Each vessel shall be supplied with two pumps.

Each vessel shall be furnished with Lloyds' tested chains of suitable size and lengths anchors, chainplates, deadeyes, hawsepipes, rigging, sails and spars according to tonnage, all of which shall be new.

In all vessels the keel, stem, stern-post, the outside planking, from the keel to the light water line, shall be of birch, juniper or other good sound hardwood, and the inside bilge planks shall be one inch thicker than the plank above the bilges. The planking from the bilges upwards may be of juniper or good sound spruce.

Vessels over seventy tons shall be iron strapped four straps on each side. Three masted schooners to have six straps on each side, opposite the rigging. In the building of all vessels three strakes of planking shall intervene between two butts fixed to the same timber. All timber used in the construction of such vessels shall be seasoned.

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SCHEDULE C.

VESSELS CLAIMING BOUNTY AND LOCAL CLASS.

The thickness of plank used in planking, ceiling, and decking, shall

For vessels from fifteen or twenty tons: Planking, not less than one and one-half inches; ceiling, one and one-quarter inches; decking,one and one-half inches. Timbers not more than nine inches apart.

For vessels from twenty to thirty tons: Planking on top sides not less than two inches; under top sides, one and three-quarter inches; ceiling, one and one-half inches; decking, two inches. Timbers not more than seven inches apart.

For vessels from thirty to forty tons: Planking on top sides, two and one-half inches; under top sides, two and one-quarter inches; ceiling one and three-quarter inches; decking, two and one-quarter inches. Timbers not more than seven inches apart.

For vessels from forty to sixty tons: Planking, two and one-half inches; ceiling two inches; decking, two and three-quarter inches. Timbers not more than seven inches apart.

For vessels from sixty to seventy-five tons; Planking, two and onehalf inches; ceiling,, two and one-quarter inches; decking, two and threequarter inches. Timbers not more than five inches apart.

For vessels of seventy-five tons and upward: Planking, two and three-quarter inches; ceiling, two and one-half inches; decking, two and three quarter inches. Timbers not more than five inches apart.

Plank and ceiling shall be through fastened; there shall be one bolt or trenail in each timber for every strake of plank or ceiling in all vessels over thirty tons.

Vessels under forty tons may be fastened under the bilge with galvanized or composition nails, one in each timber for every strake of plank. Nails are not to be used in substitution for bolts in planking vessels over forty tons.

In vessels from thirty tons upwards with flush decks, the decking may be one-quarter inch less in thickness.

All planks over seven inches in width shall have two bolts or trenails in each timber, trenails to be caulked outside and wedged inside.

The frame shall be of good, squared, sound timbers, thoroughly fastened together.

For planking there shall not be less than four and one-half feet shift between the butts, and two spikes and one rivet bolt through each butt.

In timbering a vessel there shall be two trenails in each locking, and the locking shall be keyed.

Any vessel with a raised deck shall have main decks go aft under the raised deck to the next beam. The raised deck beam shall have a rivet or screw bolt through and bolted, two feet apart, deck knees between the beams, fore-and-aft stringers at bilge, one-inch thicker than ceiling, and to be two to four feet wide, according to tonnage.

One stringer each side of the bows, with breast hooks.

One pair pointers aft.

Plates for bob stay and fore stay shall come back on main plank, eighteen inches long, and shall have three bolts in each plate.

For stem, keel and stern post there shall be good dovetail plates.

Each vessel shall have a good windlass, and windlass bitts rivetted and bolted through beams.

Each vessel shall be furnished with Lloyd's tested chains of suitable

sizes and lengths, anchors, chain plates, deadeyes, hawsepipes, rigging, sails and spars, according to tonnage, all of which shall be new.

Each vessel shall be supplied with two pumps.

In all vessels the keel, stem, stern-post and outside planking from the keel to the light water line, shall be of birch, juniper or other good, sound hardwood, and the inside bilge planks shall be one inch thicker than the plank above the bilges. The planking from the bilges upward may be of juniper or good sound spruce.

Every vessel shall have as many pairs of additional strap-iron knees as to the Surveyor or deputy shall seem necessary.

