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(b) Notification of change of master. In no case was any information
received with regard to this.
(c) Certificates of registration were absent in 22 instances, and on 13
boats the certificates did not identify the owner with the boat.
(d) Fourteen boats were incorrectly or insufficiently marked.
(e) Overcrowding occurred on four boats.
The "Sarah Ann," of Reading, No. 34, was inspected on the 22nd January.
The after cabin of the boat, which is registered for three adults, was found to
be occupied by the master, his wife, and three children. The master stated
that bis wife and children had only joined the boat for the trip to London, in
order to visit some friends, and would leave the boat on returning to Reading.
The "Friendship," of Brierley Hill, No. 240, was inspected on the 11th
March. The after cabin of the boat, which is registered for three adults, was
found to be occupied by the master, his wife and three children.
The "Carnation," Port of London, No. 255, registered for two adults, was
occupied by the master, his wife and one child.
The "Ada," of Wolverhampton, No. 946, was inspected on the 21st May,
and showed a serious infringement of the Regulations relating to overcrowding
and to cleanliness of cabins.
The after cabin of the boat is registered for three adults, or for a, man and
his wife and two children under 12 years of age.
The fore cabin is not registered, being unfit for occupation, and is used only
for stores.
In the after cabin were found living the master and his wife, together with
six children. The eldest, a girl, was stated to be under 12 years of age, but
looked older.
There were thus four children occupying this cabin in excess of the legal
number.
The children were dirty and apparently ill-nourished and ill-clad. The
cabin was also in a dirty condition.
The Regulations of the Local Government Board provide that in every
cabin registered for occupation there shall be not less than 60 cubic feet of free
air space for each person above the age of 12 years, and not less than 40 cubic
feet for each child under the age of 12 years.
The cabin on being measured was found to contain 226"6 cubic feet of free
air space. Deducting 120 cubic feet for the two adult persons, the remainder
provided only 17.7 cubic feet for each child, which is grossly inadequate.