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Note.—*See as follows: Mr. Johnson's report,
† „ Mr. Langley's „
‡ „ Mr. Miners' „
§ „ Mr. Field's „
|| „ Mr. Boyce's „
* Mr. Johnson reported:—
"During the year I have had an opportunity of boarding 20 canal
boats, four of which were registered under the Canal Boats Acts. The
others were sailing and ordinary barges.
"Each boat was found to be in good order, those registered under
the Acts especially so. The certificates were examined, inspections
made as to overcrowding, and no fault was to be found.
"The 'water vessels' and means of keeping out the bilge water,
such as the pumps and bulkheads between the cargo (which was
always gas liquor to be used at the tar factory in my district), and
cabins were found to be in good condition, and no percolations into the
cabins were known of.
"No case of disease was found on any of the boats, and where the
two sexes lived on board the proper conditions as to separation existed.
"One registered canal boat was examined twice during the year."
† Mr. Langley's 23 inspections of non-registered boats included two visits
to one boat.
‡ Mr. Miners' 43 inspections of non-registered and registered boats
included the inspection of three non-registered barges twice.
§ Mr. A. J. Field reported:—
"In the case of one registered Canal boat the Master had no
certificate aboard; the boat had been run down in the Thames and
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