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scheme for the repeal of the Navigagation Laws, p. 208

Shipowners' General Society still, in 1858, attribute their losses to the repeal of the Navigation Laws and the absence of reciprocity, p. 362 ——, meeting of, at London Tavern, R. W. Crawford, Esq., in the Chair, pp. 390-6 —— petition the Queen, praying her to exercise the powers vested in her, and to put in force the Retaliatory Clause of 1849, p. 366 ——, meeting of, Mr. Lindsay proposes an amendment at, which is ill received, p. 393 and notes

Shipping, any decline of, in 1858, fully accounted for by the commercial distresses of the previous autumn, p. 380 Shipping Interest, Government at length determines that unequal burdens on, should be removed, p. 383 ——, inquiry into burdens in Committee for, appointed Feb. 16, 1860, p. 398, and note

Shipping Interest, Committee on, decidedly object to the enforcement of reciprocity, p. 401 —— refuse the reimposition and restrictions on our colonial trade, p. 403 —— strongly affirm their judgment that all private property (not contraband of war) should be exempt from capture at sea, p. 408 ——, and opinion that the liability of owners of ships should not be much less than the value of the ship and its freight, pp. 408-9 —— decide that all light dues ought to be paid by the country at large, p. 410 —— give no decided opinion on the question of compulsory pilotage, pp. 410-11 —— are of opinion that most of the legislation since 1835 has been useful, though in some cases carried too far, p. 412 ——, report of, so generally accepted that there has been no further inquiry since, p. 412 Shipping Masters, important duties of, as appointed by the local Marine Boards under the Board of Trade, p. 300 Siegfried, M., in his evidence, shows the utter fallacy of Protection, pp. 454-5 Smith, Adam, quotation from, in Mr. Ricardo's speech, showing his views of the Navigation Act, p. 87 and note

Stanley, Lord (Derby), says that Canada demands repeal of the Navigation Laws as a compensation for the loss of Protection, p. 277 —— urges, in his final speech against the Bill, that, not the merchants had found out the Navigation Laws disadvantageous, but Ministers for them, ibid.

—— moves, May 13, the rejection of the repealing clauses, so as to make the Bill one of conditional legislation, p. 279

——, his amendment finally rejected by a majority of thirteen, p. 280

—— finally enters a protest in the Journals of the House, p. 285

Statesmen, the arising of a new class prepared to carry through the important principle of a free and unfettered commerce, p. 72 ——, ample field for, in fully working-out the mercantile questions now before them, p. 556 Steamer, one, can do the work of five sailing-vessels, p. 402 Steamers, rapid increase of, compared with sailing-vessels, between 1852 and 1860, ibid.

Surtaxes de Pavillon again abolished, July 28 and 31, 1873, p. 460 Survey of ships, perhaps it might be possible to enrol several great associations for this purpose, p. 533 —— even by Lloyd's Registry would, perhaps, prove scarcely better than one by Government, ibid.

——, great difficulties in really carrying it out, p. 538

Surveys of Board of Trade, number of persons now employed by the Board of Trade, p. 315, note

Surveyors of the Board of Trade ordered, in 1864, to survey gratuitously such ships as seamen complained were unseaworthy, p. 473