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persons, making altogether 476 persons, on 23 more than the cleared out for, while if 12 feet only had been allowed on the "lower deck", the "Alfred" had capacity for 578 persons, or 8 more than are stated to have been put on board her in Horton's Bay.

The "Alfred" was a large and very many ship; the hull was employed by the German Confederation as a means of war during the disturbances in Holstein.

When her second deck, or the one in question, was the lower deck, according to the words of the Note, the Deck below the Main Deck, not being "Orlop", it had permanent beams, properly laid and fastened, and constituting a portion of the permanent structure of the ship, and was therefore, legally speaking, a "Passenger Deck", and

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head on right to be calculated for in the number of persons the vessel was entitled to carry

Reference has been made to the 12 Section of the Passengers Act, and the 3rd Section in connection with it; it is true that one part of the 18th Section restricts the number of passengers to one for every two tons, but another part simply assigns superficial feet of space, as the limit to be observed,

But then was just he's "without any reference whatever as to tonnage.

I shall not however stop to enquire whether these two clauses are reconcileable with each other, or which of them should have ruled the "Alfred" in the case, if judged by them, but will pass on to see 1st of the Same Passenger's Act, Amended by 18 & 17 Victoria Cap. 84, which says.

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2/1 M persons, making altogether 476 persons, on 23 more than the cleared out for, while if 12 feet only had been allowed on the "lower deck", the "Alfred" had capacity for 578 persons, or 8 more than are stated to have been put on board her in Horton's Bay. The "Alfred" was a large and very many ship; the hull was employed by the German Confederation as a means of war during the disturbances in Holstein. When her second deck, or the one in question, was the lower deck, according to the words of the Note, the Deck below the Main Deck, not being "Orlop", it had permanent beams, properly laid and fastened, and constituting a portion of the permanent structure of the ship, and was therefore, legally speaking, a "Passenger Deck", and the bet 78 25 head on right to be calculated for in the number of persons the vessel was entitled to carry Reference has been made to the 12 Section of the Passengers Act, and the 3rd Section in connection with it; it is true that one part of the 18th Section restricts the number of passengers to one for every two tons, but another part simply assigns superficial feet of space, as the limit to be observed, But then was just he's "without any reference whatever as to tonnage. I shall not however stop to enquire whether these two clauses are reconcileable with each other, or which of them should have ruled the "Alfred" in the case, if judged by them, but will pass on to see 1st of the Same Passenger's Act, Amended by 18 & 17 Victoria Cap. 84, which says. Page 7 V.
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persons, munking altogether 476 persone, on 23 more than the cleared out for, while if 12 feet only had been allowed on the "lower deck, the " Alfred " hard exfincity for 578 persons, or 8 more than are "stated to have been puncter'd on broad her in Horton's Bay.

The "Alfred" wore a large and very "many ship; the hard bean employed by the Jernian Confederation as a mean of Mar during the disturbances in Holstein-

when her second desk, or the me in

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was the lower deck, question, According to the words of the Not" the

Deck below the Main Deck, not being

ire Orlop", it hard permanent beames,

properly lovid and faston'd, and conforizing a portion of the pemement structure of the ship, and was

and was therefore Arietty Legally speaking a "Paseonger Dech", and

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the bet

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head on right to be calculated for in the Mumber of persons the vessel woes entitled to carry

Reference has been made to the

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theart Cheonly checksol The Phace

But then w just he's

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I shall not however stop to

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whether these two clauses are

reconcileable with each other, or which

of them should have ruled the "Alfred " the cove, if judged by them, but will pave

Tif on to See . I of the Same Passenger's let, Amended by 16817 Victoria Cap. 84, which Janys.

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