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**Mr. Field reported: —
No contraventions were discovered with the exception of the
undermentioned boats:
" Bride."
"Cabin very damp and dirty, paintwork of interior of cabin
very dirty, and portion of liniing roughly boarded and not
painted, cabin top leaky through seams, decking and deck
planks rotten, combing at junction with cabin very rotten, all
woodwork saturated with moisture, no glass in skylight (which
was boarded up). Name of boat on after combing, but registered
number and place of registration on forward combing, so
that the boat would appear to be an ordinary unregistered
barge. Whole of hull appeared much worn and dilapidated
and in a rotten condition.
"At the Thames Police Court, on April 25th, owner was fined
5s. and 2s. costs for improper marking, and 20s. with 23s.
costs for damp, dirty, and rotten state of the canal boat, that
is to say, not keeping boat in a habitable condition."
" Northampton."
"After cabin occupied by man, wife and grandchild. Fore
cabin occupied by extra hand, and used for storage of com
for the towing horse. Cabin badly ventilated and defective
stove allowing smoke to leak into cabin.
"Letter sent to owner and registration authority at
Birmingham."
" Hart."
"After cabin occupied by man, wife and sister of wife said to
be 13 years of age.
"Letter sent to owner and registration authority at
Uxbridge."