was Master.

Note. If any one of the Crew has entered His Majesty's Service, the Name of the King's Ship in which he entered must be stated in the

Account under the Head of "How disposed of."

SCHEDULE (D.)

ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES.

[Here the several Voyages and the Periods of such Voyages are to be described.]

[No. XXXI.] 5 & 6 W. IV. c. 24.-An Act for the Voluntary Enlistment of Seamen, and to make Regulations for more effectually Manning His Majesty's Navy.

[No. XXXII.] 5 & 6 W. IV. c. 53.—An Act to repeal an Act of the Ninth Year of his late Majesty for regulating the Carriage of Passengers in Merchant Vessels from the United Kingdom to the British Possessions on the Continent and Islands of North America; and to make further Provision for regulating the Carriage of Passengers from the United Kingdom. [31st August 1835.] WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision respecting the carriage of passengers from the united kingdom to distant countries, and for that purpose to repeal a certain act passed in the ninth year of the 9 G. 4, c. 21. reign of his late Majesty king George the fourth, intituled An Act to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Merchants Vessels from the United Kingdom to the Continent and Islands of North America: Be it therefore Repeal of enacted, &c., That the said recited act shall be and the same is hereby cited act, ex- repealed: Provided nevertheless, That all fines, forfeitures, and penalcept as to ties to which any person or persons may have become liable under the penalties in- said act shall and may be sued for, prosecuted, and recovered; and that curred, and to any right of action which may have accrued to any person or persons rights of action by virtue of the said act shall and may be enforced hereafter in such which may and the same manner in all respects as if this present act had not been have accrued. made.

re

No ship to sail with more than three persons on board for every five tons

of burthen.

II. That no ship carrying passengers from any port or place in the united kingdom, or in the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, on any voyage to or for any port or place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean sea, shall proceed on her voyage with more persons on board than in the proportion of three persons for every five tons of the registered burthen of such ship, the master and crew being included in and forming a part of such prescribed number; Ships carrying and that no such ship having more than one deck shall carry any paspassengers to sengers upon any such voyage as aforesaid unless she shall be of the have a height heighth of five feet and a half at the least between decks; and that no of five feet and such ship having only one deck shall carry any passengers upon any a half between such voyage as aforesaid unless a platform shall be laid beneath such

decks.

When only two tiers of

berths, the floor

of the lower

tier to be six inches above the deck.

Regulating the quantity of

deck in such a manner as to afford a space of the heighth of at least five feet and a half, and that no such ship shall have more than two tiers of berths; and that no such ship having two tiers of berths shall carry any passengers on any such voyage as aforesaid unless there shall be an interval of six inches at the least between the deck or platform and the floor of the lower tier throughout the whole extent thereof: Provided always, That, whatever may be the tonnage of the ship, no greater number of persons as passengers shall be taken on board than shall be after the rate of one such person for every ten superficial feet of the lower deck or platform unoccupied by goods or stores, not being the personal luggage of such persons, if such ship shall not have to pass the line on her voyage, or after the rate of one such person for every fifteen such clear superficial feet if such ship shall have to pass the line.

III. That no ship carrying passengers on any such voyage as aforesaid shall be cleared out for such voyage from any port in the united water and pro- kingdom, or in the said islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, unless and until there shall be actually laden and on board such ship good and wholesome provisions for the use and consumption of the

visions to be

carried by

c. 53.

said passengers, over and above the victualling of the crew, to the No. XXXII. amount or in the proportion following; that is to say, a supply of pure 5 & 6 W. 4, water to the amount of five gallons to every week of the computed voyage for every passenger on board such ship, such water being carried in tanks or sweet casks, and a supply of bread, biscuit, oatmeal, every vessel or bread stuffs to the amount of seven pounds weight, to every week of with passenthe computed voyage for every such passenger: Provided always, That gers on board. to the extent of one-third of such supply, and no more, seven pounds weight of potatoes may be deemed and computed to be equivalent to one pound weight of bread, biscuit, oatmeal, or bread stuffs in the supply of any ship bound to some place in North America: Provided also, That when any ship shall be destined to call at a port or place in the course of her voyage for the purpose of filling up her water, a supply of water at the rate before mentioned for every week of the computed voyage to such port or place of calling shall be deemed to be a compliance with the provisions of this act.

IV. That the number of weeks deemed to be necessary for the voyage Computed of any such ship, according to her destination, shall be determined by number of the following rule of computation; (that is to say,)

For a voyage to North America, ten weeks:

For a voyage to South America on the Atlantic Ocean, or to the

West Coast of Africa, twelve weeks:

For a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, fifteen weeks:

For a voyage to the Mauritius, eighteen weeks:

For any other voyage, twenty-four weeks.

weeks requisite for voyage of vessel.

V. That, before any such ship shall be cleared out for the voyage, the Officers of cusofficers of the customs shall survey, or cause to be surveyed by some toms to exacompetent person, the provisions and water herein-before required for mine provisions the consumption of the passengers, and shall ascertain that the same fore departure

are in a sweet and good condition, and shall also ascertain that, over and above the same, there is on board an ample supply of water and stores for the victualling of the crew of the ship; and such officers shall also ascertain that the directions herein-before contained in respect of the situations of berths have been complied with.

and water be

of vessel.

