subscribed hereby agree to serve in the several capacities expressed said ship, which is to be employed (a)

in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all be obedient to the lawful commands of the said master, or of any their superior officers, in everything relating to the said ship and the boats, or on shore: in consideration of which services to be duly perthe said crew as wages or compensation the sums against their names with provisions according to the annexed scale: And it is hereby negligent destruction of any part of the ship's cargo or stores shall of the person guilty of the same: And if any person enters himself as to perform, his wages shall be reduced in proportion to his inregulations authorized by the Board of Trade, which in the paper

considered as embodied in this agreement: And it is also agreed, himself to be aggrieved by any breach of the agreement or otherwise, officer in charge of the ship in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall require: And it is also agreed, that (c)

subscribed their names hereto on the days against their respective

(a) Here the probable nature of the ship's employment for the ensuing six months, or the nature of the voyage, is to be stated.

(b) Here are to be inserted the numbers of the regulations for preserving discipline issued by the Board of Trade, Letter R., which the parties agree to adopt. If any of them are so adopted, a copy of the regulations is to be kept annexed to the agreement.

(c) Here any stipulations may be inserted to which the parties agree, and which are not contrary to law.

Kingdom within Thirty Days after the Thirtieth of June and Thirty-first of December in each Year.

be made accessible to the Crew by 17 & 18 Vict. c. 104, s. 166. When by the terms of the agreement the regulathe Copy of Agreement U 1, to be made accessible, &c., sanctioned by the Board of Trade."

No. 16.

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 regu lations 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 opposite such of the regulations as are adopted.

For the purpose of legally enforcing any of the following penalties, 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. If the punishment is a fine, 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.

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Secreting contraband goods on board with intent
to smuggle

Destroying or defacing the copy of the agreement
which is made accessible to the crew

One month's pay.

One day's pay.

If any officer is guilty of any act or default which is made subject to a
fine, he shall be liable to a fine of twice the number of days' pay
which would be exacted for a like act or default from a seaman, and
such fine shall be paid and applied in the same manner as other fines.

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PARTICULARS OF ALL BIRTHS AND DEATHS OF PERSONS OTHER THAN THE CREW AND OF ALL MARRIAGES
THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON BOARD DURING THE VOYAGE; PURSUANT TO SEC. 273 OF "THE MERCHANT
SHIPPING ACT, 1854," 17 & 18 VICT. CAP. 104.

*NOTE-When the deceased is a Member of the Crew the particulars are to be inserted in the proper columns on the other side.

MARINE

DEPARTMENT.

SANCTIONED BY THE
BOARD OF TRADE,
May, 1855,

IN PURSUANCE OF 17 & 18
VICT. C. 104.

LIST C.

No.

.

PORT OF

ACCOUNT OF CREW OF FOREIGN-
THE VOYAGE TO THE

Official Port of

Port No. of Date of Registered Name of Name of Ship. Number. Registry. Register. Register. Tonnage.

Master.

GOING SHIP, TO BE DELIVERED AT THE END OF
SHIPPING MASTER AT THE ABOVE PORT.

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TO WAGES AND EFFECTS OF SEAMEN DECEASED DURING THE VOYAGE. (See Note 5.)

NOTE 1.-This List, with the exception of the No. of the List and of the first
two columns, is to be truly filled up and signed by the master of every vessel,
whether British or colonial, of whatever tonnage, and to be delivered by him
to the shipping master within forty-eight hours after the ship's arrival at her
final port of destination in the United Kingdom, or upon the discharge of the
crew, whichever first happens, under a penalty not exceeding £5.
NOTE 2.-The name of the master, with his age, place of birth, &c., must be
entered in the list of the crew, and also the number of his Fund Register
Ticket (if any), in order that his contribution may be entered opposite his

name.

NOTE 3.-If any one of the crew enters her Majesty's service, the name of the Queen's ship into which he enters must be stated under the head of "Cause of leaving the Ship."

NOTE 4.-The columns headed "Ability" and "Conduct" are to be filled up with the following letters, v.G. for (very good); G. for (good); M. for (middling); 1. for (indifferent). If the master declines to report as to any seaman, "Yes" should be inserted opposite his name, in the appropriate column. In the column headed "Remarks" may be inserted any special qualifications or disqualifications, e. g. "helm," v. G.; "cleanliness," G.; "sobriety," I., &c. &c. Any person who makes, or procures to be made, or assists in making, any false certificate or report of the service, qualification, conduct, or character of any seaman, knowing the same to be false, may either be prosecuted as for a misdemeanor, or be summarily punished before a magistrate, by a penalty not exceeding £100, or by imprisonment with or without hard labour for six months.

NOTE 5.-Particulars of the monies due to each deceased scaman, and of his clothes and effects, and of deductions, if any, are to accompany this return in a separate account, in a form (KK) which will be furnished by the shipping master. If any master fails to give a true account of these particulars, he will be liable to forfeit a sum not exceeding treble the value of the money and effects not accounted for, or to a penalty not exceeding £50.

I declare the above Account to be true.

Signed,

Master.
[OVER. See

p. ccxcix.