FORM L.L. 3B.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL of the POSITION (Alteration of the Position) of the CENTRE of the Disc, and of the LINES to be used in connection therewith on the Sailing Ship "

," Official No.

in pursuance of

The Board of Trade have approved of the position [or alteration of the position] of the centre of the disc, and of the lines to be used in connection therewith, on the sailing ship "

hereby certify

(a) That the centre of such disc is placed at below the

," Official No.

feet

, and

inches

deckline marked under the provisions of the

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894;

(b) That the position of the lines to be used in connection with the disc shall be as follows:

feet

Maximum Load-line in Fresh Water. The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc. Maximum Load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.-The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc. Dated this

day of

feet

189 +9

An Assistant Secretary to the said Board.

Note. In accordance with the regulations made by the Board of Trade, the isc and lines must be permanently marked by centre punch-marks or cutting, and the particulars given in this certificate are to be entered in the official log. The certificate must also be framed and put up in some conspicuous part of the ship.

If and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of those deck erections, in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, his certificate will be cancelled, and must be delivered to the Board of Trade for that purpose, and the owner must then apply for a new certificate.

The freeboard for winter, North Atlantic trades, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean, or any British or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at, ports in British North America, or eastern ports in he United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive.

"BOY SAILORS" REGULATIONS.

SCALE AND REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY AND BOARD OF TRADE UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (MERCANTILE MARINE FUND) ACT, 1898, FOR THE GRANT OF MONEY ALLOWANCES TO SHIPOWNERS IN RESPECT OF "BOY SAILORS."

I. An allowance equal to 20 per cent. of the Light Dues paid in any one year in respect of any one vessel will be granted at the end of each financial year (during which the vessel must have been not less than nine months with

Articles of Agreement running) to the then owner of that vessel, provided it carries on each voyage “ Boy Sailors" according to the following scale :

and an additional boy for every 1,000 tons or portion of 1,000 tons net.

Note. Any vessel, no matter what its tonnage, carrying six Boy Sailors shall be entitled to the maximum allowance of 20 per cent. of the Light Dues paid.

II. The owner of a vessel who has employed a smaller number of boys than that required by the scale for a vessel of its tonnage will be granted an allowance as if the vessel had been of the maximum tonnage of vessels for which that number of boys is assigned in the scale: e.g. if a vessel of 1,050 tons carries two boys, the owner will receive an allowance calculated as if her tonnage was 999 tons; and when a boy's period of service commences or terminates otherwise than at the commencement or termination of a financial year, a proportionate allowance may, if the Board of Trade are satisfied as to the circumstances, be granted in respect of such period.

III. In order that the allowance may be obtained, each "Boy Sailor"

must

(1) Be a British subject (not being a Lascar), able to speak and understand English;

(2) Be enrolled in a Special Class of the Naval Reserve, to be called the "Probationer" Class, and undertake to join the Seaman" Class Reserve under the Reserve Volunteer Force Act, 1859 (22 and 23 Vict., c. 40), as soon as qualified;

(3) Be over 15 and under 18 years of age at time of first enrolment ; (4) Be a deck hand.

N.B.-No allowance will be granted in respect of any paying apprentices or midshipmen carried with a view to being trained to become certificated officers, nor in respect of boys carried as Mess-Room Stewards either in the Engineers' or Stewards' Department. This is not, however, to be understood as directed against the advancement of any boy sailor to any rank for which he may qualify himself.

IV. A boy will not be medically examined prior to enrolment unless he appears to the Superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office to be undersized as regards both height and chest measurement, or to be weakly and apparently unfit for sea life.

Note. The cost of the examination will be paid out of voted monies.

V. Boys enrolled in this Special Class will not be liable to be "called out." They will not be called upon to attend drill until they have passed into the 'Seaman " Class Reserve, and will not be paid retainers or receive uniform. Note.-Probationers will be eligible for advancement to the "Seaman" Class when they reach the age of 18 years, provided they have followed a seafaring life for two years.

The advantages offered are as follows:

(1) Each man enrolled in the "Seaman" Class will receive £3. 5s. a year as a retainer, two suits of clothes during his five years' engagement, and whilst on drill 2s. 9d. a day, drill pay and allowances.

(2) As soon as he has performed 28 days' drill, he will, if favourably reported upon, be allowed to commence six months' naval training, upon the satisfactory completion of which he will be advanced to the Qualified Seaman" Class at the age of 20, provided he has passed the necessary examinations.

(3) He will then receive £6 a year as a retainer, a suit of clothes every five years, and whilst on drill 3s. 1d. a day, drill pay and allowances. He will also, provided he undergoes a further period of six months' naval training, and subject to the due performance of his duties as a member of the Reserve, be granted a Deferred Pension Certificate on completing his last term of drill, which will entitle him to a pension of £12 a year at the age of 60, or previously if incapacitated.

VI. No allowance will be granted in respect of any "Boy Sailor" over 19 years of age, or for a longer period than three years from the date of the first enrolment of such "Boy Sailor."

