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?

A. When our medicines were insufficient we were supposed to use the ship’s medicines. When I approached the Ship’s master on that occasion the Ship’s master told me that the Chief Purser was in charge of the medicines and he asked me to consult with the Chief Purser and make use of the medicines accordingly. Usually the prisoners of war Medical Officer would ask the interpreter and the interpreter would report to me and I would tell the Chief Purser and get medicines and handed it over to the prisoners of war medical officer. But I found that method to be too troublesome, so I made arrangements for the prisoners of war Medical Officer to approach the Chief Purser directly and get the medicines directly from him. When the ship was anchored at Manila there was an occasion when I went to the Manila POW camp and received some medicines from the camp.

Q. Who supplied food for the prisoners of war?

A. Food was supplied from the Anchorage Command.

Q. Who fixed the qualities and quantities of food to be supplied?

A. The Anchorage Command also.

Q. As ship’s commandant did you not have any authority to fix the quantities and qualities of food?

A. I did not have the authority to fix either the quantity or the quality but I was allowed to make requests for improvement.

Q. Did you not have any complaints from the prisoners of war relating to food during the voyage?

A. There was no formal complaint but they were saying that the food was not palatable.