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The "Sally," registered at Brierly Hill, No. 228, was inspected on the
12th and 15th April respectively. The after cabin, which is registered for
three adults, was found to be occupied by three adult males and one child,
being one child in excess of the number for which it is registered.
The "Phebe," registered at Brierly Hill, No. 144, was inspected on the
12th June. The after cabin, which was registered for three adults, was
occupied by the master, his wife, and three children, being one child in excess
of the number for which it is registered.
The "Alice," registered at Wolverhampton, No. 949, was inspected on the
17th August. The after cabin, registered for three adults, was found to be
occupied by the master, his wife, and four children, being two children in
excess of the number for which it is registered.
The "Stoke," registered at Wolverhampton, No. 899, was inspected on
the 24th October. The after cabin is registered for three adults, or two
adults and two children, and the fore cabin is registered for one adult or two
children.
Owing to the dilapidated condition of the fore cabin, all the persons on
board occupied the after cabin, the result being that the cabin was occupied
by one child in excess of the number for which it is registered.
The "Eliza," registered at Brierley Hill, No. 214, was inspected on the
6th December. The after cabin, registered for two adults, was found to be
occupied by two adults and one child, being one child in excess of the number
for which it is registered.
The "Avon," registered at Wolverhampton, No. 846, was inspected on the
27th December. The after cabin is registered for three adults, and the fore
cabin for one adult. Owing to the dilapidated condition of the fore cabin,
which was unfit for habitation, all the persons on the boat, namely, the master,
his wife, and three children (the eldest of whom was only five years of age),
occupied the after cabin, with the result that it was occupied by one child in
excess of the number for which it is registered.
In the case of the following two canal boats, it was found that although no
overcrowding existed, the fore cabin in each case was used as a dwelling,
although it was not registered for occupation.
The "Isis," registered at Berkhampstead, No. 455, was inspected on the
17th December. The after cabin, which is registered for four adults, was
occupied by the master, his wife, and two children. The fore cabin, which was
not registered for occupation, was occupied by a person of the female sex
above the age of twelve years, namely a niece of the master.
On the same date, the "Bourne," registered at Berkhampstead, No. 442, was
inspected. The after cabin, registered for four adults, was occupied by the