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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...

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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...
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the 14th " section of the Colonial . of 1868 - Second - the

Ordinance

ship is described on her arrival in Melbourne astring "hogged" and leaking very much. Asit

that she had

is not

alleged

met with bad weather on the

voyage,

it is scarcely possible

that she could have been in

sea =

this condition ifreally -worthy and fix to carry pas= ssengers

when she sailed

third- the lighting and ventilation of the dafengers deck were mani= -festly madequate - the only openings bring the hatchways

which did not exceed 12-square

freh

while the area

f

the

398

Papenger deck was 1180. Juch. The inggestion that a tarpaulin over

was a better covering

а

a epar

a

house

for the mainhatch than it is almost imperfluous to notice. Experience both in this fountry

and the United States has led to

the universal adoption of houses

or booby hatches as the proper covering for hatchways in Emigrant

nomento reflection

tarpaulin

Ships.

and

am

will show that a

несераг

covering mush render ventilation inpspible whenever it is necessary to cover the hatch. Fourth the

statement that there were nsillier

wind sails nord code

on board is paped

code frignall

in

silence, and may therefore be

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