Carriage of Goods by Sea. [Ch. 31. No. 7.

carriage of goods by sea in ships carrying goods from any
port in the Colony to any other port whether in or outside
the Colony.

3. There shall not be implied in any contract for the
carriage of goods by sea to which the rules apply any
absolute undertaking by the carrier of the goods to provide
a seaworthy ship.

4. Every bill of lading, or similar document of title,
issued in the Colony which contains or is evidence of any
contract to which the rules apply shall contain an express
statement that it is to have effect subject to the provisions
of the said rules as applied by this Ordinance.

5. Article VI. of the rules shall, in relation to the carriage
of goods by sea in ships carrying goods from any port in the
Colony to any other port in the Colony, have effect as

though the said Article referred to goods of any class instead .

of to particular goods and as though the proviso to the
second paragraph of the said Article were omitted.

6. Where under the custom of any trade the weight of any
bulk cargo inserted in the bill of lading is a weight ascer-
tained or accepted by a third party other than the carrier
or the shipper and the fact that the weight is so ascertained
or accepted is stated in the bill of lading, then, notwith-
standing anything in the rules, the bill of lading shall not
be deemed to be prima facie evidence against the carrier
of the receipt of goods of the weight so inserted in the bill
of lading, and the accuracy thereof at the time of shipment
shall not be deemed to have been guaranteed by the shipper.

7. (1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the operation
of sections 446 to 450, both inclusive, 502 and 503 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as amended by any subse-
quent enactment, or the operation of any other enactment
for the time being in force limiting the liability of the
owners of seagoing vessels.

(2) The rules shall not by virtue of this Ordinance
apply to any contract for the carriage of goods by sea made

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Absolute
warranty of
seaworthi-
ness not to
be implied in
contracts to
which rules
apply.
Statement
as to appli-
cation of
Tules to be
included in
bills of
lading.

Modification
of Article VI.
of rules in
relation to
coasting
trade,

Modification
of rules 4and
5 of Article
ILI. in rela-
tion to bulk
cargoes.

Saving and
operation.

Proc.
No. 24-1926.