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30º & 31º Victoriæ, Cap. 124.

Merchant Shipping Act, 1867.

such Ship shall have left her Port of Departure on her • Foreign Voyage, or a sufficient Quantity of such other Anti-scorbutics, if any, of such Quality, and composed of such Materials, and packed and kept in such Manner, as Her Majesty by Order in Council may from Time to Time direct :

(5.) The Master of every such Ship as last aforesaid shall serve or cause to be served out the Lime or Lemon Juice with Sugar (such Sugar to be in addition to any Sugar required by the Articles) or other such Anti-scorbutics as aforesaid to the Crew so soon as they have been at Sea for Ten Days, and during the Remainder of the Voyage, except during such Time as they are in Harbour and are there supplied with fresh Provisions ; the Lime or Lemon Juice and Sugar to be served out daily at the Rate of an Ounce each per Day to each Member of the Crew, and to be mixed with a due Proportion of Water before being served out, or the other Anti-scorbutics, if any, at such Times and in such Quantities as Her Majesty by Order in Council may from Time to Time direct :

(6.) If at any Time when such Lime or Lemon Juice or Anti-scorbutics is or are so served out as aforesaid any Seaman or Apprentice refuses or neglects to take the same, such Neglect or Refusal shall be entered in the Official Logbook in the Manner provided by the Two hundred and eighty-first Section of the Principal Act, and shall be signed by the Master and by the Mate or some other of the Crew, and also by the Surgeon or Medical Practitioner on board, if any :

And if in any such Ship as aforesaid such Medicines, Medical Stores, Book of Instructions, Lime or Lemon Juice, Sugar, or Anti-scorbutics as are herein-before required are not provided, packed, and kept on board as herein-before required, the Owner or Master shall be deemed to be in fault, and shall for each Default incur a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds, unless he can prove that the Non-compliance with the above Provisions, or any of them, was not caused through any Inattention, Neglect, or wilful Default on his Part ; and if the Lime or Lemon Juice and Sugar or other Anti-scorbutics are not served out in the Case and Manner herein-before directed, or if Entry is not made in the Official Log in the Case and Manner herein-before required, the Master shall be deemed to be in fault, and shall for each Default incur a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, unless he can prove that the Non-compliance with the above provisions, or any of them, did not

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