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8. That the Master shall be furnished, froin tiiue to time, whit all requisite Instructions and sailing 

 directions, and shall keep a füll and correct Log of the Voyage er voyages in which the consumption 

 of coals is also to be entered, which are to be patent to the Charterer or his agents. 



9. That the Charterer shall have the Option of oontinuing the Charter for a further period at couvenience 

 on giving notice thcreof to the Owners, no notice necessary previous to the expiration of the first 

 named terra. 



1 0. That in the eveut of loss of time from deficiency of men or stores, breakdown of machinery, or damage 

 preventing the working of the vessel for more than twentyfour working hours, the payment of the 

 hire shall cease until she shall be again in an efficient state to resume her Service; and should she 

 in consequence put in to any other port than that, to which she is bound, port charges and pilotages 

 at such port, to be borne by the owners of the steamer, but should the vessel be driven into port or 

 to anchorage by stress of weather, or from any accident to the cargo, such detention or loss of time 

 shall be at the Charterer's risk and expense. 



11. That should the vessel be lost, freight paid in advauce, and not earned (reckoning from the date of 

 her loss), shall be returned to the Charterer. The Act of God, the Queen's enemies, Fire, Restraints 

 of Princes, Rulers, and People, and all other daugers and accidents of the sea, rivers, machinery, boilers, 

 and steam navigation, throughout this Charter-Party, always mutually excepted. 



12. That should any dispute arise between the Owners and the Charterer, the raatters in dispute shall be 

 referred to three persons at Kiel, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third by 

 the two so chosen, their decision, or that of any two of them, shall be iinal, and for the purpose of 

 enforcing any award, this agreement may be made a rule of Court. 



13. That the Owners shall have a Ken upon all cargoes, and all sub-freights, for freight or charter money 

 due under this Charter; and Charterer to have a lien on the Ship for all money paid in advance and 

 not earned. The Charterer to have the Option of subletting the steamer giving due notice to the owners. 



14. All derelicts, towages and salvage, after paying Crew's proportion, wages, and expenses, shall be for 

 Owners' and Charterers equal benefit. 



16. Penalty for non-performance of this Contract: estimated amount of damages. 



16. The necessary accomodations for the Gentleman, Servants etc., of the expedition and all other outfits 

 are to be made after the directions and for account of the charterer, and owners have to produce all 

 original accounts for this items for repayment of the same. Only the expences for fitting the charterer's 

 Electric Light on board the ship, is for owners account. 



17. Owners guarantee a speed of B^^ Knots loaded or 10 Knots in bailast by ordinary faii- weather and on 

 a consumption of 6 Tons good Steamcoals pr. 24 hours. 



Hennen. . Paulsen ^- Ivers. 



Die Form des Kontrakts ist die übliche, nur § 1 6 und 1 7 sind besonders hinzugekommen. 



Für spätere Fälle ist zu diesem Kontrakt zu bemei'ken : ad 2, dass die Anzahl der 

 Mannschaften in den Kontrakt einzutragen ist, nachdem man sich vorher über das als üblich 

 Betrachtete oder Nothwendige geeinigt hat. Ferner ist es vorsichtig, bei der Provision auch 

 den Bedarf an Trinkwasser anzuführen, der mir schliesslich zur Last geschrieben werden sollte. 



ad 5 wird für derartige Reisen der Ausdruck : customary Assistance, näher zu bestimmen 

 sein ; ich kann über die bezügliche Bereitwilligkeit nicht klagen, habe aber eine erhebliche 

 Anzahl von Ueberstunden zu bezahlen gehabt, ohne davon vorher oder während .der Reise 

 unterrichtet zu sein. Bestimmte Abmachungen sind jedenfalls geboten. 



ad 6. Dass über die Person des Kapitäns eine gewisse Uebereinkunft nothwendig ist, 

 braucht kaum gesagt zu werden. Uebrigens ist es ungemein wichtig, dass der Kapitän die Geld- 



Hensen, Methodik der Untersuchungen. B. 



