Q. Who ordered the prisoners of war to be put in that No. 3 hatch?

A. That was the order from the Anchorage Command.

Q. Did you not receive any complaints from the prisoners of war saying that the compartment was too small?

A. It was not a complaint but they had asked me to allow them more spaces.

Q. What steps did you take?

A. As I have mentioned just now I requested the Ship’s master to allow them more spaces.

Q. What happened then?

A. As a result of that the Ship’s master was kind enough to allow them to make use of the different decks of the ship.

Q. How were the decks used?

A. Soon after the ship left the wharf they made use of the decks.

Q. How many persons were accommodated on decks?

A. About 450.

Q. Why were they not allowed to use the decks before the ship left the wharf?

A. I was told by the Anchorage Command that while the ship was in the wharf it was not advisable for the prisoners of war to use the decks on account of possible espionage . . .

Q. How was No. 3 hatch equipped?

A. We used the mid-deck of the third hold . . . The capacity was 50 feet square and about 10 feet high and this hold was divided into two layers of beds and of course the top layer was smaller than the lower by the dimension of the hatchway.

Q. Was it dark or bright inside the hatch?

A. During the day they received light through the hatchway and it was quite bright. At night they had complete black out, that was why it was dark. They were not even allowed to smoke on the decks.

Q. So you did not have any electric lights?

A. On account of black out we did not have any electric lights.

Q. Did you have any ventilation?

A. There were 4 ventilators and apart from these there were 2 canvas ventilators. Also there was enough air coming through the hatchway and they had plenty of air inside the hold.

Q. What was the sanitary arrangement on board the ship?

A. There were 6 lavatories in the shape of boxes on the side of the ship but I thought that the number was insufficient, therefore I approached the Ship’s master and asked him whether he could make some more. He told me that he had gone to see the Anchorage Command about that matter but was refused though he himself wanted to build some more lavatories.

Q. Did the sick use these boxes and the ship’s crew lavatories?

A. The light sick used the boxes but those who were quite seriously ill were given chamber pots . . .

Q. Was not the amount of medicines insufficient during the voyage?

A. Yes, on certain occasions the amount was not sufficient.

Q. What did you do on that occasion?