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gets caught in some object, and then becomes 

 more of a danger than a convenience. The 

 best type of steamers I have seen for carrying 

 large loads of horses, are the European, 

 Michigan, Magician, and Politician, all of 

 which could carry more than a thousand 

 horses comfortably. There is no better type 

 of ship for the conveyance of horses and 

 troops than the Victorian. A great advan- 

 tage which these big liners possess, is that 

 they are capable of steaming 13 knots an hour 

 with the comparatively small consumption of 

 from 45 to 60 tons of coal a day ; and 

 besides, their carrying capacity is enormous." 

 Captain Ross-Smith is the military landing 

 officer at Port Elizabeth, and has had an 

 immensely large experience in the inspection 



of horse-carrying ships. 



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