CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12] — Page 456

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that his

anower as to the seaworthy

·Condition of the ship- and sufficiency

of her crew VC is

So far as any

entirely satiofactory.

control in such matters

· could have reasonably been excercised. by this Govemment.

15. In reference to the provisions

Inotice that the two

I

very important items

as

rice and Park were not objected to

fof bad quality, whilst,

there was

in case of necepity, actually a cange of provisions on board of the "Dayopning - 5811 bags of rice. and 3636 packages of edibles.. To these, if necefsary, the Master might have had recourse, and ought to have resorted, but it is imposible not to feel that the Master of the "Dayspring

was

a man

wholly devoid of sympathy with or the most ordinary

his passengers

feelings of humanity.

b. Iincline to think that the supply

of

Provisions and Medicines, when examined by Mr Thomsett and Dr

Adams,

was in accordance with the requirements of Law, but that the

ce

master subsequently improperly sold or with a portion of

otherwise made

the stares.

away

I do not think the unusual

voyage.

104

days.

could

length of the alone sufficiently explain the inadequate supply of Lime juice and provisions & generally. My belief is that there has been no other culpable party then the

· Master, who is now

undergoing the

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