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4. Whether you would transfer your foreign-built ships to the American flag for
foreign trade alone if vou were required to build an equivalent tonnage in this
country?
Answer, Yes, if subsidy or differential duty sufficient were given.
5. Whether, if you foreign-built ships were admitted to American registry, you
would wish also to have the privilege of employing alien officers, and be exented
from the fond scale required by United States law?
Answer. Yes, would wish privilege to employ alien officers.
No, would not wish exemption from food seale required by United States law.
Yours. very truly.

B. N. Barrer

Furnnss, Witny &amp; Co. (Limrren),
Rooms 360-362 Produce Exchange, New York, Jawvary 3, 1505,
The Merchant Marine Commission, Washington, I). C.
Dear Ses: Referring to your communication of the 25th October, addressed to the
Chesapeake and .Ohio Steamship Company (Limited), Newport News, Va., after
having submitted vour questions to the head office of the company in London, we
are in receipt of their communication under date of the 23d ultimo. as follows:
L. No.
2. We would be willing to consider a proposal of this kind, but would have te have
further particulars before giving a definite reply.
3. No.
14. No.
5. Yes.
Yours, very truly,

GEORGE T. WoorLLes

Mr. Winranop I. MARVIN, |
Secretary, Merchant Marine Commission, Washington, D. C.
Drag Sir: Owing to the writer’s-absence in Europe vour favor of October 25 has
not heen attended to before. The questions nropounded by vou we would answer as
follow:
No. 1. No.
No. 2. We would be in favor of transferring to American registry if the subsidy
Rranted was sufficient to offset the higher cost of running the vessels.
No. 3 and No. 4. We would answer no.
No. 5. We would wish to have the privilege of emploving foreign officers, hut we
Would not object to the American food scale.
Respectfully. vours.

ANGLO-AMERICAN Orr, COMPANY (Liyren),
’ 26 Broadway. New York, Decomior 13. 1904.

Pamre Ruprecur, Agent,
Anaro-AmEerIcaN Orr Co. (LIMITED)

Arrennpix E.

SUMMARY OF AMERICAN LAWS FOR BOUNTIES TO FISHING VESSFT.Q

[February 16. 1792.1

AN ACT Concerning certain fisheries of the United States, and for the regulation and government
of the fishermen emploved therein.

Srerion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of Ainerica in Congress assembled, That the allowance now made upon the exportation
of dried fish of the fisheries of the United States, in lieu of a drawback of the duties
paid on the salt used in preserving the same, shall cease on all dried fish exported
aiter the tenth day of June next, and asa commutation and equivalent therefor,
there shall be afterwards paid on the last day of December annually, to the owner of
Every vessel or his agent, by the collector of the district where such vessel may
belong, that shall be qualitied agreeably to law, for carrying on the bank and other
cod fisheries. and that shall actually have been emploved therein at sea for the