the 14th section of the Colonial Ordinance of 1868 - Second - the ship is described on her arrival in Melbourne as being "hogged" and leaking very much. As it is not alleged that she had met with bad weather on the voyage, it is scarcely possible that she could have been in this condition if really seaworthy and fit to carry passengers when she sailed.
Third - the lighting and ventilation of the passenger's deck were manifestly inadequate - the only openings being the hatchways, which did not exceed 12 square feet, while the area of the passenger deck was 1180 square feet. The suggestion that a tarpaulin over the hatchway was a better covering than a proper house is almost superfluous to notice. Experience both in this country and the United States has led to the universal adoption of houses or booby hatches as the proper covering for hatchways in Emigrant Ships.
Reflection will show that a tarpaulin covering must render ventilation impossible whenever it is necessary to cover the hatch. Fourth - the statement that there were no wind sails or cowls on board is passed over in silence, and may therefore be...