Merchant Shipping Act 1906

SCHEDULES.

Section 25.

FIRST SCHEDULE Scale of Provisions

—	Water.	Soft Bread.	Biscuit.	Salt Beef.	Salt Pork.	Preserved Meat.	Fish.	Potatoes.	Dried or Compressed vegetables.	Peas, Split.	Peas, Green.	Calavances or Haricot Beans.	Flour.	Rice.	Oatmeal.	Tea.	Coffee.	Sugar.	Milk Condensed.	Butter.	Marmalade Jam.	Syrup or Molasses.	Suet.	Pickles.	Dried Fruits.	Fine Salt.	Mustard.	Pepper.	Curry Powder.	Onions.
	qts.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lbs.	lb.	lbs.	lb.	pint.	pint.	pint.	lbs.	lb.	oz.	oz.	oz.	lbs.	lb.	lb.	lb.	lb.	oz.	pt.	oz.	oz.	oz.	oz.	oz.	oz.
Sunday	4	1	—	½	—	¾	—	—	—	—	—	—	½	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Monday	4	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	¼	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Tuesday	4	1	—	1 ¼	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	½	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wednesday	4	—	1	—	—	¾	—	—	—	—	—	—	½	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Thursday	4	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	¼	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Friday	4	—	1	—	—	¾	¾	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Saturday	4	—	1	1 ¼	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	½	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Weekly	28	3	4	3	2	2 ¼	¾	6	½	2/3	1/3	1/3	2	½	8	1 ¾	4	1 ¼	1/3	½	1	½	4	½	5	2	¼	¼	¼	3

CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS IN APPLYING SCALE.

1 The issue of provisions for which a total weekly, and no daily, amount is given in the above scale shall be reasonably distributed throughout the week.

2 The issue of soft bread under the scale shall not be required—

(a) in a ship of less than one thousand tons gross registered tonnage ; or

(b) if rough weather renders the making of the bread impracticable ; or

(c) in any ship until the date of the first agreement with the crew entered into after the first day of January nineteen hundred and eight;

but where soft bread is not issued, an equivalent amount of biscuit shall be issued instead.

3 An equal quantity of fish, up to an amount not exceeding three-quarters of a pound in any one week, may be substituted for preserved meat under the above scale.

The fish issued, whether under the scale or as a substitute, must be fresh fish, dried fish, or canned salmon or canned herrings.

4 Within the tropics, a pound and a half of preserved meat or three pounds of fresh meat may be substituted for two pounds of salt pork.

5 Fresh potatoes must be issued for at least the first eight weeks of the voyage in the case of every ship leaving a port within the home trade limits at any time between the last day of September and the first day of May, and at any other time when they can be procured at a reasonable cost.

When fresh potatoes are not so issued, an equal amount of yams, or vegetables preserved in tins, or an equivalent amount of dried or compressed potatoes or dried or compressed vegetables in the proportion of one pound to six pounds of fresh potatoes, must be issued in their place.

6 Fresh vegetables, or vegetables preserved in tins, may at any time be substituted for dried or compressed vegetables in the proportion of half a pound of fresh vegetables, or vegetables preserved in tins, to one ounce of dried or compressed vegetables.

7 A mixture of coffee and chicory containing not less than seventy-five per cent. of coffee may at any time be substituted for coffee in the proportion of five ounces of the mixture to four ounces of coffee.

8 The. dried fruit issued under the above scale must be raisins, sultanas, currants, figs, or prunes.

9 The onions to be issued under the above scale must be fresh onions when in season ; and, when fresh onions are not in season, an equal amount of onions or vegetables preserved in tins, or an equivalent amount of dried or compressed onions or vegetables in the proportion of one ounce to half a pound of fresh onions must be issued.

10 In port—

(a) soft bread shall be issued in lieu of biscuit ; and

(b) when procurable at a reasonable cost, a pound and a half of fresh meat and half a pound of fresh vegetables shall be issued daily, and, when fresh meal and fresh vegetables are so issued, salt and preserved meat and dried or compressed vegetables need not be issued.

11 The stokehold hands are to receive sufficient oatmeal and one quart of water extra daily while under steam.

SUBSTITUTES AND EQUIVALENTS—TO BE USED WITHOUT REASONABLE CAUSE.

Fresh meat	1 ½ lb.	} To be considered equal.
Salt meat	1 lb.
Preserved meat	¾ lb.
Coffee	½ oz.	}To be considered equal.
Cocoa	½ oz.
Tea	¼ oz.
Flour	1 lb.	}To be considered equal.
Biscuit	1 lb.
Rice	1 lb.
Split peas	1/3 pt.	}To be considered equal when issued with meat rations.
Flour	¾ lb.
Calavances or haricot beans	½ pt.
Rice	¾ lb.
Marmalade	1 lb.	}To be considered equal.
Jam	1 lb.
Butter	½ lb.
Mustard		}To be considered equal.
Curry powder

Section 85.

SECOND SCHEDULE Enactments Repealed

Session and Chapter.	Short Title.	Extent of Repeal.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60.	The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.	Subsection (2) of section forty-eight, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section ninety-two, section one hundred and forty-four.
		Sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-three ; sections two hundred and seven, two hundred and eight, and two hundred and thirty-five.
		In subsection (2) of section two hundred and forty-six the words "and appoint and remove the " superintendents, deputies, clerks, " and servants," and in paragraph (a) of that subsection the words " the number of persons to be so " appointed and the amount of " their salaries and wages, and" and the word " other " ; and paragraph (c) of that subsection ; and in paragraph (d) of that subsection the words " and all persons " and offices so appointed shall be " subject to the immediate control of the Board of Trade and" not of the local marine board of. " the port" ; and in subsection (3) of the same section the words " and appoint and remove all the " requisite superintendents, deputies, clerks, and servants."
		In section two hundred and sixty-seven the words " and every " foreign steamship carrying passengers between places in the " United Kingdom."
		Paragraph (3) of section two hundred and sixty-eight.
		Section two hundred and ninety-one.
		Section two hundred and ninety-nine.
		Paragraph (i) of section three hundred and twenty-eight ; section three hundred and fifty-three ; in subsection (1) of section four hundred and thirteen the words " of England or Ireland."
		Section four hundred and fifty-one as from the passing of this Act.
		In section four hundred and sixty-two, the words " has taken on " board all or any part of her " cargo," and the word " and " where it next occurs, and the words " whilst at that port" ; in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section five hundred and three the words " gross tonnage without " deduction on account of engine-" room."
		The Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Schedules as from the dates on which regulations, scales, conditions, and forms are prescribed by the Board of Trade in substitution for those Schedules respectively.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 14.	The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners) Act, 1898.	Section one, from " provided," to the end of the section.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 44.	The Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act, 1898.	Section four.