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1. (loan) (noun) steerage – the part of the ship for passengers travelling at the cheapest rate.

Ko Kāpene Anihana o te tima 'Waihora' i hāmenetia mō tōna mauranga mai i Poihākena i ngā tāngata nuku atu i te maha mō ngā tāngata e rite ana mō tōna tima, ko te ture mō tōna tima, 133 tāngata mō te haranu, e 84 mō te tiareti (HTK 8/7/1893:6). / Captain Anderson of the ship Waihora was summoned for exceeding the number of passengers allowed for his ship which was 133 passengers for saloon class and 84 for steerage class.

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