Report of the Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of the TreasuryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Merchant marine |
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... rules of the road adopted 41 Collisions at sea ( an act ) 47 Superiority of American pilot rules 48 The collision question . 49 International night signals for vessels . 51 Walls's flashing signal lantern .. 52 Maritime Conference ...
... rules of the road adopted 41 Collisions at sea ( an act ) 47 Superiority of American pilot rules 48 The collision question . 49 International night signals for vessels . 51 Walls's flashing signal lantern .. 52 Maritime Conference ...
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... rules 88 Freeboard rules for vessels of the lakes 90 Freeboard tables for lake vessels 92 Comparison of freeboards ( table ) 97 Underwriters ' discriminations and their effects . 97 The power of British underwriting 99 The inspection ...
... rules 88 Freeboard rules for vessels of the lakes 90 Freeboard tables for lake vessels 92 Comparison of freeboards ( table ) 97 Underwriters ' discriminations and their effects . 97 The power of British underwriting 99 The inspection ...
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... rules for the shipment and payment of seamen enacted June 26 , 1884 , and amended June 19 , 1886 , although framed with the best intentions , is found to be inconsiderate , unjust , and im- practicable for its purpose - the reformation ...
... rules for the shipment and payment of seamen enacted June 26 , 1884 , and amended June 19 , 1886 , although framed with the best intentions , is found to be inconsiderate , unjust , and im- practicable for its purpose - the reformation ...
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... rule is in opposition to the rule forbidding advance payments ; for it enables the sailor to prolong his stay ashore , and puts more money into the hands of boarding - mas- ters , by doing away with the necessity for buying clothes ...
... rule is in opposition to the rule forbidding advance payments ; for it enables the sailor to prolong his stay ashore , and puts more money into the hands of boarding - mas- ters , by doing away with the necessity for buying clothes ...
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... rule ap- plies to vessels arriving from ports on the Atlantic coast in many cases . Accommo- dation is not infrequently given to sailors by boarding - house keepers , who are always on the lookout for men . Deserters seldom come upon ...
... rule ap- plies to vessels arriving from ports on the Atlantic coast in many cases . Accommo- dation is not infrequently given to sailors by boarding - house keepers , who are always on the lookout for men . Deserters seldom come upon ...
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adopted American ships American vessels American wood amount Atlantic and Gulf average bill boats bounty Britain British iron British ships building Bureau of Navigation capita cargo carriage carrying trade cent collision commerce committee Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Company Conference Congress contract cost crew CUSTOMS DISTRICTS discrimination duties England ENROLLED export favor flag fleet foreign ships foreign trade free-board freight French German Government gross registered tonnage important increase interest iron ships JUNE 30 libelants light Lloyd's Register Lloyds loading loss mail service maritime merchant marine miles nage naval navigation Navy Northern lakes Notices to Mariners NUMBER AND TONNAGE ocean ocean mail owners paid Perth Amboy postal proportion protection rules sailing ships sailing vessels seamen Senate ship-building ship-owners signals speed steam-ships steam-vessels steamers subsidy tion Tons Total transportation underwriters United Kingdom voyage White Star Line wooden ships York