Marine Surveyor and myself.

It

is unreasonable to support that each officer deliberately neglected his duty and covered it by a direct untruth whene signing the certificates required from each party.

17 You

I am satisfied that when "the "Dayspring left here

she was seau

seaworthy, properly

ventilated and manned and So far

as the Medical &

Inspector and myself could ascertain, the Provisions and

Medicines were all that could

be desired both

and quantity.

aa

to quality

18 From the information

in our possession the Master

appears to have been simply

a

In 173 474 brute without sympathy, care or anxiety for the welfare of

3

his passengers. If the decks leaked after departure; if the cowls becamt injured. if the main hatchway Cover wanted repairing - the master had the means

for making good these defects. The provisions ran short as she was provided for 80 day's voyage only, but in the Hold as Cargo

was

au

a

large quantity of food which it was the Master's

make use

duty

of under the

emergency.

19

Disease makes its

to

appearance in ships under

circumstances which all the

EX.

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