In the building of all vessels three strakes of the planking shall intervene between butts fixed to the same timber.

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SCHEDULE D.

VESSELS CLAIMING BOUNTY AT LOCAL CLASS.

The thickness of planks used in planking, ceiling and decking, shall

For vessels from fifteen to twenty tons: Planking not less than one and a quarter inches; ceiling one and one-eighth inches; decking one and a quarter inches; timbers not more than twelve inches apart.

For vessels from twenty to thirty tons: Planking on top-sides not less than one and three-quarter inches; under top-sides one and one-half inches; ceiling one and one-quarter inches; decking, one and three-quarter inches; timbers not more than ten and one-half inches apart.

For vessels from thirty to forty tons: Planking two inches; ceiling one and one-half inches; decking two inches; timbers not more than eight inches apart.

Plank and ceiling shall be through fastened; there shall be one bolt. or trenail in each timber for every strake of plank or ceiling in all vessels over thirty tons.

Vessels under this Schedule may be fastened under the bilge with galvanized or composition nails, one in each timber for every strake of

All plank over nine inches in width shall have two bolts or trenails

in each timber, trenails to be caulked outside and wedged inside, for all vessels over thirty tons.

The frame shall be of good, sound timbers thoroughly fastened wo gether.

For planking, there shall not be less than four feet shift between the butts, and one rivet-bolt through each butt.

In timbering a vessel, there shall be two trenails in each locking, and the locking shall be keyed.

Any vessel with a raised deck shall have main decks go aft under the raised deck to the next beam. The raised deck beam shall have a screw or rivet-bolt through and bolted, two feet apart, deck knees between the beams, fore and aft stringers at bilge, one inch thicker than ceiling, and to be two to one feet wide, according to tonnage for vessels over thirty tons.

One pair of stringers each side of the bows, with breast hooks, for vessels over thirty tons.

For stem, keel and stern-posts there shall be good dove-tail plates.

Each vessel shall have a good windlass and windlass bitts, rivetted and bolted through beams.

Each vessel shall be furnished with Lloyds or Admiralty tested chains of suitable sizes and lengths, anchors, chainplates, deadeyes, hawsepipes, rigging, sails, and spars, according to tonnage, all of which shall he new.

Every vessel under thirty tons shall be supplied with at least one pump and every vessel over thirty tons with at least two pumps.

In the building of all vessels under thirty tons, two strakes, and of all vessels over that tonnage three strakes of the planking shall intervene Letween butts fixed to the same timber.

In all vessels, the keel, stem, stern-post, the outside planking from the heel to the light water line, shall be of birch, juniper, or other good, sound hard wood. The planking from the bilges upwards may consist of juniper or good sound spruce.

1. Whenever it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that a Company has been registered with limited liability under the "Companies Act," for the purpose of the construction and operation in any place in this Colony of a marine dock, and in the opinion of the Governor in Council there is reasonable ground for believing that the operations of such Company may be carried on successfully, a certificate may be issued to such Company under the hand of the Colonial Secretary entitling such Company to the benefits of this Chapter.

2. The Minister of Finance and Customs is hereby authorized, out of the funds of the Colony and subject to the provisions hereinafter mentioned, to pay to any Company which has received the certificate mentioned in the preceding section, for and during a term of fifteen years, any sum by which the net annual profits of the Company shall be less than five per cent. upon so much of the capital of the Company as shall be actually paid up in cash: Provided that the total amount of capital in any one such Company, upon which the said sum shall be payable, shall be the amount actually paid up in cash, and shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars and that the total amount payable hereunder in respect of any one such Company shall in no case exceed two thousand five hundred dollars in any one year. The term of fifteen years shall commence on and from the date when the dock shall be completed and ready for actual operation, and any sum provided under this section shall be payable yearly: Provided that any sum payable hereunder shall only be payable on the continuous operation of the dock.

3. No payment shall be made under the preceding section, except upon the certificate of the Auditor General of Newfoundland. In order to obtain such certificate, the Company shall furnish to the Minister of Finance and Customs half-yearly a full and correct statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Company, and shall afford all proper facili