§ Mr. M'GHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the disappearance at sea on 30th May, 1913, from the steamer "Mutlah," of London, of an Asiatic trimmer named Mozidallee; whether he was medically examined before joining; whether any inquiry has been held into the circumstances attending the disappearance; whether the man was on duty at the time how many firemen and trimmers were employed on board; whether they were serving under an Asiatic agreement; what was the temperature of the stokehold and engine-room; how many tons of coal were consumed every twenty-four hours; whether any previous cases of disappearance or suicide or deaths from beri-beri, heat stroke, or heart failure have occurred on this ship; and whether he can ascertain from the owners if any compensation has been paid to the relatives of Mozidallee?
§ Mr. BURNSThe Board of Trade have received a report of the disappearance at sea of Mozidallee on the 30th May, 1913, from the steamer "Mutlah." Information is not available as to whether or not he had been medically examined before joining. An inquiry has not yet been held, but it will be held if the vessel returns to the United Kingdom. The man was on duty at the time, and twenty-seven fire men and trimmers were employed on board under an Asiatic agreement. Information is not available as to the temperature of the stokehold and engine-room. The average daily consumption of coal was, I understand. 38 tons. No previous cases of disappearance or suicide, or deaths from beri-beri, heat stroke, or heart failure have occurred on this ship within the last three years. The owners inform me that they have not paid compensation to the relatives of Mozidallee.
§ Mr. M'GHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the death from heart failure, on 26th June, 1913, of a Chinese fireman named Chan Yuk, while serving on the "Benavon," of Leith; whether any inquiry has been held into the circumstances attending the death; how long the man had served on the ship; 145W whether he was on duty at the time; how many firemen and trimmers were employed; whether they were serving under an Asiatic agreement; what was the temperature of the engine-room and stokehold; how many tons of coal were consumed every twenty-four hours; whether any previous deaths from heart failure, heat stroke, disappearance, suicide, or supposed suicide have occurred on this ship; and whether he can ascertain from the owners if any compensation has been paid to the relative of Chan Yuk?
§ Mr. BURNSInquiries have been held at Antwerp and Hull into the circumstances attending the death of Chan Yuk, who had served on the "Benavon" for about three months on the voyage on which he met his death. He had also served on the previous voyage of the vessel. He had been off duty for twenty-five days before his death. Eleven firemen and trimmers appear to have been employed on the vessel under an Asiatic agreement. One previous death from heart failure has occurred on the vessel during the last three years. I have no information respecting the temperature of the engine-room and stokehold and the coal consumption or on the question of compensation, but I am in communication with the owners of the vessel, and will let my hon. Friend know the result.
§ Mr. M'GHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the disappearance at sea on 19th July, 1913, from the steamer "Warwickshire," of Liverpool, of an Asiatic trimmer named Abdool Hossein Nozimoolla; whether he was medically examined before joining; whether any inquiry has been held into the circumstances attending the disappearance; whether the man was on duty at the time; how many firemen and trimmers were employed on board; whether they were serving under an Asiatic agreement; what was the temperature of the stokehold and engine-room; how many tons of coal were consumed every twenty-four hours; whether any previous cases of disappearance or suicide or deaths from beri-beri, heat stroke, or heart failure have occurred on this ship; and whether he can ascertain from the owners if any compensation has been paid to the relatives of Nozimoolla?
§ Mr. BURNSInquiry has been held into the circumstances attending the disappearance at sea of Abdool Hossein Nozimoolla.146W He was medically examined before joining the steamer "Warwickshire," and was not on duty at the time of his disappearance. Thirty-six firemen and trimmers were employed on the vessel under an Asiatic agreement. The temperature of the stokehold on the day on which the man disappeared was 93 deg forward and 104 deg. aft, and of the engine-room 112 deg. The average coal consumption was 74 tons per day. No previous cases of disappearance or suicide, or deaths from beri-beri, heat stroke, or heart failure have occurred on this vessel during the last three years. The owners inform me that compensation has not been paid to the relatives of Nozimoolla.
§ Mr. M'GHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the suicide on 1st September, 1913, from the steamer "Shimosa," of Liverpool, of a Chinese fireman and trimmer named Tang Sang; whether he was medically examined before joining; how long the man had served on the ship; whether any inquiry has been held into the circumstance attending the suicide; whether the man was on duty at the time; how many firemen and trimmers were employed on board; whether they were serving under an Asiatic agreement; what was the temperature of the stokehold and engine-room; how many tons of coal were consumed every twenty-four hours; whether any previous cases of disappearance, suicide, or supposed suicide, or deaths from heat stroke or heart failure have occurred on this ship; and whether he can ascertain from the owners if any compensation has been paid to the relatives?
§ Mr. BURNSAn inquiry was held into the circumstances of the suicide of Tang Sang by the Acting British Consul at Dairen. Information is not available as to whether or not the man was medically examined before joining the steamer "Shimosa." He had been on the vessel two days before his disappearance, and was on duty at the time. Thirteen firemen and trimmers were employed on the vessel under an Asiatic agreement. The temperature of the stokehold at the time of the man's disappearance was 92 deg., and of the engine-room 98 deg. The owners inform me that the usual coal consumption is about 28 to 30 tons per day, and that no claim for compensation has been made or paid in this case. One previous case of suicide has occurred on this vessel during the last three years.