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This commission shall be composed of the governor or his deputy, as president, 

 the chief engineer, and two prominent citizens of the province chosen by each of 

 the interested parties. 



In case of a tie the president shall cast the deciding vote. 



If the chief engineer is absent or hindered from attending, the inspector of irriga- 

 tion shall appoint the principal deputy engineer to take his place. 



OWNERS OF BOATS C.\N NOT COLLECT DAMAGES FKOM THE (iOVEKNMENT. 



Akticle 28. The owners of boats or of cargoes can not claim any indemnity against 

 the government for delay occasioned by the closing of a canal or by insufficient 

 water in the canal or in the Nile. They shall be advised of the closing as soon as 

 possil)le. 



WRECKIN(i OK (iRorNDINi; OF BOATS. 



Article 29. If a boat is wrecked or runs ashore along the Nile or in one of the 

 puV)lic canals or in a basin in such a way as to form an obstacle to navigation or to 

 the free passage of the Avater, the governor will notify the owner of the boat, who 

 is held responsible for notifying the owner of the cargo to remove the boat, and if 

 the latter does not do so within eight days after receipt of the notice the governor 

 will have the work done at the expense of the owner, and the latter will have no 

 claim against the government for indemnity for any damage which may be done to 

 the boat or cargo in the course of such removal. 



If the owner does not pay the expense of removing the boat within eight days 

 after notification to do so, the governor shall have the right to sell the boat and its 

 cargo. The returns from such sale shall be remitted to the owner after deducting the 

 said expenses. If the expense of removal is in excess of the value of the boat and 

 cargo combined and the owner is unable to i)ay the difference on account of pov- 

 erty, such excess shall l)e borne by the government. 



Should a boat founder in a narrow canal or in a lock or in front of the opening 

 of a lock or head gate, etc., so as to stop navigation or render it ditticult or diminish 

 the discharge of water in the canal or through a lock or head gate, the inspector 

 shall take inuiiediate measures for removing the said boat from the passage so ren- 

 dered dangerous, and at the same time inform th*e governor regarding the whole 

 matter. 



The expense of removing the boat will 1)e borne by the government, but the owner 

 will have no claim against the government for any damage which may be done to 

 the boat, its accessories, or cargo in this work. 



As to the procedure after the boat has been removed from a channel where it 

 threatened danger to navigation or other interests, the provisions of the first part of 

 this article shall apply. 



ESTABLISHMENT OF FERRIES ON A CANAL. 



Article 30. In order to establish a ferry on a canal it is necessary that the pro- 

 posed plan and site be approved by the inspector of irrigation, in addition to the 

 permit from the minister of finance. 



In regard to ferries already in operation, if the inspector of irrigation believes that 

 they are so located as to be injurious to irrigation or navigation and that they can 

 be moved to a neighboring site without interfering with traffic, he may notify the 

 governor to have the change made. 



If such change ])e not possible, the inspector of irrigation and the governor will, 

 after conferring, apply to the ministers of finance and public works, who will decide 

 whether the ferries should be suppressed or not. If they decide that such action 

 should be taken the ferries shall be relieved from taxes and replaced by bridges 

 which shall be public highways. The owners of the ferries will have no claim for 

 indeuiiiity against the government. 



