ALLEGED OVERCROWDING.
THE 'CASE' AGAINST S.S. .CYGNET.
(By Telegraph,—Press Association,)' - „ . , ' Lyttelton, Juno 28. ' Captain Murray, master of tho 1 steamer CyEliot, was prosecuted this morning by tho Collector of' Customs for tlio alleged overcrowding of his steamer on Easter Monday, jit Akaroa. Iho Gygnot wiis engaged carrying passengers, between tho wharf and the Mararoa, which was anchored inside tlio harbour. Tho Cygnet is licensed to carry 36G passengers. Oil one trip, it was alleged, the Cygnet was so much overcrowded as to roli heavily, mid the experience was described as "a nightmare" in tho next day's paper,. : Evidence called by the Collector was to the cffect that 1 the forepart of the main deck was crowded,' but witnesses woro unable to say how many were on board. No ono counted tho passengers, lior was anyone able to make an estimate': of the number.
Mr.-Bailey,' 5.M.,: stated that in a caso of this sort tho evidcnco required to be clear. No evidcnco lmd been given that thero wore moro than 366 on boardj and though she, perhaps, seemed overcrowded, tho Cygriot was only a .small veswl. Tho ">caM'«•«» di«. SUSMO, .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 9
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189ALLEGED OVERCROWDING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 9
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