PHILADELPHIA.-Thos. G. Munroe, Wm. E. Shankland, James Rowland. W. S. Samuels. Office, No. 17, Merchants Exchange. LOADING COMMITTEE. W. I. Comes, Charles Platt, J. Raymond Smith, A. Foster Higgins, Herbert Fuller. This is a true copy of the Rules for loading Grain Vessels adopted by the Association of Marine Underwriters. New York, January 16, 1882. H. S. VINING, Chief Inspector. (IV.) SAN FRANCISCO. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE MARINE SURVEYOR. Grain Cargoes wholly in Bags. Wooden Ships. Dunnage at the bottom to be not less than ten inches on the floor, and fifteen inches at the bilge. Dunnage and sides to be clapboarded from the keelson to the upper-deck shelf. All decks to be dunnaged with strip and board two inches high. Sufficient covering to be laid over the bottom as high as the upper turn of the bilge, all fore-and-aft, to prevent the loose grain getting to the pumps. Three tiers of shifting boards two inches thick, to be placed on each side of the stanchions, abreast of each other in each of the 'tween-decks in three-decked ships, and ships with two decks to have two tiers in the lower-hold in addition to those in the 'tween-deck. In vessels where no man-hole is fitted to get to the pumps, a proper communication is to be left through the cargo to get access to the pump-well. Iron Ships. Dunnage in the bottom to be not less than six inches on the floor, and ten inches at the bilge. Lower-hold to be lined with boards from the keelson to the lower-deck beams. The sides of the 'tween-decks, if fore-and-aft battened only, the space between the battens to be filled in with boards. Where vertical battens are fitted over the fore-and-aft ones, thick mats may be used in lieu of the boards before named, but in the absence of mats additional vertical battens are to be fitted between the original ones. Where the 'tween-deck is laid and caulked with combings fitted round hatchways, the deck to be dunnaged with strip and board two inches high, but where the deck is open, the gutter waterway only will require to be covered with a fore-and-aft board. (*) See page 290. In all cases where a vessel has carried salt or other cargo which leaves a permanent dampness in the deck, it is to be dunnaged in the same manner as a laid deck. Covering of bottom, arrangement of shifting boards, and passage to pump well to be as prescribed for wooden ships. (Signed) AMOS NOYES, Chairman. C. DAVIDSON, Secretary. Dated, San Francisco, 20th December, 1877. (V.) CANADA. ACTS AND RULES RELATING TO THE LOADING OF GRAIN IN SHIPS AT THE PORTS OF MONTREAL AND QUEBEC. MONTREAL. An Act to provide for the appointment of a Port Warden for [Assented to 12th May, 1863.] WHEREAS the increasing trade of the city and business of the harbour of Montreal renders the office of Port Warden necessary: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. There shall be at the city of Montreal an officer who shall be designated the Port Warden of the harbour of Montreal. 2. The appointment to the office shall be made by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade of Montreal, and the control of the office shall be in the Council of the Board of Trade for the city of Montreal, which shall, in the present year, as soon as may be after the passing of this Act, and after this year in the month of April in each year appoint a Board of Examiners, five in number, who shall examine all candidates for the office of Port Warden, or such number of Deputy Port Wardens as the said Council may from time to time deem necessary for the business of the harbour, and upon the recommendation of the said Examiners the Council shall make the appointments of such deputies. 3. The person so appointed to be Port Warden shall, before acting as such, take and subscribe the following oath of office before some justice of the peace for the district of Montreal, who is hereby empowered to administer the same, and who shall have the custody thereof: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially, to the best of my judgment and ability, perform the duties of the office of Port Warden of the harbour of Montreal, without fear, favour, or affection for any person or party whomsoever." 4. The Port Warden shall receive no fees whatever, other than such as strictly appertain to the business of his office; all such fees shall be recorded in his books, and he shall make a certified annual return to the said Council of the Board of Trade of the receipts and expenses of his office. 5. The Port Warden, or any Deputy Port Warden, may be removed for misconduct or neglect of duty at the instance or discretion of the Council of the Board of Trade; and the said Board of Examiners shall make, and when they shall think it necessary may repeal or amend, all such rules and regulations or bye-laws for regulating the office of Port Warden as they may deem from time to time necessary, subject to the approval of the Council of the Board of Trade. 6. The Port Warden shall, at his own expense, keep an office always open on lawful days from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. during the season of navigation, and from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. during the remainder of the year, and shall have a seal of office and the necessary books, in which all his acts as Port Warden, and those of his deputies, with their fees of office, shall be recorded in such manner as the Board of Examiners shall direct. 7. It shall be the duty of the Port Warden, or his deputy, on being notified and requested by any of the parties interested, to proceed in person on board of any vessel for the purpose of examining the condition and stowage of cargo; and if there be any goods damaged on board such vessel, he shall inquire, examine, and ascertain the cause or causes of such damage, and make a memorandum thereof, and enter the same in full on the books of his office. 8. The master of any vessel which has broken bulk for the purpose of lightening or other necessary purpose, previous to her arrival in the harbour of Montreal, shall, immediately on the discovery of any damaged cargo, proceed to hold a survey on the same in the manner herein prescribed, before the same shall be moved out of the place in which it was originally stowed; and if, after the arrival in port of any vessel from beyond the seas which has not had occasion to lighten, break bulk, or otherwise discharge any portion of her cargo before coming into the harbour, the hatches of such vessel shall be first opened by any person not a Port Warden, and the cargo, or any part thereof, shall come from on board such ship in a damaged condition, these facts shall be prima facie evidence that such damage occurred in consequence of improper stowage or negligence on the part of the persons in charge of the vessel; and such default shall, until the contrary be shown, be chargeable to the owner, master, or other person interested as part owner or master of the said vessel. 