1851.] 



On the Rates of Chronometers. 



8. Had you any very severe 

 thunder storms on the voyage 1 and 

 do you think the rates may have 

 altered from that time ? 



9. Can you think of any other 

 cause which may have affected 

 your Chronometers ? and to what 

 do you principally attribute the 

 error ? 



H.— None. M C L.- 



fewer. — L. — No. 



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 ■Never had 



10. Had you any alterations in 

 the iron fittings of the ship this 

 voyage near the Chrs. ? 



11. Have you had your Chrs. 

 rated here ? and how is the Cal- 

 cutta with the London rate ? 



H. — I think, to the quantity of 

 iron on board. 



M C L. — To a large quantity of 

 iron, never having before had so 

 large a quantity. L. — No ; I can- 

 not say. 



H. — None. M C L. — None. 

 L. — Only one large iron bolt from 

 deck to deck. 



H. — As. (Mss. illegible.) 

 M C L. — Rates as follows : 

 Leaving London. Found in Cal. 

 No. 318 — 2".6 — 3.3 

 320 -f- 2".0 + 0.7 



333 — 2/'.7 — 0.2 

 Altered from losing to gaining, 

 difference one second eight tenths, 

 per day (1".8). 

 Cargo. 



12. What quantity of bar iron 

 and steel had you on former voy- 

 ages and what on this ? 



13. What quantity of machin- 

 ery and arms more than on other 

 voyages ? 



14. Where 

 stowed ? 



was the bar iron 



H. — Little compared to this 

 voyage. M C L. — This year 500 

 tons : Former years 250 to 350 

 tons. L. — 400 to 500 tons; on 

 this voyage 100. 



H. — No machinery, no arms. A 

 large number of casks of nails. 



McL. — No machinery, but 200 

 cases of small arms, besides iron. 

 L. — No more. 



H. — Principally in the main 



hold. M C L.— From about 12 ft. 



abaft main hatchway to about 14 



ft. abaft after hatchway, but the 



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