Date, Place, and Cause of leaving this Ship, or of Death,|
To be filled up by the Master.

BIRTHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON BOARD DURING THE HALF-YEAR (a).

Christian and Surname of Father. Name and Maiden Surname of Mother.

Profession or Occupation
of Father.

DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON BOARD DURING THE HALF-YEAR (a).

AGREEMENT No.

7

CERTIFICATES OR INDORSEMENTS MADE BY CONSULS OR BY OFFICERS IN BRITISH POSSESSIONS ABROAD.

FORMS.

REGULATIONS FOR MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE, SANCTIONED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, S. 149.

THESE regulations are distinct from and in addition to those contained in the act,
and are sanctioned but not universally required by law. All or any of them may
be adopted by agreement between a master and his crew, and thereupon the offences
specified in such of them as are so adopted will be legally punishable by the appro-
priate fines or punishments.

These regulations are all numbered, and the numbers of such of them as are
adopted must be inserted in the space left for that purpose in the agreement, page 1,
and the following copy of these regulations must be made to correspond with the
agreement by erasing such of the regulations as are not adopted. If the agree-
ment is made before the superintendent of a mercantile marine office, his signature
or initials must be placed opposite such of the regulations as are adopted.

For the purpose of legally enforcing any of the following penalties, the same
steps must be adopted as in the case of other offences punishable under the act;
that is to say, a statement of the offence must, immediately after its commission,
be entered in the official log book by the direction of the master, and must at the
same time be attested to be true by the signatures of the master and the mate, or

one of the crew; and a copy of such entry must be furnished, or the same must be
read over, to the offender, before the ship reaches any port or departs from the port
at which she is; and an entry that the same has been so furnished or read over, and
of the reply, if any, of the offender, must be made and signed in the same manner
as the entry of the offence. These entries must, upon discharge of the offender, be
shown to the superintendent of a mercantile marine office before whom the offender
is discharged; and if he is satisfied that the offence is proved, and that the entries
have been properly made, the fine must be deducted from the offender's wages, and
paid over to the superintendent.

If, in consequence of subsequent good conduct, the master thinks fit to remit or
reduce any fine upon any member of his crew which has been entered in the official
log, and signifies the same to the superintendent, the fine shall be remitted or re-
duced accordingly. If wages are contracted for by the voyage or by share, the
amount of the fines is to be ascertained in the manner in which the amount of for-
feiture is ascertained in similar cases under sect. 252.

OFFENCE.

Amount of Fine or Signature of
Punishment. Superintendent.

1

Striking or assaulting any person on board or belonging to the ship (if not otherwise prosecuted)
Bringing or having on board spirituous liquors
Drunkenness.-First offence

Ditto. Second and for each subsequent offence

Taking on board and keeping possession of any fire-arms, knuckle-duster, loaded-cane, slung-shot,
sword-stick, bowie-knife, dagger, or any other offensive weapon, or offensive instrument, without
the concurrence of the master, for every day during which a seaman retains such weapon or
instrument

(a) These two tables will probably be omitted altogether or reconstructed on any future issue of this form. See the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 88), ss. 37, 54.

No.

cccciii

PARTICULARS OF VOYAGES.

A Statement of the Dates of Departure and Dates of Arrival at the several ports must be entered under this heading.

cocciv

INSTRUCTIONS TO MASTERS OF VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE HOME TRADE.
Home Trade Agreements.

APPENDIX.

S. 279.

SS. 160,

1. The Merchant Shipping Act requires the master of every ship, except
ships of less than eighty tons exclusively employed in trading upon coasts
of United Kingdom, to enter into an agreement with every seaman whom
he carries to sea as one of his crew. (The term "seaman" includes every
person, except masters, pilots and apprentices (duly indentured and re-
gistered) employed or engaged in any capacity on board any ship.)

2. Neglect to comply with this regulation subjects the master or owner
to a penalty not exceeding 5l. for every offence.

3. In order to enable the seamen to know the contents of the agree-
ment, the master must cause the agreement to be read over and explained
to each seaman, and the seaman will thereupon sign the same in the pre-
sence of a witness, who shall attest his signature.

4. The master is bound, under a penalty of 5., to have a legible copy
of the agreement (omitting the signatures) placed in an accessible part of
the ship.

5. All alterations in any agreement (except additions in shipping sub-
stitutes) are inoperative unless proved to have been made with the con-
sent of all persons interested, by the written attestation of a superintendent
of a mercantile marine office, justice, officer of customs, consul or vice-
consul, or where there is no such officer, of two respectable British
merchants.

