained shall be deemed to be the tonnage of the space, and shall be added to the tonnage of the ship ascertained as aforesaid. deck. RULE III. Measure space in steamships. 35 & 36 Rule III. (1.) Measure the mean depth of the space from its crown to ment of the ceiling at the limber strake, measure also three, or, if allowance necessary, more than three breadths of the space at the middle for engine of its depth, taking one of those measurements at each end, and room another at the middle of the length; take the mean of those breadths; measure also the mean length of the space between the foremost and aftermost bulkheads or limits of its length, 1854, s. 23. excluding such parts, if any, as are not actually occupied by or required for the proper working of the machinery: multiply together these three dimensions of length, breadth, and depth, divide the product by 100, and the result shall be deemed the 78, s. 1 (b). tonnage of the space below the crown; then find the cubical contents of the space or spaces, if any, above the crown aforesaid, which are framed in for the machinery or for the admission of light and air, by multiplying together the length, depth, and breadth thereof; add such contents to the cubical contents of the space below the crown; divide the sum by 100; and the result shall (subject to the provisions herein-after contained) be deemed to be the tonnage of the space. Vict. c. 73, RULE IV. Measurement of (2.) If in any ship in which the space for propelling power is to be measured the engines and boilers are fitted in separate compartments, the contents of each shall be measured severally in like manner, according to the above rules, and the sum of their several results shall be deemed to be the tonnage of the said space: (3.) In the case of screw steamers in which the space for propelling power is to be measured, the contents of the shaft trunk shall be ascertained by multiplying together the mean length, breadth, and depth of the trunk, and dividing the product by 100: (4.) If in any ship in which the space aforesaid is to be measured any alteration be made in the length or capacity of the spaces or if any cabins be fitted in the space, the ship shall be deemed to be a ship not registered until remeasurement. Rule IV. IV. In ascertaining the tonnage of open ships the upper open ships. edge of the upper strake is to form the boundary line of 1854, s. 24. measurement, and the depths shall be taken from an athwartCf. § 77, ship line, extended from upper edge to upper edge of the said s. 5 of this strakc at each division of the length. Act. THIRD SCHEDULE. TABLE OF MAXIMUM FEES TO BE PAID FOR THE MEASURE- § 83 of this MENT OF MERCHANT SHIPS. £ s. d. Act. 8. 30, soh. O III. 0 0 300 6 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 EXAMINATION. For Certificates as Masters and Mates. FOURTH SCHEDULE. TABLE OF MAXIMUM FEES TO BE PAID BY APPLICANTS FOR $97 of this Act. 1854, 8. 133, Certificate as Master 2 0 1862, 8. 7, 0 Table B. (1.) The anti-scorbutics to be furnished shall be lime or 30 & 31 lemon juice, or such other anti-scorbutics (if any) of such Vict. c. 124, s. 4, quality, and composed of such materials, and packed and kept in such manner as Her Majesty by Order in Council may direct. (2.) No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be taken on board ship, for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, unless it has been obtained from a bonded warehouse for and to be shipped as stores. (3.) Lime or lemon juice shall not be so obtained or delivered from a warehouse as aforesaid, unless (a.) it is shown, by a certificate under the hand of an inspector appointed by the Board of Trade, to be proper for use on board ship, the certificate to be given upon inspection of a sample, after deposit of the lime or lemon juice in the warehouse; and (b.) it contains fifteen per cent. of proper and palatable proof spirit, to be approved by the inspector or by the officer of customs, and to be added before or immediately after the inspection thereof; and (c.) it is packed in such bottles at such time and in such manner and is labelled in such manner as the Commissioners of Customs may direct. (4.) If the lime or lemon juice is deposited in a bonded warehouse, and has been approved as aforesaid by the inspector, the spirit, or the amount of spirit necessary to make up fifteen per cent., may be added in the warehouse, without payment of any duty thereon; and when any spirit has been added to any lime or lemon juice, and the lime or lemon juice has been labelled as foresaid, it shall be deposited in the warehouse for delivery as ship's stores only, upon such terms and subject to such regulations of the Commissioners of Customs as are applicable to the delivery of ships' stores from the warehouse. (5.) The lime or lemon juice with which a ship is