Report of the Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of the TreasuryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Merchant marine |
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... England by the United States in 1864. Many years before the enactment of this law the British had reserved from taxation of steam - vessels a proportion of the tonnage equivalent to the space occupied by the machinery . When the new ...
... England by the United States in 1864. Many years before the enactment of this law the British had reserved from taxation of steam - vessels a proportion of the tonnage equivalent to the space occupied by the machinery . When the new ...
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... England until 1854 , and in the United States until 1864 , and in other countries to later periods . It aimed to express the tons avoirdupois that vessels could carry . In other words , to express the displacement between the light and ...
... England until 1854 , and in the United States until 1864 , and in other countries to later periods . It aimed to express the tons avoirdupois that vessels could carry . In other words , to express the displacement between the light and ...
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... England is the important additions made to the free list of materials which are employed in building iron and steel vessels for the foreign trade . The old law was liberal in its provisions for this purpose . It made non - dutiable all ...
... England is the important additions made to the free list of materials which are employed in building iron and steel vessels for the foreign trade . The old law was liberal in its provisions for this purpose . It made non - dutiable all ...
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... England by shut- ting up their " Yankee yards . " By this free - material law they may build and find means to own large numbers of vessels drawing the bounty for foreign trade . It is not at all unlikely that this law will have to be ...
... England by shut- ting up their " Yankee yards . " By this free - material law they may build and find means to own large numbers of vessels drawing the bounty for foreign trade . It is not at all unlikely that this law will have to be ...
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... England , the United States and Germany furnished the leaders in the debates . France was ably represented , but did not seem to accomplish much . The smaller maritime powers of Europe sent bright , sound , and experienced delegates ...
... England , the United States and Germany furnished the leaders in the debates . France was ably represented , but did not seem to accomplish much . The smaller maritime powers of Europe sent bright , sound , and experienced delegates ...
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