Pool Shipping Co. v. Samuel’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““The cargo to be loaded at the rate of 250 tons, and discharged at the rate of 250 tons, per weather working day of 24 consecutive hours (Sundays and holidays excepted) and charterer or shipper to have the liberty to load and •discharge on Sundays or holidays such time used not to count as lay days. “The cargo to be received and delivered as customary at ports of loading and discharge. Charterer has the option of averaging days for loading and discharging, in order to avoid demurrage, and ship is to load, and discharge as rapidly as possible (if required), by night as well as by day, when required to do so by charterer, shipxser or consignee. ' “Lay days not to commence to count until 12 o’clock noon after the steamer is entered at the custom house, and in every respect ready to load or discharge, and in free pratique of which the captain is to give notice in writing to shippers ana /or consignees. Dispatch money at the rate of fifteen pounds sterling, per day of 24 hours for any time saved in loading ana/or discharging, payable by the ship to shipper at loading port, charterer at discharging port, as charterer may elect. But no dispatch money to be charged for forward Sundays and holidays saved. “Demurrage over and above the said lay days at the rate of thirty pounds sterling per day of 24 hours, except in case of any unavoidable accidents which may hinder the loading or discharging. “(The act of God, the king’s enemies, restraints of rulers and princes, insurrections, epide”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pool Shipping Co. v. Samuel