But I am advised that the ship could have been further subdivided so that she would probably have remained afloat longer than she did. The board of trade have, however, apparently no power to exercise any real supervision in the matter of subdivision. All they have express power to insist upon in this connection with respect to any steam vessel is that there shall be four water-tight bulkheads--a provision quite inadequate for safety in a collision damaging the vessel abaft the collision bulkhead. They can also, if invited by the shipowner (but not otherwise), exercise supervision under rule 12. This supervision, I am told, they have been invited to exercise in only 103 cases over a period of 18 years. In 69 of these cases the board have expressed their satisfaction with the subdivision provided. It seems to me that the board should be empowered to require the production of the designs of all passenger steamers at an early period of their construction and to direct such alterations as may appear to them to be necessary and practicable for the purpose of securing proper water-tight subdivision. VII. FINDING OF THE COURT. It is now convenient to answer the 26 questions submitted by the board of trade. 1. When the _Titanic_ left Queenstown on or about April 11 last: (_a_) What was the total number of persons employed in any capacity on board her, and what were their respective ratings? (_b_) What was the total number of her passengers, distinguishing sexes and classes, and discriminating between adults and children? Answer. (_a_) The total number of persons employed in any capacity on board the _Titanic_ was 885. The respective ratings of these persons were as follows: Deck department 66 Engine department 325 Victualing department 494 --- 885 N. B.--The eight bandsmen are not included in this number, as their names appear in the second class passenger list. (_b_) The total number of passengers was 1,316. Of these: ------------------+---------+----------+-------- | Male. | Female. | Total. ------------------+---------+----------+-------- First class | 180 | 145 | 325 Second class | 179 | 106 | 285 Third class | 510 | 196 | 706 | | +-------- | | | 1,316 ------------------+---------+----------+-------- Of the above, 6 children were in the first class, 24 in the second class and 79 in the third class. Total, 109. 2. Before leaving Queenstown on or about April 11 last did the _Titanic_ comply with the requirements of the merchant shipping acts, 1894-1906, and the rules and regulations made thereunder with regard to the safety and otherwise of "passenger steamers" and "emigrant ships?" Answer. Yes.