EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
Schedule continued. 
Shelf Pieces, to receive the ends of the beams, of size 
as per margin, not to be dowelled, but 
scored over every timber, and bolted 
through every timber with 
Clamp, to have 2 strakes 
together 
Diagonal Iron Plates, to be laid at an angle of 70°... 
Scored into the timbers their whole thickness, to 
be placed apart 
And in length from the under part of the shelf- 
piece to the outside of the outer bearers to be 
bolted through every timber with bolts 
In the middle they are to cross each other. 
Diagonal Plank, in midships 
To be placed apart in the engine room 
Forward and abaft 
All the fastenings of the bottom to be driven 
through and additional bolts added where re 
quired, and between the planks to be fitted in 
with deal flush with the diagonal plank, all 
fore and aft. 
Cabin Platforms, beams t 
Secured to the side by an angular shelf with 1 
bolt in each beam end 
Flat of platform 
To build a magazine and such store rooms as may 
be required under and upon the platforms. 
Paddle Beams 
In midships 
Reduced at the ends to 
Iron Knees to Paddle Beams, withinboard, Side 
arm 
Beam arm 
thick 
broad 
broad 
thick 
thick 
broad 
In the throat 
At the ends 
Bolted with 
Ditto, withoutboard, Side arm 
Beam arm 
In the throat 
At the ends 
Bolted with 
Iron Stays, to paddle beam 
Spring Beam, to support paddle shaft 
And deep as may be required. 
Paddle Cases, to be properly framed and covered 
with good seasoned deal of two thicknesses, to 
be rebated, the lower one half an inch thick, 
wrought fore and aft, the upper one an inch 
and a half thick. The hinges to the flaps to 
square 
thick 
sided 
moulded 
Ft. in. 
long 
ditto 
broad 
thick 
ditto 
long 
ditto 
broad 
thick 
diagonal 
sided 
0 4 
1 6 
0 4 
0 0| 
3 0 
0 21 
0 10 
2 6 
3 0 
0 6 
0 2 
1 1 
1 4 
1 1 
5 0 
3 10 
0 31 
0 3 
0 1 
African or Eng 
Oak or African 
Baltic fir, or 
red pine 
0 3 
0 10 
Oak or African