Note.-Every boy will, on enrolment as a "Boy Sailor," receive an enrolment book, R.V. 2, giving his name, description, &c., and providing space for a record of his employment.

This book the boy will produce to the Superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office on every engagement and discharge, in order that the required entries may be made.

VII. The Superintendent of every Mercantile Marine Office shall keep a register of boys applying to go to sea as "Boy Sailors," and such registers will be open to inspection by Shipowners and Masters desirous of engaging boys in respect of whom money allowances will be granted under section 6 of the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act, 1898.

Note.-Large posters stating the advantages of the Reserve will be exhibited at once in all the Mercantile Marine Offices and throughout seaport towns; and if the supply of boys is not sufficient, arrangements will be made with the Post Office and School Authorities to exhibit similar posters.

Smaller bills will also be distributed.

VIII. Any Probationer may be dismissed from the Reserve for

(a) Neglect or omission to make the regular appearances before some Registrar, and for misconduct when appearing before a Registrar on business connected with the Reserve.

(b) Repeated or aggravated desertion from merchant ships.

(c) Producing false certificates or making false statements at the time of, or subsequent to, enrolment.

(d) Serving in a false name.

(e) Conviction in a Court of Law or Justice.

(f) Pledging his Certificate R.V. 2 as security for debt.

IX. All claims for the allowance should be sent to the Board of Trade, with

a statement of the services in respect of which such claim is made.

Marine Department, Board of Trade, March 1899.

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INDEX I

(Under "SUBJECT" headings)

OF ALL LEGAL DECISIONS REPORTED IN THE "SHIPPING GAZETTE"

The References are to the "SHIPPING GAZETTE" of the given dates.

ASSAULT ON BOARD OF TRADE OFFICIAL BY SEAMAN. —
Three months' hard labour

BERTH IN PORT, CHANGE OF-ÖRDER OP CONSIGNEE OF
CARGO CLAIM AGAINST HIM BY SHIPOWNER FOR
COST OF MOVING. -Judgment for plaintiff

BILL OF EXCHANGE-BELGIAN LAW-BILL DRAWN BY
MASTER-PRESENTED BY BANK PAYMENT REFUSED
ON GROUND MASTER NO AUTHORITY TO DRAW BILL.
-Held in favour of the Bank

BILL OF EXCHANGE-DISCOUNTED BY PLAINTIFFS AT
REQUEST OF DEFENDANTS-ACTION BY PLAINTIFFS
FOR AMOUNT-DEFENCE: REQUEST WAS CONDITIONAL
(SHIPMENT TO-DAY ONLY DIRECT STEAMER
'GANDIA' TO LONDON"), AND CONDITION NOT FUL-
FILLED, AS NO SHIPMENT BEFORE SUBSEQUENT DATE,
-Judgment for defendants without costs
BILL OF LADING-FINAL CARRIERS REFUSED ΤΟ
DELIVER ON PRESENTATION OF THROUGH BILL OF
LADING WITHOUT BANKER'S GUARANTEE, MASTER'S
RECEIPT NOT HAVING COME TO HAND-ACTION BY
PLAINTIFF TO RECOVER COST OF GUARANTEE AND
DAMAGES.-Judgment for cost of guarantee, but not

damages

BILL OF LADING-FRENCH LAW-CLAIM BY CONSIGNEE
AGAINST SHIPPER FOR UNNECESSARY EXPENSES AT
PORT OF DELIVERY-CLAIM ADMITTED, BUT DEFEN-
DANT CALLED IN OWNERS OF SHIP TO INDEMNIFY
HIM.-Held B.L. stipulation to try before Havre T.C.
binding, and Nantes Court incompetent to try case
between shipper and shipowner

BILL OF LADING-FRENCH LAW-CLAIM BY HOLDER
OF B.L. FOR GOODS NOT SHIPPED, SHIPPER HAVING
FAILED TO PAY THE EXPORT DUES.-Judgment for
Plaintiff

BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY-COURT OF INQUIRY AT
ADEN SUSPENDED MASTER'S CERTIFICATE SIX MONTHS
-SECOND OFFICER SEVERELY CENSURED-REHEARING
ORDERED BY BOARD OF TRADE-At rehearing no
charge made against master. Held master in fault,
but no order, as lost certificate for six months.
Second officer absolved. Each party to rehearing
to bear his own costs

BONDING WAREHOUSE-FRENCH LAW-N..PROPRIETOR
OF WAREHOUSE, ISSUED TO D. WARRANTS FOR 500
TONS, WHILE ONLY 482 TONS ACTUALLY OF WHEAT
-D. TOOK OUT THE 482 TONS AND GAVE FULL. RE-
CEIPTS—SUBSEQUENTLY D. BROUGHT ACTION AGAINST
N. FOR FAULT IN ISSUING THE WARRANT. Nonsuit
on ground D. no longer holder of warrants

The

"Mary A. Troop" (Master and Steward)

P.C.
Liverpool

Assizes

Assizes

The

"Loch Torridon " (Chief Officer)

Thames P.C.

(Sept. 28

Oct. 4

Liverpool

Jan. 7

Jan. 11

Feb. 23

Feb. 24