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The several persons whose names are hereto subscribed, and whose descriptions are contained the several capacities expressed against their respective names, on a voyage from a

And the said Crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest and sober manner, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said Master, or of any person who shall lawfully relating to the said Ship, and the stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore; the said Master hereby agrees to pay to the said Crew as wages the sums against their names respect according to the usual custom: And it is hereby agreed that any embezzlement or wilful or negligent be made good to the owner out of the wages of the person guilty of the same: And if any person enters to perform, his wages shall be reduced in proportion to his incompetency: And it is also agreed thate

In witness whereof the said parties have subscribed their names hereto on the days against

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INDORSEMENTS.

INDORSEMENTS.

INDORSEMENTS.

NAVIGATION OF CANADIAN WATERS.

A.D. 1886.

Revised Statutes of Canada, Chapter 79.

An Act respecting the Navigation of Canadian Waters.

HER

ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as

follows:

INTERPRETATION.

Interpreta-
tion.
"Vessel."

"Ship."

"Steamboat"

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or steam

ship."

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"" seamen,

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,(a.) The expression " vessel " includes every description of vessel used in navigation;

(b.) The expression "ship" includes every description of vessel not propelled by oars;

(c.) The expression "steamship" or "steamboat" includes every vessel propelled wholly or in part by steam or by any machinery or power other than sails or oars;

"Practice of (d.) The expression "ordinary practice of seamen," as applied to any case, means and includes the ordinary practice of skilful and careful persons engaged in navigating the waters of Canada in like cases;

"Owner."

(e.) The expression "owner" includes the lessee or charterer of any vessel having the control of the navigation thereof. 43 V., c. 29, s. 3.

Extent of

REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS.

2. The following rules with respect to lights, fog signals, application of steering and sailing and rafts, shall apply to all the rivers, lakes the following and other navigable waters within Canada, or within the jurisdiction of the Parliament thereof; that is to say :

rules.

Steam-ships

Preliminary.

Art. 1. In the following rules every steamship which is under under sail or sail, and not under steam, is to be considered a sailing ship; and every steamship which is under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a ship under steam.

under steam.

What lights

shall be carried.

By steamships under

way.

Rules concerning Lights.

Art. 2. The lights mentioned in the following Articles, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, and no others, shall be carried in all weathers, from sunset to sunrise.

Art. 3. A steamship when under way shall carry

(a.) On or in front of the foremast, at a height above the hull of not less than twenty feet, and if the breadth of the ship

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