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Board of Trade's Administration
Proposed Extension of Boat Scale

Gross Tons

Boats.

Minimum Total Cub. Cnts. of boats required to be carried under Davits.

10,000 and under 12,000
12,000 and under 15,000
15, 000 and under 20,000
20,000 and under 25,000
25,000 and under 30,000
30,000 and under 35,000
35,000 and under 40,000
40,000 and under 45,000
45,000 and under 50,000
50,000 and upwards.

16
18
20
22
24
24
24
24
26
26

5,500 c. ft.
5,800 c. ft.
6,100 c. ft.
6,400 c. ft.
6,700 c. ft.
7,000 c. ft.
7,300 c. ft.
7,600 c. ft.
7,900 c. ft.
8,200 c. ft.

Please see the accompanying incidental table showing how this number of boats can provide for the three-quarters additional capacity also, if only about 500 cubic feet per boat to 600 cubic feet.

A. H. Y.

Table of incidence (informative).

Gross Tons.

Number of Boats.

Cubic Feet.

C. ft. Additional

Tot. C. ft. at 1 ¾

Equivalent Boats

10,000 and under 12,000
12,000 and under 15,000
15,000 and under 20,000
20,000 and under 25,000
25,000 and under 30,000
30,000 and under 35,000
35,000 and under 40,000
40,000 and under 45,000
45,000 and under 50,000
50,000 and upwards.

16
18
20
22
24
24
24
24
26
26

5,500
5,800
6,100
6,400
6,700
7,000
7,300
7,600
7,900
8,200

4,125
4,350
4,575
4,800
5,025
5,250
5,475
5,700
5,925
6,150

9,625
10,150
10,675
11,200
11,725
12,250
12,775
13,300
13,825
14,350

19 say or 16
20 " " 16
21 " " 18
22 " " 19
24 " " 20
24 " " 20
25 " " 21
26 " " 22
27 " " 23
28 " " 24

One-fourth of the above boats may be carried inboard, but they should not exceed 500 cubic feet in capacity, so that they may be readily drawn up to the davits.A. H. Y.30.312.

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