required by this Act to be provided shall be taken from the warehouse duly labelled as foresaid, and the labels shall remain intact until twenty-four hours at least after the ship has left her port of departure on her foreign voyage. Serving out of Anti-Scorbutics. (6.) The lime or lemon juice shall be served out with sugar (the sugar to be in addition to any sugar required by the agreement with the crew). (7.) The anti-scorbutics shall be served out to the crew so soon as they have been at sea for ten days; and during the remainder of the voyage, except during such time as they are in harbour and are there supplied with fresh provisions. (8.) The lime or lemon juice and sugar shall be served out daily at the rate of an ounce each per day to each member of the crew, and shall be mixed with a due proportion of water before being served out. (9.) The other anti-scorbutics, if any, provided in pursuance of an Order in Council shall be served out at such times and in such quantities as the Order in Council directs. SIXTH SCHEDULE. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED WITH RESPECT TO ACCOMMO- Accommo DATION ON BOARD SHIPS. dation. of this Act. (1.) Every place in a ship occupied by seamen (i) or ap- $$ 79, 210, prentices, and appropriated to their use, shall be such as to make 30 & 31 the space which it is required by the Second Part of this Act to Vict. c. contain available for the proper accommodation of the men who 124, s. 9. are to occupy it, and shall be securely constructed, properly Vict. c. 85, lighted and ventilated, properly protected from weather and sea, s. 30, sch. and as far as practicable properly shut off and protected from III. effluvium which may be caused by cargo or bilge water. (2.) A place so occupied and appropriated as aforesaid shall not authorize a deduction from registered tonnage under the tonnage regulations of this Act (k) unless there be in the ship properly constructed privies for the use of the crew, of such number and of such construction as may be approved by the surveyor of ships (1). (3.) Every place so occupied and appropriated as aforesaid shall, whenever the ship is registered or re-registered, be inspected by one of the surveyors of ships under this Act (1), who shall, if satisfied that the same is in all respects such as is required by this Act, give to the collector of customs a certificate to that effect, and if the certificate is obtained, but not otherwise, the space shall be deducted from the register tonnage (k). (4.) No deduction from tonnage as aforesaid shall be authorized unless there is permanently cut in a beam, and cut in or painted on or over the doorway or hatchway of every place so occupied and appropriated, the number of men which it is constructed to accommodate, with the words Certified to accommodate seamen." 66 (5.) Upon any complaint concerning any place so occupied and appropriated as aforesaid, a surveyor of ships (1) may inspect the place, and if he finds that any of the provisions of this Act with respect to the same are not complied with he shall 36 & 37 report the same to the chief officer of customs (m) at the port where the ship is registered (n), and thereupon the registered tonnage shall be altered, and the deduction aforesaid in respect of space disallowed, unless and until it be certified by the surveyor (o), or by some other surveyor of ships (o), that the provisions of this Act in respect of the place are fully complied with. Maximum Fees for Inspection. (6.) The fee for each visit to the ship shall not exceed ten shillings. (7.) The aggregate amount of the fees for any such inspection shall not exceed one pound, whatever be the number of separate visits. (8.) When the accommodation is inspected at the same time with the measurement of the tonnage, no separate fee shall be charged for the inspection. 244 of this Act. Elections. Constitution of local marine board. 1854, ss. 110-117. SEVENTH SCHEDULE. CONSTITUTION OF LOCAL MARINE BOARDS. Elections. 1. A local marine board shall consist of the following members, viz. (a.) The mayor or provost and the stipendiary magistrates, or such of the mayors or provosts and stipendiary magistrates of the place (if more than one) as the Board of Trade appoint: (b.) Four members appointed by the Board of Trade from among persons residing or having places of business at the port or within seven miles thereof: (c.) Six members elected by the owners of such foreign-going ships (m) and home-trade passenger ships (m) as are registered at the port. 2. The elections shall be held on the twenty-fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and on the twenty-fifth day of January in every third succeeding year, and the appointments shall be made within one month after the elections. 3. Upon the conclusion of that month and the constitution of (n) § 13. |