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PART II - HAGUE RULES 185Article 3 (2) - Care of the cargoARTICLE 32. Le transporteur, sous réservedes dispositions de l’article 4, procéderade façon appropriée et soigneuseau chargement, à la manutention,à l’arrimage, au transport, àla garde, aux soins et au déchargementdes marchandises transportées.ARTICLE 32. Subject to the provisions of Article4, the carrier shall properly andcarefully load, handle, stow, carry,keep, care for, and discharge thegoods carried.ILA 1921 Hague ConferenceText submitted to the Conference[xlvii]2. The carrier shall be bound to provide for the proper and careful handling, loading,stowage, carriage, custody, care, and unloading of the goods carried.Second day’s proceedings - 31 August 1921[83]The Chairman: Does that stand part of the draft?Sir Norman Hill: And, Sir, you notice that in No. 2 we were very careful in draftingthis. No. 1 is “to exercise due diligence” - that is taken from all the existing lawson this subject of all nations. Then in 2 it is positive. It is not a question of the carrierexercising due diligence under 2. It is “The carrier shall be bound to provide for theproper and careful handling, loading, stowage, carriage, custody, care, and unloadingof the goods carried”. That is an absolute obligation on the carrier during the voyage,and it is only qualified by the exceptions in Article 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Rudolf: There is just one suggestion I should like to make, it is merely a questionof verbiage, I think, and that is, I would suggest that in paragraph 2 of Article 3in the first line the word “responsible” should be substituted for the words “bound toprovide”. I am not quite sure what “bound to provide” means.The Chairman: Would you identify the line, Mr. Rudolf, please?Mr. Rudolf: It is the first line in paragraph 2 of Article 3. I suggest that for thewords “bound to provide”, the word “responsible” should be substituted.The Chairman: I think, Sir, you would probably substitute a weaker word forstronger words. It is for your consideration.Mr. Rudolf: I was afraid that under the words “bound to provide” he might be dischargedof his obligation to provide by saying: “I have appointed a competent crew,and I have finished my responsibility”. That is what occurred to me.The Chairman: The question is that Article 3(2). stand part of the draft. (Agreed).Text adopted by the ConferenceNo change.[256]