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4591. They had their lifebelts on? - Yes, they had had orders to get them then. 4592. Did you remain there? - I went down to the forecastle-head to get my lifebelt. 4593. Did you get it? - No. 4594. Why was that? - There was none there for me. 4595. Where did you go to look for a lifebelt? - On the rack. 4596. They had all gone? - Yes. 4597. Had there been lifebelts there before? - Yes. 4598. You had seen them? - Yes. 4599. The other members of the crew had taken those that were there? - Yes. 4600. Then did you come up again? - I came up on the deck. 4601. Where did you go to then? - I stood round. 4602. Did you hear any orders being given? - Yes, one order came down to go up to the boats. 4603. Did you go up to the boats? - Yes. 4604. Which boat was yours? - No. 3. 4605. Did you go to No. 3? - Yes. 4606. When you got to No. 3 was there anything being done with No. 3? - No. 4607. Was there anybody at No. 3? - No. 4608. Any of the crew? - No, there was only me there. 4609. Were there any passengers there? - Passengers were getting into No. 7 boat. 4610. Was No. 7 boat being looked to? - Yes. 4611. You had got to No. 3. Did you remain at No. 3? - No, I walked down the deck just to look at this boat. 4612. No. 7? - No. 7. 4613. Did you help to get No. 7 away? - I helped to clear the falls. 4614. Were the falls in good working order? - They were new. 4615. Did they work properly? - Yes. 4616. Did you see that boat lowered down? - Yes. 4617. Where did you go to after that? - I came along the deck towards my own boat. 4618. No. 3? - Yes. 4619. When you got to No. 3 boat, your own boat, was there any officer at it? - No. 4620. Any other members of the crew? - Three or four firemen about. 4621. Where was No. 3? Was it in the chocks then, or was it outboard? - Outboard. 4622. Somebody had put it outboard? - Yes. 4623. You got back to it. What happened about it, did you remain at it? - Yes. 4624. What was done with regard to that boat? - Nothing then. 4625. Did you remain there till something was done? - Yes, I was in between the chocks of the two boats. 4626. What was done? - Nothing to that boat. 4627. Yes, I know, but later something was done? - No. 5 boat was filled up. 4628. After No. 5 was filled, did an officer come to No. 3? - No. 4629. Did somebody come to No. 3? - He sung round for any of the crew. 4630. Who sung round for any of the crew? - An officer. 4631. Did some of the crew come and attend to No. 3? - There were only two firemen. 4632. Was No. 3 attended to? - Not then. The Commissioner: When will you get this man to say something which is material? Mr. Butler Aspinall: It is very difficult, my Lord. The Commissioner: He seems to have spent his time running about from one place to another. 4633. (Mr. Butler Aspinall - To the Witness.) Very shortly afterwards did somebody come and attend to No. 3? - I could not say.