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regard to the preparation of the victuals, the, distribution of fresh, water, and the nourishment of the sick.
On board of foreign vessels employeti for the consaysure of Emigrants, such measures shall be taken," with regard to the Medicalman Medicines, and Instrumentaygande also: space" to be set apart for attendance of the sick, which the properi authority in conformity with the existing local regulations may ordain. ¡ment to summo buj oda a quibrevon sela
On board of such Vessels Dutch measures, and weights need not be used..
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At the embarcation of the emigrants the master of the vessel causes to be drawn up in duplicate, by..or in the pre- sence of the competent authority ing
Art. 23: The probable length of the voyage is hetermined as follows:
to any place north of the equator at ten weeks;
to any place south of the equator, but on this side of Cape Hot or
of the Cape of Good Hops, at fourteen weeks; jant va
to buy place beyond the said, capes, when the equator is not passed once more, at twenty weeks;
to any place beyond the said capes, when the equator is passed once more, at twenty-five weeks de imano nej s
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The probable length of voyages, not mentinued in the present article, and of voyages with ships, entirely or partly propelled by steam, in determined every time by the committee of control, who in the best- mentioned case ascertains that there is a sufficient quantity of coals on board,
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Art 24. For.. such emigrant is shipped a quantity of fresh water, calculated to a want of four litres per day. whereof one litre and a.bulf is daily put at his disposal.
The water is preserved in casks or iron tanks, approved by the com- mittee of control.
If there is a distilling-apparatus on board, the provision of water is determined by the committee of control, who examine and test both the water and the distilling-apparatus, and ascertain that the store of Ivel, required for distilling, is found, on board.
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Art. 26. The committee of control, in concert with the ship's phy sician, fixes whatever must be found on beard for the sustenance of and attendance ou the sick, I went in silvragus ghost t
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1o a list stating the surnames, christian mimes, sex, age, profession, religion, moral conduct and last residence, of each emigrant, with designation of the Heads of the families, if the engagement is made by families
20 a statement that the emigrants bear knowledge of the place of their destination and betake themselves to the colony of their own accord and under indenture to perform field or factory labor.
3o. a certificate concerning the state of health of the emigrants, to be delivered by a competent physician, as far no official person has been appointed for the purpose" by the local Government.
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a voucher to be delivered by the competent authority
at the place of embarcation that the provisions, the water
and the medicaments on board of the ship are of a good quality and in sufficient quantities at brand:
All these documents shall bear the rise of the competent authority in whose presence they have been drawn up.
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4. On the departure of the ships and the touching ut
intermediate ports.
In case a ship should not have put to sea seven days after the embarcation of the emigrants, or if she bas during the voyage touched at an intermediate port, the voucher, men, tioned in the preceding paragraph sub 4., must be drawn up a new by the competent authority
$5. Of the obligations incumbent on the masters of the'
al vessels during the voyage.
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The muster carefully attends to whatever can prourote clean- liness and the enjoyment of fresh air, to the due preparation and regular" distribution of the food to the nursing and
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