This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...with foreign nations carried on. They perform on the sea the same service that railways perform on the land, viz.: --that of carrying goods and passengers to and fro; for as railways always rouse up, or create, a traffic where it was previously either languid, or unknown, so ships have been the means, while carrying ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...with foreign nations carried on. They perform on the sea the same service that railways perform on the land, viz.: --that of carrying goods and passengers to and fro; for as railways always rouse up, or create, a traffic where it was previously either languid, or unknown, so ships have been the means, while carrying goods to other countries, of promoting civilization, and have thereby conferred unknown benefits on untold millions of people. This being so, we will deal shortly with the contract of affreightment which regulates the carriage of goods in ships. This contract is usually either a contract Contract of affreightment. of affreightment by (i) Charter party, or (2) By bill of lading. In many cases, the two contracts are combined. A charter party is the contract for hiring the ship or part of it, for a particular journey. A charter party must be in writing, and Chat'brparty stamped with a sixpenny stamp. It is stamped. usually executed bythe owners, or some of How it must be them ('-' in CaSeS where the shiP is Iet at executed. e place of the owner's residence) and by the merchant or his agent. Frequently also the rMaster of the ship is a party to it. The clauses of a charter party are usually construed liberally and reasonably, so that the evident intention of the parties to it may be carried into effect. May be by deed. A charter party may be by deed, and will in that case take effect from its delivery as a deed, and not from its date, unless the date is specially mentioned. "Month"means The word month when used in a charter calendar month. party means a calendar month. (Simpson v. Margetson, n Q. B., 23). If the terms of the document are ambiguous, they can be explained by evidence as to the custom of the trade to which the contract ap...
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