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with each ship is a most wise one, p. 185

Massachusetts, the merchants of, supply their own people and the north of Europe with the produce of India and China, p. 7 Master, powers of, to be always fully upheld, pp. 497-8 Masters and Mates of foreign-going ships compelled to give testimonies of character for sobriety, &c., and to pass an examination, p. 300 McIver, Mr. C., evidence of, about the "classing" of ships, p. 535, note

McTavish, Mr., Consul at Baltimore, reply by, to the Foreign Office Circular, pp. 46-7 Measurement of Ships, the new, worked out by Mr. Moorson, and embodied in Act of 1854 by Mr. T. H. Farrer, p. 309, note

—— takes capacity as the basis of the calculations, p. 309

—— adopted at the recent Congress for the tonnage of all nations passing through Suez Canal, p. 310

Mercantile Marine Fund dealt with in 7th Section of Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, p. 314 Mercantile Marine Board, and Code of Mercantile Maritime Laws, recommended by Committee of 1836, p. 470 Merchant Seaman's Fund, in England, intended for the sole benefit of that class, p. 31 —— abolished in 1851, after long and gross mismanagement, p. 37, and note

——, the winding-up of it placed under the Board of Trade, p. 306

——, Act passed August 8, 1851, for winding it up, and for its better management in future, ibid.

Merchant Seamen, necessity of good education for, recognised by all other nations before England, p. 27 Merchant Shipping, short Act passed by Government, Sept. 6, 1875, p. 522 ——, extraordinary and dangerous power granted to the officers of the Board of Trade by the Act of Sept. 6, 1875, pp. 522-3 Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, its vast size, comprehensive details, &c., pp. 308-321 Merchant Shipping Act of 1875 withdrawn, as so altered that Mr. Disraeli declined to go on with it, p. 578 Merchant Shipping Code ought to be amended, and then effectually carried out, p. 555 Merit, the Official Certificate of, tends to screen the manufacturer, and to secure articles only so good as to pass inspection, p. 481 Minturn, Mr. (an eminent New York merchant), evidence of, pp. 186-90 ——, as to materials used in American ships, wages, number of hands required, &c., p. 188 ——, and as to the cost of the New York Packets, p. 187 —— thinks that the commerce of America has not really gained by Reciprocity treaties, p. 190 —— asserts that the Temperance system has been of the greatest value in American ships, ibid.

Misconduct endangering life, or breach of duty by drunkenness, &c., &c., considered a misdemeanour by Act of 1850, p. 303

Money-Order Office, a special, opened for the benefit of sailors, p. 350

Montreal gradually became deserted by the Western merchants of America, p. 131

Murray, Mr., general conclusions of (Nov. 1847), drawn from the replies to the Foreign Office Circular, and suggestions for remedies, pp. 48-50

—— proposes "A Board or Department of Commercial Marine," p. 49


Naples, Consul at, reply by, to the Foreign Office Circular, pp. 45-6

Napoleon III. announces, Jan. 1, 1860, his intended rupture with Austria, p. 397

—— at once sees how much the French would gain from free navigation, pp. 440-1

Naturalisation of goods, special evil in the case of those brought to Europe, p. 118

Naval Courts instituted abroad by Act of 1850, p. 304