An experiment which is being watched with some interest in underwriting and shipping circles in London has recently been made. It is intended to effect an improvement in the accommodation of sailors in the merchant navy. Th© Inchgreen, a barque built by Laird and Co., of Glasgow, has been designed to acconv modate tbo wholo of tho crow in separate cabins, each completely fitted up, the whole being a Bpaekms deckhouse. The meals are taken in common in a special saloon, and one of the ship's officers sits at tho head of the table. The vessel has already started on her voyage, and the men have engaged at less than ordinary rates. In previous experiments of this nature sailors Imve refused to submit to the necessary discipline. The present effort seems so far to have been successful.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 33, 25 June 1877, Page 2
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