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force in the Atlantic trade which relate to fittings^ and 

 lighting. 



(5.) That, as in the Atlantic trade, the duty of ordering the 

 slaughter of cattle seriously injured during the voyage 

 should be imposed upon the master of the vessel. 



(6.) That ships' fittings likely to cause injury to cattle should 

 be fenced off Irom the pens. 



(7.) That, as in the Atlantic trade, all fat cattle should be 

 securely tied by the head. 



(8.) That the regulations regarding ventilation should be 

 amended, and that certain regulations in force in the 

 Atlantic trade should be extended to the home trade. 



(9.) That passage-waA's below deck should be made compulsory, 

 and the maximum length of pens reduced to 10 feet, 

 but that in the case of ships now in the trade a reason- 

 able time should be allowed to effect the change of 

 present fittings. 



(10.) That the regulation against overcrowding of ships be 

 amended so as to make it clear that it provides against 

 the overcrowding of portions of ships and pens. 



(11.) That it is not desirable to interfere with voluntary 

 arrangements as to the insurance or non-insurance of 

 cattle carried by sea. 



(12.) That the gangways and the approaches thereto employed 

 in shipping cattle should be under the control of the 

 Departments, and that the shipping or unshipping of 

 cattle, by gangways so steep as to involve danger or 

 cruelty, be forbidden. 



(18.) That cattlemen be employed by shipowners, in addition 

 to the ordinary crew, in sufficient number to attend to 

 all the live stock on board. 



(14.) That drovers plying for hire at the principal ports of 

 export and import be licensed by the local authority 

 under the Contagious Diseases Animals Acts, 



(15.) That a goad of the pattern approved for driving animals 

 be substituted for the stick in all cases. 



(16.) That as a condition to the embarkation of animals, in 

 addition to a certificate of health, the veterinary 

 inspector should be required to certify that in his 

 opinion the animals to be shipped are in a proper con- 

 dition, as regards absence of fatigue and recent feeding 

 and watering, to undergo a voyage of the average 

 duration of that which they are about to undertake, 

 and that, in the case of cows in calf he should further 

 certify that in his opinion the animals are fit to 

 undertake the voyage without risk of inducing labour. 



(17.) That in all vessels, the average duration of whose voyage 

 is 18 hours, food and water shall be provided for the 

 cattle, and that arrangements shall be made to insure 

 the cattle being propei4y fed and watered during the 

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