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BOAT ACCOMMODATION ON GERMAN PASSENGER STEAMERS. STATEMENT, showing the provision of Boat Accommodation on certain large German Transatlantic Passenger Steamers, forwarded to the Board of Trade by the President of the See Berufagenossenschaft at Hamburg. The additions to the Table made at the Board of Trade for the purpose of showing the cubic capacity of the boats in cubic feet, and the percentage of persons allowed to be carried, who could be accommodated in the boats, are shown in italics (2.832 cubic metres = 100 cubic feet). Boats. 29th May, 1912. 31st March, 1912. Acc- Acc- ommodated ommodated. Name of Vessel. Minimum Number of Passengers allowed. Total Persons On Board. Cubic Capacity Persons Cubic Capacity. Persons . Gross Tonnage Crew Carried. Number. Cubic Cubic Num- Percent Number Cubic Cubic Num Percent -ber Meters Feet Meters Feet. ber “George Washington” …... 25,570 2,476* 585 3,068 36 598.20 21,122 2,279 74 40 648.60 22,902 2,498 81 “Kaiserin Auguste Victoria” 24,581 2,762† 596 3,378 35 618.95 21,855 2,201 65 57¥ 773.70 27,319 3,074 91 “Amerika” ………………. 22,622 2,857† 577 3,434 30 301.52 17,709 1,895 55 58§ 850.21 30,021 3,213 94 “Berlin” …………………. 17,824 2,490* 402 3,092 24 393.23 15,885 1,489 48 39 574.77 20,295 2,278 74 “Kronprinzessin Cecilie” 19,503 1,412* 708 2,120 28 423.77 14,963 1,578 74 32 476.28 16,817 1,784 84 “Kaiser Wilhelm II.” ……. 19,361 1,477* 679 2,156 28 416.07 14,691 1,544 72 32 472.68 16,860 1,825 85 and two rafts for 30 person s * Norddeutscher Lloyd Vessel. - This number is in compliance with the maximum number of berths fitted in the above steamer, but does not accord with the passenger certificate. † Hamburg Amerika Line Vessel. - According to passenger certificate. ¥ When leaving Hamburg, 16th May. Number of passengers and crew carried on board, 2,980 persons. § When leaving Hamburg, 2nd May. Number of passengers and crew carried on board, 2,995 persons. The Commissioner: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Scanlan and the other gentlemen - what I call the other side - should have copies of this document. The Attorney-General: Yes, my Lord, I want to call attention to this document which is agreed between us. It is the table of boat accommodation on German passenger steamers. I referred earlier to it. I told you we had agreed to it, and I will call your attention to specific figures in it. Your Lordship will see first of all it contains the names of six of the large German liners, with their gross tonnage, with the maximum number of passengers they are allowed to carry; then the crew they carry, giving the total number of persons they can carry on board each of these vessels. Then, my Lord, there are two further columns. One shows the number of boats and the persons who could be accommodated in those boats for the period up to the 31st March, 1912, and gives also in the last column of that table in italics the percentage of persons who could be accommodated. The next column is for the same vessels on the 29th May, 1912, when according to the German requirements there have been very important additions made, so that we may see now what the position was on the 29th May, 1912, with regard to these same vessels, the number