HL Deb 14 August 1876 vol 231 cc1190-2

Commons Amendments to Lords Amendments, and Commons Reason for disagreeing to certain of the Amendments made by the Lords considered (according to Order).

Amendments and Reason read as follows:— Page 12. In Clause (A.) added by the Lords, line 4, after ("satisfied") insert ("by the production of a foreign certificate of survey attested by a British consular officer at the port of survey"). Line 5. After ("and") insert ("are satisfied") and at the end of the clause insert ("provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that this section shall not apply in the case of an official survey at any foreign port at which it appears to Her Majesty that corresponding provisions are not extended to British ships"). Page 13. Line 5. The Commons propose to restore the word ("such") omitted by the Lords. Page 14. In Clause (C.) added by the Lords, line 1. the Commons propose to leave out ("January") and insert ("November"), and in line 2, to leave out ("seventy-seven") and insert ("seventy-six"). The Commons disagree to the omission of the words ("under eighty tons register") in page 12. line 24.and lines 38. and 39. Because it is desirable that the provisions relating to deck and load lines should be made applicable to coasting vessels above eighty tons.

Amendments agreed to.

Moved, "Not to insist on the Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed."—(The Lord President.)

Question put, Whether to insist on the said Amendments?

Resolved in the Negative.

Moved, "In lieu thereof to insert the following Clause as a consequential Amendment after Clause 23:— With respect to the marking of a load line on British ships employed in the coasting trade, the following provisions shall have effect:

  1. "(1.) The owner of every British ship employed in the coasting trade on the coasts of the United Kingdom (except ships under eighty tons register employed solely in that trade) shall, before proceeding to sea from any port, mark upon each of her sides amidships, or as near thereto as is practicable, in white or yellow on a dark ground, or in black on a light ground, a circular disc, twelve inches in diameter, with a horizontal line eighteen inches in length drawn through its centre:
  2. "(2.) The centre of this disc shall indicate the maximum load-line in salt water to which the owner intends to load the ship until notice is given of an alteration:
  3. "(3.) He shall also, once in every twelve months, immediately before the ship proceeds to sea, send or deliver to the collector or other principal officer of customs of the port of registry of the ship, a statement in writing of the distance in feet and inches between the centre of the disc and the upper edge of each of the lines indicating the position of the ship's decks which is above that centre:
  4. "(4.) The owner, before the ship proceeds to sea after any renewal or alteration of the disc, shall send or deliver to the collector or other principal officer of customs of the port of registry of the ship notice in writing of such renewal or alteration, together with such statement in writing as before mentioned of the distance between the centre of the disc and the upper edge of each of the deck lines:
  5. "(5.) If default is made in sending or delivering any notice or statement required by this section to be sent or delivered, the owner shall 1192 be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds:
  6. "(6.) When a ship has been marked as by this section required, she shall be kept so marked until notice is given of an alteration."—(The Lord President.)

On Question? Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message sent to the House of Commons, To acquaint them, That the Lords do not insist upon their Amendments to which the Commons disagree, and agree to the Amendments made by the Commons to the Amendments made by the Lords to the said Bill, with a consequential Amendment, to which they desire the concurrence of the Commons.