32 Horses on Board Ship. 



the temperature of the atmosphere under- 

 neath it. 



Captain Ross-Smith tells me that " concrete 

 should never be used on horse decks, because 

 it cuts up easily and forms pit-holes, into 

 which urine settles, and the deck then becomes 

 foul and difficult to be cleaned. Scuppers on 

 horse decks are generally much too small, and 

 consequently they often become blocked up. 

 They should be about 15 inches in diameter, 

 and they could then be fitted with air scoops, 

 so as to promote ventilation. Brows (p. 61), 

 if employed, should run fore and aft, and not 

 thwart ship. Electric lights should be pro- 

 vided on all horse decks, with connections and 

 plugs at frequent intervals, so as to avoid the 

 use of a small lamp attached to the end of a 

 long insulated wire, which almost invariably 



