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separated by curtains or preferably by a light partition. It is necessary 

 that there should also be a small stateroom, containing a berth, to be 

 used occasionally by the inspectors, the Deputy Head of the Depart- 

 ment or other Grovernment officials, and this room to be used by the 

 captain for his charts, office, etc., and also as a mess room. As these 

 boats will be in commission from the opening of navigation until the 

 close of the same, and it is designed that they be kept away from their 

 home ports as much as possible, simple, plain comfort for the crew is 

 required. A gasoline stove should be large enough to have a small oven ; 

 locker room" should be reasonable; w. c. and a good large w^ash basin 

 provided ; the cockpit accommodation cut down to the very smallest 

 point, as the boat is in no sense a pleasure boat, and besides this, the 

 smaller the better in case of shipping heavy seas, and should be, of 

 course, self-bailing ; the cabinhouse above the deck should be strong and 

 capable of standing heavy seas, the same applying to any deadlights or 

 glass windows, for which emergency storm coverings should be pro- 

 vided ; the icebox should be part of the refrigerator and should be filled 

 from outside, and it would be well to provide for some form of ice- water 

 filter near the refrigerator ; good ventilation must be provided, especially 

 for the galley and washroom, and the designer should bear in mind 

 that in some of the inner channels the heat in summer may be excessive. 

 The bow should not be straight stem, but with an easy curve under the 

 forefoot. It must be borne in mind that these boats will occasionally 

 have their bows pulled up on flat rocks. 



4. Draught. The draught should be as light as possible consistent 

 with sea-going qualities, but should not exceed three feet. 



5. Dinghy. The vessel should be planned to take on board a small 

 boat or dinghy, w^hen necessary on account of heavy weather, but as a 

 rule the same would be towed. Davits not desirable, and it would be 

 better, if possible, to provide some form of cradle on top of the cabin- 

 house. The dinghy should be light, but capable of holding three persons, 

 and w^ill be used to lift illegally placed nets, etc. The designer should 

 therefore furnish lines for these dinghies, taking especial care to pro- 

 vide a good towing boat, which at the same time will fill the other 

 requirements mentioned. 



6. Measurements. The designer should bear in mind that these 

 small protective vessels aire in no sense pleasure craft, and that, w^hile 

 he is not bound down to length or beam, it is desirable that the vessel 

 should be as small as possible commensurate with the requirements out- 

 lined, with no eye to show or display, but wdth the principal considera- 

 tions, plain comfort for the class of men? indicated, seaworthiness and 

 efficiency. From the inspection of other designs it appears to me that 

 45 feet should be amply sufficient, and I hope the desiigner may get under 

 this length. 



Class C. The type of boat required for this class is more of the 

 hunting launch variety. It is not intended that the men running these 



