Scale of Provisions to be allowed and served out to the Crew during the

(a) Here any stipulation for changes or substitution of one article for another may

be inserted.

THE several persons whose names are hereto descriptions are contained below, and of whom

subscribed, and whose

are engaged

as sailors, hereby agree to serve in the several capacities expressed
against their respective names on board the said ship which is to be
employed (b)

And the said crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful,
honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in their
respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the
said master, or of any person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of
their superior officers, in everything relating to the said ship and the
stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore: in
consideration of which services to be duly performed, the said master
hereby agrees to pay to the said crew as wages the sums against their
names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions
according to the annexed scale: and it is hereby agreed, that any
embezzlement or wilful or negligent destruction of any part of the ship's
cargo or stores shall be made good to the owner out of the wages of the
person guilty of the same: and if any person enters himself as qualitied
for a duty which he proves incompetent to perform, his wages shall be
reduced in proportion to his incompetency and it is also agreed, that
the regulations authorized by the Board of Trade, which in the paper
annexed hereto are numbered (c)

are adopted by the parties hereto, and shall be considered as embodied
in this agreement: and it is also agreed, that if any member of the crew
considers himself to be aggrieved by any breach of the agreement or
otherwise, he shall represent the same to the master or officer in charge
of the ship in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall thereupon take
such steps as the case may require: and it is also agreed, that (d)

In witness whereof the said parties have subscribed their names
hereto on the days against their respective signatures mentioned,
Signed by
Master, on the
day of

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Regulations for maintaining Discipline, sanctioned by the Board of Trade.

In pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 17 & 18 Vict. c. 104.

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 appropriate 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, and a copy of these regulations must be made to correspond with the agreement by erasing
such of the regulations as are not adopted, and must then be attached to and kept with the agreement which the master of the
ship takes to sea with him. If the agreement is made before a shipping master, his signature or initials must be placed oppo-
site 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 this 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 shipping master before whom the offender
is discharged, or, in the case of a home trade ship, to some shipping master at or near the place where the crew 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 shipping master.

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 log, and signifies the same to the shipping master, the fine shall be remitted or reduced 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 forfeiture is ascertained in similar cases under sect. 252.

OFFENCE.

Amount of
Fine or Punishment.

Shipping Master's Signature or Initials.

any mate

Quarrelling or provoking to quarrel

Not being on board at the time fixed by the agreement
Not returning on board at the expiration of leave

..

Striking or assaulting any person on board or belonging to the ship

Two days' pay.

..

One day's pay.

Insolence or contemptuous language or behaviour towards the master or

Smoking below

Neglecting to bring up, open out, and air bedding, when ordered

Half a day's pay.

(For the cook)-Not having any meal of the crew ready at the appointed time

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Not attending Divine Service on Sunday, unless prevented by sickness or

Interrupting Divine Service by indecorous conduct

Not being cleaned, shaved, and washed on Sundays..

One day's pay.