MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894. ENDORSEMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE BODY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE ACT. A.-Particulars of wages, remuneration, and sums arising from salvage or salvage services. [Here enter full particulars of all allowances, perquisites, wages, remunerations, emoluments, shares of catch, &c., with the times when the boy is to receive the same, and also the proportion of salvage the boy is to have.] B. I hereby certify, pursuant to section 395 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, that (a.) this agreement complies with all the requirements of Part IV. of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. (b.) the master with whom the agreement is made is a fit person for the purpose. (c) the boy is not under the age of thirteen years, and is of sufficient health and strength. the nearest relations of the boy, or his guardians, assent to the stipulations of the agreement. *(d.) no nearest relations or guar dians of the boy can readily be found and in their Sabsence I Superintendent. C.-I hereby cancel this agreement, so that the engagement shall end on day of the * Dated this day of 18. Superintendent. *If the agreement is to expire immediately, for "the" insert "this," and otherwise alter the certificate to meet the circumstances of the case. D.-REGULATIONS AS TO FINES ADAPTED FROM THOSE SANCTIONED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE. APPENDIX XIV. PASSENGERS' TICKETS. STEERAGE PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. WHEREAS by the 320th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, it is “(1.) If any person, except the Board of Trade and persons acting for them and under their direct authority, receives money from any person for or in payment of a passage as a steerage passenger in any ship, or of a passage as a cabin passenger in any emigrant ship, proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the Mediterranean Sea, be shall give to the person paying the same a contract ticket, signed by or on behalf of the owner, charterer, or master of the ship, and printed in plain and legible characters. Ship "(2.) The contract ticket shall be in a form approved by the Board of Trade and published in the London Gazette, and any directions contained in that form of contract ticket not being inconsistent with this Act shall be obeyed as if set forth in this section." And whereas the Board of Trade have approved of a form of contract ticket, hereinafter called a "Steerage Passenger's Contract Ticket," to be so given as aforesaid to persons paying money for or in respect of a passage as a steerage passenger in any ship proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the Mediterranean Sea. Now, therefore, the Board of Trade, in exercise of the powers vested in them by the said recited Act, do hereby (1) signify their approval of the said subjoined form of steerage passenger's contract ticket; and (2) declare and prescribe that the same shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1895. COUNTERPART OF STEERAGE PAS- THIS part of the contract ticket is to be separated from the other, and to be delivered by the passenger to the emigration officer at the port of embarkation (or, if no such officer, to the officer of customs), or to any one appointed by him to receive it, STEERAGE PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. 1. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every person engaging a passage as a steerage passenger in any ship proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the Mediterranean Sea, immediately on the payment or deposit by such steerage passenger of the whole or any part of the passage money, for or in respect of the passage engaged. 2. The victualling scale for the voyage must be printed in the body of the ticket. 3. All the blanks must be correctly filled in, and the ticket must be printed in plain and legible characters, and legibly signed with the Christian names and surname and address in full of the party issuing the same. 4. The day of the month on which the steerage passengers are to embark must be inserted in words, and not in figures. (a) Insert number of souls and of statute adults respectively. The following quantities, at least, of water and provisions (to be issued daily) will be supplied by the master of the ship, as required by law: viz. to each statute adult 3 quarts of water daily, exclusive of what is necessary for cooking the articles required by the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, to be issued in a cooked state; and a weekly allowance of provisions according to the following scale: [Here insert the victualling scale intended to be used on the voyage. This must be either the scale prescribed in the 298th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or that scale modified by the introduction of articles authorized by the Act, to be substituted for oatmeal, rice, and potatoes.] [N.B.-If mess utensils and bedding are to be provided by the ship, the stipulation must be inserted here.] Signature in full Place and date Notice to Steerage Passengers. 1. If steerage passengers, through no default of their own, are not received on board on the day named in their contract tickets, or fail to obtain a passage in the ship, they should apply to the Government Emigration Officer at the port, who will assist them in obtaining redress under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. 2. Steerage passengers should carefully keep this part of their contract ticket till after the end of the voyage. N.B.