text_original: The Merchant Shipping Act of 1876 incorporated, enlarged, and rendered permanent the provisions of the temporary Act of 1875. Plimsoll was anxious that the Board of Trade should fix the loadline for each ship. The Government, however, was firm in adherence to the principle asserted in the temporary Act, and left the responsibility to the owners.
text_transcription: THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY SIX INCORPORATED ENLARGED AND RENDERED PERMANENT PROVISIONS OF THE TEMPORARY ACT OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY FIVE PLYM SAUL WAS ANXIOUS THAT THE BOARD OF TRADE SHOULD FIX THE LOADLINE FOR EACH SHIP THE GOVERNMENT HOWEVER WAS FIRM IN ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE ASSERTED IN THE TEMPORARY ACT AND LEFT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE OWNERS
phonemes: ðə mˈɜːtʃənt ʃˈɪpɪŋ ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ɪŋkˈɔːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd, ænd ɹˈɛndɚd pˈɜːmənənt ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənz ʌvðə tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv. plˈɪmsɑːl wʌz ˈæŋʃəs ðætðə bˈɔːɹd ʌv tɹˈeɪd ʃˌʊd fˈɪks ðə lˈoʊdlaɪn fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ ʃˈɪp. ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, haʊˈɛvɚ, wʌz fˈɜːm ɪn ɐdhˈɪɹəns tə ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ɪnðə tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈækt, ænd lˈɛft ðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi tə ðɪ ˈoʊnɚz.