''O Horses on Board Ship. 



o 



stalls more than a steamer of 44 or 45 feet 

 beam. 



" To ascertain roughly the number of horses 

 that can be carried on a deck, cut off all 

 parts where there Is less than 12 feet clear 

 out from the ship's side, and the remaining 

 length In feet divided by three will give the 

 number of horses that can be taken, allow- 

 ing for spare stalls." {^Regulations for H.M. 

 Transport Service.) This estimate Is made 

 on the supposition that each horse Is allowed 

 2^ feet. Including the thickness of the divi- 

 sion boards. 



All alley ways (bridge spaces) and other 

 passages over which horses may have to pass, 

 should be covered with boards ; for if this be 

 not done, a horse will be apt to slip and fall, 

 if his feet come In contact with the iron deck. 