VI. That the master of every such ship shall cause a table to be A table to be drawn up of the respective prices at which any provisions or stores that made of the may be sold by any person on board to any of the passengers during the prices of provoyage are to be supplied; and that a copy of the same, printed or visions to be written in a fair and legible manner, shall be affixed in some convenient sold on board. and conspicuous place on board the said ship for the perusal of all parties, and that the same shall be maintained for continual reference as well during the period in which passengers shall be engaged as during the whole of the voyage; and that no higher prices than are stated in such table shall in any case be charged for such provisions or stores as may be so supplied during the voyage: Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring the master of any ship to provide provisions or stores for the purpose of sale to any passengers who may have contracted to victual themselves during the

voyage.

VII. That if doubts shall arise whether any ship about to proceed Seaworthiness with passengers as aforesaid is sea-worthy, so as to be fit for her in- of the ship tended voyage, and such doubts shall not be removed to the satisfaction may be ascerof the collector and comptroller of the customs at the port from which tained by sursuch vessel is to be cleared out, it shall be lawful for such collector and vey. comptroller at any time to cause such ship to be surveyed by two competent persons; and if it shall be reported by those persons that such ship is not in their opinion sea-worthy with reference to such voyage, such ship shall not be cleared out unless the contents of such report be

No. XXXII. disproved to the satisfaction of the commissioners of the customs, or 5 & 6 W. 4, until such ship shall have been rendered sea-worthy.

c. 53.

VIII. That two copies of this act, or abstracts of the same, made, provided, and issued by the authority of the commissioners of the Copies or ab- customs, and authenticated by the signature of the collector or compstracts of this troller of the customs at the port of clearance of the ship, shall be deliact to be kept vered to the master, on demand, by such collector or comptroller at the on board for time of clearance, and shall be kept on board every ship proceeding perusal of with passengers as aforesaid, and that one of such copies or abstracts passengers. shall, upon request made at seasonable times to the master of the ship, be produced to any passenger for his perusal

carrying a smaller number, medicines

of sufficient amount and kind to be carried.

With every IX. That no ship carrying passengers in any such voyage as aforeship carrying said to any such port or place as aforesaid, except any port or place in 100 passengers North America, if the number of such passengers shall amount to or a medical prac- exceed one hundred, shall clear out for such voyage from any port in titioner to sail; the united kingdom, or in the said islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderin every ship ney, Sark, or Man, unless there shall be rated upon the ship's company, and shall be actually serving on board such ship, some person duly authorized by law to practise in this kingdom as a physician or surgeon or apothecary, and that no such ship shall actually put to sea or proceed on such voyage unless such medical practitioner shall be therein, and shall bona fide proceed on such voyage, taking with him a medicine chest, and a proper supply of medicines, instruments, and other things suitable to the intended voyage; and no ship carrying passengers under the provisions of this act shall clear out for any voyage from any such port as aforesaid unless and until there shall be actually laden and on board such ship medicines and other things necessary for the medical treatment of the passengers on board during such intended voyage, and available for that purpose, nor unless such medicines and other things shall be adequate in amount and kind to the probable exigencies of any such voyage; and, together with such medicines and other things, shall also be put on board every such ship previously to her clearing out for any such voyage as aforesaid a certificate under the hands of any two or more such medical practitioners as aforesaid, to the effect that such medicines and other things have been inspected by them, and are, in their judgment, adequate to meet any such probable exigencies as aforesaid.

Ships carrying

passengers as aforesaid prohibited from exporting spirits, &c. as

merchandize.

Master to deliver list of passengers to collector of

cu-toms, who

shall give to the master a

be exhibited to

X. That no ship carrying passengers to any place as aforesaid shall be cleared out if there shall be laden on board such ship by way of stores, over and above the stores proper for the crew of such ship, any quantity of spirits or strong waters beyond one tenth part of such quantity as would, except for this restriction, be allowed by the officers of the customs upon the victualling bill of such ship for the outward voyage only, according to the number of persons going the voyage.

XI. That the master of every ship carrying passengers on any such voyage as aforesaid shall, before clearing out his said ship for such voyage from any port or place in the united kingdom, or in the said islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, deliver to the collector or other principal officer of his Majesty's customs at such port or place, a list in writing, together with a duplicate of the same, specifying, as accurately as may be, the names, ages, and professions or occupacounterpart, to tions of all and every the passengers on board such ship, with the name of the port or place at which he the said master hath contracted to land each of the said passengers; and such collector or other chief officer of customs shall thereupon deliver to the said master a counterpart of such list signed by him the said collector or other chief officer as aforesaid; and the said master shall exhibit the said counterpart of his said list to the collector or other chief officer of his Majesty's customs at any port or place in his Majesty's possessions, or to his Majesty's consul at any foreign port, at which the said passengers, or any of them, shall be landed, and shall deposit the same with such collector or chief officer of

the chief officer of customs at the port of landing.