CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869 — Page 444

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A large proportion of the survivors suffering from scurvy also were badly berthed.

The master was prosecuted for breach of the Passengers Act, and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, and at the trial it was stated that the ship leaked in the deck, top sides and waterways throughout the voyage; that she was "old, hogged, and altogether unfit for the conveyance of passengers"; that the space between decks was very dark and badly ventilated, the only means of ventilation being the main and fore hatches, the latter of which was protected by a spar with a tarpaulin thrown over it, and the former covered by a house through which two tin cowls had been fixed but so insecurely that they had been blown away; that there were no wind sails or ... signalling on board; that the crew was insufficient, being composed principally of South Sea Islanders; and that, with the exception of some biscuit and pork, the provisions were bad, and had been short issued from the day after she sailed.

3. These statements having been communicated to the Government of Hongkong, Mr. Emigration Officer, Mr. Thomorth, answered, as to the condition of the ship, by producing a certificate from the ... Mr. Murdoch.

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A large proportion of the survivors suffering from scurvy also were badly berthed. The master was prosecuted for breach of the Passengers Act, and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, and at the trial it was stated that the ship leaked in the deck, top sides and waterways throughout the voyage; that she was "old, hogged, and altogether unfit for the conveyance of passengers"; that the space between decks was very dark and badly ventilated, the only means of ventilation being the main and fore hatches, the latter of which was protected by a spar with a tarpaulin thrown over it, and the former covered by a house through which two tin cowls had been fixed but so insecurely that they had been blown away; that there were no wind sails or ... signalling on board; that the crew was insufficient, being composed principally of South Sea Islanders; and that, with the exception of some biscuit and pork, the provisions were bad, and had been short issued from the day after she sailed. 3. These statements having been communicated to the Government of Hongkong, Mr. Emigration Officer, Mr. Thomorth, answered, as to the condition of the ship, by producing a certificate from the ... Mr. Murdoch.

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Alarge proportion of the survivor suffering from souron

also were

The master was prosecuted for breach of the baßengen Ach, and

was sentenced to 12. Months

imprisonment, and

the trial

it was stated that the shif leaked in the deck, top sides and

waterways throughout the voyage-

that she was "old, hoord

hogged,

and

"altogether unfit for the "veyance of Papengers". that the

between dectes were

very

dark

and badly ventilated, the only

Mula n✔

of ventilation

being

the

•main and

fore.

hatchet the

latter of which was protected of

...

spar with a

over

and the

tarpaulin thrown

former covered

442

a house through which too

tin cowls had been fixed but so insecurely that they had been blown away

that there were no

wind sails or

-signali

that the ese was

on board-

insufficient

bring composed principally of

South Sea Islanders- and that

with the exemption of sine

and

Pock the provisions were bad,

short ifued the feel.

nd had been short

ler the.

asom the day after

sailed.

3. these statements having

bean

communicated to the

vernment of Hongkong,

Emigration offices, Mh. Thomorth, answered, as to the condition of the shif, by producing

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