sover it is not safe in calculating the length of voyages, which measures the amount of quantity of provisions - accommodation to leave no margin for accidents, bad weather or the innumerable unforceable contingencies of a sea voyage.
No buprugers Act al fan at I know has ever been drawn on such a principle. The Merchant Shipping Act fixes the voyage for Steamers to U. America at 40 days in Summer and 45 in Winter - though would not exceed 12 or 14 days. In like manner it calculates the voyage to Australia at 146 days though an average would probably give more than 100 days. In the Indian Passenger Act the voyage from Calcutta to the Straits is fixed at 19 weeks equal to 133 days which is much more than an average. Calculations of voyage time to time occurred showing the wisdom of leaving a large margin for accidents and the suffering that would have been caused without it.
Upon the whole if it is decided to relieve the O. & O. and the Messageries Maritimes from the restrictions of the Chinese Passengers Act, on the necessity for which I have heretofore expressed - it must I think be done by some exceptional legislation in their favor - not by reducing below their real duration the voyage on which the vessels of those Companies are employed.
I send copy of the foregoing minute to Lord K., sagung with the E.C.A. Mul. Lord K. Concurs in the view that the declared length of the voyage between Hong Kong & Singapore should not be relaxed.
Mr. Herbert 24/2 despatch. Embody that para in a draft at me. Heim Mar 26
sover it is not safe in calculating the length of voyages, which measures the
the amount of quantity of provisions - accommodation te to leave no
margin for accidents, bad weather or the innumer
=able unforcerau contingencies of a
sea voyage.
No buprugers
Ach al
fan
at
I know has ever been drawn on such a
principle. The superial Reporngere Act fixes the voyage for Steamers to U. America at 4o. days in Summer and 45. in Minis -though
would not. Exceed 12. or 144. Sulike manner it calculates the
to Australia at 1460. days though voyage
the
average
noh
an average would probably give more than 100-days. In the sudian.
Cala
Capoengers Act the voyage from (alautta
to the Nash Indice is fixed at 19. weeks equal
65733. days which is much more 65733.days
and in all these
than an
cacul
voyager time to time occurred showing
average. have from.
tin
the wisdom of leaving a large margin for accidcult and the suffering that
would have been caused without it.
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-fore expressed - it must I think be done by
some exceptional legislation in them favor -
not by reducing below their real duration the voyager
on which the vperls of throne Companies
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Mr Herbert
arc
svuplowed
I send copy of par. I
foregoing mainte to god?", sagung
with the E. CA
Mul Lord K. Concurs
the view that the declared length.
of the voyage between Hory & Singapore. sught not to be relaxe
Mr 24/2
despatch.
Embody that par un a
Daft at me
Heim Mar 26
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