9. The Port Warden shall, when required, proceed to any ship, steamer, or other vessel, warehouse, dwelling, or wharf, and examine (*) See page 290. any merchandise, vessel, material, produce, or other property said to have been damaged on board of any vessel, and inquire, examine and ascertain the cause of such damage, make a memorandum thereof, and of such property, and record in the books of his office a full and complete statement thereof. 10. The Port Warden shall, when required, be surveyor on any vessel which may have suffered wreck or damage, or which shall be deemed unfit to proceed on her voyage; he shall examine the hull, spars, rigging, and all appurtenances thereof, shall specify what damage has occurred, record in the books of the office a full and particular account of all surveys held on such vessel; he shall call to his assistance, if necessary, in such survey, one or more carpenters, sailmakers, riggers, shipwrights, or other persons skilled in their profession, who shall each be entitled to a fee not exceeding two dollars for the first survey, and one dollar for each subsequent one on which their services may be required, to aid him in the examination and survey, but no such surveyor must be interested in the case; the Port Warden shall also, if required, be a surveyor of the repairs necessary to render such vessel seaworthy, and his certificate that these repairs have been properly made, shall be evidence that the vessel is seaworthy. 11. The Port Warden shall have cognizance of all matters relating to the surveys of vessels and their cargoes arriving in port damaged, and when requested shall, on payment of the regular fee, give certificates of such surveys. 12. The master of any vessel intending to load grain in bulk for any port not within the limits of inland navigation shall, before taking in any of such grain, notify the Port Warden from time to time, while the different chambers are being prepared, to survey and inspect the said vessel, as well as the dunnage and lining boards; the Port Warden in such case shall ascertain whether such vessel is in a fit state to receive and carry the cargo intended for her to its destination; he shall record in his books the condition of the vessel; if he finds she is not fit to carry the cargo in safety, he shall state what repairs are necessary to render her seaworthy; before beginning to load each chamber he shall be careful to see that it is properly dunnaged and lined, and provided with shifting boards, and that the board and plank used for these purposes have been proporly seasoned; he shall examine the pumps and see that they are properly lined and dunnaged; he shall enter in the books of his office all particulars connected with these surveys, and grant the necessary certificates. 13. It shall be the duty of the Port Warden, when required, to decide what amount of dunnage is necessary below cargo, and also between wheat or other grain, and the flour to be stowed over it, and his certificate that such dunnage has been used shall be primâ facie evidence of the good stowage of the cargo so far as these points are concerned. 14. The Port Warden, if requested by any person having shipped cargo on board of a vessel and at the expense of such person, shall proceed on board of such vessel and examine whether she is in a fit state to proceed to sea or not; if she is found unfit, the Port Warden shall state in what particular, and shall notify the master not to leave the port until the required conditions have been fulfilled. 15. The Warden shall, when required, estimate the value and measurement of any vessel when the same is in dispute or otherwise needed, and shall record the same in the books of his office. 16. It shall be the duty of every auctioneer making a sale of any vessel condemned, or ships' materials, or goods damaged on board a ship or vessel, whether sea-going or of inland navigation, sold for benefit of underwriters or others concerned in the city of Montreal, to file a statement of the same at the office of the Port Warden within ten days after such sale; no underwriters' sale shall take place until after at least two days' public advertisement in not less than two English and one French newspapers in the city of Montreal, and such sale shall not be at an hour earlier than twelve, nor later than three o'clock in the day. 17. It shall be the duty of the Port Warden, when required in writing by all parties in interest, to hear and arbitrate upon any difficulty or matter in dispute between the master or consignee of any ship or vessel, and any proprietor, shipper, or consignee of the cargo, and keep a record thereof. 18. No goods, vessels, or other property shall be sold as damaged for account of underwriters, unless a regular survey and condemnation has previously been had, and the Port Warden shall in all such cases be one of the surveyors. 19. Before proceeding to act in any case in the performance of his duties, the Port Warden shall give reasonable notice to all parties interested or concerned in the case. 20. All notices, requests, or requirements to or from the Port Warden must be given in writing, and a reasonable time before action is required. 21. On the demand of any party interested, the Port Warden shall furnish certificates in writing, under his hand, of any matters of record in his office; he shall also furnish, when required, copies of any entries in his books, or documents filed in his office. 22. The Port Warden shall supply to every master of a vessel arriving in the port of Montreal a copy of the regulations relating to the office of Port Warden, once in each year. 23. In all matters regarding surveys, &c., the Port Warden shall conform to and be governed by the regulations of Lloyd's so far as they are applicable to the port of Montreal and to the circumstances of the case. 24. Should any dispute arise between the Port Warden and any party interested, in any case where his presence has been required, (*) See page 290. |