The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
THE NEW BILL
OF LADING
OF IT WITH THE
OLD SHIPPING
RECEIPT.
IS MORE EXPLICIT IN MANY
RESPECTS.
Goes More Into Particulars As To
the Liability of the Carrier and the
Manner of Adjusting Claims.

Manner of Adjusting Claims.
The new bill Of lading for use by the
steamship companies doing an inter-
island business has now been issued.
1t is more explicit in some particulars
than the old shipping receipt. The
differences may be noted by a COM
parison Of the terms Of the two as
shown herein.
The new bin of lading goes more in
to particulars as to the conditions un-
der which the carrier is liable or is
exempt from liability. 1t is also more
specific as to the method of determin-
ing and adjusting claims for damages.
One of the most striking differences
in the two forms is that the new one
limits the liability of the carrier as in
surer, the bill Of lading providing that
the said company shall not be liable
for any loss Of or damage to goods
capable of being covered by insur-
ance'; and general average, if any,
payable according to YOrk-Antwerp
rules, 1890"
The new bill of lading acknowledges
the receipt of the goods to be shipped
on board a designated steamer from
the point of shipment to the point of
destination, cor by any other steamer
owned by it, from ........ and in con-
stderatiOn Of the agreed rates of
freight and subject to the conditions
and agreements herein contained or
endorsed hereOn, the following proper
ty, in apparent good order and condi-
ton (weight, contents and value I'M
known, unless hereinafter specified),
marked and consigned as below, to be
delivered a t or or customary landing
and in customary manner .............
with as reasonable despatch as it's gem
eral business will permit, in like APP
parent good order and condition. Re
straints of government, rising of pas
Sengers or crew, acts of God, enernies
risks of lighterage, quarantine, thieves,
Vermin, barratry; collisions or fire at
sea or in port, fire on wharf, in ware
house or lighters, accidents to or from
machinery, boilers or steam, explosions
at sea or in port from any cause what
ever or any other accidents, or any
disasters or dangers of the seas or of
sail or steam navigation, or any act
of neglect or default whatsoever of the
pilot, master or mariners excepted, not
resulting, however, in any case, from
want of due diligence by the owners
of the ship or any of them, or by the
ships husband or manager. All liabil-
ity and risk of said Company shall be
considered as terminated when said
property is delivered at or on the
wharf or landing (as is customary
nearest the destination herein men
toned.
And finally, in accepting this bill of
lading the shipper, owner or consignee
of the goods, and the holder of the bill
of lading, agree to be bound by all it's
stipulatiOns and conditions whether
written, printed, stamped or endorsed
as fully as if they were all signed by
such shipper owner, cOnsignee or hold
er.
This bill of lading is subject to the
following conditions, together with
those on the other side hereof, all of
which are agreed to by the Shipper or
his authorized agent, and are made
condition of accepting the same for
carriage by the carrier.
THE said Company is not liable for
unavoidable delay or detention.
I'm case the surf or state of the
weather upon the arrival-of the steam
er shall be such as to render it, in the
masters opinion, impracticable to land
the goods at the port to which they
are destined, they may be retained on
board until her return trip, or may be
transferred to another steamer, or
landed at some other port for trans
shipment to destination. The Company
does not agree to carry the property
by any particular steamer.
The said Company is not liable or
accountable for loss of weight or Leak
age or breakage or damage, to articles
packed in bales, mats crates, or in
secure packages; chatting of goods in
bales; nor from loss or damage from
the effects of climate or decay, or caus-
ed by other cargo in contact or other
wise, when properly slowed; nor for
explosion of articles on freight, or 9TH
erwise; and that said Company shall
not be liable for any value exceeding
one hundred dollars upon any package
or article unless other valuation there
of is marked thereon and declared and
expressly contracted for in this Bill of
Lading.
Live stock, perishable goods, cast
ings, machinery, tools, implements,
glassware, crockery earthenware, oils,
liquids or articles contained i'm glass
ware, crockery or earthenware, or any
other article whatsoever of a fragile
or perishable nature, are taken only at
the risk of shipper owner or consig-
nee.
Merchandise taken on deck to be at
the risk of shipper, owner or consignee.
THE steamer carrying any articles
covered by this bill of lading shall
have leave to tow and or assist YES
sells, and to trans-ship to and by any
other vessel.
Freight payable on weight or meas
urement received or delivered, at car
rer's option.
IAN articles received under this bill
of lading are subject to the rules and
regulations of the Public Health or
other Government officials, and or in
case of quarantine the goods may be
discharged into a quarantine depot,
hulk or other vessel as required for
ships dispatch Quarantine and 9TH
er expenses Of whatever nature or kind
upon the goods to be borne by the
shipper, owner or consignees thereof.
Claims arising against the said