-This contract ticket is exempt from stamp duty. Board of Trade, 7, Whitehall Gardens, London, S. W. Secretary. Notice under the Merchant WHEREAS by the 320th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, is is enacted "(1.) If any person, except the Board of Trade and persons acting for them and under a steerage passenger in any ship, or of a passage as a cabin passenger in any emigrant Mediterranean Sea, he shall give to the person paying the same a contract ticket plain and legible characters. "(2.) The contract ticket shall be in a form approved by the Board of Trade and ticket not being inconsistent with this Act shall be obeyed as if set forth in this And whereas the Board of Trade have approved of a form of contract ticket, hereinafter paying money for or in respect of a passage as a cabin passenger in any emigrant ship Mediterranean Sea. Now, therefore, the Board of Trade, in exercise of the powers vested in them by the "Cabin Passenger's Contract Ticket; " and (2) declare and prescribe that the same shall COUNTERPART OF CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. This counterpart is to be produced by the owner, charterer, or master of the ship to the emigration officer at the port of embarkation (or, if no such officer, to the officer of customs), or to any one appointed by him to receive it, under a penalty for default not exceeding £10. These direc- 1. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every person engaging a passage as a cabin passenger in an emigrant ship proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea, under a penalty not exceeding £50. tions form part of, and must appear on, each contract ticket. 2. Unless the passengers are to have a free table, the victualling scale for the voyage must be appended to the contract ticket. 3. All the blanks must be correctly and legibly filled in, and the ticket must be printed in plain and legible characters, and legibly signed with the Christian names and surname and address in full of the party issuing the same. 4. The day of the month on which the ship is to sail must be inserted in words, and not in figures only. No. of persons. Names. Children Total No. of persons Adults Deposit £ Balance £ Total £ day of 18 In consideration of the sum of £ in with not less than for cubical 5. When once issued, this ticket must not be withdrawn from the passenger, nor any alteration or erasure made in it, unless with his consent. tons register, to sail from for on the I hereby agree with the person named in the margin hereof that such person shall be provided with class cabin passage in the above-named ship, to sail from the port of the port of feet of luggage for each person, and that such person shall be victualled as class cabin passenger during the voyage, and the time of detention at any place before its termination; and I further engage to land the person aforesaid, with luggage, at the last-mentioned port, free of any charge beyond the passage money aforesaid; and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of (full of such passage money. (part) Signature in full in payment Place and date [If signed by a broker or agent, state on whose behalf.] to be paid at N.B. This contract ticket is exempt from stamp duty. Shipping Act, 1894. that their direct authority, receives money from any person for or in respect of a passage as ship, proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the signed by or on behalf of the owner, charterer, or master of the ship, and printed in published in the London Gazette, and any directions contained in that form of contract section." called a "Cabin Passenger's Contract Ticket," to be so given as aforesaid to persons proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the said recited Act, do hereby (1) signify their approval of the said subjoined form of come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1895. CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. 1. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every person engaging a passage as a cabin passenger in an emigrant ship proceeding from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea, under a penalty not exceeding £50. 2. Unless the passengers are to have a free table, the victualling scale for the voyage must be appended to the contract ticket. 3. All the blanks must be correctly and legibly filled in, and the ticket must be printed in plain and legible characters, and legibly signed with the Christian names and surname and address in full of the party issuing the same. 4. The day of the month on which the ship is to sail must be inserted in words, and not in figures only. 5. When once issued, this ticket must not be withdrawn from the pas senger, nor any alteration or erasure made in it, unless with his consent. tons register, to sail from on the day of 18 for In consideration of the sum of £ I hereby agree with the person named in the margin hereof that such person shall be provided with class cabin passage in in the above-named ship, to sail from the port of for £ in Place and date [If signed by a broker or agent, state on whose behalf.] to be paid at Notice to Cabin Passengers. 1. If cabin passengers, through no default of their own, fail to obtain a passage in the ship, and on the day named in this contract ticket, they may obtain redress for breach of contract by summary process under the 321st and 357th sections of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. 2. Cabin passengers must produce, on demand, their contract tickets to the Government Emigration Officer, under a penalty not exceeding £10. This ticket should therefore be preserved and kept in readiness to be produced on board the ship. N.B. This contract ticket is exempt from stamp duty. Given under my hand this 13th day of December, 1894. Board of Trade, 7, Whitehall Gardens, London, S.W. COURTENAY BOYLE, Secretary. |