Best Treatment for Diarrhoea.

Evening Post, Issue 73, 23 September 1903, Page 2

Best Treatment for Diarrhoea.

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Mr. James Allen pointed out that under the section as it stood, if both parties did nob consent a disp,ute vould have to go to Court, and could not be dealt with by the Shipping Superintendent. He urged that it ought to be Mifficient if the master of a vessel cou!d produce a receipt signed by the substitute ivho had been employed in consequence of the absence of the saiJor or fireman in question. Mr. Millar objected that under such a provision a seaman would have no right to take the matter to Court if he ■wished to\ They might provide that a receipt for the money paid to the substitute should be accepted in Court as evidence. The Minister would not accept any of the amendments suggested, and the clause passed unaltered. In the discussion as to "restricted limit steamships" referred to in clause 187, the Minister said he proposed to set up a Commission (in accordance with the re^ commendations of the Committee ou this Bill last year), to go into the whole question of river, extended river, and ex« treme limits, and upon that Commission's advice, with his own judgment, the limits would be fixed. He agreed to an amendment by Mr. Millar that the limits should ,be gazetted, and it was adopted. At clause 189, "owners and master to observe collision regulations," Mr. Laur- | enson moved a proviso "that the master shall be held responsible fot^-the 'nonobservance of the collision regulations if an incompetent person is left in- charge of the deck." >. Mr. Millar pointed out that the master might leave his chief officer in charge, and the latter might leave an incompeI tent man in charge. ] It would not be just to blame the master alone for that and let the officer escape. After discussion, Mr. Laurenson agreed to alter' the concluding part of the proposed proviso to read : <'If an uncertificated person, is left by hs&u in charge of [ the deck." j The amendment, howeVer f was lost by ( 33 to 30, and the clause passed unaltered. In regard to clause 219, the Minister s&id he was anxious to get at, any person who was responsible for the shipping of wool, flax, .tow, or skins in such a condition from dampness or otherwise as to be liable to spontaneous combustion. This clause, he thought, effected that object. The matter was brought under his notice by the Marine* Underwriters' Association. Other members urged that "person" should 1 be more specifically defined. Mr. Field moved to make it the person "knowing such goods to be" in' the condition referred to. The objection raised to this amendment was that it. placed on the Government the necessity of proving the 'unprovabl^. The amendment was negatived by 49 to 13. Mr. Wilford moved an amendment to provide that testing shall not be necessary by the shipper, but merely that reasonable means be taken to ascertain whether the wool, etc., is in such a condition as to be liable to spontaneous -combustion. This was accepted by the Minister and carried ; and the clause as amended was then added to the Bill b,y 27 to 24. The nexb clause provided that tow must be covered with hessian as a protection against risk of fire from sparks. It was struck out on the voices. The next clause considered was 225, "power to detain unseaworthy ships." In this clause the Minister moved an amendment to provide that the fuel carried must be sufficient, in the case of a steamship, for the voyagte "at ordinary full speed." This tras carried, and an amendment was also made to the same effect in clause 228, which makes the same provision in regard €b foreign, ships loading in New Zealand. Mr. J. Allen wanted to- know what was going to be done in this respect in regard to foreign vessels carrying cargo coastwise in New Zeiland. The Minister thought it would be better to leave that question over until the Coastwise Trade Bill was before the House. He thought that Bill would get through this session. Tne clause passed as amended. At clause 292, the first of a series regarding the liability of shipowners, Mr. Ba/vme urged that the clause should expressly state that shipowners should not be responsible for faults or errors in navigation, or the management of the ship. The Minister contended that it was sufficient, as had been done in the Bill, to provide that the shipowner would not be liable if he "exercised due diligence to make the ship in all respect seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied." Mr. Baume moved an amendment to give effect to his views. The amendment was negatived by 31votes to 27. Mr. Millar said the result of negativing the amendment) would be that shippers would have to pay 25 per cent, more for freights, and he moved to provide that shipowners should not be held . responsible for damage or loss resulting from "all" dangers of the sea. They were putting the shipoM'ners into a false position, and he urged that the clause should be recommitted or amended in the Legislative Council. Mr. Wilford declared that the amendment was negatived because members who had not been in the House while the subject was being debated came in and saw that Messrs. Jas. Allen and Duthie were the tellers for the "ayes," and voted against the amendment for that reason. He believed that the insertion of the word "all" would somewhat improve the position of the shipping companies. Mr. Duthie said the xesult of not carrying Mr. Baume's amendment must be that the rates of freight would go up, and serious injury would be done, and. the existing state of things would be completely upset. To make the Bill complete Mr. Baume's amendment should be inserted. Mi\ J. Allen moved to amend the clause by . providing that, the owner should not be held responsible for "the neglect, default, or error .in judgment of the master, mariners, engineers, or others in the service of the owners." The Minister said he would go carefully into the matter and see if there was cause to apprehend the danger suggested by some members from not carrying Mr. Baume's amendment. He therefore urged that members should leave the clause as it was. He desired, to be fair to both shipowners and merchants, and he did not wjsh to mar the Bill in any way. Mr. Herries said if the risk was put on the shipowners it would be taken off the shippers - and the insurance companies, and the rates of insurance would ' therefore be less, and thus there would be practically, no difference. The Minister said he would not recommit the Bill. All over the House there were papers which represented the views of the shipping companies, and he could not let them control his action in regard to the Bill. Mr. J. Allen's amendment was carried by 38 votes to 21. Mr. Millar withdrew his amendment. Mr. Wilford moved an amendment that shipowners should not be liable from "any failure to detect, discover, or remedy defects in the ship or machinery or equipment of the ship which ordinary reasonable cure ,or diligence -would nob have detected, discovered, or remedied." The Minister wanted to know who was going to define "ordinary reasonable care or diligence." Mr. Wilford — The Court and the jury always has to define that. Ha \m

merely referring to defects which -nere latent and not patent. Mr. Millar said the amendment was not necessary, as a shipowner was alleady not liable if he "exercised due diligence to make the ship in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied." The amendment was rejected by 39 to 26, and the clause passed as amended. In clause 299, dealing with bills of lading, Mr. Buchanan moved to provide that bills of lading shall nob contain a clause relieving the ship from damage arising from the harmful or improper condition of the chip's hold. The amendment was carried on the voices, as was also an amendment, proposed by Mr. Buchanan, nullifying any agreement avoiding the liability of the owner to make the hold fit and safe for the reception of cargo. The clause passed as amended. The interpretation clause of the Bill was then considered, and passed unamended. On the motion of Mr. Taylor a new clause was added providing for officers undergoing 'a sight test carried out by the Superintendent of Mercantile Marine. Another new clause was added, on the motion of Mr. Major, providing that all officers who take part in the navigation of any vessel shall have access to the charts, /the property of the vessel, in use during the voyage. The third schedule was amended by providing that sailing ships of under 30 tons shall carry one A.8., and of 30 to 60 tons, 1;wo A.B.'s. The Bill passed its committee stage at 1.10 a. in. Ifc was then reported with amendments,' which were set down for consideration to-day. NEW BILL.' The Police Offences Act Amendment Bill was received from the Legislative Council and' read a first time. The House rose at 1.15 a.m.