6. Fraudulently altering, or making any false entry in, or delivering a
false copy of any agreement, or being party to such an act, may be
punished by the infliction of a penalty not exceeding 1007., or by imprison-
ment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six
Ports abroad.

months.

7. Upon the arrival of the ship at any foreign port where there is a
British consular officer, the master is bound under a penalty of twenty
pounds to deliver within forty-eight hours of the ship's arrival (if the ship
remains forty-eight hours at the port, and is not a passenger ship), to the
consular officer, the agreement, and all indentures and assignments of
apprenticeships. These the consul will keep during the ship's stay at the
port, and will, within a reasonable time before the ship's departure,
return to the master, with a certificate stating when they were delivered
and returned.

8. The engagement or discharge of any seaman abroad must be made
205, and before the British consul, who will endorse upon the agreement a certi-
ficate accordingly. If this certificate be not made the master of the ship
is liable to a penalty. (See also pars. 14 and 15 below.)

Official Log Books.

9. Every ship, of whatever tonnage, which trades to any port out of
the United Kingdom, must carry an official log book, which must be
delivered at the termination of the half-year or home trade employment,
with the agreement and account of crew, to the superintendent of a
mercantile marine office.

10. The master's attention is specially directed to the instructions con-
tained in the 2nd and 3rd pages of the official log book as to the entries
which are required by law to be made therein.

11. On every occasion of the vessel proceeding to sea, the master is
required, under a penalty of 20/., to enter in the official log book the ship's
draught of water.

Termination of Voyage or Half-Year.

12. This agreement may not extend beyond the date of the first arrival
of the ship at her final port of destination in the United Kingdom after
the 30th June or 31st December next following.

S. 162,
par. 1.

S. 162,
par. 2,

and

SS. 275

and 276.

13. Within twenty-one days after the 30th June or the 31st December,
or previously if by change of employment the vessel leaves the home for
the foreign trade, the master or owner is to deliver to the superintendent of
mercantile marine a return in this form, together with accounts of the
wages and effects of any seaman or apprentice, whether he formed part of
the crew or not, who has died on board during the period of the home-trade
agreement, and any effects remaining unsold and the balance of wages or
other moneys belonging to any such seaman or apprentice. The master
is also to deliver to the superintendent the certificates (mates, engineers
or seamen's, RV 2) of any who have died or deserted during the voyage.
The superintendent will then give a certificate for the purpose of clearance.
14. The master is to give to every seaman (or leave with the superin- S. 171.
tendent on his behalf) an account, on a form sanctioned by the Board of
Trade, of his wages, and of all deductions to be made therefrom, at least
twenty-four hours before the time of payment or discharge, under a
penalty of 57. for non-compliance. Deductions for fines, forfeitures, &c.
which are sought to be made in this account must be proved by proper
entries made in the official log book.

SS. 172
and 510

of M. S.

Act,

1862.

S. 176.

15. Upon paying off or discharging any seaman, the master is bound under a penalty of 107. to give the seaman a certificate of discharge, and the master is also bound under a penalty of 20%. to return to any certificated mate or engineer upon his discharge his certificate of competency or service. 16. A statement of the conduct, character, and qualification of each member of the crew, or a statement that he declines to give an opinion on such particulars, is to be entered in this list and signed by the master. N.B.-This form must not be unstitched. No leaves may be taken out of it, and none may be added or substituted. Care should be taken at the time of engagement that a sufficiently large form is used. If more men are engaged during the half-year, terminating on the 30th day of June or 31st day of December next, than the number for whom signatures are provided in this form, an additional form, Eng. 6, should be obtained and used.

207.

(Address.)

ENG. 5.
SANCTIONED BY

Port of

BOARD OF TRADE, No. 25A.-Special Half-Yearly Account of Voyages and Crews of Home Trade Ships.

APRIL, 1874.

When the Crews are to be employed in several Vessels belonging to the same Owners, and have been engaged upon Special Time Agreements under 16th Section of the M. S. Act of 1872 (a).

APPDX.

Name and Address of (Registered) Managing Owner.

PARTICULARS OF VESSELS.

Official Numbers. Registered Tonnage. Horse Power of Engines. Nature of Employment of Ships during the Half-Year.

2

3

4

5

(Name.)

(2) It is understood that the next issue of this Form will contain a column headed "Date of Birth."

See note at end of Form, p. ccccvi.

(a) See "Forms," No. 25B.